Fall Improvisation Workshops 2026 – Johanna Hauser

At 8EAST, 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver, 2:00pm – 3:30pm Saturdays October 17 to December 5, 2026 For up to 25 participants, Free with a NOW Membership Workshops are drop-in, please bring your instrument (and/or amps) and be ready to play! Donations gratefully accepted (here). Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space for exploration and participation. Our workshops are for improvisers of all levels of ability and ranges of experience, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, race or religion. We protect privacy in our workshops and adopt the We Have Voice Collective Code of Conduct. Read more about NOW workshop policies here. Oct. 31 Johanna Hauser Johanna Hauser, clarinets, is grateful to live and work on unceded Coast Salish territory. An avid improvisor and classical musician, she began her career in New York City performi