The great Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman brings to life Mahler’s dramatic vision in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a setting of German folk poems filled with imaginative orchestral colour and harmony. Plus, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s inventive and playful 4 Novelletten for String Orchestra cover the gamut from plaintive violin solo to playful dance suites.
For Valentine’s Day, the VSO prepared an intimate and romantic program featuring members of the woodwind section of our orchestra. Principal clarinet Jenny Jonquil steps into the shoes of jazzman Benny Goodman, who premiered Aaron Copland’s beloved Clarinet Concerto. Assistant principal oboist Beth Orson delivers a gorgeous Soliloquy for English horn by the American composer […]
WVYB Symphonic Strings presents a set of European Symphonic Dances. Enjoy the lively and powerful music selected from Edvard Grieg’s Norwegian Dances (Op. 35) and Johannes Brahms’s Hungarian Dances. Recorded live in the Music Hall at the West Vancouver Community Center on March 6th, 2021.
Join Maestro Otto Tausk for a walk on the wild side! Saint-Saëns’ humorous Carnival of the Animals and Bohuslav Martinů’s playful La Revue de Cuisine are both full of music that moves you; music that sometimes goes a little … wild. The choreography of dancer Ralph Escamillan brilliantly links music, motion, and imagination. Featuring pianists […]
This season, the VSO features music and performances by black artists from Vancouver, Canada and around the world. In the midst of Black History Month, we gather together a number of these works for a delightful afternoon of music from Coleridge-Taylor, Marsalis, Walker, Montgomery, and Vancouver’s own Dee Daniels. Hosted by VSO Associate Conductor Andrew […]
Maestro Tausk takes on two iconic works by Mozart – his first symphony, written at the incredible age of eight years (!), and his last and longest, the fiery Jupiter Symphony.
James Ehnes performs Bach’s gorgeous First Violin Concerto in A minor while Maestro Tausk picks up where we left off in our BeethovenFest, celebrating the great master’s 250th anniversary with the Symphony No. 7 in A Major.
Symphony 21 performs, in full, Samuel Coleridge Taylor’s ‘Four Novelletten for Strings’. Originally recorded at the Chan Center as part of our Fall 2020 digital season, we extend our thanks to the Chan Center, Collide Entertainment, and our ensemble for their support and flexibility.
The OSO’s Concertmaster Rachel Kristenson and Principal Second Violin Martine den Bok join forces and face off in a program of violin duos that spans over 300 years of music and takes you around the western world. From a traditional Sonata by Jean-Marie LeClair to rustic duos by Bela Bartok, all the way through time […]
The Apollo Initiative is a collective of BC youth orchestras that have recorded a new work, Apollo, by Jordan Nobles, commissioned & composed specifically for the 350 young musicians of the participating ensembles to prepare and perform collectively in a digital format, in support of youth mental health in BC. In partnership with Canadian Mental […]
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