These are strange, trying, joyful, and fragile times. Join the Vancouver Youth Choir in the Thunderbird Parkade, as we document this moment with all its glory and flaws. The singers will share their journey as young artists learning to function in this new reality of COVID, as they grapple with online school, issues of activism […]
Astor Piazolla, the foremost composer and ambassador of tango music, carried the signature sound of Argentina to clubs and concert halls around the world. Histoire du Tango, (originally written for flute and guitar), attempts to convey the history and evolution of the tango. The first movement is full of grace and liveliness, the second more […]
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 Teacher Rachel from the VSOSoM in a ukulele sing-along! Learn the 3 chords it takes to play family favourites like The More We Get Together, Old MacDonald, and The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Whether you want to strum or sing, this segment is fun for all ages.
Click here to view the website. Through our first digital project, the Musical Mosaic, we are collecting responses from youth across the province to share the importance of music mentorship, especially in young people. Like a tree, this project has sprouted its roots here, and will branch out moving forward into something beautiful; something that […]
We are pleased to participate in this year’s Day of Music with two selections. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA is one of the most-recorded songs of all time. Antonio Carlos Jobim composed the song in 1962. Our arrangement features Liam Rogers on the tenor saxophone. Our second selection is SPAIN, composed in 1971 by Chick Corea. […]
We are pleased to participate in the VSO’s Day of Music with two selections. William Byrd’s EARL OF OXFORD MARCH was composed originally for keyboard during the late 1500s and is heard most often today performed by brass ensemble or concert band. George Gershwin composed AN AMERICAN IN PARIS in 1928 following several visits to […]
Did you know the ABC’s are for more than just words? Join the VSO School of Music’s early learning expert Gillian Hunter-Gibbs and members of the VSO in a delightful morning of musical discovery and learning. Discover the songs and activities in the VSO School of Music’s Early Years music book: An Alphabet of Songs. […]
Welcome to the world of SJMA and a glimpse of a year that has been unlike any other, with new adaptations, unexpected surprises, and emerging patterns. Music lessons were offered both on site and at home, and to our delight the result was something akin to a lovingly-crafted patchwork quilt: charming and beautiful. Most importantly, […]
A month after we stopped singing in-person last April 2020, some of the singers from BC Girls Choir did not want to stop. We had been working on the Canadian folk group The Wailin’ Jenny’s “One Voice”. Here it is, our very first and ‘folksy’ video.
Members and friends of the VSO School of Music Sinfonietta Ensemble share their knowledge and expertise of a variety of instruments in these short tutorials. Learn about the unique capabilities and characteristics of the violin, bassoon, guzheng, french horn, and a wide range of percussion instruments from these up-and-coming young musicians.
Positivity and resilience are integral attributes that enable one to make it through difficult times, challenges, and obstacles in life. Flexibility and adaptation help allow for those difficult routes to be navigated without sustaining damage that is detrimental to the structure and integrity of the vessel carrying the precious cargo. In order to make it […]
The VSO School of Music’s Preludio, Intermezzo, and Sinfonietta string ensembles perform a selection of works by Gustav Mahler, Christoph Graupner, and George Frideric Handel.
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 […]
In the near future, “mutants” are the next link in the chain of evolution. Each are born with a genetic mutation that manifests into extraordinary powers. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), the world’s most powerful telepath, these “gifted” students have learned to control and direct their respective powers for the greater good of mankind. But when the Professor’s former colleague and friend, Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto (Ian McKellen) wages war against them and society, Xavier brings together a special group of mutants called “X-Men” to protect the world that fears them.
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