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Sounds Global in Concert: North Vancouver Edition
Friday March 9, 2018 at 8 pm
This is chamber music with a colourful fusion twist: chamber ensembles of VICO musicians performing repertoire that weaves together many different world music traditions, including the world premieres of new pieces by emerging Canadian composers (developed through the VICO’s
2017-18 Sounds Global Composers’ Workshop). Featuring:
Yun Song (erhu),
Saina Khaledi (santur),
Navid Goldrick (oud),
Sarah Kwok (viola),
Milan Milosevic (clarinet/tárogatò) and
Finn Manniche (cello).
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Sounds Global in Concert: SFU Edition
Wednesday March 14, 2018 at 8 pm
Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre
SFU at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 W. Hastings, Vancouver
Tickets $7 – $15 on sale now
This is chamber music with a colourful fusion twist: chamber ensembles of VICO musicians performing repertoire that weaves together many different world music traditions, including the world premieres of new pieces by emerging Canadian composers (developed through the VICO’s
2017-18 Sounds Global Composers’ Workshop). Featuring:
Yun Song (erhu),
Saina Khaledi (santur), and
Finn Manniche (cello).
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Sounds Global in Concert: Surrey Edition
Saturday March 17, 2018 at 7 pm
Surrey Arts Centre – Studio Theatre
Tickets $25/$15 on sale now
This is chamber music with a colourful fusion twist: chamber ensembles of VICO musicians performing repertoire that weaves together many different world music traditions, including the world premieres of new pieces by emerging Canadian composers (developed through the VICO’s
2017-18 Sounds Global Composers’ Workshop). Featuring:
Yun Song (erhu),
Saina Khaledi (santur),
Navid Goldrick (oud),
Sarah Kwok (viola), and
Finn Manniche (cello).
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Global Soundscapes Festival 2018
June 16-27, 2018
The 2018 edition of our
Global Soundscapes Festival showcases the instruments and traditions of Azerbaijan, Iran, and other world cultures, and explore the intersection of these with Canadian cultures through the creation & performance of intercultural music. The VICO presents international guests (
Kayhan Kalhor, setar and kamanche;
Kiya Tabassian, setar;
Elshan Mansurov, kamanche;
Elcin Naghiyev, tar;
Saeed Mirzazadeh, tar; and
John Zoltek, conductor) alongside Canadian musicians (
Jamal Kurdistani, tenor;
Saina Khaledi, santur;
Hamin Honari, tombak;
Navid Goldrick, oud), guest ensembles (
Vashaan Persian Ensemble,
Borealis String Quartet) and composers (
Farangis Nurulla-Khoja, Ali Rasmy,
Farshid Samandari and
Mark Armanini) in a series of concerts, workshops and public educational presentations, held over the course of 10 days in June 2018, in Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Surrey.
Details here
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VICO Summer Academy 2018 – Public Concerts
July 28, 2018 at 8 pm & July 29 at 3 pm
Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour St., Vancouver)
Admission by donation
Our 2017-2018 season draws to a close with these two concerts, which are the culmination of our
2018 Summer Academy, a week-long intensive for composers and musicians on the creation and performance of intercultural music. On Saturday July 28 at 8 pm, a chamber ensemble of VICO musicians will perform music by Mark Armanini, Moshe Denburg, Amir Eslami, Farshid Samandari, and visiting artist Erica Roozendahl (The Netherlands). On Sunday July 29 at 3 pm, the ensemble will premiere new works by emerging composers, developed during the week-long intensive.
Featuring: Erica Roozendahl (accordion), Jonathan Bernard (percussion), Mike Brown (clarinet, bass clarinet), Rosanna Chiu (harp), Hamin Honari (tombak), Saina Khaledi (santur), Finn Manniche (cello), Behzad Mirloo (kamanche), Eliza Thorn (harp), Lan Tung (erhu); Academy leaders Mark Armanini, Farshid Samandari, and Moshe Denburg; and Academy participants.
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VICO on Tour
September 20-27, 2018
The VICO is hitting the road! In September, for the first time in our 17-year history, we are taking the full orchestra on tour. We are excited to be making our US debut at the invitation of Glacier Symphony Orchestra & Chorale in Kalispell, Montana; we will then travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba for our first ever Prairie appearance, hosted by Groundswell. Under the direction of guest conductor John Zoltek, the 21-piece VICO will perform new and recent compositions by Lan Tung, Jennifer Butler, Farshid Samandari, Niel Golden, Jim Hiscott, Mark Armanini and others.
We look forward to sharing the VICO’s unique brand of contemporary Canadian “orchestral intercultural fusion” with new audiences this fall. We are proud to present Canadian artists, Canadian music and a uniquely Canadian approach to diversity in art, both nationally and internationally.
TOUR PERFORMANCES
September 22 & 23, 2018
Kalispell, Montana
Presented by Glacier Symphony & Chorale
September 26, 2018
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Presented by Groundswell
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Music of the Whole World: A Persian Winter Solstice
Thursday December 20, 2018 at 7 PM
North Vancouver City Library
120 W. 14th St., North Vancouver
FREE Admission
In this special Winter Solstice edition of our free public educational series, the VICO presents an introduction to traditional Persian instruments, featuring Amir Eslami (ney), Behzad Mirloo (kamanche) and Farshid Samandari (composer). This evening is an opportunity to get up close and personal with the process of creating and performing intercultural music. Guaranteed to broaden your horizons!
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YALDA: A Winter Solstice Concert
December 22, 2019 | 8 pm
Blueshore Centre for Performing Arts at Capilano University
2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver
The VICO is proud to present an evocative, contemplative evening of chamber music for voice and intercultural strings, bringing light and warmth to the longest night of the year. Tickets are on sale now!
Featuring
Hazar Ava Ensemble
Janan Kamanche Consort
Cellissimo
AU Ensemble
Moshe Denburg
Jenny Lu
Willy Miles-Grenzberg
With stage design by Fariba Emami
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Acknowledgements
We extend grateful thanks to the following funders & partners, for their support of our 2017/2018 programming:
