The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) is proud to present a spring concert series featuring exciting NEW chamber music for intercultural ensembles: works-in-progress, new arrangements, and world premieres by emerging and established Canadian and international composers. Join us for four evenings of adventurous music performed on instruments from all over the world!
“…the United Nations of music” – CBC Radio
“Music that sounds like Vancouver looks” – The Georgia Straight
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CONCERT DETAILS
CONCERT #1: Sounds Global
May 30, 2025 | 7:00 pm
St. Andrews United Church
1044 St Georges Ave, North Vancouver, BC
In this exciting chamber concert, the VICO’s intercultural wind quintet performs the world premieres of new works created by participants in our 2025 Sounds Global Composers’ Workshop – composers not only from Vancouver and across Canada, but also as far away as Italy and Iran. Join us on May 30th to witness what they’ve created! Tickets are pay what you can at the door.
Featuring
Paolo Bortolussi, flute
Tim Chan, sheng
Amir Eslami, ney
Liam Hockley, clarinet
Geronimo Mendoza, oboe / English horn
CONCERT #2: Erica Roozendaal
Thursday June 5, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Venue TBA
International guest artist Erica Roozendaaal (accordion) presents a solo recital showcasing her versatility as a musical storyteller, passionate about creating new timbres, images and stories. She strives to touch, but also challenge the audience with (still) unheard composers, unusual sounds and surprising angles.
CONCERTS 3 & 4: Music from the Academy
Friday June 6 & Saturday June 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm
The ANNEX
823 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC
The VICO Summer Academy is back this year, and we can’t wait to show you what comes out of this one-of-a-kind creative intensive! Participating composers spend two weeks learning and developing new work, in collaboration with a distinguished faculty of VICO composer mentors, roster musicians, and international guests.
June 6 will feature the world premieres of brand new compositions for an intercultural chamber trio, performed by Lan Tung (erhu), Dai-Lin Hsieh (zheng), and Jonathan Bernard (percussion).
June 7 will feature world premieres of brand new compositions for an intercultural tentet, performed by Saina Khaledi (santour), Ali Razmi (tar), Douglas Hensley (oud), Liam Hockley (clarinet), Paolo Bortolussi (flute), Zhongxi Wu (sheng), Jun Rong (erhu), Sarah Kwok (viola), Mark Haney (contrabass), and Brian Nesselroad (percussion).
Also on the bill: featured international guest Erica Roozendaal (accordion), who will perform Peigner Le Vif by Gerard Pesson (with Sarah Kwok – viola) as well as the world premiere of a new concerto for accordion and tentet by Farshid Samandari.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
