What better way to spend a summer evening, than listening to some beautiful intercultural music? The VICO has several exciting chamber concerts coming up in July and August. Read all about them below!
Thursday July 17, 2025 | 7:00 pm
FREE outdoor concert
1415 Barclay Street
feat. Dai Lin Hsieh (zheng) & Ali Razmi (tar)
Our Music of the Whole World house concert series at Roedde House continues with a fusion of Chinese & Persian folk music! The performers will be on the side porch of Roedde House Museum which faces the lawn space of Barclay Heritage Square Park. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and join us! Details
Thursday August 14, 2025 | 7:00 pm
1415 Barclay Street
feat. Ravshan Tuktamishev & Kurshida Djuraeva with Jonathan Bernard
In the next installment of our Music of the Whole World house concert series at Roedde House, meet Ravshan Tukhtamishev: a dynamic and innovative artist whose work spans a wide spectrum of musical genres—from traditional Uzbek music to contemporary academic compositions. A master of a traditional instrument from Uzbekistan called the chang, Ravshan has expanded the technical and expressive boundaries of the instrument, introducing new playing techniques and sonic textures that have redefined its role in modern performance.
Saturday August 16, 2025 | 8:00 pm
Little Chamber Music, The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra & Rumble Theatre present
GRANDVIEW PARK PLAYLIST
FREE outdoor concert
Grandview Park (Commercial Drive & Charles St.)
This free outdoor concert – a new collaboration between VICO and Little Chamber Music, supported by Rumble Theatre – promises a beautiful evening of intercultural music: the perfect playlist for a summer evening on the Drive.
Vocalists D’arcy Han, Robyn Jacob, Saina Khaledi, and Amy Stephen will perform a colourful selection of folk/pop/contemporary songs, which they have arranged specially for this concert, accompanied by a VICO chamber ensemble that includes Molly MacKinnon (violin), Laine Longton (cello), Dai Lin Hsieh (zheng), Mike Brown (bass clarinet), Saina Khaledi (santour), Amy Stephen (accordion and harp), and Jonathan Bernard (percussion).
This “Grandview Park Playlist” weaves together strands from Chinese, Persian, Celtic, and North American West Coast cultures into a fresh, uniquely Canadian tapestry of sound. Come for dinner on Commercial Drive, and stay for an hour of “music that sounds like Vancouver looks” (as Alexander Varty once described the VICO’s programming in The Georgia Straight). Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and join us in the park!
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