The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra proudly presents
The VICO Tentet
In Concert
Friday November 14, 2025 at 7:30 pm
West Vancouver United Church
2062 Esquimalt Ave., West Vancouver BC
Tickets will be on sale soon – watch this space!
Featuring
Janna Sailor, conductor
The VICO Tentet
Charlie Lui, dizi
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) proudly presents an evening of adventurous contemporary classical music that weaves together strands from Chinese, Persian, European, and North American West Coast cultures into a fresh, uniquely Canadian tapestry of sound.
On November 14, the VICO Tentet, conducted by Janna Sailor, will perform an exciting programme of music by Canadian composers: As the first spring blossoms awaken through the snow by Rita Ueda, planh: de temps by Farshid Samandari, NightSong Dance by Mark Armanini (featuring soloist Charlie Lui on dizi), Passion’s Passage by Moshe Denburg, and Pareidolia by Farangis Nurulla-Khoja. Also on the bill: Mirage by Iranian composer Saeed Mirzazadeh.
All of these innovative contemporary classical works were commissioned and developed by the VICO specifically for this Tentet configuration; several were premiered at prestigious music festivals in Taiwan and South Korea during the VICO’s first tour to Asia in spring 2024.
The VICO Tentet is a streamlined microcosm of the larger intercultural orchestra. It features Saina Khaledi (santour), Ali Razmi (tar), Douglas Hensley (oud), Liam Hockley (clarinet), Mark Takeshi McGregor (flute), Zhongxi Wu (sheng), Jun Rong (erhu), Sarah Kwok (viola), Mark Haney (contrabass), and Brian Nesselroad (percussion).
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The VICO respectfully acknowledges that this concert takes place on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish people, in particular the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tseil-Waututh Nations.
We also extend grateful thanks to the following funders and community partners, whose support is crucial to this project: The Canada Council for the Arts, City of Vancouver Cultural Services, the Province of BC (Community Gaming), West Vancouver Community Foundation, and the SOCAN Foundation.
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