The VICO’s repertoire is completely original and Canadian. The ensemble is comprised of musicians from Vancouver and Victoria, all Canadians or landed immigrants from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, playing instruments from cultures spanning the globe. See below for selected audio excerpts; you can also visit the VICO’s YouTube channel for more!
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Mark Armanini | Sacred Flowers – (1997, 2001) (16′) Koto, Shakuhachi, Erhu, Pipa, Yangqin, Ruan Composer’s Notes |
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Incense and Flowers – (2002) (20′) Tabla, Guzheng, Erhu, Yangqin Composer’s Note |
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Spirit House -(2007) (20′) Koni, Danbau, Bass Danbau, Zheng, Ud, Santur, Khane, Bamboo flute, Guanzi, Shakuhachi, World Percussion Composer’s Notes |
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Han Yan Xi Shui – (The Lonely Duck Playing in the Winter Pond) (2008) (8′) Traditional Music Arranged by Mark Armanini & Qiu Xia He Zheng (or Pipa), Tabla |
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Floating on the Sea of Serenity – (1994, 2009) (17′) Zheng, Erhu, Zhonghu, Sheng, Suona, Oud, Bansuri, Santur |
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Chidori No Kyoku – (Song of the Plovers) (2010) (10′) Traditional Japanese piece; newly arranged for intercultural orchestra Shakuhachi, Koto, Erhu, Zhonghu, Kamanche |
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Night Bird Singing – (1997, 2011) (25′) Erhu and western string orchestra |
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Joel Bons | Tour a Tour – (2006) (20′) Erhu, Zhonghu, Oud, Santur, Sheng, Zheng, Bansuri |
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Green Dragon – (2012) (12′) Erhu 1 & 2, Santur, Tar, Zheng, Pipa |
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Coat Cooke | Agua Azul – (2007) (9′) Danbau, Ud, Zheng, World Percussion Composer’s Notes |
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Invocation for S’Unduda – (2012) (19′) Danbau, Dizi, Erhu 1 & 2, Oud/Santur, Zheng, Tar, Pipa |
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Stephen Chatman | The Ruba’iyat of Omar Khayyam – (2007) (9′) Dizi/Xiao, Tabla, Darabuka/Hand Percussion, Pipa, Santur/Oud, Tar, Kamanche, Zheng, Erhu/Gaohu, Erhu/Zhonghu |
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Joseph “Pepe” Danza | The Hermit and the Princess – (1986, 2001) (12′) Shakuhachi, Koto, Erhu, Yangqin, Ruan, World Percussion |
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I Saw a Mountain – (2002) (18′) Bandoneon, Quena, Quenacho, Charango, Latin American and Andean Percussion Composer’s Notes |
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King of Wands – (2007) ( 8′) Santur, Ud Composer’s Notes |
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I Dream of Fountains – (2010) (15′) Zheng, Erhu, Gaohu, Clarinet, Accordion, Chinese Percussion, Pipa, Daruan |
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Moshe Denburg | Ani Ma-amin (I Believe) – (2002) (23′) Bansuri, Tabla, Darabuka, Udu, Riqq, Pipa, Ruan, Daruan, Oud, Sitar, Zheng, Yangqin, Danbau, Erhu Composer’s Notes |
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Rapprochements (Reconciliations) – (2000) (40′) Erhu, Yangqin, Zheng, Sitar, Tabla, Darabuka, Hurdy Gurdy, Ney, Bansuri, Shakuhachi, Didjeridu, Tin Whistle, Oud, Pipa Composer’s Notes |
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The King is Dancing – (1988) (15′) Tabla, “Indian” (tonic-dominant tuned) Guitars, World Percussion, Tambura Composer’s Notes |
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Can You Hear My Prayer – (1989, 1988, 2002) (16-20′) Sitar, “Indian” (tonic-dominant tuned) Guitar, Tabla, Tambura |
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Masala – (1990) (10′) 2 Bansuris, Sitar, “Indian” Guitar, Tambura, Tabla, Mridangam |
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Earthy Airs – (1990) (18′) Darabuka, Djembe, Mrdangam, Frame Drum, Conga/Tumba, Marimba/Hand Percussion |
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El Ginat Egoz (Into the Walnut Garden) -(2006) (7′) Erhu, Zheng, 2 Uds Composer’s Notes |
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Camel Hop at the Caravanserai – (2007, 2010) (9′) 2 Zhengs, Ud, Santur, Djembe or Darabuka Composer’s Notes |
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Dreams of the Wanderer – (2008) (26′) Bansuri (and/or Dizi), Tabla, Darabuka, Udu, Santur, Oud, Sitar, Zheng, Erhu, Tin Whistle, Accordion, Celtic Harp, Iranian Tenor |
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Camel Hop at the Caravanserai – remix (2009) (10′) Zheng, Celtic Harp, Ud, Santur, Bansuri, Djembe or Darabuka |
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The Longing Sky (2013) (25′)
Sarangi (Indian bowed string), Shakuhachi(Japanese vertical bamboo flute), Tar (Persian fretted lute), Ruan/Daruan (Chinese fretted plucked strings), Santur (Persian hammered dulcimer), Tambura (Indian plucked string drone), Tabla (Indian kettle drums), Gaohu(Chinese bowed string – high), Erhu (Chinese bowed string – mid), Zhonghu (Chinese bowed string – low), Kamanche (Persian bowed string).
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Niel Golden | Kusumamaya – (Consisting of Flowers) (2003) (15′) Tabla, Udu, Kartal, Manjira, TamburaComposer’s Notes |
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George Harrison | The Inner Light – (1968) (5′) arranged by Mark Armanini tabla, harmonium, sanxian, santur, xiao/dizi, bansuri |
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Edward Henderson | Drowned Out – (2011) (14′) Tar, Dizi/Xiao, Zheng, Pipa, Erhu, Santur/Oud, Tabla |
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Grace Lee | Dance of Sunrise – the Kayagum Concerto – (2000) (10′) Kayagum |
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Larry Nickel | Habitaculum – Dwelling Place – (2008) (8′) Erhu, Pipa, Tabla |
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John Oliver | Eagle Flies to Mountain – (2006) (17′) Zheng, Erhu, Gaohu, Clarinet, Accordion, Chinese Percussion, Pipa, Daruan Composer’s Notes |
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Gypsy Chronicles – (2010) (17′) Zheng, Erhu, Zheng, Santur, Oud, Frame Drum, Tar, Tabla |
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Michael O’Neill | Luffness – (2000/2005) (15′) Music by: Michael O’Neill, Boyd Seiichi Grealy, Bonnie Soon, Stuart MacNeill, Jason Overy, Alcvin Ramos 3 Scottish Highland Bagpipes, 3 Japanese Taiko, Shakuhachi/Didjeridu Composer’s Notes |
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Farshid Samandari | Sinfonia Unifica – (2003) (15′) Sitar, Tar, Tabla, Darabuka, World Percussion, Kamanche, Shakuhachi Composer’s Notes |
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Remover of Difficulties – (2003) (20′) Kamanche, Erhu, Tabla Composer’s Notes |
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Asheghaneh (Monologues Aglow) – (2006) (19′) Text: the quatrains of Bábá –Táhìr (in the Farsi language) Erhu, Ud, Santur, Tombak, Daff, Tabla Composer’s Notes |
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Prelude: Le Rossignol et la Rose – (The Nightingale and the Rose) (2008) (7′) Sitar, Erhu, Pipa, Zheng, Tabla |
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To the clouds a bird – (2010) (15′) Shakuhachi, Koto, Zheng, Erhu, Dizi, Tar, Oud, Tabla |
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Ron Samworth | Strathcona (a short walk) – (2007) (7′) Danbau, Zheng, World Percussion Composer’s Notes |
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Trichy Sankaran | Carnatic Concerto – (1997) (23′) Mrdangam, Kanjira, Tabla, Various World Drums and Percussion |
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Catch 21 – (1993) (9′) Kanjira, Tabla, Various World Drums and Percussion |
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Jhampalaya – (1996) (12′) Mrdangam and Piano |
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Lan Tung | Ba Ban Variations – (2009, revised 2010) (10′) variable intercultural ensemble |
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Rita Ueda | Prayer – (2011) (6′) Text by Harumi Makino SATB Choir and Percussion |
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Neil Weisensel | Presence – (2002) (20′) Ehru, Sitar, Yangqin, Tabla Composer’s Notes |
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Elliot Weisgarber | Songs of a Thousand Autumns – (2008) (30′) Arranged for intercultural orchestra by Mark Armanini Xiao, Pipa, Santur, Oud, Sanxian, Zheng |
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Yamato No Haru – (2011) (8′) Arranged for intercultural orchestra by Mark Armanini Koto, Dizi/Xiao, Sanxian, Celtic Harp, Erhu |
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Jin Zhang | Circling – (2002) (19′) Erhu, Pipa, Ruan, Zheng, Sitar, Tabla Composer’s Notes |
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Green Wind -(2007) (7′) Danbau, Dulcimer, Zheng, Bawu Composer’s Notes |
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Hello Mr. Mount Seymour – (2008) (7′) Erhu, Pipa, Zheng, Sitar, Tabla, Udu |
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Qi Dao (The Way Through the Air) – (2010) (15′) Shakuhachi, Koto, Dizi, Oud, Tar, Pipa, Sanxian, Erhu, Kamanche |
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Yi Ritual – (2011) (8′) Erhu, Pipa |