Vancouver USA Arts and Music Festival | FREE!

Thursday, July 31, 2025 - Sunday, August 3, 2025

Renée Fleming, Mark and Maggie O’Connor, and Sharon Isbin will headline the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA (VSO-USA) performances at the 2025 Festival. Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA and the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival is a multi-disciplinary four-day celebration of culture, community, and the joy of experiencing the arts together.

All festival events are free and open to the public. Learn more about the VSO performances and guest artists below!

Saturday, August 2 | 5:30 pm

VSO Youth Virtuosi, USA

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1*
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (movt. 2 and 4)**
*Conducted by Ken Selden, featuring cellist Zuill Bailey
**Conducted by Gerard Schwarz
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Saturday, August 2 | 7 pm

Renée Fleming

Conducted by Gerard Schwarz
Handel Messiah (“Hallelujah”, “Lift Up Your Heads”, “Glory to God”)
Handel To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court from Samson*
Handel Calm Thou My Soul from Alexander Balus*
Verdi “La Forza del Destino” overture
Leoncavallo “Musette svaria sulla bocca viva” from La Bohème*
Puccini “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi*
Copland “Billy the Kid” suite
Kander A Letter from Sullivan Ballou*
Barber “The School for Scandal” overture
Rodgers and Hammerstein The Sound of Music*
Rodgers and Hammerstein You’ll Never Walk Alone*
Lippa The Diva*
*Featuring soprano Renée Fleming
 
Intermission featuring a spoken word and dance collaboration from Clark County Poet Laureate Susan Dingle and Dancer/Choreographer Olga Loktev.
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Vocal Texts & Translations
Sunday, August 3 | 6 pm

Sharon Isbin

Conducted by Gerard Schwarz
Copland An Outdoor Overture
LeFrak Miami Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra*
Stravinsky Firebird
Ravel Bolero
*Featuring guitarist Sharon Isbin
 
Intermission featuring All Classical Radio President & CEO Suzanne Nance in conversation with Maestro Schwarz, guitarist Sharon Isbin, and composer Karen LeFrak.
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Friday, August 1

Maestro Salvador Brotons

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's very own Music Director and Maestro Salvador Brotons will lead the orchestra and guest artists Mark and Maggie O'Connor during the Friday, August 1 performances at this year's festival. 

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Saturday, August 2 & Sunday, August 3

Maestro Gerard Schwarz

Internationally renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz returns to the Vancouver Arts and Music Festival podium on Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3 to lead the VSO and soprano Renée Fleming and guitarist Sharon Isbin in what are sure to be unforgettable performances.

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Parking Information

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