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SUMMARY:VSO Goes To Broadway!: Classical Concert: January 26-27\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:The VSO Goes to Broadway With Susannah Mars\nFeaturing the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus and VSAA Choir Students\nDETAILS\nThe Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents a thrilling evening of classic Broadway music\, featuring one of the region’s favorite musical theater performers—Susannah Mars—along with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus on January 26th and 27th at Skyview Concert Hall. Adding to the festivities will be the VSAA Choir students\, all under the baton of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Maestro Salvador Brotons. \nThe Portland Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) joins the VSO after its recent trip as the first gay chorus to tour and perform in China. PGMC will perform with Susannah Mars and students of the Vancouver School of Ars and Academics choir in classic musical numbers including “America” from West Side Story and “Oh\, What a Beautiful Morning” from Oklahoma. The program will include orchestra suites of George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris.” and Aaron Copland’s “Rodeo.” \n“How better to start the new year then making music with The Vancouver Symphony?” says Susannah Mars\, “The joy of singing with the Vancouver Symphony\, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus\, and members of The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics\, is lighting me up like all the holiday lightables\, Menorahs and Christmas Trees alike!” \nCalendar Editors\, please note:\nVSO Goes to Broadway\nSpecial Guest: Susannah Mars\nPortland Gay Men’s Chorus\nSaturday\, January 26th @ 3 PM and Sunday January 27th @ 7 PM\nSkyview Concert Hall 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\nTickets: Starting at $34\, $10 for students with ID \nMajor sponsorship provided by Bill Dickey. Pianos generously provided by Michelle’s Pianos. The performances are Saturday\, January 26th @ 3 PM and Sunday January 27th @ 7 PM\nat Skyview Concert Hall\, located at 1300 NW 139th Street in Vancouver\, WA. \nTickets are available for this concert and all 2018-2019 events at vancouversymphony.org or (360) 735-7278. \nAbout Susannah Mars\nSusannah is a Resident Artist at Artists Rep where she has performed in many productions and serves as Music Events Specialist. In other theatrical endeavors\, she recently appeared as Mistress Hibbins in Scarlet at Portland Playhouse\, and Mrs. Lovett in Portland Opera’s Sweeny Todd. She’s appeared at Portland Playhouse as Margaret in The Light In The Piazza\, and was Golde in Portland Center Stage’s Fiddler on the Roof. Favorite roles at Portland Center Stage include Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee\, Mother in Ragtime\, Mama Rose in Gypsy\, and Merideth in Bat Boy. At Artists Rep she performed Mars On Life for three seasons\, and also appeared as Dinah in The Quality of Life\, Julia in Holidazed\, Becca in Rabbit Hole\, Mabel in Chaps\, and Karen in Dinner with Friends. At Artists Rep she was also Mary Todd Lincoln in A Civil War Christmas. She was Frieda and Betty at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre in Sunday in the Park with George\, and was Susan in their production of Company. Maybe you saw her on NBC’s Grimm as Drew Wu’s psychiatrist\, Dr. Richet. Ms. Mars is the recipient of six Portland Drama Critics awards and two Portland Area Music Theatre Awards. Her recordings Susannah Mars\, Call It Home; The Music of Richard Gray\, and the MAC nominated Take Me To The World are available on iTunes\, where you can also subscribe to her podcast Adventures In Artslandia. Proud member of AEA. www.susannahmars.com \nAbout Portland Gay Men’s Chorus\nThe Portland Gay Men’s Chorus is a thriving arts organization comprised of over 140 singers\, its mission to expand\, redefine\, and perfect the choral art through eclectic performances that honor and uplift our community and affirm the worth all people. The Chorus performs to packed houses in Portland and beyond and considers outreach to be an important part of its mission. The Chorus is the first gay performing group to tour China in the fall of 2018. PGMC has performed throughout North America from Vancouver\, B.C. to Montreal\, Miami\, Denver\, Philadelphia\, San Francisco\, and Washington D.C. They have also performed extensively throughout the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West\, with outreach performances in sites as varied as Ashland\, Bend\, Stayton\, Roseburg\, Eugene\, Grants Pass\, The Dalles\, Pendleton\, and Salem\, in Oregon; Vancouver\, Tri-cities\, and Longview\, in Washington; and Boise\, Idaho. The PGMC takes its leadership role seriously. As a recipient of the Portland State University College of Urban and Public Affairs\, the “Urban Pioneer Award\,” PGMC “has made a significant difference not only within the cultural landscape of Portland\, but across the region”. It was noted that “their voice has affirmed the worth of the LGBT community\, while changing the hearts and minds of all those who have listened to their affirming songs.” Over the years\, PGMC has supported many non-profit organizations in the community by performing for their benefit. Such groups include the Cascade AIDS Project\, OHSU\, Portland State University\, Equality Foundation\, Our House\, Metropolitan Community Church\, Christ Church\, and St. Stephen’s Episcopal. It has also performed for the Inaugural Celebrations for numerous state elected officials including Governor Roberts and Kitzhaber to name just a few. \nAbout Salvador Brotons\nNow in his 28th season leading The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as Music Director and Conductor\, musicians and classical music enthusiasts still delight in having Dr. Brotons lead them. Salvador Brotons was born in Barcelona into a family of musicians. He studied flute with his father and continued his musical studies at the Barcelona Music Conservatory where he earned advanced degrees in flute\, composition and conducting. In 1985 he won a Fulbright scholarship and moved to the U.S. where he obtained a doctorate in music from Florida State University. In addition to The VSO\, in Spain he has been the music director and conductor of the Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears “Ciutat de Palma” (1997-2001\, 2009-2013) and the Orquestra Sinfónica del Vallés (1997-2002)\, and is presently the conductor of the Barcelona Symphonic Band. In 2005\, he received the “Arts Council” award by the Clark County and the city of Vancouver and the Kiwanis Rose Award. He has guest-conducted orchestras internationally in countries like the US\, Israel\, France\, Germany\, China\, Poland\, South Korea\, Mexico\, Uruguay\, Colombia\, as well as the most prestigious Spanish orchestras. \nAbout The VSO\nNow in its 40th season\, The VSO has been a cornerstone of Southwest Washington’s arts community\, providing world-renowned classical music\, promoting young musicians\, and opening doors to classical music for young audiences through events such as the annual In-School concerts\, Young Artists Competition and various family-styled special events and performances. A full-sized professional orchestra of over 70 core members provides performs a multi-concert classical season every year. Symphony performances are at Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th Street\, Vancouver. \nAbout our Sponsors\nThe VSO is generously supported by All Classical Portland\, Oregon Public Broadcasting\, The Community Foundation of SW Washington\, The Columbian\, The Heathman Lodge\, PeaceHealth\, and Michelle’s Pianos.
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/vso-goes-to-broadway-classical-concert-january-26-27-2019/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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SUMMARY:Holiday Pops Concert: Classical Concert: December 8-9\, 2018
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Announces Holiday Pops Concert to Include Selections from Swan Lake\nIn Partnership with the Columbia Dance Company\, Experience this Celebration December 8 and 9\n[Vancouver\, Washington\, October 31\, 2018] – The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra invites all to join in its festive musical jubilee this December as it presents joyful holiday favorites at the annual Holiday Pops Celebration. The stage will fill as the Columbia Dance Company shares in performing selections from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake including beloved pieces “Dance of the Swans” and “Spanish Dance.” Experience the Swan Lake “Finale” in its splendor as music and dance converge on the stage of Skyview Concert Hall. \nMusic Director and world-renowned conductor Maestro Salvador Brotons returns for his 28th season. In addition to Swan Lake\, the VSO will perform Vienna-style celebration waltzes\, cheerful polkas\, and high-energy marches composed by Johann Strauss. Light Cavalry Overture by Franz von Suppé will generate gallant and exhilarating melodies to fill the hall with holiday spirit. \nCalendar Editors\, please note:\n\nHoliday Pops Concert\nSpecial Guest: Columbia Dance Company\nSaturday\, December 8th\, 3 PM and Sunday December 9th\, 7 PM\nSkyview Concert Hall 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\nTickets: Starting at $34\, $10 for students with ID\nFind out more at vancouversymphony.org or (360) 735-7278\n\nTickets\n\n \nThe performances are Saturday\, December 8th\, 3 PM and Sunday December 9th\, 7 pm at Skyview Concert Hall\, located at 1300 NW 139th Street in Vancouver\, WA. Tickets are available for this concert and all 2018-2019 events at vancouversymphony.org or (360) 735-7278. \nAbout Columbia Dance Company\nFounded in 1987\, the mission of Columbia Dance is to provide a positive\, nurturing and challenging environment where all are inspired to embrace their creative potential through dance. They are dedicated to presenting high-quality performances; and providing community service\, outreach and education in dance. They set high artistic standards in teaching and performance\, presenting dance as an appreciable life-enhancing experience for both their students and community. Artistic Director Jan Hurst has been providing artistic leadership since 1996\, and each season Columbia Dance Company presents a full length Nutcracker\, and Columbia Dance Presents!\, an eclectic repertory concert\, featuring exciting new works by the company’s Artistic Director\, alumni and guest choreographers. They also host an annual Choreographer’s Showcase\, which is designed to encourage and nurture young\, pre-professional choreographers. They are supported by a dedicated Board of Directors who have been honored for their contributions to the cultural diversity in Vancouver. Their alumni have established careers in professional companies as well as careers in which their dance skills enable them to help the world be a better place in which to live. Their alumni have danced professionally with Attack Theatre\, BodyVox\, Éowyn Emerald & Dancers\, Georgia Ballet\, Idaho Dance Theatre\, Young Americans Japan Tour and Midwest US Tour\, The Juilliard Dance Ensemble\, Nashville Ballet\, Nederlands Dans Theatre\, Nevada Ballet Theatre\, North Atlanta Dance Theatre\, Northwest Dance Project\, Nguyen Dance Company\, The Pillow Project\, and Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance. \nAbout Salvador Brotons\nNow in his 28th season leading The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as Music Director and Conductor\, musicians and classical music enthusiasts still delight in having Dr. Brotons lead them. Salvador Brotons was born in Barcelona into a family of musicians. He studied flute with his father and continued his musical studies at the Barcelona Music Conservatory where he earned advanced degrees in flute\, composition and conducting. In 1985 he won a Fulbright scholarship and moved to the U.S. where he obtained a doctorate in music from Florida State University. \nIn addition to The VSO\, in Spain he has been the music director and conductor of the Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears “Ciutat de Palma” (1997-2001\, 2009-2013) and the Orquestra Sinfónica del Vallés (1997-2002)\, and is presently the conductor of the Barcelona Symphonic Band. In 2005\, he received the “Arts Council” award by the Clark County and the city of Vancouver and the Kiwanis Rose Award. He has guest-conducted orchestras internationally in countries like the US\, Israel\, France\, Germany\, China\, Poland\, South Korea\, Mexico\, Uruguay\, Colombia\, as well as the most prestigious Spanish orchestras. \nAbout The VSO\nNow in its 40th season\, The VSO has been a cornerstone of Southwest Washington’s arts community\, providing world-renowned classical music\, promoting young musicians\, and opening doors to classical music for young audiences through events such as the annual In-School concerts\, Young Artists Competition and various family-styled special events and performances. A full-sized professional orchestra of over 70 core members provides performs a multi-concert classical season every year. Symphony performances are at Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th Street\, Vancouver. \nAbout our Sponsors\nThe VSO is generously supported by All Classical Portland\, Oregon Public Broadcasting\, The Community Foundation of SW Washington\, The Columbian\, The Heathman Lodge\, PeaceHealth\, and Michelle’s Pianos. \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/holiday-pops-concert-classical-concert-december-8-9-2018/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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SUMMARY:Scottish Symphony No. 3: Classical Concert: November 3-4\, 2018
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Presents its November Classical Concert: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 “Scottish Symphony”\nHighly-Anticipated Return of Local Pianist Extraordinaire Dimitri Zhgenti in\nKhachaturian’s Piano Concerto\, November 3rd and 4th\nBerlioz — Roman Carnival Overture\nKhachaturian — Piano Concerto Dimitri Zhgenti\, piano\nMendelssohn — Symphony No. 3 “Scottish Symphony” \n[Vancouver\, Washington\, October 9\, 2018] – Two years after his debut performance at Skyview Concert Hall in 2016\, local pianist extraordinaire Dimitri Zhgenti returns to the stage for a performance of Khachaturian’s monumental Piano Concerto. Vancouverite and successful instructor of a private studio\, Dimitri Zhgenti has been playing the piano for over two decades. A student of renowned concert pianists Alexander Toradze and Vladimir Feltsman\, Mr. Zhgenti’s intense artistic stylings showcases grand Russian tradition. \nCalendar Editors\, please note: \n\nMendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 Scottish Symphony\nSpecial Guest: Dimitri Zhgenti\nSaturday\, November 3rd\, 3 PM and Sunday November 4th\, 7 PM\nSkyview Concert Hall 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\nTickets: $34 to $50\, $10 for students with ID\n\n\nThe orchestra continues its 40th Anniversary of world-class music with Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3\, the “Scottish Symphony.” Inspired by the ruins of Holyrood Chapel at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh\, Scotland\, the picturesque symphony swells with emotion and incorporates components of Scottish folk dance and folk music\, hence its informal title\, “Scottish Symphony.” Music Director and world-renowned conductor Maestro Salvador Brotons returns to Skyview Concert Hall for his 28th season. \n“We are thrilled to welcome back local piano virtuoso Dimitri Zhgenti. We are particularly excited to perform the spectacular Khachaturian’s piano concerto with Dimitri” says VSO Executive Director Igor Shakhman. “And of course\, Mendelsohn’s romantic Scottish symphony is one of the most beautiful masterworks in the orchestra repertoire.” \nThe performances are Saturday\, November 3rd at 3 pm and Sunday\, October 4th at 7 pm at Skyview Concert Hall\, located at 1300 NW 139th Street in Vancouver\, WA. Tickets are available for this concert and all 2017-2018 events at vancouversymphony.org or (360) 735-7278.\n \nAbout Dimitri Zhgenti\nDimitri Zhgenti was born in Tbilisi\, Republic of Georgia. At the age of nine he began studying with Medea Javahia and later with one of the prominent professors of the Tbilisi State Conservatory\, Rusudan Hodjava. In 2002 Dimitri moved to Vancouver\, WA and later in 2004 began studying with renowned American concert pianist and artist-teacher Joanna Hodges at the Joanna Hodges Piano Studio.\nMr. Zhgenti was accepted into the Toradze Piano Studio at Indiana University\, South Bend where he studied under world renowned concert pianist Alexander Toradze and concert pianist and Senior Lecturer of Music Ketevan Badridze. There he completed both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (2008-2014). Starting in 2011 Dimitri began studying with American award-winning pianist and teacher Mark Westcott and has completed additional study at the SUNY New Paltz Piano Summer festival under the artistic direction of Vladimir Feltsman. In 2015 Dimitri performed an audition for maestro Salvador Brotons. He was immediately recognized for his blazing virtuosity and musical intensity and was invited to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra of Vancouver\, Washington in January of 2016.\nAfter his debut with the VSO\, Dimitri opened his piano studio and soon after joined the board of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra\, Vancouver\, WA. Dimitri continues to be active performer and is always looking for opportunities for his students to perform at different events and concerts. \nAbout Salvador Brotons\nNow in his 27th season leading The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as Music Director and Conductor\, musicians and classical music enthusiasts still delight in having Dr. Brotons lead them. Salvador Brotons was born in Barcelona into a family of musicians. He studied flute with his father and continued his musical studies at the Barcelona Music Conservatory where he earned advanced degrees in flute\, composition and conducting. In 1985 he won a Fulbright scholarship and moved to the U.S. where he obtained a doctorate in music from Florida State University. \nIn addition to The VSO\, in Spain he has been the music director and conductor of the Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears “Ciutat de Palma” (1997-2001\, 2009-2013) and the Orquestra Sinfónica del Vallés (1997-2002)\, and is presently the conductor of the Barcelona Symphonic Band. In 2005\, he received the “Arts Council” award by the Clark County and the city of Vancouver and the Kiwanis Rose Award. He has guest-conducted orchestras internationally in countries like the US\, Israel\, France\, Germany\, China\, Poland\, South Korea\, Mexico\, Uruguay\, Colombia\, as well as the most prestigious Spanish orchestras. \nAbout The VSO\nNow in its 40th season\, The VSO has been a cornerstone of Southwest Washington’s arts community\, providing world-renowned classical music\, promoting young musicians\, and opening doors to classical music for young audiences through events such as the annual In-School concerts\, Young Artists Competition and various family-styled special events and performances. A full-sized professional orchestra of over 70 core members provides performs a multi-concert classical season every year. Symphony performances are at Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th Street\, Vancouver. \nAbout our Sponsors\nThe VSO is generously supported by All Classical Portland\, Oregon Public Broadcasting\, The Community Foundation of SW Washington\, The Columbian\, The Heathman Lodge\, PeaceHealth\, and Michelle’s Pianos. \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/nov-3-4-2018-scottish-symphony-no-3/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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SUMMARY:Bernstein's Centennial Celebration: Classical Concert: Sept 29-30\, 2018
DESCRIPTION:Bernstein’s Centennial Celebration\nDETAILS\nMaestro Brotons and the VSO celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100 year anniversary with excerpts from some of the composer’s most beloved masterworks. VSO welcomes back critically acclaimed violin virtuoso\, Mayuko Kamio\, Gold Medalist of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. \n\nBuetti’s — Odyssey Overture for Orchestra\nBarber’s —Violin Concerto\nBernstein’s Centennial Celebration — Selections from West Side Story and Candide\n\n\n  \nDATE/TIME\nSaturday September 29\, 2018 @ 3:00 pm\nSunday September 30\, 2018 @ 7:00 pm \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/opening-celebration-classical-concert-sept-29-30-2018/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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SUMMARY:2018 VSO Free Concert In The Park
DESCRIPTION:VSO LAUNCHES 40th ANNIVERSARY JULY 26 WITH ANNUAL OUTDOOR CONCERT\nIN ESTHER SHORT PARK\nFree Concert is Part of Vancouver’s “Six to Sunset” Series \nVancouver\, WA – June 21\, 2018 – The Vancouver Symphony begins its 2018-2019 season with a family-friendly\, free outdoor concert in downtown Vancouver’s famed Esther Short Park band shell on Thursday\, July 26 from 6-8 pm. The concert features the Vancouver Symphony’s 70+ member orchestra and singers from Opera Quest Northwest. Presenting familiar and lively music\, the VSO will be led by Award-Winning Conductor and Music Director of the Portland State University Orchestra — Ken Selden. The master of ceremonies will be OPB’s Molly Solomon.\nThis is the sixth consecutive summer that The VSO has presented a free concert in Esther Short Park as part of the “Six to Sunset” Series. It is one of six summer offerings in the park by the City of Vancouver on Thursday nights\, starting July 12\, and features a wide variety of concerts from pop and soul to rock and classical. The entire summer series is underwritten once again by Riverview Community Bank. Learn more at cityofvancouver.us.\nThe VSO will perform selections that include audience favorites such as Festive Overture by Shostakovich\, Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances\, Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever\, Copland’s Hoe Down as well as legendary films scores from “Sleeping Beauty” and “Star Wars.” \nReturning this year will the Beacock Music instrument “Petting Zoo” where kids can play a wide variety of musical instruments under expert supervision from 5-6 pm.\n“We look forward to this fantastic family event in Esther Short Park every year\,” said VSO Board Chair Kathy McDonald. “It’s a wonderful thing to be able to perform and experience the love for classical music with a community that has supported us for 40 memorable years.”\nMajor sponsorship for this concert is provided by Loti and Paul Christensen. Other sponsors include Ann Bardacke and David Wolf\, Riverview Community Bank and the City of Vancouver. Major support comes from Oregon Public Broadcasting and Beacock Music. \nAbout Ken Selden\nKen Selden is currently conductor and music director of the Portland State University Orchestra\, a position he has held since 2006. Selden made his professional debut with the National Arts Center Orchestra (Canada) at the invitation of Pinchas Zuckerman\, and subsequently appeared with orchestras of Denver\, Baltimore\, Minnesota and North Carolina\, and at music festivals in the United States\, Israel\, Japan\, Romania and Switzerland. Additionally\, he has performed with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra at the David Oistrakh Festival and conducted orchestras in Finland\, Italy and Belgium. Since arriving in Portland\, Selden has appeared as guest conductor of the Oregon Symphony\, Third Angle New Music Ensemble\, Portland Youth Philharmonic and the Newport Symphony. Most recently\, his recordings of Mahler and Debussy arrangements with the newly established Martingale Ensemble were released on MSR Classics. An advocate for new music\, Selden has worked with composers Pierre Boulez\, John Cage and Tan Dun\, and has conducted recent world premieres of music by Peter Lieberson\, Michael Nyman and Stephen Paulus. Prior to his appointment at PSU\, Selden led a series of performances as assistant conductor of two innovative ensembles – the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the Eos Orchestra. Under his direction\, the PSU Orchestra has received three awards in Adventurous Programming from ASCAP and the League of American Orchestras. \nAbout Molly Solomon\nMolly Solomon is a reporter and producer covering Southwest Washington for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She was previously a general assignment reporter for Hawaii Public Radio in Honolulu where she produced award-winning stories on a variety of topics\, including homelessness\, native Hawaiian issues and even an active lava flow. Her work has appeared on “Marketplace\,” NPR’s “Morning Edition\,” “All Things Considered\,” “Here and Now” and “Science Friday.” Molly has won three national Edward R. Murrow awards for her work along with awards from the Associated Press\, the Society of Professional Journalists and PRNDI. Most recently\, a series on the closure of Hawaii’s final sugar plantation won her a 2017 national award from the Asian American Journalists Association. \nAbout Six to Sunset Series\nThe Riverview Community Bank sponsors the annual “Six to Sunset” Series\, drawing the community to the heart of downtown Vancouver. With weekly concerts spanning six summer weeks\, Esther Short Park has become a staple in Vancouver’s summertime entertainment. July 12 marks the beginning of this year’s “Six to Sunset” Series\, featuring artists Johnny Limbo & the Lugnuts\, Kalimba\, FlexorT\, Patrick Lamb\, Hit Machine\, and the Vancouver Symphony. Concerts take place 6-8pm with a variety of vendors available for beverages and food to accompany the live music. \nAbout Opera Quest Northwest\nThe mission of the non-profit Opera Quest Northwest is “to educate\, enrich and instill a love of music in the children of our region by introducing them to opera through a lively production that blends classic opera excerpts with a humorous\, interactive script.” The performers—five young professional singers and a pianist—are also educators by nature and training. They have performed their show “Opera the Great” for thousands of elementary school students in several SW Washington districts\, at little or no cost to the school. (For details\, visit www.operaquestnw.org.)
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/2018-vso-free-concert-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Esther Short Park\, 605 Esther St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98660\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert – Young Artists' Performance
DESCRIPTION:  \nDETAILS\n  \nThe Vancouver Symphony concludes its 39th season with a concert that features the three gold medalists of the 24th Annual Young Artists Competition along with the Gustav Holst’s legendary “The Planets” on Saturday\, June 2nd at 3 pm and Sunday\, June 3rd at 7 pm. Each performance is at Skyview Concert Hall. Violinist Evan Llafet\, violist Shania Watts and pianist Christopher Yoon will perform. Maestro Salvador Brotons conducts.\n \nTake a journey through space to visit the planets up close in our award winning real-time Animation for Holst’s “The Planets”. This Voyage of Discovery 2 edition adds the latest breathtaking NASA animations and stills in a new High Definition presentation that will stimulate your imagination. \nWatch as the Mars Rover travels through space\, soft lands on Mars and begins its’ exploration and documentation. Watch as a tornado appears on the Mars surface and view real NASA satellite photos of an actual Mars tornado. See animations of solar flares from the sun hitting Venus\, the surface of Mercury\, Jupiter’s Big Red Spot\, comets hitting Jupiter’s surface\, Saturn’s rings close-up and much more. \n  \n\nEvan Llafet\, violin\nGrade 11\nMountain View High School ~ Vancouver\, WA\nSelection: Walton Violin Concerto\, 1st Movement\nTeacher: Carol Sindell \nEvan Llafet\, 17\, is a senior at Mountain View High School Vancouver. He studies violin with Carol Sindell and voice with Linda Appert. He has performed/studied at the Castleman Quartet Program\, Montecito International Music Festival\, and as a fellow at the National Symphony’s Summer Music Institute. He was a winner in the 2015 OPAYCO concerto competition and has performed with the Portland Columbia Symphony. As a singer\, he has placed 2nd at the Oregon NATS festival and was selected as a national YoungArts winner in voice\, performing at the New World Center in Miami. He has won regional Solo and Ensemble on both instruments. \n  \n\n  \nShania Watts\, viola\nRunning Start Program\nClark College ~ Vancouver\, WA\nSelection: Walton Viola Concerto\, 1st Movement\nTeacher: Brian Quincey \nShania Watts\, age 17\, from Woodland\, WA\, a student in the Running Start program at Clark College\,began her studies on viola at age 13 with Brian Quincey of Portland Oregon.Shania was a concerto winner in the 2015 Oregon Pro Arte Youth Chamber Orchestra competition and a semi-finalist in the Sphinx Competition in 2015\, 2017\, and 2018.Shania has worked with Peter Slowik\, of Oberlin Conservatory\, Steve Tenenbaum\, Csaba Erdelyi\, Brett Duebner\, Ada Meinich\, Carla Trynchuk\, Philippe Quint\, and Dimitri Murrath. Shania also enjoys performing with her siblings in their string trio\, “300 Watts Trio”. \n  \n\n  \nChristopher Yoon\, piano\nGrade 12\nWestview High School ~ Portland\, OR\nSelection: Franz Liszt Piano Concerto #1\nTeacher: Dr. Renato Fabbro \nChristopher Yoon\, a senior at Westview High School\, began studying piano at age 5 under former teacher Paula Watt and currently studies with Dr. Renato Fabbro since 2014. He performed with the Central Oregon Symphony and Beaverton Symphony Orchestra in 2016; won 2nd Prize in the 2017 MTNA State Senior Piano Competition; 2nd Prize in the 2016 Lillian Pettibone Scholarship Competition; and 3rd prize in the 2015 Suzanne Raines Scholarship Competition. Christopher will be performing with the Central Oregon Symphony in February 2018. Christopher is a current member of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/classical-concert-young-artists-performance/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert – VSO Pops Series: Adventures in Film & Fantasy
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n  \nCONCERT PROGRAM\nFeaturing legendary film and symphonic video game music for all generations. Including selections from Lord of the Rings\, Back to the Future\, Magnificent Seven\, Legend of Zelda and more! \nAdditional information will be announced at a later date. \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/classical-concert-vso-pops-series-adventures-in-film-fantasy/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180226
DTSTAMP:20260407T035219
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert – The Three B's: Brahms\, Brotons & Beethoven
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/classical-concert-the-three-bs-brahms-brotons-beethoven/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180129
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert – Journeys
DESCRIPTION:CONCERT PROGRAM\nSymphony No. 45\, “Farewell”………………………Haydn\nSymphony No. 9\, “From the New World”………………………Dvorak \nMore information will be added at a later date. \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/classical-concert-journeys/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171211
DTSTAMP:20260407T035219
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert – VSO Holiday Pops Series: Winter Classics
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n  \nCONCERT PROGRAM\nFeaturing music from Frozen\, The Nutcracker\, Viennese Waltzes and other seasonal favorites. \nAdditional information will be announced at a later date. \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/classical-concert-vso-holiday-pops-series-winter-classics/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171106
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert - All Russian Concert feat. Alexander Toradze
DESCRIPTION:CONCERT PROGRAM\nPersian Dance………………………Mussorgsky\nPiano Concerto No. 3………………………Prokofiev\, Alexander Toradze\, piano\nThe Fairy’s Kiss………………………Stravinsky\nFirebird Suite………………………Stravinsky \n  \nABOUT ALEXANDER TORADZE\, GUEST ARTIST\nAlexander Toradze is universally recognized as a masterful virtuoso in the grand Romantic tradition. He has enriched the Great Russian pianistic heritage with his own unorthodox interpretative conceptions\, deeply poetic lyricism\, and intensely emotional excitement. \nMr. Toradze’s recording of all five Prokofiev concertos with Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra for the Philips label\, is acclaimed by critics as definitive. His recording of Prokofiev’s Piano Concert No. 3 was named by International Piano Quarterly as «historically the best on record» (from among over seventy recordings). Other highly successful recordings have included Scriabin’s Prometheus: The Poem of Fire\, with the Kirov Orchestra\, Valery Gergiev conducting as well as recital albums of the works of Mussorgsky\, Stravinsky\, Ravel and Prokofiev for the Angel/EMI label.\nMr. Toradze regularly appears with the world’s leading orchestras. Among his best friends\, some of the leading conductors of today such as Valery Gergiev\, Esa Pekka Salonen\, Yukka Pekka Saraste\, Mikko Frank\, Paavo and Kristian Järvi\, Vladimir Jurowski and Gianandrea Noseda. \nAdditionally\, Mr. Toradze regularly takes part in many summer music festivals including those of Salzburg\, the White Nights in St. Petersburg\, London’s BBC Proms concerts\, Edinburgh\, Rotterdam\, Mikkeli (Finland)\, the Hollywood Bowl\, Saratoga\, and Ravinia. \n \nRecent engagements include the BBC Philharmonic and Swedish Radio Orchestras under Gianandrea Noseda\, the London Symphony and the Mariinsky Orchestras under Valery Gergiev\, the Cincinnati Symphony under Paavo Järvi\, the London Philharmonic under the Music Director Vladimir Jurowski and Jukka Pekka Saraste in addition to concerts with the Orchestre National de France\, the Gulbenkian Orchestra\, the Czech and the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestras. In March 2010 he took part to a US tour with the London Philharmonic under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski\, including a concert at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York. \nAmong future projects\, the opening concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stresa Festival under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda\, the recording of both Shostakovich Pianoconcerti with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi. \nBorn in Tbilisi\, Georgia\, Alexander Toradze graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and soon became a professor there. In 1983\, he moved permanently to the United States and in 1991 he was appointed as the Martin endowed Professor of Piano at the Indiana University South Bend\, where he has created a teaching environment that is unparalleled in its unique concept. The members of the multi-national Toradze Piano Studio have developed into a worldwide touring ensemble that has performed projects detailing the piano and chamber works of Rachmaninoff\, Prokofiev\, Dvorak\, Stravinsky and Shostakovich in Europe (UK\, Italy\, Germany\, Portugal\, France) and in the United States. \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/classical-concert-all-russian-concert/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171002
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SUMMARY:Classical Concert – Anne Akiko Meyers joins Maestro Brotons
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n \n  \nCONCERT PROGRAM\nTwo Slavonic Dances………………………Dvorak\nTzigane for Violin & Orchestra………………………Ravel\nIntroduction & Rondo Capriccioso………………………Saint Saens\, Anne Akiko Meyers\, violin\nSymphonic Dances………………………Rachmaninov \n  \nABOUT ANNE AKIKO MEYERS\, GUEST ARTIST\nKnown for her passionate performances\, purity of sound\, poetic interpretations\, innovative programming and commitment to commissioning new works\, Anne Akiko Meyers is one of the most celebrated violinists embraced around the world today. She is a best-selling recording artist who has released 32 albums and was the top-selling traditional classical instrumental soloist on the Billboard charts in 2014. \nFall 2015 highlights include a nationwide PBS broadcast special and Naxos DVD release of the world premiere of Samuel Jones’ Violin Concerto with the All-Star Orchestra led by Gerard Schwarz as well as the French premiere of Mason Bates’ Violin Concerto with Leonard Slatkin and the Orchestre de Lyon. Two new recordings will be released this season: Naïve Classiques celebrates Arvo Pärt’s 80th birthday with works for violin and orchestra\, led by Kristjan Järvi and the MDR Leipzig Orchestra\, and “Serenade: The Love Album” is a recording with Keith Lockhart and the London Symphony Orchestra of Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade and ten newly commissioned arrangements from the American Songbook and Golden Age of film. \nIn 2014\, eOne Music released “The American Masters\,” Ms. Meyers’ 30th release\, featuring the world premiere recordings of the Mason Bates Violin Concerto\, a work she co-commissioned and premiered with the Pittsburgh Symphony in December 2012; John Corigliano’s ‘Lullaby for Natalie’ (written for the birth of Meyers’ first-born daughter); and the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto\, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. \nAnne Akiko Meyers has collaborated with a diverse array of artists beyond traditional classical\, including jazz icons Chris Botti and Wynton Marsalis. A champion of building the repertoire for the violin by living composers\, Meyers has also commissioned and premiered works by Mason Bates\, John Corigliano\, Wynton Marsalis\, Arvo Pärt\, Einojuhani Rautavaara and Somei Satoh among others. \nAnne Akiko Meyers’ recent appearances have included a feature on CBS Sunday Morning\, CBS’ “The Good Wife\,” NPR’s “Morning Edition” with Linda Wertheimer and “All Things Considered” with Robert Siegel. \nAnne Akiko Meyers was born in San Diego and grew up in Southern California. Her teachers include Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld at the Colburn School of Performing Arts\, Josef Gingold at Indiana University\, and Felix Galimir\, Masao Kawasaki and Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School. \nMeyers lives with her husband and two young daughters in Austin\, Texas. Please visit www.anneakikomeyers.com for more information. \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/135/
LOCATION:Skyview Concert Hall\, 1300 NW 139th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98685\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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SUMMARY:2017 VSO Free Concert in the Park
DESCRIPTION:DETAILS\nJoin the VSO July 20th at 6pm at Riverview Community Bank‘s Six to Sunset Series’ FREE Summer Outdoor Concert at Vancouver\, Washington’s Esther Short Park! The VSO is joined by Clark College Music Director/Conductor Maestro Don Appert\, OPB’s Aaron Scott\, and soprano Linda Appert. Beacock Music and Education Center returns with the Instrument Petting Zoo.
URL:https://vancouversymphony.org/event/2017-vso-concert-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Esther Short Park\, 605 Esther St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98660\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical Concerts
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