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The VSO “Goes Back to the Movies”: Chamber Concert Series: November 18
2018-11-18 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
VSO Goes Back To The Movies
DETAILS
The Vancouver Symphony’s Chamber Music Series continues its 2018-2019 season at the Kiggins Theatre with two silent comedies, the 1918 short film, Bell Boy and the 1919 film The Oyster Princess on Sunday, November 18th at 3:00 PM.
Short films The Oyster Princess and Bell Boy come to the Kiggins screen with a compiled score by music arranger and pianist Rodney Saur, featuring four members of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Sauer, on piano, joins Eva Richey; violin, Logan Brown; trumpet, Dieter Ratzlaf; cello and Igor Shakhman; clarinet in the quartet accompanying the classic silent film.
The two-reel film Bell Boy, lasting just over 30 minutes, will feature Rodney Sauer in an improvisational piano score. The four VSO players will join in for the 60-minute German film The Oyster Princess with difficult and unique music.
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Now in its seventh season, the series was co-created by Dr. Michael C. Liu, the VSO pianist and board member, and Dr. Igor Shakhman, VSO Executive Director and Principal Clarinet, to present great musicians playing in a very intimate setting. The content of each concert is unique, and most of the participating musicians are members of The Vancouver Symphony.
Prices are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Save money with one of the ticket packages!
ABOUT RODNEY SAUER
Pianist and score compiler, studied at the Oberlin Conservatory while majoring in Chemistry at Oberlin College, and has appeared as piano soloist with the Boulder Sinfonia. He is an avid student of silent film music, and his article on the history and use of “photoplay music” was published in the American Music Research Center Journal. He is a frequent performer in various participatory dance genres from early 20th century ballroom dance to morris and contra dance. He also plays solo improvised silent film scores, although the Mont Alto Orchestra is his major musical endeavor. In 2001 he won a Musical grant from the Arts and Humanities Assembly of Boulder.
ABOUT EVA RICHEY
Eva began her career playing regularly with several orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony, Columbus Symphony, West Virginia Symphony and Kentucky Symphony. She toured South America with the New World Symphony and played briefly with the Cape Town Symphony in South Africa. She attended the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals, learning from such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and Eiji Oue. Eva has also enjoyed playing popular music in concert events with The Moody Blues, Yes, Harry Connick Jr. and Rod Stewart. In 2001, Eva moved to the Northwest. She began working with the Oregon Symphony as Associate Music Librarian, as well as holding two one-year positions in the second violin section. Currently, Eva is on the adjunct faculty at Clark College as violin instructor and concertmaster of the Clark College Orchestra. She plays regularly with the Portland Opera, Portland Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Ballet Theatre.
ABOUT DIETER RATZLAF
Dieter began cello studies at the age of seven and performed with the Portland Youth Philharmonic for six years, touring Europe with the orchestra in 1989. He went on to receive his Master of Arts in Cello Performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has performed with the Oregon Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Portland Opera Orchestra (18 seasons) and the Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra (10 seasons). Dieter was appointed principal cello of the VSO in 2005 and the Hood River Philharmonic in 2012, positions he currently still holds.
ABOUT LOGAN BROWN
Logan Thane Brown moved to Portland in the summer of 2010 to begin working for renowned trumpet maker David G. Monette. There Mr. Brown learned the skills to build hand-made trumpets for some of the most well-known trumpet players of this era, such as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Ron Miles and many more. Logan studied trumpet at UW-Madison WI under John Aley and is now pursuing a Bachelor of Music in performance from Portland State University under the study of Oregon Symphony’s assistant principal trumpet, Dave Bamonte. Logan has been an active performer and freelancer in the Portland area. He currently plays second trumpet in the Portland Colombia Symphony and third trumpet in the Vancouver WA Symphony. Logan plans to continue his performance career and education with a Master of Music in the next few years.
ABOUT IGOR SHAKHMAN
Dr. Shakhman has been heard in recitals, chamber music concerts and concert appearances throughout Europe and the US. As an orchestral clarinetist, he has performed with the Colorado and Oregon Symphony Orchestras, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Colorado Opera Orchestra, Russian State Symphony Orchestra and the chamber orchestras of Moscow Virtuosi and Moscow Stars. As a chamber musician and soloist, he has played in international music festivals in Oregon, Colorado, France, Greece, Russia and Switzerland. Dr. Shakhman has participated in two critically acclaimed Broadway tours: the first national tour of Oklahoma! as principal clarinetist and on-stage soloist in the North American tour of Fiddler on the Roof. He received his B.A. in Music from Kharkov Music College, his Master’s from the Moscow Conservatory and his Doctorate from the University of Colorado. He teaches at the University of Portland and is the Oregon state chair for the International Clarinet Association. In addition to being principal clarinet for the Vancouver Symphony, he’s also the orchestra’s Executive Director.
ABOUT THE VSO CHAMBER CONCERT SERIES
Founded in 2011 by Dr. Michael C. Liu and his wife Nien-Wei Hsiao in collaboration with VSO executive director Dr. Igor Shakhman, the VSO Chamber Series started in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver and moved to the Kiggins Theater in 2013. The series primary goals are to highlight the musicians of the VSO in different settings, bring more awareness to the public about the great symphony orchestra we have in the community, provide additional monetary support for the VSO, and of course to entertain and inspire its audiences! Performances have ranged from traditional chamber music concerts to live music and film presentations as well as the 2-piano extravaganza and legacy young artists recitals, as well as concerts that highlight guest artists and other great musician collaborators.
This coming 2018-2019 Season the VSO-Kiggins Chamber Series is being sponsored by Leonard and Betsy Liu who would like to help expand and further develop this series so it can reach an even wider audience. We invite others interested in supporting the VSO-Kiggins Chamber Series and the Vancouver Symphony to come forward anytime and come talk with us.
ABOUT THE VENUE
Primarily known as a movie theater, the Kiggins Theatre was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Day Walter Hilborn and named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins. Opened in 1936, the theater was renovated and reopened in September 2011. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The theatre is owned and operated by Dan Wyatt.
Date
Sunday November 18, 2018 @ 3:00 pm (add to calendar)
About our Sponsors
The VSO is generously supported by All Classical Portland, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Community Foundation of SW Washington, The Columbian, and Michelle’s Pianos.
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Scottish Symphony No. 3: Classical Concert: November 3-4, 2018
2018-11-03 - 2018-11-04 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Presents its November Classical Concert: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 “Scottish Symphony”
Highly-Anticipated Return of Local Pianist Extraordinaire Dimitri Zhgenti in
Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto, November 3rd and 4th
Berlioz — Roman Carnival Overture
Khachaturian — Piano Concerto Dimitri Zhgenti, piano
Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 3 “Scottish Symphony”
[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.
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Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 Scottish Symphony
Special Guest: Dimitri Zhgenti
Saturday, November 3rd, 3 PM and Sunday November 4th, 7 PM
Skyview Concert Hall 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685
Tickets: $34 to $50, $10 for students with ID

The 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.
“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.”
The 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.

About Dimitri Zhgenti
Dimitri 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.
Mr. 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.
After 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.
About Salvador Brotons
Now 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.
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.
About The VSO
Now 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.
About our Sponsors
The 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.
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Piano Extravaganza-"Return of the Duo Grand Pianos": Chamber Concert Series: October 7
2018-10-07 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
Piano Extravaganza, “Return of the Duo Grand Pianos”
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The critically-acclaimed piano spectacular returns for its fourth consecutive year featuring five brilliant community pianists – presenting the Two Piano Extravaganza! Live on stage in the historic Kiggins Theater in downtown Vancouver, four Vancouver pianists will play duo piano music on two Steinway grand pianos generously provided by Michelle’s Pianos. VSO pianist Michael C. Liu will perform together with the esteemed teacher and pianist Kathy Charles. The East Meets West Piano Duo of Cinda Goold Redman and Elena Vozheiko-Wheaton makes its fourth appearance, quickly becoming an annual crowd favorite. As a bonus, we will also spotlight a new Vancouver pianist, Anton Zotov, in a debut performance for the community. Musical repertoire includes 2-piano arrangements of Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, Piazzolla’s Libertango, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, and Marquez’s Danzon No. 2, as well as works specifically written for the piano by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Kapustin.
Fourth Annual Piano Extravaganza
Special Guest: Anton Zotov
Sunday, October 7th, 3 PM
Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St, Vancouver, WA 98660
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Now in its seventh season, the series was co-created by Dr. Michael C. Liu, the VSO pianist and board member, and Dr. Igor Shakhman, VSO Executive Director and Principal Clarinet, to present great musicians playing in a very intimate setting. The content of each concert is unique, and most of the participating musicians are members of The Vancouver Symphony.
Prices are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Save money with one of the ticket packages!
ABOUT THE VENUE
Primarily known as a movie theater, the Kiggins Theatre was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Day Walter Hilborn and named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins. Opened in 1936, the theater was renovated and reopened in September 2011. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The theatre is owned and operated by Dan Wyatt.
Date
Sunday October 7, 2018 @ 3:00 pm
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Bernstein's Centennial Celebration: Classical Concert: Sept 29-30, 2018
2018-09-29 - 2018-09-30 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
Bernstein’s Centennial Celebration
DETAILS
Maestro 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.

Buetti’s — Odyssey Overture for Orchestra
Barber’s —Violin Concerto
Bernstein’s Centennial Celebration — Selections from West Side Story and Candide

DATE/TIME
Saturday September 29, 2018 @ 3:00 pm
Sunday September 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

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VSO Musician's Showcase: Chamber Concert Series: Sept. 9
2018-09-09 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
VSO Musician’s Showcase
Chamber Concert Series
DETAILS
A preview of upcoming guest soloists for the Vancouver Symphony’s 40th Anniversary Classical Concert series, featuring local piano virtuoso Dimitri Zhgenti, pianist Dr. Michael Liu, and VSO principal musicians.
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Now in its seventh season, the Chamber Concert Series was co-created by Dr. Michael C. Liu, the VSO pianist and board member, and Dr. Igor Shakhman, VSO Executive Director and Principal Clarinet, to present great musicians playing in a very intimate setting. The content of each concert is unique, and most of the participating musicians are members of The Vancouver Symphony.
Prices are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Save money with one of the ticket packages!
ABOUT THE VENUE
Primarily known as a movie theater, the Kiggins Theatre was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Day Walter Hilborn and named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins. Opened in 1936, the theater was renovated and reopened in September 2011. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The theatre is owned and operated by Dan Wyatt.
Date
Sunday September 9, 2018 @ 3:00 pm
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2018 VSO Free Concert In The Park
2018-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
VSO LAUNCHES 40th ANNIVERSARY JULY 26 WITH ANNUAL OUTDOOR CONCERT
IN ESTHER SHORT PARK
Free Concert is Part of Vancouver’s “Six to Sunset” Series
Vancouver, 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.
This 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.
The 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.”
Returning 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.
“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.”
Major 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.
About Ken Selden
Ken 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.
About Molly Solomon
Molly 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.
About Six to Sunset Series
The 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.
About Opera Quest Northwest
The 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.)

Soprano Christina Kowalski Joins VSO Musicians To Bring The Magic Of Opera to Kiggins Theatre: Chamber Concert Series
2018-06-17 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
One of Northwest’s favorite sopranos – Christina Kowalski – will headline VSO Chamber Music Series’ thrilling season finale. In what will be a long-awaited return to Vancouver, Ms. Kowalski will perform some of audience’s most favorite and familiar masterworks. Joined by pianist Dr. Michael Liu, the program will include famous arias and duets by Mozart, Rossini, Offenbach, Delibes, and Lehar, as well as works by Tomasi and Barah. This will be Ms. Kowalski’s third appearance with VSO Chamber Music Series. The renowned soprano dazzled the audience in her critically acclaimed debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Brotons in January 2014.
Kiggins Theatre offers a unique concert environment that is intimate and informal, with a fully staffed concession stand offering beer, wine, soft drinks, popcorn and candy.
Grand piano is generously provided by Michelle’s Piano Company in Portland.
DETAILS
Now in its seventh season, the series was co-created by Dr. Michael C. Liu, the VSO pianist and board member, and Dr. Igor Shakhman, VSO Executive Director and Principal Clarinet, to present great musicians playing in a very intimate setting. The content of each concert is unique, and most of the participating musicians are members of The Vancouver Symphony.
Prices are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Save money with one of the ticket packages!
ABOUT THE VENUE
Primarily known as a movie theater, the Kiggins Theatre was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Day Walter Hilborn and named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins. Opened in 1936, the theater was renovated and reopened in September 2011. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The theatre is owned and operated by Dan Wyatt.

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Classical Concert – Young Artists' Performance
2018-06-02 - 2018-06-03 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
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The 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.

Take 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.
Watch 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.

Evan Llafet, violin
Grade 11
Mountain View High School ~ Vancouver, WA
Selection: Walton Violin Concerto, 1st Movement
Teacher: Carol Sindell
Evan 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.

Shania Watts, viola
Running Start Program
Clark College ~ Vancouver, WA
Selection: Walton Viola Concerto, 1st Movement
Teacher: Brian Quincey
Shania 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”.

Christopher Yoon, piano
Grade 12
Westview High School ~ Portland, OR
Selection: Franz Liszt Piano Concerto #1
Teacher: Dr. Renato Fabbro
Christopher 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.

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The VSO "Goes Back To The Movies!" With Live Musical Accompaniment: Chamber Concert Series
2018-05-20 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
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LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN
Ernst Lubitsch was one of the greatest comedy directors from the 1910s through the 1940s. His films are infused with whimsy and witty use of off-screen space and symbolic objects, and he always brings the audience in on the joke.

For one of Lubitsch’s most charming silent comedies, a play by Oscar Wilde was transformed into a silent film. It may seem impossible to adapt Wilde’s verbal wit into a non-verbal medium, but Lubitsch rises to the task; expanding the play’s restricted timeline and settings to cinematic proportions, and replacing verbal witicisms with visual witicisms. In fact, only two lines from the play make it into the film. The result is a supremely subtle and well-acted comedy, especially with Irene Rich as Mrs. Erlynne, the woman with a mysterious past, and Ronald Colman, as the morally corrupt but charming Lord Darlington.

This new score was premiered at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in December 2017, and this is only the second performance. It is full of sparkling dance music, and some of the finest “photoplay music” available for silent film orchestras at the time the film was first seen.

3rd Annual Evening of Jazz
2018-04-28 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
Live Benefit Concert
World-Renown Jazz Clarinetist Ken Peplowski
Clark College Jazz Band

Classical Concert – VSO Pops Series: Adventures in Film & Fantasy
2018-04-14 - 2018-04-15 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
CONCERT PROGRAM
Featuring 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!
Additional information will be announced at a later date.

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A Celtic Celebration (Bagpipes, Green Beer, And Celtic Inspired Music): Chamber Concert Series
2018-03-18 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
DETAILS
Now in its seventh season, the series was co-created by Dr. Michael C. Liu, the VSO pianist and board member, and Dr. Igor Shakhman, VSO Executive Director and Principal Clarinet, to present great musicians playing in a very intimate setting. The content of each concert is unique, and most of the participating musicians are members of The Vancouver Symphony.
Prices are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Save money with one of the ticket packages!
ABOUT THE VENUE
Primarily known as a movie theater, the Kiggins Theatre was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Day Walter Hilborn and named for former Vancouver mayor and businessman John P. Kiggins. Opened in 1936, the theater was renovated and reopened in September 2011. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The theatre is owned and operated by Dan Wyatt.

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Classical Concert – The Three B's: Brahms, Brotons & Beethoven
2018-02-24 - 2018-02-25 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
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2nd Annual Distinguished Speaker Series Featuring Maestro Salvador Brotons
2018-02-23 11:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Warehouse 23, Vancouver, WA, 100 Columbia St #102, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
VSO PRESENTS 2ND ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CONDUCTOR AND COMPOSER, MAESTRO SALVADOR BROTONS
LEGENDARY CONDUCTOR WILL BE JOINED BY LA PHILHARMONIC
PRINCIPAL TROMBONIST DAVID REJANO AND OTHER GUESTS AT WAREHOUSE 23 RESTAURANT IN VANCOUVER WA
(Vancouver, WA) The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces its Second Annual Distinguished Speaker Series fundraising luncheon featuring special guest Maestro Salvador Brotons and internationally acclaimed Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, David Rejano.
All Classical Portland Radio 89.9 FM’s Matt Rogers will lead the discussion that explores the positive impact music and other arts have in local populations, the relevance, roles and responsibilities of a cultural community and the importance of building arts-based neighborhoods.
“Maestro Brotons is in his 27th year as a Music Director and Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and we are thrilled to have this unique opportunity to learn from his experience of being a part of this great community for nearly three decades”, says VSO Executive Director, Igor Shakhman.
About Salvador Brotons
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 US where he obtained a doctorate in music from Florida State University.
As a composer, he has written more than 130 pieces, mostly orchestral and chamber works, and has won major composition awards, including the Premio Orquesta Nacional de España (1977), for his Cuatro Piezas para Cuerdas, the Jove d’Or prize (1980), the Premio Ciutat de Barcelona (in 1983 for his first symphony, and in 1986 for his piece Absències (for narrator and orchestra), Southeastern Composers League Award for his Sinfonietta da Camera (1986), the Madison University Flute Choir Composition Award (1987) for his Flute Suite and the Premio Reina Sofia de Composición (1991) for his piece Virtus for Orchestra. He has also received many commissions.
Many of his works have been published and recorded in several CDs in Europe and in the US for labels such as Naxos, EMI, Auvidis, Naxos, Albany Records, Keys, Harmonia Mundi and RNE. He has been the Music Director and Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica de las Islas Baleares Ciudad de Palma (1997-2001, 2009-2013) and the Orquestra Sinfónica del Vallés (1997-2002). As conductor and music director of The VSO, he has received the Arts Council Award by Clark County and the City of Vancouver (remove space here), as well as the Kiwanis Rose Award (2005). At present he is the Conductor of the Barcelona Symphonic Band. Beside the U.S. and Spain, he has guest conducted orchestras internationally in Israel, France, Germany, China, Poland, South Korea, Mexico, Uruguay, and Colombia. Currently, he combines a busy schedule as a conductor and composer of a number of commissions of various genres. Since 2001 he has been a Professor of Composition and Orchestra Conducting at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC). Dr. Brotons resides in Barcelona with his wife, Dr. Melissa Brotons, renowned music therapist and Director of the inter-university Master’s in Music Therapy in Barcelona. Their daughter, Clara, is a college student in New York.
About David Rejano
David Rejano is the Principal Trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra since 2016. He was born in Badajoz (Spain), and initially studied music at the Conservatory in Madrid. Then he moved to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, with professor Gilles Millière, where he graduated with the Diplôme de Formation Supérieur – Mention très bien à l’unanimité and the Prix Spécial du Jury. He joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Principal Trombone this month.
As a student, David Rejano was a member of several youth orchestras, among them the National Youth Orchestra of Spain, the European Union Youth Orchestra, and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (with Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez). He has performed as guest Principal Trombone with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris, and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, under the direction of conductors such as Kurt Masur, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim, and Andris Nelsons.
From 2002 to 2007 David Rejano was Principal Trombone with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, from 2007 to 2010 Principal Trombone with the Orquesta del Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona, and from 2010 to 2016 Principal Trombone with the Münchner Philharmoniker. Rejano appears frequently as soloist and teacher at different festivals, such as the Concours National de Trombone de France, the Festival Européen du Trombone (Strasbourg), the Sapporo Festival, the Summer Brass Festival, and the International Trombone Festival.
David is very active teaching, giving masterclasses all over the world as well as coaching youth orchestras. He is a Bach Performing Artist.
Calendar Editors, please note:
VSO Second Annual Distinguished Speaker Series
Maestro Salvador Brotons, Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
David Rejano, Principal Trombonist of the LA Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday, February 23rd at 11:30am
Warehouse 23 Restaurant, 100 Columbia St. #102, Vancouver WA
Tickets: $75
Lunch is included at this event.
Proceeds benefit the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

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The Transforming Power of Music and The Arts
2018-02-23 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Warehouse 23, Vancouver, WA, 100 Columbia St #102, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
DETAILS
How important is music in our community? Cities around the world have successfully leveraged music programs and the arts as an important part of their revitalization projects to increase tourism and other economic activity, regenerate underutilized urban real estate, and improve community engagement.
Join VSO Maestro Salvador Brotons, Los Angeles Philharmonic principal trombonist David Rejano, “Hello Vancouver” host Temple Lentz, All Classical Portland Radio 89.9FM’s Matt Rogers and others in a panel discussion that explores the positive impact music and other arts have in local populations, the relevance, roles & responsibilities of a cultural community and why building arts-based neighborhoods is so important.
ABOUT THE VENUE
Warehouse 23 will serve up a delicious lunch with mimosas for this fundraising event.
Warehouse 23 • 100 Columbia St #102, Vancouver WA
Tickets: $75
online or by calling 360-735-7278
Event begins Friday, February 23 at 11:30am

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L.A. PHIL PRINCIPAL TROMBONE PRESENTS MASTERCLASS AT BEACOCK MUSIC FOR AN AFTERNOON FILLED WITH MUSIC, DISCUSSIONS & MORE
2018-02-22 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Beacock Music, 1420 SE 163rd Ave, Vancouver, WA, 98683, United States
L.A. PHIL PRINCIPAL TROMBONE PRESENTS MASTERCLASS AT BEACOCK MUSIC FOR AN AFTERNOON FILLED WITH MUSIC, DISCUSSIONS & MORE
FEB 22, 4-6PM ~ FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
YOUTUBE VIDEO (David Rejano)
(Vancouver, WA) Acclaimed trombonist David Rejano will appear on February 22nd from 4-6pm at Beacock Music for an afternoon of mentoring young musicians, conversation and a special appearance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brass section, announced today by VSO Executive Director, Igor Shakhman. As part of this unique event Mr. Rejano will lead a public masterclass and answer audience questions in a lively Q&A session. This event will precede Mr. Rejano’s highly anticipated solo performances with The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on February 24th and 25th. Conn-Selmer, Inc. is generously sponsoring Mr. Rejano’s appearance.
About David Rejano
David Rejano is the Principal Trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
since 2016. He was born in Badajoz (Spain), and initially studied music at the Conservatory in Madrid. Then he moved to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, with professor Gilles Millière, where he graduated with the Diplôme de Formation Supérieur – Mention très bien à l’unanimité and the Prix Spécial du Jury. He joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Principal Trombone this month.
As a student, David Rejano was a member of several youth orchestras, among them the National Youth Orchestra of Spain, the European Union Youth Orchestra, and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (with Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez). He has performed as guest Principal Trombone with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris, and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, under the direction of conductors such as Kurt Masur, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim, and Andris Nelsons.
From 2002 to 2007 David Rejano was Principal Trombone with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, from 2007 to 2010 Principal Trombone with the Orquesta del Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona, and from 2010 to 2016 Principal Trombone with the Münchner Philharmoniker. Rejano appears frequently as soloist and teacher at different festivals, such as the Concours National de Trombone de France, the Festival Européen du Trombone (Strasbourg), the Sapporo Festival, the Summer Brass Festival, and the International Trombone Festival.
David is very active teaching, giving masterclasses all over the world as well as coaching youth orchestras. He is a Bach Performing Artist.
About Conn-Selmer, Inc.
Conn-Selmer, under a portfolio of brands, is the leading manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments for student, amateur, and professional use. With a tradition of innovation and superior musical performance, brands such as Vincent Bach, C.G. Conn, King, Holton, Selmer, Armstrong, Leblanc, Ludwig, Musser, and Scherl & Roth have earned a legacy of respect unparalleled by any other builders. Through its educational outreach team, led by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Conn-Selmer is the industry leader in providing support and advocacy tools specifically tailored to music education.
About Beacock Music
Beacock Music is a family-owned company since 1976. The founders, Dale and Susan Beacock, opened the doors as a place for music lessons. Today, Beacock Music is one of the largest independent music stores in the country; boasting an award-winning Education Center, complete repair facilities, an outstanding School Services Division, a vibrant retail floor, Standing Ovation cafe, large rental and print music departments. Every summer, Beacock Music partners with the VSO to present the Musical Petting Zoo at the VSO’s Outdoor Concert In The Park, allowing children of all ages the opportunity to touch and try out a musical instrument.
Calendar Editors, please note:
An Afternoon With David Rejano, Masterclass & More
Thursday, February 22nd from 4 to 6p
Beacock Music, 1420 SE 163rd Ave., Vancouver WA 98683
FREE and open to the public but reservations are required, as seating is limited.
RSVP to: theVSO@vancouversymphony.org or (360) 735-7278
Find out more at vancouversymphony.org
About The VSO
Now in its 39th 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.
About our Sponsors
The VSO is generously supported by All Classical Portland, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Community Foundation of SW Washington, The Firstenburg Foundation, The Columbian, and Michelle’s Pianos.

24th Annual Young Artists Competition
2018-02-11 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 W 39th St., Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
DETAILS
Students vie for over $5,000 in scholarship money and chance to perform with VSO.
Every season, one of the best-attended and most eagerly anticipated events is the
VSO Young Artists Competition and the performances of the three winners with the
orchestra at this season’s closing concerts on June 2nd & 3rd. These are joyous events
that celebrate the area’s incredible musical talent.

Following the initial judging of application CDs by select area musicians at 1:00 pm, the three top candidates in each category will compete February 11, 2018, in front of an audience at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver for the scholarship prizes of $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place and $250 for third place.

First place finishers then perform their winning selections with Maestro Brotons and The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at our June 2nd & 3rd, 2018 concerts at Skyview Concert Hall.

This Event Is free to the Public

Classical Concert – Journeys
2018-01-27 - 2018-01-28 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
CONCERT PROGRAM
Symphony No. 45, “Farewell”………………………Haydn
Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”………………………Dvorak
More information will be added at a later date.
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The VSO "Goes Back To The Movies!" With Live Musical Accompaniment: Chamber Concert Series
2018-01-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States

Classical Concert – VSO Holiday Pops Series: Winter Classics
2017-12-09 - 2017-12-10 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
CONCERT PROGRAM
Featuring music from Frozen, The Nutcracker, Viennese Waltzes and other seasonal favorites.
Additional information will be announced at a later date.

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VSO Legacy Series- Young Artists From Past Competitions Take Center Stage - November Performance
2017-11-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States

Classical Concert - All Russian Concert feat. Alexander Toradze
2017-11-04 - 2017-11-05 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
CONCERT PROGRAM
Persian Dance………………………Mussorgsky
Piano Concerto No. 3………………………Prokofiev, Alexander Toradze, piano
The Fairy’s Kiss………………………Stravinsky
Firebird Suite………………………Stravinsky

ABOUT ALEXANDER TORADZE, GUEST ARTIST
Alexander 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.
Mr. 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.
Mr. 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.
Additionally, 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.

Recent 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.
Among 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.
Born 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.

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Return of The Piano Extravaganza! : Chamber Concert Series
2017-10-22 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States

September Serenade: 2017 Annual Fundraising Gala
2017-09-30 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Ed & Dollie Lynch Estate, 4712 NW Franklin St., Vancouver, WA, 98663, United States
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Classical Concert – Anne Akiko Meyers joins Maestro Brotons
2017-09-30 - 2017-10-01 | Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver, WA, 98685, United States
CONCERT PROGRAM
Two Slavonic Dances………………………Dvorak
Tzigane for Violin & Orchestra………………………Ravel
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso………………………Saint Saens, Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Symphonic Dances………………………Rachmaninov

ABOUT ANNE AKIKO MEYERS, GUEST ARTIST
Known 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.
Fall 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.
In 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.
Anne 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.
Anne 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.
Anne 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.
Meyers lives with her husband and two young daughters in Austin, Texas. Please visit www.anneakikomeyers.com for more information.

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2017 VSO Free Concert in the Park
2017-07-20 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
DETAILS
Join 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.
