Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA

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.
