The first large scale concert of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra's 2016/17 season will feature the 15-member VICO with virtuoso solo performers on Vietnamese traditional instruments.
Date/Time: Nov 12 2016, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Vancouver, The Orpheum AnnexCost: $30.00
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Bic Hoang (Vietnamese dan bau - one string zither monochord), Van-Anh Vo (Vietnamese dan tranh a 16-string zither, and dan trung a bamboo xylophone) and Charlie Lui (dizi - Chinese bamboo flute).
The repertoire will include:
- The Canadian premiere of a work by Vietnamese composer Tran Manh Hung for traditional chamber quartet (erhu, dan tranh, flute and zuan), offering a peek into the musical culture of present-day Vietnam;
- The Canadian premiere of "Scent of Spring" by Khac Chi featuring Charlie Lui (dizi);
- The Canadian premiere of a work by Vietnamese/ American composer and performer Van-Anh Vo for dan tranh and intercultural chamber orchestra
- A new work, "The River of Memories" ,for dan bau and intercultural chamber orchestra by Bic Hoang;
- A new compilation of intercultural folk song arrangements for the VICO by Mark Armanini;
- Selected Vietnamese traditional and folk songs.
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