Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra: Notes from the Araxes Basin, Middle Eastern Music at the Annex.
Date/Time: Feb 27 2016, 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm
Vancouver, The Orpheum AnnexAge: 10+
Cost: CA$32.04
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The flagship concert of VICO's 2016 festival of Middle Eastern Music, featuring the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra with visiting guest artists Gevorg Dabaghyan (duduk), Neva Özgen (kemençe), members of Montreal trio Constantinople and other guests, all under the baton of guest conductor Artyom Kim.
The programme includes the world premieres of concerti by Mark Armanini and Farshid Samandari featuring visiting artists on duduk, kemençe and setar as well as compositions by Moshe Denburg, Artyom Kim and John Oliver, in addition to traditional pieces from Turkey, Armenia and Iran.
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra is a professional concert orchestra devoted specifically to performing new intercultural music on a grand scale.
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