The Sound of Dragon Society and Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra collaborate again to present the opening concert of the 2016 Sound of Dragon Music Festival at the Roundhouse.
Date/Time: Apr 22 2016, 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm
Vancouver, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation CentreCost: CA$21.69
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soloists:
Yun Song – erhu/Chinese violin
Geling Jiang – sanxian
Ng?c Bích Hoàng – danbau/Vietnamese one strong zither
Lin Hsuan Shen (Taiwan) – sheng/Chinese mouth organ
Ying Chun Chen (Taiwan) – pipa/Chinese lute
guest conductor: Dr. Chih-Sheng Chen (Taiwan)
featuring world premiers by Canadian composers:
Mark Armanini, Christopher Reiche, Jeffrey Ryan, Farshid Samandari, and Owen Underhill
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra is a professional concert orchestra devoted specifically to performing new intercultural music on a grand scale. Founded in 2001, it was one of the first such ensembles in the world, and is currently the only one of its kind in Canada. The VICO’s core roster consists of 24 musicians, some of whom are trained in the Western (European) classical tradition, while others are performers in the musical traditions of cultures from all over the world (Asian, African, East Indian and Middle Eastern, among others). Through composition, performance and educational outreach to music professionals, youth and the general public, the VICO serves as a voice for Canadian composers and musicians of diverse backgrounds, and fosters the creation of musical works that fuse and transcend cultural traditions. The VICO has collaborated with many other organizations in Vancouver’s world music and new music communities, including the Sacred Music Festival, the Chutzpah! Festival, the Canadian Memorial Church and Centre for Peace, Vancouver Pro Musica, Laudate Singers, Vancouver Community College School of Music, the NOW Orchestra, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Capilano University. A 2012 recipient of the City of Vancouver Cultural Harmony Award, the VICO has been described as “the United Nations of music” (CBC Radio) and “music that sounds like Vancouver looks” (Georgia Straight).
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