Comedy legend and king of impressions, Rich Little performs at the Orpheum with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. On Sunday, April 29, 7pm, Orpheum Theatre. Tickets are $35 to $55 (Student, Senior and Subscriber discounts available).
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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Bramwell Tovey present a perfect Valentine's treat: an evening of romantic music in the beautiful Orpheum Theatre. In the great tradition of Symphony Pops, you will hear beloved light classics, jazz, and great musical moments from stage and screen, in a concert sure to help Cupid hit his mark! On Friday & Saturday, February 9 & 10, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre.
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This Valentine's Day, Ballet British Columbia celebrates love - the rousing emotion that can stir the heart to the heights of passion, devotion and ecstasy and the depths of jealousy, anger and revenge. Two works depict the many faces of this most complicated sentiment. Carmen concerns a striking Gypsy temptress who pushes the men in her life to the explosive climax of their passion.
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Ballet BC's Summer Dance Intensive is designed for senior ballet students who wish to refine both their technical and artistic expressive abilities in preparation for a professional dance career. An exceptional faculty of regional, national and international guest teachers complement the intense training program under Ballet BC artistic director John Alleyne.
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Ballet BC's Summer Dance Intensive is designed for senior ballet students who wish to refine both their technical and artistic expressive abilities in preparation for a professional dance career. An exceptional faculty of regional, national and international guest teachers complement the intense training program under Ballet BC artistic director John Alleyne.
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Pepe Romero is the master of the guitar, a legendary musician, and one of the best live concert performers in the Classical world. Experience the master's spine-tingling rendition of the greatest work for classical guitar: Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez.
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The Vancouver Symphony celebrates The 17th Annual Symphony Lovers' Ball on Thursday, February 8th, 2007 (6:30pm Champagne Reception, 7:30pm Dinner & Dancing to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), in the Pacific Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that Maestro Bramwell Tovey has been nominated for a Genie Award, Canada's top cinematic honour (and answer to the Oscar), for penning the song In a Heartbeat for the movie for which he also wrote the score, Eighteen. In the category of Best Original Song, Tovey shares the honour with the film's writer/director Richard Bell, who co-wrote the lyrics. The Vancouver Symphony performed the song and the soundtrack for the motion picture.
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It's cold outside, but it's warm in here! February is a hot month for concerts at the VSO. This month is anything but the winter blahs: it features a world premiere commission by a member of the orchestra, a guitar legend, a romantic Valentine's treat, and a grand celebration of great Russian Classical music - complete with some of the greatest classical artists on the planet.
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The Sibelius Violin Concerto is one of the most beautiful works in all the violin repertoire, and one of the most demanding for the soloist - and 17-year old prodigy Eugene Ugorski is more than up for the task. Under the steady hand of brilliant Estonian conductor Eri Klas, Shostakovich's revolutionary masterpiece Symphony No.15 will explode to life on the Orpheum stage.
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The VSO's Symphony at the Roundhouse is a three-concert series curated by VSO Composer-in-Residence Jeffrey Ryan. The series presents exciting contemporary music concerts, including works from many Canadian composers, in the funky, intimate surroundings of the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown.
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The phenomenon known as The Celtic Tenors hits Vancouver with their VSO debut on Wednesday, January 24th! The Celtic Tenors will perform their unique blend of Classical repertoire, folk music, traditional Irish songs, and popular tunes, with the extraordinary sounds of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Their combination of beautiful voices, character and wit gives their shows vitality from start to finish.
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