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The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents Summer Academy Concert
Having successfully relaunched our bi-annual Summer Academy in 2023 (after several years of pandemic-related hiatus), we can’t wait to show you what comes out of this one-of-a-kind creative intensive! Participating composers and performers spend two weeks working with a distinguished faculty of VICO composer mentors, roster musicians, and international guests such as composer/conductor Joël Bons from the Netherlands. Together they create new compositions for intercultural chamber ensembles (a quartet and a decet), which will be premiered at this concert under the baton of conductor Janna Sailor.
Also on the bill: As the first spring blossoms awaken through the snow by Rita Ueda (winner of the 2022 Jules Leger Prize for New Canadian Chamber Music), as well as compositions by Lan Tung and Amir Eslami.
Featuring
Janna Sailor, conductor
Saina Khaledi, santoor | Ali Razmi, tar & setar | Douglas Hensley, tar & oud | Liam Hockley, clarinet | Paul Hung, flute | Tim Chan, sheng | Sarah Kwok, viola | Jun Rong, erhu | Mark Haney, contrabass | Brian Nesselroad, percussion | Mark Ferris, violin | Zhimin Yu, pipa | Charlie Lui, dizi | Dai-Lin Hsieh, zheng | Finn Manniche, cello
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