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June 2018
Global Soundscapes Festival 2018
In what promises to be a groundbreaking and exciting feast of music, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) has announced the dates and focus of its annual Global Soundscapes Festival. This year the festival showcases the instruments and traditions of the Middle East. VICO will host special guest soloists from Azerbaijan, Iran, and Montreal. They’ll perform with a who’s who of musicians from Vancouver’s vibrant world music scene in a series of concerts and other events. The Global Soundscapes Festival promises a…
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On the heels of their tremendously successful inaugural production, Venus and Adonis, Players & Singers returns to the Hycroft Manor ballroom for an evening celebrating the great (and not so great) works of Henry Purcell. With full baroque orchestra, soloists and chorus, we will entertain you with soaring arias, timeless ensembles, intricate dances and quite a few drinking songs. At the center of the programme will be Purcell’s delightful masque Timon of Athens, the musical representation of a war between two powerful…
Find out more »Bacchanalia
On the heels of their tremendously successful inaugural production, Venus and Adonis, Players & Singers returns to the Hycroft Manor ballroom for an evening celebrating the great (and not so great) works of Henry Purcell. With full baroque orchestra, soloists and chorus, we will entertain you with soaring arias, timeless ensembles, intricate dances and quite a few drinking songs. At the center of the programme will be Purcell’s delightful masque Timon of Athens, the musical representation of a war between two powerful…
Find out more »Global Soundscapes Festival 2018
In what promises to be a groundbreaking and exciting feast of music, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) has announced the dates and focus of its annual Global Soundscapes Festival. This year the festival showcases the instruments and traditions of the Middle East. VICO will host special guest soloists from Azerbaijan, Iran, and Montreal. They’ll perform with a who’s who of musicians from Vancouver’s vibrant world music scene in a series of concerts and other events. The Global Soundscapes Festival promises a…
Find out more »Mane Event
Mane Event Chor Leoni’s summer romp finds the renowned choir of singing lions shaking out their manes for their 25th and final time at Vancouver’s iconic summer venue. Expect Broadway hits, Canadian folksongs, a Gaga/Madonna mash-up, pop songs by Justin Timberlake, Meghan Trainor and Van Morrison, favourites from past Bard shows, and so much more as the lions pull out all the stops to entertain you. With cool choreography, an ace band led by Ken Cormier, over-the-top costumes, and the…
Find out more »Mane Event
Mane Event Chor Leoni’s summer romp finds the renowned choir of singing lions shaking out their manes for their 25th and final time at Vancouver’s iconic summer venue. Expect Broadway hits, Canadian folksongs, a Gaga/Madonna mash-up, pop songs by Justin Timberlake, Meghan Trainor and Van Morrison, favourites from past Bard shows, and so much more as the lions pull out all the stops to entertain you. With cool choreography, an ace band led by Ken Cormier, over-the-top costumes, and the…
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