“Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra
Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 8 PM
Pre-Concert Talk and Demonstration, 7 PM
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, U of W
An exciting and spectacular start to our season! The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, over 20-strong, brings together virtuoso musicians from around the world in new compositions for cross-cultural ensemble by Canadian composers– including traditional instruments from China, Japan, India, Persia, Vietnam, Latin America, and Europe. VICO has been described as “a world music super-group” (Vancouver Sun), “music that sounds like Vancouver looks” (Georgia Straight), and “the United Nations of music” (CBC Radio). They present a whirlwind program of new and recent compositions by Lan Tung, Jennifer Butler, Farshid Samandari, Niel Golden, Jim Hiscott, Mark Armanini and others. Not to be missed!
Curated by Jim Hiscott”
from gswell.ca
Founding Artistic Director of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra; Moshe Denberg with an Oud
Composer Mark Armanini
Hamin Honari on Tombek and Daf
A solid brass Tabla tuning hammer!
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra
Curator of Groundswell, Jim Hiscott
Shawn Mativetsky on Tabla
Niel Golden
Mark Ferris on Violin
Composer and Vocalist Lan Tung
Bic Hoang on Dan Bau
“The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s mission is to act as a forum for the creation of a new musical art form, one in which all of Canada’s resident cultures can take part. Through composition, performance and educational outreach to both music professionals 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.” from Vi-Co.org
Composer Farshid Samandari
Ali Razmi on Setar
Geling Jiang on Sanxian
Mark Takeshi McGregor on Bass Flute
Jun Rong on Erhu
detail of Erhu
Douglas Hensley on Oud
Jonathan Bernard on Percussion. Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra
Conductor John Zoltek
