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Join the Musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for a Virtual Chamber Fest
NEW PERFORMANCES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON:
TheConcertHall.ca
The VSO’s Ground-breaking Digital Platform Draws Over 4,000 Subscribers
With More Than 20 Concerts Available for Streaming
TUNE IN TO THECONCERTHALL.CA ON FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH AT 7:30 PM PST
FOR A FREE, LIVE PERFORMANCE OF MOZART’S CLARINET QUINTET IN A MAJOR
Vancouver, Canada (April 9, 2021) — The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) continues its vibrant and varied online season from its new state-of-the-art virtual home, TheConcertHall.ca, presented by TELUS. To date, the VSO has presented an impressive series of concerts for its new digital platform, including Vivaldi’s Four Seasons; Mozart and Haydn symphonies conducted by Music Director Otto Tausk; guest appearances by violinist James Ehnes, soprano Measha Brueggergosman; and pops, jazz, and family concerts, amassing over 4,000 subscribers. The month of April offers new opportunities to hear a number of sublime chamber works featuring VSO musicians, all recorded in the gorgeous acoustic of Vancouver’s Pyatt Hall.
The VSO’s Virtual ChamberFest opens on Friday April 16th at 7:30pm PST with a free livestream of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A major, featuring musicians Jeanette Jonquil, clarinet; Timothy Steeves, Carina Vincenti, violins; Katrina Chitty, viola; and Henry Shapard, cello.
The following day, six additional performances will be available for streaming on TheConcertHall.ca, including:
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Christopher James, flute; Beth Orson, oboe; Jeanette Jonquil, clarinet; Gwen Seaton, bassoon; and Andrew Mee, horn
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
David Lakirovich, Jae-Won Bang, Yi Zhou, Ann Okagaito, violins; Andrew Brown, Jacob van der Sloot, violas; Zoltan Rozsnyai, Luke Kim, cellos
George Crumb: An Idyll for the Misbegotten & Toru Takemitsu: Rain Tree
Christie Reside, flute; Aaron McDonald, Michael Jarrett, and Vern Griffiths, percussion
Caroline Shaw: Works for String Quartet: Plan and Elevation; Valencia; Entr’acte
Cassandra Bequary, Karen Gerbrecht, violins; Emilie Grimes, viola; Olivia Blander, cello
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 arranged by Webern
Christopher James, flute; Michelle Goddard, clarinet; Cassandra Bequary, violin; Cristian Márkos, cello; Amanda Chan, piano
Oskar Böhme: Brass Sextet in E-Flat minor, Op. 30
Larry Knopp, Marcus Goddard, Vincent Vohradsky, trumpets; Andrew Mee, horn; Brian Wendel, trombone; Peder MacLellan, tuba
In addition, the VSO School of Music presents a masterclass with Istvan Vardai (a featured guest artist from the VSO’s 2019-2020 season) and student ensembles. Members of the VSO host a livestream roundtable and Q&A on all things chamber music on Saturday, April 17th at 2:00pm PST.
Also available for Chamber Music lovers on TheConcertHall.ca is the performance of Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, recorded last November and featuring violinist James Ehnes, with Emilie Grimes, viola; Henry Shapard, cello; Evan Hulbert, bass; Jeanette Jonquil, clarinet, Julia Lockhart, bassoon; and Oliver de Clercq, horn.
The VSO’s Chamber Music Festival can be viewed with a 7-day pass to TheConcertHall.ca for just $9.99.
ABOUT THE VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & THECONCERTHALL.CA
Founded in 1919, the Grammy and Juno-award winning Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is the third largest orchestra in Canada, the largest arts organizations in Western Canada, and one of the few orchestras in North America to have its own music school. Led by Music Director Otto Tausk since 2018, the VSO performs more than 150 concerts each year, throughout Vancouver and the province of British Columbia, reaching over 270,000 people annually. On tour the VSO has performed in the United States, China, Korea and across Canada. The orchestra presents passionate, high-quality performances of classical, popular and culturally diverse music, creating meaningful engagement with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Back in October, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra was the first orchestra in North America to adopt the model of the Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall, offering audiences access to every concert that has been performed and recorded, all for a monthly subscription fee. With plans to release more than 40 performances over the course of this inaugural season, the VSO’s TheConcertHall.ca continues to develop new ways to bring the concert experience to its loyal listeners, while attracting many new ones online. Annual subscriptions to TheConcertHall.ca are $129.99, with options for weekly and monthly viewing.
THANK YOU!
In this challenging COVID season, the VSO acknowledges the incredible support of its sponsors and many donors. This season celebrates the 70th anniversary of the VSO’s partnership with TELUS, marked fittingly by TELUS presenting TheConcertHall.ca. The VSO also thanks Assante Vancouver Centre, Newmont, RGF Integrated Wealth Management, London Drugs, OriginO, Parc Retirement Living and Canada Life – series sponsors of the 2020-21 season. The Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, Government of BC, and BC Arts Council have provided critical support throughout the COVID Crisis, that have allowed the musicians and staff of the VSO to continue their work
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