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4TH ANNUAL BIG HORN BRASS HOLIDAY SHOW!
The "Big Horn Brass Holiday Show" with soloist Shirley Nanette will play a benefit for The VSO on Saturday, December 15 at 7 pm at Life Point Church, 305 NE 192nd Ave, Vancouver. David Bryan hosts and conducts. Ms. Nanette has appeared as guest soloist in concerts throughout the
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Shirley Nanette
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United States and Canada, on both commercial and public television. She performs at many Oregon musical events and festivals each year and is in the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.
Please join us for another very special holiday event in warm surroundings with the company of your loved ones. Enjoy many of the best seasonal music favorites of long past like Winter Wonderland and some more recent like You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. This program has become one the more cherished local concerts of the holiday season suitable for children of all ages nine to ninety.
Tickets are $10 - $25 and can be purchased at the door, by calling 360-735-7278 or by clicking here.
This event is partially sponsored by Umpqua Bank.
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The fourth concert of the VSO Chamber Group, A Season of Wonder, offers a sensitive, inspirational musical celebration by the Northwest New Music Ensemble under the artistic direction of VSO timpani principal Florian Conzetti and cellist Diane Chaplin, on Saturday, December 8 at 7 pm in the Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 West 39th Street, Vancouver.
This concert also features VSO principal harp Kate Petak; Janet Coleman, piano; Catherine Olson, soprano and Sydney Carlson, flute.
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Florian Conzetti, percussion
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Florian Conzetti
Artistic Director, percussionist
He is from Switzerland and studied at the Konservatorium für Musik in Bern, the Eastman School of Music and Peabody Conservatory, where he earned a doctorate in music. He teaches at Portland State University, Linfield College and is principal timpani with The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
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Diane Chaplin, cellist
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Diane Chaplin
Artistic Director, cellist
She holds a BFA degree from the California Institute of the Arts and a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, NYC. She received a Special Prize from the International Cello Competition in Chile, a Certificate from the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, and has appeared in solo and chamber music concerts throughout the US, Canada and Europe.
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ALL HAMLET, IN JANUARY!
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The VSO takes on Shakespeare's great work, Hamlet supported by the wonderful music of Lizst, Tchaikovsky, Shastakovich and Walton, plus readings by special guest, Kirk Mouser.
Kirk is the Artistic Director of Stumptown Stages, Portland's resident musical theatre company at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. His acting credits include the Broadway and national tours of Les Misérables (Marius), Forbidden Broadway, Chess, The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul) and Leonard Bernstein's Mass. His film and television credits include the feature film Untraceable (Agent Carter Thompson) opposite Diane Lane and TNT's Leverage (Charles Rushing) opposite Timothy Hutton and Richard Chamberlain. He has been honored with the Chicago Area Theatre Jeff Award, Best Actor as Che in Evita, and the Portland Drammy, Best Actor as Booth in Assassins (Booth).
Please join us for a remarkable afternoon or evening, January 19th & 20th at Skyview Concert Hall, 1300 NW 139th St, Vancouver.
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CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS!
We are proud to announce our 19th Annual Young Artists Competition, noted in the flyer below.
Please bring this announcement to the attention of your family, friends, neighbors and anyone else who might recommend the opportunity for young people to play with our 70+ member, fully professional orchestra. Also, at stake is $5,250 in cash awards.
Click Here for Rules and Entry Form
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Sponsor the Music and Guest Artists
Last season we had good success in offering sponsorships of our guest artists and underwriting the music that The VSO had to purchase rather than rent. Once again, those opportunities are being extended to our loyal patrons, associates, friends and businesses. Just drop our Orchestra Manager an email at the link below to become more involved in this program.
OrchestraMgr@VancouverSymphony.org
In October 2012, guest artists Nitai Zori, violinist & Hillel Zori, cellist were sponsored in part by:
Loti & Paul Christensen, Vancouver
Congregation Kol Ami, Vancouver
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
In November 2012, guest artist Sarah Kwak was wholly sponsored by:
Lois & Ward Cook, Vancouver
In December 2012, the Big Horn Brass Holiday Show was sponsored in part by:
Umpqua Bank
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You can support The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in many different ways. Visit our website and read how you can be an even greater help. Thank you!
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Major season assistance is provided by:
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Some of our associates for the 2012-13 concert season are:
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