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Classical music: Vancouver academy rolls over Beethoven with symphonies splurge The Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra marked our pandemic year by completing an entire Beethoven symphony cycle, all available online Author of the article: David Gordon Duke Publishing date: May 19, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  A masked-up Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra records at the Orpheum Theatre. Photo by Courtesy of the Vancouver Academy of Music Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selec...

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Music on Main roll out a series of performances in weekend online festivals.

Classical music: B.C. youth orchestras reach out with Apollo Initiative Named after Greek god of music, Nobles’ composition a tribute to the mental health challenges of the young Author of the article: David Gordon Duke Publishing date: May 05, 2021  •  6 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Roger Cole, long-time artistic director of the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducts a rehearsal with the VYSO. Photo by Courtesy, VYSO Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made...

It may not be the Carmen of director Brenna Corner’s dreams, or even the Carmen planned to celebrate Vancouver Opera’s first ever production six decades ago. Even so, Carmen: Up Close and Personal will end this most remarkable VO season, and what could be a better choice? Over the years VO has presented Carmens both traditional and modern, not always to universal acclaim. Its controversial 1986 version by Romanian director Lucian Pintilie is still trundled out as a cautionary tale against those hell bent on doing something new. Brenna Corner’s work with VO has been both innovat...