Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra

The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra
in collaboration with Vancouver Public Library
presents

Setting the World to Music

February 12, 2008, 7pm
Alice MacKay Hall
Vancouver Public Library Central Branch
350 Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

Co-presented by Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

Program

Han Yan Xi Shui *
(The Lonely Duck Playing in the Winter Pond)
Traditional, arranged by Mark Armanini and Qiu Xia He
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Vibraphone/Percussion, Zheng, Tabla, Western String Quintet
*World Premiere of a new arrangement

Prelude: Le Rossignol et la Rose *
(The Nightingale and the Rose)
by Farshid Samandari
Flute, Bansuri, Oboe, Clarinet, Percussion, Sitar, Tabla, Pipa, Zheng, Erhu, Western String Quintet
*World Premiere of a new arrangement


Reconciliation *
by Moshe Denburg
Flute, Bansuri, Oboe, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Percussion, Sitar, Pipa, Zheng, Erhu
& Western String Quintet
*World Premiere of a new arrangement

Hello Mr. Mount Seymour **
by Jin Zhang
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Erhu, Pipa, Zheng, Sitar, Tabla, Hand Percussion, Western String Quintet
**World Premiere

Composer-Presenters
Mark Armanini
Moshe Denburg
Farshid Samandari
Jin Zhang

Roster
Violin 1 - Yi Zhou; Violin 2 - Susan Cosco; Viola - Reg Quiring
Cello - Finn Manniche; Double Bass - Tim Stacey
Flute - Paolo Bortolussi; Oboe - Lauris Davis; Clarinet - A. K. Coope
Erhu - Lan Tung; Pipa - Wendy Zhou; Zheng - Wei Li
Tabla/Hand Percussion - Stefan Cihelka; Bansuri/Hand Percussion- Joseph "Pepe" Danza
Sitar- Neelamjit Dhillon; Mallet Percussion/Hand Percussion - Robin Reid

Conductors - Jin Zhang, Moshe Denburg

Production Credits

Staff and Support
Moshe Denburg,
Artistic Director
Melanie Thompson,
Administrator/Publicist
Mary Kastle,
Fundraising Coordinator
Don Xaliman
, Recording and Videography
Alistair Eagle, Photography

Board of Directors
K. Louise (Naomi) Arney,
President
Nancy Mortifee,
Secretary-Treasurer
Lan Tung,
Vice-President
Mark Armanini,
Director
Ramona Wu,
Director