Concert Archive
[Note: Larger titles denote concerts, smaller titles
denote educational presentations]
Dreams
of the Wanderer
Saturday
April 5, 2008, 8pm
Sunday April 6, 2008, 3pm
Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre
2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver
Capilano College School of Music, in collaboration with the VICO,
presented two concerts featuring the world premiere of
Dreams of the Wanderer by BC composer Moshe
Denburg, and performed by the VICO with the combined choirs
of the Capilano College Music Program - Capilano College Singers,
Capilano College Festival Chorus , and Cecilia Ensemble Women's
Choir. The composition showcased the musical traditions from a variety
of cultures, a multilingual work incorporating Farsi, Mandarin Chinese,
Hebrew and English. Iranian tenor Amir Haghighi
was the featured soloist, and Lars Kaario conducted.
The concert program included a cappella songs from a variety of
cultures, performed by the choirs, as well as several instrumental
works for smaller forces performed by members of the VICO.
Celtic and Iranian Bridges
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Music of the Whole World Series 3: Presentation #2
Amy Stephen and Amir Haghighi,
an intercultural couple who have been part of the VICO for many
years, presented a program highlighting the bringing together of
their cultural inspirations - Amy’s Celtic music and Amir’s
Persian music. They were joined by Navid Goldrick on Santur in live
music demonstrations. The presentation incorporated a sneak preview
of the upcoming VICO concerts on April 5 and 6.
Setting the World to Music
February 12, 2008
Music of the Whole World Series 3: Presentation #3
A Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra production
presented in collaboration withThe Vancouver
Public Library and Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad
Setting the World to Music featured composers/conductors
Mark Armanini, Moshe Denburg, Farshid Samandari and Jin Zhang performing
their works with an intercultural orchestra of 15 musicians. In
this colourful and dynamic 90-minute presentation, each of these
respected Vancouver-based composers discussed varying approaches
to composing for an intercultural orchestra, illustrating the challenges
of combining different instruments and musical traditions and the
new creative potential that can be found in doing so. The orchestra
performed pieces arranged specifically for the occasion, combining
western orchestral instruments (violins, violas, woodwinds) with
the zheng, erhu, pipa, bansuri, sitar, and tabla.
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Islamic Choral Music &
Aboriginal Music: Unique Bridges
December 5, 2007
Music of the Whole World Series 3: Presentation #2
Hussein Janmohamed, a choral director and composer
with an abiding interest in Islamic music, Western choral culture,
and Aboriginal music and sensibilities, presented a program dealing
with his inter-cultural journey of discovery. He was joined by his
choristers in live music demonstrations, and his composer colleague,
Russell Wallace.
Imagined Worlds:
the
Music of Trichy Sankaran
Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:00PM
Vancouver Community College Auditorium
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra in collaboration with
Vancouver Community College School of Music presented a concert
highlighting the inter-cultural works of Canadian composer Trichy
Sankaran. The composer himself was also the featured performer,
as many of the works include the mrdangam and the kanjira, the South
Indian instruments upon which Professor Sankaran is a virtuoso.
Imagined Worlds is meant to be the first concert of a new
series produced by the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, and presented
annually.
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Tabla and Orchestra
November 7, 2007
Music of the Whole World Series 3: Presentation #1
Tabla virtuoso Niel Golden, who has written for
Tabla and orchestra, presented a program concentrating on the tradition
of tabla as it has found its way into the intercultural repertoire.
He was joined by VICO roster members Moshe Denburg (Guitar), Mark
MacGregor (Flute), and Sal Ferreras (Marimba) in live music demonstrations.
Korean Music,
the Kayagum,
and Western Forces
June 5, 2007
Music of the Whole World Series 2: Presentation #5
Grace Lee, a composer and a performer dedicated
to inter-culturalism, will illustrate the Korean musical tradition
and the inter-cultural music she has created by bringing this tradition
together with the musical ideas and instruments of the West. As
well, she will be joined by colleagues and VICO performers in live
demonstration. Take home study guides will be made available free
of charge.
Afro-Latin Fusions
April 3, 2007
Music of the Whole World Series 2: Presentation #4
Joseph Pepe Danza, a composer/performer originally from Uruguay,
will be joined by Jacky Essombe (Cameroon) and Kocassale Dioubate
(Guinea) in a presentation which explores how drums and rhythmic
patterns travel from one culture to another, and how new ideas have
come about from the fusing of the rhythm traditions of the Latin
and African worlds. Live music, dance, and explanations of the traditions
will be given, and take home study guides will be made available
free of charge.
Orbits
and Revolutions: Stories of the World
March 2 & 3, 2007
Orbits & Revolutions: Stories of the World is a ground-breaking
concert collaboration between two of Vancouver's most innovative
music organizations - the NOW Orchestra and the Vancouver Inter-Cultural
Orchestra (VICO). The concert will feature new works by six Vancouver-based
composers: Mark Armanini, Coat Cooke, Moshe Denburg, Pepe Danza,
Ron Samworth and Jin Zhang. You will hear the marriage of improvisation
and composition, of east and west, of jazz and world music. You
will hear the zheng (Chinese long zither), the Ud (Arabic lute),
and the Santur (Persian hammered dulcimer) weave their stories together
with saxophones, trumpets, flutes, voice and percussion. Orbits
& Revolutions: Stories of the World takes all of our narratives,
old and new, and places them in our present world, with all its
dawning potentials and promising vistas. It is a one-of-a-kind concert
you will not want to miss. More
Details
Traditional World
Music & Jazz Improv
February 6, 2007
Music of the Whole World Series 2: Presentation #3
As a pre-amble to an upcoming concert collaboration (March 2 &
3 at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre) between the Vancouver Inter-Cultural
Orchestra (VICO) and the New Orchestra Workshop (NOW), composers/artistic
directors Coat Cooke and Moshe Denburg will explore the interface
between the art of improvisaton and world music forms. They will
be joined by composer/performer Randy Raine-Reusch and trumpet virtuoso
Bill Clark in live musical demonstrations of the techniques and
sounds of jazz and the non-western world. Take home study guides
will be made available free of charge.
Gamelan Music and
the West
December 5, 2006
Music of the Whole World Series 2: Presentation #2
Composer Michael O'Neill, together with several leading lights in
the Vancouver Gamelan community - Sutrisno Hartana, Michael Tenzer,
I. Wayan Sudirana, and Kenneth Newby - will present a program illustrating
the art of Indonesian Gamelan and the intercultural music that has
been created by bringing it into touch with western instruments
and forms. The presentation will include live musical demonstrations
on the instruments of the Gamelan. Take home study guides will be
made available free of charge.
Planetary Spirits
-
Music of the Whole S p o o k y World
October 31, 2006
Music of the Whole World Series 2: Presentation #1
In honour of Halloween, various composers and musicians of the Vancouver
Inter-Cultural Orchestra will explore how different world music
traditions deal with spirits, good and bad. Representative cultures
include: Jewish, Mexican, Chinese, Balinese, Celtic, and of course
mainstream Western. The presentation includes live music performance
and complimentary study guides.
Inter-Culturealistic
September 30, 2006
In the intimacy of the Chan Centre's Telus Studio Theatre, Inter-Culturealistic,
a concert of original Canadian intercultural works was presented
by The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO). Laudate Singers,
the VICO's resident choir, was featured on several works. The concert
served as the culmination of the VICO's 6 part educational series
on intercultural music making, Music of the Whole World,
and featured the world music elements and intercultural marriages
covered in the series: Persian, Asian, Chinese, Scottish Bagpipes
with Japanese Taiko, and more. Featured composers included John
Oliver, Michael O’Neill, Farshid Samandari, and Moshe Denburg.
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Scottish Highland Pipes
and Japanese Taiko Drums
with Michael O'Neill
August 9, 2006
Music of the Whole World Series 1: Presentation #6
Michael O'Neill, a western born composer who has dedicated much
of his career to composing for intercultural combinations of instruments,
will utilize his work, 'Luffness', as a springboard to discuss and
illustrate two very distinct traditions. A wild idea which shows
how surprisingly natural certain intercultural marriages can be,
'Luffness' is scored for 3 taiko, 3 Scottish highland bagpipes,
and shakuhachi. For the purposes of demonstration Michael will play
Scottish highland bagpipes and will be joined by two of his composer/collaborators,
Bonnie Soon and Boyd Seiichi Grealy, on taiko. Take home study guides
will be made available free of charge.
Intercultural Orchestra spiced
with Tango & Andean Music
with Joseph Pepe Danza
June 7, 2006
Music of the Whole World Series 1: Presentation #5
Joseph Pepe Danza, a composer/performer who has studied the music
of numerous cultures over many years, will discuss and illustrate
the musical sources for his intercultural composition, 'I Saw a
Mountain', written for the VICO 3 years ago. In addition to music
listening and discussion, Pepe will illustrate the Quena (South
American flute) and Andean Percussion instruments, and will be joined
by musical friends on a variety of instruments. Take home study
guides will be made available free of charge.
CBC Studio One -
Concert Recording
May 29, 2005
The VICO performed at CBC's Studio One, in front of a live
audience. The concert was recorded, as part of Asian Heritage month,
and was broadcast on Westcoast Performance on May 28, 2006,
and nationally on Espace Musique. Selections on the program
were Circling by Jin Zhang, Dance of Sunrise
by Grace Lee, and The King is Dancing by Moshe
Denburg.
Persian influenced Intercultural
Music
with Farshid Samandari
April 5, 2006
Music of the Whole World Series 1: Presentation #4
Farshid Samandari, an Iranian born composer who has studied western
classical music as well as the classical music of the Persian (Iranian)
tradition, will present a program highlighting his intercultural
work. He will be assisted by Iranian musicians from the VICO roster
in music listening, discussion, and live performance. Take home
resource sheets will be made available and examples both of classical
Persian music and of intercultural compositions will be demonstrated.
The musical marriages of the
Far East
with Randy Raine-Reusch and Mei Han
February 8, 2006
Music of the Whole World Series 1: Presentation #3
Randy Raine-Reusch and Mei Han (Composer/Performers) will present
a program highlighting the musics of the far east (Korea, Japan,
Thailand, China, and Malaysia) and the intercultural connections
between them. In addition to music listening and discussion, they
will perform on a variety of instruments including the zheng (Chinese
Zither), the Khaen (mouth-organ of Laos & Northeast Thailand),
and the Ichigenkin (Japanese one string zither).
The Musical
Bridges
between China and the West
with Mark Armanini
December 7, 2005
Music of the Whole World Series 1: Presentation #2
Mark Armanini, a Vancouver born composer, will lead a lecture-demonstration
on the specific intercultural compositions arising from the interactions
of the musical systems of China and the West. In addition to music
listening and discussion, he will be assisted by VICO musicians
Qiu Xia He (Pipa) and Lan Tung (Erhu) who will illustrate traditional
Chinese works as well as excerpts from Armanini's intercultural
compositions.
Indian-Western Fusions
with Moshe Denburg
October 26, 2005
Music of the Whole World Series 1: Presentation #1
Moshe Denburg (Composer) will present a program highlighting the
music of India and the intercultural compositions that have stemmed
from his studies of Indian and Western music over many years. He
will be assisted by several VICO roster members in music listening,
discussion, and live performance. Take home resource sheets will
be made available. Examples both of classical Indian music and of
intercultural compositions will be demonstrated.
Music of the Endless
Sky
October 30, 2004
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) together with the
Laudate Singers presented a concert of original intercultural works
on October 30, 2004. Entitled Music of the Endless Sky,
the concert featured the production of Moshe Denburg's work 'Rapprochements
(Reconciliations)', a 40 minute work for inter-cultural orchestra
and choir. The concert program also included 'Kusumamaya - a Tabla
Concerto' by Niel Golden, 'Dragon Dogs' for 2 Zhengs and western
instruments by Randy Raine-Reusch and Mei Han, and breathtaking
a capella songs of diverse cultures by Laudate. This collaboration
between Laudate and the VICO represents their ongoing commitment
to the exciting new art of intercultural composition and performance.
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What Colour is Music?
October 12, 2004
Cultural Appropriation or Artistic Expression?
- Issues in World Music and Intercultural Composition
The emerging art of intercultural composition and performance has
both adherents and detractors. There are those who feel that the
art dilutes the traditions it borrows from, and even worse - misrepresents
them. On the other hand there are those who feel that the artistic
endeavour is valuable in and of itself, and so should be encouraged
on all levels. The program presented was geared to allow for ideas
and experiences to be shared, and took the form of an open forum
with audience participation. As a pre-amble, members of the Vancouver
Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) gave musical illustrations on a
variety of instruments from around the world, and discussed their
own experiences making intercultural music. Moshe Denburg, VICO
Program Director, acted as moderator. VICO presenters included:
Randy Raine-Reusch, Joseph Pepe Danza, Qiu Xia He, Amir Haghighi,
and James Hamilton. The program took place at the Vancouver Public
Library (Alice Mackay Room) and was offered free of charge to the
public.
Celebration for Peace
April 19, 2004
Celebration for Peace was given in honour of the visit of
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama; at the Orpheum Theatre; presented
by the Westcoast Sacred Arts Society in collaboration with the Vancouver
Symphony Society; the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, together
with the VSO presented a program of works, including Ani Ma-amin
(I Believe) by Moshe Denburg, Nomad's Rustic Song (arranged
by VICO composer affiliate Mark Armanini), and Song for the Dalai
Lama, a song by children's troubadour Raffi, arranged by Moshe
Denburg for children's choir and the combined forces of the VSO
and the VICO. Attendance was sold out and the Dalai Lama addressed
the audience. Other dignitaries in attendance included: Archbishop
Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, and Rabbi Zalman
Schachter-Shalomi. More Details
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Pre-2004 Concerts
November 11, 2003
As part of Sacred World Music Festival 2003, the VICO, together with Laudate Singers, presented a program including Neil Weisensel's Presence, and the world premiere of Farshid Samandari's Remover of Difficulties. More Details
October 25, 2003
The Pro Music Society's Further East - Further West series, in collaboration with Capilano College School of Music, presented a VICO concert featuring two world premieres: Niel Golden's Kusumamaya - a Tabla Concerto, and Farshid Samandari's Sinfonia Unifica. More Details
February 2, 2003
The VICO, together with the Laudate Singers presented a program of works including two premieres of newly commissioned works, Circling by Jin Zhang and Ani Ma-amin by Moshe Denburg. More Details
November 10, 2002
As part of Sacred World Music Festival 2002, the VICO presented two newly commissioned works, Incense and Flowers by Mark Armanini and I Saw a Mountain by Joseph Danza. More Details
September 22, 2002
The Westcoast Sacred Arts Society, together with the Canadian Memorial Church and Centre for Peace, presented the VICO in a concert featuring new works for inter-cultural ensemble and choir by composers Moshe Denburg and Neil Weisensel. More Details
November 12, 2001
At Sacred Music Festival 2001, the VICO performed The King is Dancing, as part of the presentation Rumi and Lalla with Nur-Jehan, Latif Bolat, and Joseph "Pepe" Danza.
November 11, 2001
As part of Sacred Music Festival 2001, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presented three new works, by Vancouver composers, Sacred Flowers by Mark Armanini, Kayagum Concerto by Grace Lee, and The Hermit and the Princess by Joseph "Pepe" Danza. More Details
March 4, 2001
The World Music of Moshe Denburg an Inter-Cultural Odyssey; a concert of inter-cultural chamber works by Moshe Denburg, presented at the Rothstein Theatre in the context of the Chutzpah Festival. More Details
November 13, 2000
Rapprochements (Reconciliations) for Inter-Cultural Orchestra, by Moshe Denburg, was premiered as the grand finale of the 2nd Annual Sacred Music Festival, at UBC Longhouse. More Details
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