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• Ukiyo String Quartet Wins 1st Place at 2024 BC Performing Arts Provincials
• Jazz Guitarist Daniel Marmer Received a $10K Artist Grant
• Diana Agasian and Marina Agasian are featured soloists at VSO's Traditional Christmas
• Jonathan Djakov wins the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Young Composers' Competition
• VSOSoM Students Win at the Friends of Chamber Music's 69th Young Musicians Competition
• Lucy Wang Wins National Musical Instrument Bank Competition
• Harmeet Kaur Virdee: Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 winner
• Chamber Trio Place First at Canada West
• VSOSoM chamber ensembles dominate at the Friends of Chamber Music competition
• Piano students take first place at Carnegie Hall
• Student wins scholarship for prestigious Domaine Forget
• Alumni student plays Lincoln Center with Juilliard

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Faculty Members

• Callum Alden
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• Julia Chien
• Rodney Sharman
• Katrina Chitty
• Zachary Masri
• Laura Jay
• Vincent Vohradsky
• Jacob van der Sloot
• New Orford String Quartet
• Graham Middleton
• Katherine Watson
• Michael Dirk
• Dylan Palmer
• Jane Ma
• Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
• Noah Reitman
• Lani Krantz
• Anne-elise Keefer
• Marea Chernoff
• Candice Newberry
• AK Coope
• Michelle Goddard
• Catherine Chen
• Sophie Dansereau
• Eva Lakirovich
• Katherine Evans
• Keiko Alexander
• Janet Irvine
• David Haskins
• Vern Griffiths
• Aaron McDonald
• Mohamed Assani
• Evelyn Chang
• Yun Song
• Min (Maggie) Lin
• Vince Mai
• Henry Shapard
• Sharon Zhang
• Jonathan Lo
• Qiu Xia He
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• Zhimin Yu
• Charlie Lui
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• Ashley Plaut
• Bill Coon
• Jennie Press
• Manuel Lok
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• Rosanne Wieringa
• Miles Black
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• Dan Reynolds
• Valérie Lacombe
• Paul Pigat
• Sam Kirmayer
• James Danderfer
• Julia Nolan
• Cassandra Bequary
• Jesse Cahill
• Jodi Proznick
• Paul Rushka
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• Julie Begg
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• Sunny She
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• Harold Birston
• Cyrena Huang
• Carla Birston
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• Alyssa Katahara
• Greg Caisley
• Georgie Leo
• Alex Wide
• Leah Giselle Field
• Jessica Huang
• Ava Shadmani
• William Rowson
• Mark Marinic

Events

• October Piano Department Masterclass
• Piano Festival Submissions Open
• Future of Excellence Competition Submissions Open
• February Piano Department Masterclass
• VIANO QUARTET chamber masterclass
• Kids Concert Playzone Platypus Theatre: Charlotte and the Music-Maker
• 34th Annual Vancouver Symphony Gala at the Orpheum
• Kids Concert Playzone Star Wars for Kids
• Kids Concert Playzone Classical Kids Live!: Saint-Georges’ Sword & Bow
• Camerata & Guitar Ensembles Concert
• Canadian Composers Recital
• Kids Concert Playzone What Do YOU Play?
• Aureum & Recorder Ensembles Recital
• WU MAN Chinese Music Masterclass
• November Piano Department Masterclass
• March Piano Department Masterclass with Rosemary O’Connor
• May Piano Department Masterclass
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• January Piano Department Masterclass
• Thanksgiving Day
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• Family Day
• April Piano Department Masterclass
• Good Friday
• Easter Monday
• Victoria Day
• VSO Event: Symphony at Sunset
• Fall Term Starts (Group Classes)
• VSO Event: Symphony in the Park
• Registration Opens for Spring Break Camps 2023
• Fall Term Ends
• Winter Term Starts
• Registration Opens for Summer Camps 2023
• Winter Term Ends
• Jazz Masterclass with Joe Farnsworth and Sarah Hanahan
• Jane COOP: Piano Masterclass
• 2024-25 Performance Prep Program - deadline to apply
• Stage, Screen & Strings @ The Playhouse
• Jazz Combos Concert
• Piano Festival Late Submission Closes
• ARKAI Electric Strings Duo: Workshop & Concert
• Day of Music
• Performance Prep Student Recital
• Big Band & Jazz Combo Recital
• Spring Term Starts (Private, Group Lessons & Chamber)
• Spring Term Ends (Ensembles & Chamber)
• Advanced Chamber Ensembles Concert
• Registration Opens for 2023-24 School Year
• Deadline to apply for the Riopelle Project
• Opera Ensemble Recital
• VSO Prelude Concert: Riopelle Symphonique
• Deadline to enter Future of Excellence Competition
• Future of Excellence Competition: Preliminary Round
• Future of Excellence Competition: Final Round
• 2023 Strings Festival: Celebration Recital
• Piano Festival: Celebration Recital
• VSO School Recital
• Piano Masterclass with Kyoko Hashimoto
• VSO School Recital
• VSO School Recital #3
• December Big Band Concert
• March Big Band Concert
• June Big Band Concert
• Jazz Combos Concert
• March Jazz Combo Concerts
• Jazz Combos Concert
• December Chamber Music Concert (Part 2)
• Chamber Ensembles Concert
• VSO Prelude Concert: Sinfonietta & Intermezzo
• A Constellation of Strings: String Ensembles Concert
• Music on Tap
• Jazz Piano Masterclass with Benny Green
• Summer Strings @ The Playhouse
• Rising Stars of Jazz @ The Playhouse
• Benny Green - Solo Piano Concert
• VSO Prelude Concert: SoM Big Band
• Violin Masterclass with Sarah Chang
• String Ensembles Concert: A Celebration of Strings
• Children's Choir Recital
• Piano Masterclass with Louis Lortie
• Day of Music 2023
• Voice Masterclass with Susan Platts
• Winter Serenade @ The Playhouse
• Camerata Ensemble Concert
• Deadline for Strings Festival Submission
• Deadline to audition for Opera Ensemble
• Piano Masterclass with Alexandra Dariescu
• Deadline for Winds & Brass Chamber or Percussion Ensemble Submissions
• VSO Prelude Concert: SoM Guitar Ensemble
• Mischa MAISKY Cello Masterclass
• VSO Prelude Concert: SoM Jazz Combo
• Piano Masterclass with Eric Lu
• Guitar Department Masterclass
• Guitar Masterclass with Aniello Desiderio
• October Strings Department Masterclass
• Guitar & Harp Recital
• Violin Masterclass with Vadim Gluzman
• November Strings Department Masterclass
• Adult Guitar Ensembles Recital
• The Path Forward
• December Strings Department Masterclass
• Classical Brilliance: Sinfonietta at the Orpheum
• January Strings Department Masterclass
• December Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• 2023-24 Big Band & Jazz Combos – deadline to apply
• February Strings Department Masterclass
• Day of Truth & Reconciliation
• March Strings Department Masterclass
• Student Composers Concert
• Thanksgiving
• February Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• Thanksgiving
• Remembrance Day
• Mat Maneri & Lucian Ban
• Family Day
• Good Friday
• Stage Presence Masterclass with Christie Reside
• Easter Weekend
• Easter Sunday
• Guitar & Harp Recital
• Easter Monday
• Adult Guitar Ensembles Recital
• Victoria Day
• Jane COOP Piano Masterclass
• Fall Term Starts (Private Lessons)
• Measha Brueggergosman-Lee Performance Masterclass
• Fall Term Starts (Ensembles & Chamber)
• Student Composers Concert
• June Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• In Conversation with the JUSSEN BROTHERS
• Bach's Brandenburg Concertos at the Chan
• October Pro-D Camp
• February Pro-D Camp
• April Pro-D Camp
• Children's Choir Recital
• New Orford String Quartet: Chamber Masterclass
• Blake POULIOT Violin masterclass
• Jon KIMURA PARKER Piano Masterclass
• Vivian FUNG Composition Masterclass
• Wayne MARSHALL Piano / Improv Masterclass
• Håkan HARDENBERGER Brass Masterclass
• The Infidels Presents: Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray
• Fall Term Ends (Private Lessons)
• Fall Term Ends (Group Classes & Ensembles)
• Winter Term Starts (Private Lessons)
• Chinese Music Dept. Showcase
• Winter Term Starts (Group Classes & Ensembles)
• Winter Term Ends (Private Lessons)
• Hilary HAHN Violin Masterclass
• Winter Term Ends (Group Classes & Ensembles)
• Spring Term Starts (Ensembles)
• Spring Term Ends (Private & Group Lessons)
• Spring Term Ends
• Summer Wind Ensemble Camp Concert
• Jens LINDEMANN: "Success in Music, Success in LIfe"
• Winds, Brass & Percussion Recital
• Holiday String Ensembles Concert
• Violin masterclass with Nicholas Wright
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard
• Flute Masterclass with Christie Reside
• Thanksgiving Sunday
• Change The Tune - An Evening with The Ostara Project
• Viola & Chamber Masterclass with Hung-Wei Huang
• Sisters in Jazz 2024
• Intermediate Violin Masterclass with David Lakirovich
• Audition Prep with Timothy Steeves
• Disklavier Remote Lessons Demonstration
• A Musical Soiree: Adult Student Recital & Reception
• Charles RICHARD-HAMELIN: piano masterclass
• Sisters in Jazz Day 2022
• Angela CHENG & Alvin CHOW: 4 Hands Piano masterclass
• World Music Department Concert - Melodies for Mother's Day
• Spring Break Camps
• Xenia Concerts presents in partnership with VSO School of Music: Triology!
• Spring Opera Ensemble Recital
• VSO Prelude Concert: SoM Azalea Ensemble
• Big Band Masterclass with Ostara Project
• VSO Lobby Concert: SoM Jazz Combo
• Strings Festival Late Submission Closes
• Joyful Jazz Relaxed Concert featuring Triology
• Kids Concert Playzone Al Simmons Something’s Fishy with the VSO
• December Chamber Music Concert (Part 1)
• Classical Brilliance Relaxed Concert featuring Musicians of the VSO
• Day of Music: VSO Free Community Concert
• Wind, Brass & Percussion Recital
• Sounds of the City Showcase
• Halloween Drag Storytime with Toddy
• Intermediate Violin Masterclass with David Lakirovich
• A Musical Soiree: Adult Student Recital & Reception
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard
• VCGS Presents: Alan & Brayden Liu
• Violin Masterclass with Augustin Hadelich
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Alan Crane
• An Evening with the Caili O'Doherty Quintet
• Chamber Masterclass with Viano Quartet
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Sergei Saratovsky
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Rosemary O'Connor
• Deadline to enter VSO SoM Piano Festival
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Greg Caisley
• Piano Faculty Masterclass with Carla Dodek
• String Ensembles - Spring Celebration Concert
• Strings Festival Submissions Open
• 2024-25 Performance Prep Program Applications Open
• Aureum & Recorder Ensembles Recital
• Registration Opens for Spring Term
• Chamber Ensembles Concert