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• 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
• Review | VSO School of Music Presents the Future of Jazz
• Announcing new Director roles at the VSO School of Music

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Programs

• SPRING '25: Meet Your Voice (Coquitlam)
• SUMMER '25: Arts Explorers Camps (5–8 yrs)
• SPRING & SUMMER '25: Mini Music Makers Family (3 months – 5 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: PlayHouse Summer Camps (3–5 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: Choir Program (4–12 yrs)
• SPRING '25: Guitar Jam with Itamar
• SUMMER '25: Meet the Instrument! (5–8 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: Meet the Instrument One Day Camps (5–8 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: Young Composers Camp (6–9 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: Piano Camps (6–14 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: Orff & Chamber Camp (6–11 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: Strings Chamber Camp (7–14 yrs)
• SUMMER '25: Azalea Chinese Music Camp (7 yrs+)
• SPRING '25: Adult Piano Masterclass
• SUMMER '25: Youth Film Scoring Workshop (12–19 yrs)
• Learn Music: VSO Education Hub
• SUMMER '25: Jazz Workshops (14 yrs+)
• SUMMER '25: Adult Guitar Explorations (16 yrs+)
• '24-'25: Mini Music Makers (Downtown Vancouver)
• SPRING '25: Jazz Spotlights Series
• SPRING '25: Mini Music Makers (Coquitlam & New West)
• SPRING '25: Adult Violin Classes
• SPRING '25: Adult Piano Classes
• SPRING '25: Adult Harp Workshop
• SPRING '25: Meet the Violin!
• '24-'25 Camerata Ensemble
• '24-'25 Azalea Chinese Music Ensemble
• '24-'25 Aureum Winds
• '24-'25: Cello Ensembles with Bo
• '24-'25: Adult Guitar Ensembles
• '24-'25: Recorder Ensemble
• '24-'25 Youth String Ensembles
• VSO Mentorship Events
• VSOSoM Festival for Strings
• VSOSoM Festival for Piano
• SPRING '25: Meet the Piano!
• SPRING '25: Meet the Ukulele!
• SPRING '25: Jam with Jodi
• SPRING '25: Adult Vocal Technique
• SPRING '25: Song School
• SPRING '25: Young Singers Program (Downtown Vancouver & Coquitlam)
• SPRING '25: Musicianship FUNdamentals!
• MAY '25: Sisters in Jazz Day
• '24-'25 Chamber Music Program
• '24-'25: Theory FUNdamentals!
• RCM Theory Level 1
• '24-'25: Suzuki Cello Group Classes
• '24-'25: Violin Ensemble Class
• '24-'25: Winds & Brass Chamber Ensembles
• '24–'25 Big Band
• '24–'25 Jazz Combos
• SPRING '25: Adult Beginner Recorder
• '24-'25 Children's Choir
• International Artist Masterclasses
• WINTER & SPRING '25: Suzuki First Steps Together - Violin
• Future of Excellence Competition
• The VSOSoM Performance Prep Program
• VSOSoM Sinfonietta
• Music and Math
• SUMMER '25: Vocal Technique for Adults
• SUMMER '25: Acing the Audition for Singers

Faculty Members

• Callum Alden
• Karin Wang
• Tristan Paxton
• Chiharu Iinuma
• Emilie Grimes
• Ann Okagaito
• Andrew Mee
• Ingrid Stitt
• Noah Franche-Nolan
• 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
• David Haskins
• Vern Griffiths
• Julian Borkowski
• Aaron McDonald
• Mohamed Assani
• Evelyn Chang
• Yun Song
• Min (Maggie) Lin
• Vince Mai
• Henry Shapard
• Sharon Zhang
• Jonathan Lo
• Qiu Xia He
• Joo Bin Yi
• Zhimin Yu
• Charlie Lui
• Karen Wong
• Zhongxi Wu
• Ashley Plaut
• Bill Coon
• Jennie Press
• Manuel Lok
• Bill Clark
• Rosanne Wieringa
• Miles Black
• Nebyu Yohannes
• Sam Kirmayer
• James Danderfer
• Alyssa Allgood
• Julia Nolan
• Cassandra Bequary
• Jesse Cahill
• Cindy Fairbank
• Jodi Proznick
• Paul Rushka
• Steve Maddock
• Alan Matheson
• Gabriella Minnes Brandes
• Julie Begg
• David Sikula
• Maggie Hasspacher
• Lucia Roh
• Marie Calvert
• Estelle Copéry
• Alex Clark
• Jeanette Jonquil
• Alice Wong
• Skylar Sabasch
• Will Clements
• William Kuo
• David Lakirovich
• Kira Bennett
• Eileen Padgett
• Julia Lockhart
• Libby Donald
• Shruti Ramani
• Jeff Gammon
• Grace Lee
• Ruth Huang
• Miho Matsuo
• Sunny She
• Vinh Nguyen
• Rebecca Rittich-Crampton
• Luke Wook-Young Kim
• Harold Birston
• Cyrena Huang
• Carla Birston
• Rita Attrot
• Kathy Bjorseth
• Alan Crane
• Christie Reside
• Carla Dodek
• Bernard Duerksen
• Bogdan Dulu
• Victoria Gomon
• Rosa Hong
• Rosemary O'Connor
• Elisabeta Podut
• Sergei Saratovsky
• Jammy Smith
• David Bui
• Hung-Wei Huang
• LayTuan Tan
• Diane King
• William George
• Kevin Zakresky
• Nadia Petriw
• Lou Latil
• Itamar Erez
• Stanton Jack
• Louise Southwood
• Derek Sterling
• William Loveless
• Hannah Chung
• Karen Gerbrecht
• Akira Nagai
• Rachel Suzanne
• Samuel Tsui
• Rebecca Whitling
• Nicholas Wright
• Yuri Zaidenberg
• Jae-Won Bang
• Yi Zhou
• Olivia Blander
• Maria Jung
• Robin Copas
• Madison Dartana
• Cristian Markos
• Bo Peng
• Daniel Hersog
• Alyssa Katahara
• Greg Caisley
• Georgie Leo
• Alex Wide
• Leah Giselle Field
• Jessica Huang
• Ava Shadmani
• Mark Marinic
• Mark Luchkow

Events

• October Piano Department Masterclass
• Piano Festival Submissions Open
• Future of Excellence Competition Submissions Open
• February Piano Department Masterclass with Greg Caisley
• VIANO QUARTET chamber masterclass
• The Power of Music Vancouver Symphony Gala
• Camerata & Guitar Ensembles Concert
• Canadian Composers Recital
• Aureum & Recorder Ensembles Recital
• Voice Masterclass with Teiya Kasahara
• WU MAN Chinese Music Masterclass
• November Piano Department Masterclass with Sergei Saratovsky
• March Piano Department Masterclass with Rosemary O’Connor
• May Piano Department Masterclass with Jammy Smith
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• January Piano Department Masterclass with Elisabeta Podut
• Thanksgiving Day
• Family Day
• April Piano Department Masterclass with Estelle Copery
• 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 Concert
• 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
• Jonathan Crow Leads The Four Seasons: Recomposed (Toronto, ON)
• Opera Ensemble Recital
• VSO Prelude Concert: Riopelle Symphonique
• Building Maintenance
• 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
• Family Day Weekend Early Years Open House - FREE
• 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
• Cory Weeds & the 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
• Camerata Ensemble Concert
• Eric Reed - Solo Piano Concert
• Deadline for Strings Festival Submission
• Bill Charlap - Solo Piano Concert
• 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
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard - VSO Mentorship Event
• Guitar & Harp Recital
• Violin Masterclass with Vadim Gluzman
• Violin Masterclass with Rebecca Whitling
• Adult Guitar Ensembles Recital
• The Path Forward
• Classical Brilliance: Sinfonietta at the Orpheum
• Violin Masterclass with Nicholas Wright - VSO Mentorship Event
• December Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• 2023-24 Big Band & Jazz Combos – deadline to apply
• Violin Masterclass with David Lakirovich - VSO Mentorship Event
• Day of Truth & Reconciliation
• Viola Masterclass with Hung-Wei Huang - VSO Mentorship Event
• 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
• Winter Break
• Jane COOP Piano Masterclass
• Fall Term Starts (Private Lessons)
• Winter Break
• Measha Brueggergosman-Lee Performance Masterclass
• Fall Term Starts (Ensembles & Chamber)
• Christmas Day
• Student Composers Concert
• Winter Break
• June Voice Recital (studio of Diane King)
• In Conversation with the JUSSEN BROTHERS
• Winter Break
• Bach's Brandenburg Concertos at the Chan
• October Pro-D Camp
• Winter Break
• February Pro-D Camp
• Winter Break
• April Pro-D Camp
• Children's Choir Recital
• Winter Break
• New Orford String Quartet: Chamber Masterclass
• New Year's Day
• 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
• Piano Masterclass with Vanessa Benelli Mosell - International Master Teachers Event
• Fall Term Ends (Private Lessons)
• Fall Term Ends (Group Classes & Ensembles)
• Winter Term Starts (Private Lessons)
• The Four Seasons: Recomposed (Kingston, ON)
• 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)
• Cello Masterclass with Henry Shapard - International Master Teachers Event
• Piano Masterclass with Stephen Hough - International Master Teachers Event
• Spring Term Ends
• Jazz Trombone Masterclass with Aubrey Logan - International Master Teachers Event
• Summer Wind Ensemble Camp Concert
• Voice Masterclass with Thomas Hampson - International Master Teachers Event
• Piano Masterclass with Bruce Liu - International Master Teachers Event
• Jens LINDEMANN: "Success in Music, Success in LIfe"
• Winds, Brass & Percussion Recital
• Violin Masterclass with Simone Lamsma - International Master Teachers Event
• In Conversation with Maestro Otto Tausk, Alex Wide and Zach Masri – International Master Teachers Event
• 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 2025
• Intermediate Violin Masterclass with David Lakirovich
• Audition Prep with Timothy Steeves
• Disklavier Remote Lessons Demonstration
• 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
• Azalea Ensemble Concert
• 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
• Sweetheart Soirée
• Joyful Jazz Relaxed Concert featuring Triology
• Kids Concert Playzone The Spirit Horse Returns 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
• Chamber Masterclass with Pražák Quartet
• 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
• Violin Masterclass with Nicholas Wright – VSO Mentorship Event
• June Strings Department Masterclass
• String Ensembles - Spring Celebration Concert
• Strings Festival Submissions Open
• 2024-25 Performance Prep Program Applications Open
• Sinfonietta Christmas Concert with James Hill & Anne Janelle
• Aureum & Recorder Ensembles Recital
• Registration Opens for Spring Term
• Chamber Ensembles Concert