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Category: Announcements
Spring Break Hours
Spring Break will take place this year from Monday, March 17th to Sunday, March 30th, 2014. Regular lessons and classes will not take place during this time. Building Hours during Spring Break: Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday: Closed Office hours will be Monday to Friday,… Read more »
VAM Ballet Studio Updates
VAM would like to congratulate one our students from the Ballet Studio, Felicia Wu, as she has been accepted to summer schools at both Alberta Ballet and Boston Ballet. She has also been invited to take part in Vancouver Ballet Society’s Spring Seminar where she will be studying with Roberto Campanella and Dominic Walsh. She is one of three VAM… Read more »
Spring 2014 RCM Mock Exam Dates
RCM Theory/History exam season is fast approaching. Is your child ready to take exams? If your child is registered at a theory or history class here at VAM, we invite them to take a RCM mock exam to help prepare them for the real deal. The exams will take place as follows: Saturday, April 12th,… Read more »
Mark Fewer Itinerary
VAMSO performs “Masquerade” by Edward Top
Edward Top is very excited that his work “Masquerade” has another chance to play in Vancouver. “This was my first piece that I wrote for the VSO back in 2011,” he said. “And before that, I wrote even more complex music. So I thought, OK, this is my first composition for the orchestra so I… Read more »
VAM Alumni at Carnegie Hall
VAM Alumni are going to be performing at Carnegie Hall in December – Melody Quah and Naomi Woo have been chosen to perform alongside seven other Yale University pianists in a Prokofiev Sonata marathon. Go VAM! Go Yale! More information here: http://music.yale.edu/concerts/newyork.html
New Language Arts Classes
Vancouver Academy of Music is pleased to announce two new elementary enrichment programs in Language Arts. The cognitive link between music and writing is undeniable, and is aptly demonstrated with countless musical masterpieces that have been directly influenced by seminal works of literature. Taught by a certified elementary teacher, Reading Power and Writer’s Circle help… Read more »
Vancouver New Music Presents: Sonic Playground
Vancouver New Music, in partnership with the Vancouver Academy of Music presents a new edition of Sonic Playground on Saturday, January 26, 2014 at 10 AM. This interactive, improvisational and educational music program is a FREE event, open to children 8 – 12 years old, hosted at the Vancouver Academy of Music (1270 Chestnut Street,… Read more »
Olivia Cho makes her Orpheum Theatre debut with VAMSO
The talented young cellist, Olivia Cho, is making her Orpheum Theatre debut playing Saint-Saens “Cello Concerto No. 1” with VAMSO on Sunday, February 23rd at 2 p.m. Playing with an orchestra can be a daunting challenge for any young performer, but Olivia Cho is handling it with a maturity beyond her years. “It was kind… Read more »