Tickets on sale now! Please join us for the next VAMSO Concert, entitled From the New World, featuring VAM Executive Director Joseph Elworthy and Faculty member Ariel Barnes. Vancouver-based composer Jocelyn Morlock features the duo in her work entitled Aeromancy. Also on the program are Dvorak’s most inimitable work, his Symphony No. 9 (From the New World),… Read more »
There will be no regular lessons OR classes from Monday, March 18th to Sunday, March 31st, 2013. * Lessons will resume Monday, April 1st * Classes will resume Tuesday, April 2nd Building Hours during Spring Break: Monday, March 18th – Friday, March 22nd: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 25th – Thursday, March 28th:… Read more »
Barbara Clague was an outstanding humanitarian and a passionate advocate for the arts and social justice. Now in its 2nd year, the Barbara Clague Festival of Song was created in her memory, helping to inspire and develop young musicians and singers everywhere. Registration forms are now available for this popular event. Download a registration form… Read more »
For the third part in our special interview series, we’ll be interviewing the first of our two Angelicas, Melissa Bideau. Melissa is a 4th year Voice Performance Major, studying with David Meek. If you’re a frequent attendee of our Orpheum Series, you may recognize her from her beautiful performance at our recent Showcase Concert. Here’s… Read more »
VAM is pleased to announce a return of its popular Soundfest Music camps, now with new programs! For children ages 4 to 10, we are happy to bring back our Junior Soundfest summer music camp, featuring our Brain Boosters, Choir & Percussion Ensemble, and iPad Orchestra. This one-week, half-day program (four weeks available) is ideal… Read more »
Revitalization Scheme for a heritage landmark of the 1930s-built Haw Par Mansion approved-in-principle by the Hong Kong Government to launch an integrated music learning institution. Our warmest congratulations to the Aw Boon Haw Foundation, a charitable organization set up by Ms. Sally Aw, a philanthropist herself, who has been awarded “Approval-in-principle” (AIP) by Hong Kong”s… Read more »
VAM Student Kathy Chen will be featured on Fairchild Radio Saturday morning, February 11th, approximately 9:15am. To catch her interview, please tune in to CJVB AM1470.
Our annual Phyllis E. Salter Piano Competition, in honour of the memory of Ms. Salter, was this past weekend. Here are the winners, below! Clare Hii ($1,500) Sharon Xiao Han Yang ($1,200) Aydan Con ($700) Zabrina Ng ($500) Kristina Yau ($500) Congratulations to everyone who performed, and to our adjudicator, Gordon Gerrard! To view pictures… Read more »
For our last interview with our Leading Ladies, we were happy to take a few minutes of Dora Brooks’ time to chat about her roles and her history with opera. Dora is an alumni of our College Program, where she completed her Artist Diploma and Bachelor of Music degress in Voice Performance with David Meek…. Read more »
This past week four of VAM’s senior students, Albert Seo, Olivia Cho, Grace Sohn and Jack Li advanced to the national finals of the Canadian Music Competition. This year the national finals will be held in Sherbrooke, Quebec from June 18 to July 2nd. Albert, Olivia and Grace are cello students of Joseph Elworthy, and… Read more »
