A number of VAM students participated in this year’s Canadian Music Competition, which was held in Sherbooke, Quebec this past month. Congratulations to the students who placed below! Olivia Cho (cello; Elworthy): 1st place, Strings 12 years Albert Seo (cello; Elworthy): 1st place, Strings 14 years Grace Sohn (cello; Elworthy): 2nd place, Strings 13 years… Read more »
On Friday, June 6th, we had 6 young musicians compete for the chance to perform as a soloist with VAMSO for the 2015 Showcase Concert. Many thanks to our adjudicator, Kemuel Wong! Kay Meek Winner – Grace Sohn, cello Eva Bene Scholarship – Saul Domingos-Morales, guitar Alice Diane Bray Memorial Scholarship – Katrina Goh, soprano… Read more »
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 »
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 »
