Tickets $5 General Admission Seating
11am concert: Friendly Philharmonic/Junior/Intermediate Symphonies (https://www.showpass.com/vam-orchestral-festival-2025/)
3pm concert: Vanier Park Symphony & Adult Strings
(https://www.showpass.com/vam-orchestral-festival-2025-2/)
Join 5 of VAM’s orchestras and ensembles in a day of musical celebration. In the morning, the VAM Friendly Philharmonic, Junior, and Intermediate symphonies present works by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, and more, also featuring the Grand Prize Winners of the 2024/25 Orchestral Concerto Competitions. In the afternoon, VAM’s adult ensembles the Vanier Park Symphony and the Adult Strings embody the joy of lifelong learning and perform works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and a variety of other composers, featuring conductor and pianist Ian Parker as soloist for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4.
VAM’s Orchestral Training Program is supported by:
Adrienne S. Chan
The Edith Lando Charitable Foundation
The R & J Stern Family Foundation
Vancouver Civic Theatres
The City of Vancouver