Past Concerts
- Saturday May 28, 2011
Smetana Overture to the Bartered Bride
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
Schubert: Symphony No. 9
Guest Artist: Featured VPO Winds
- Saturday April 9, 2011
Mozart Idomeneo Overture
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Guest Artist: Brian Mix, Cello.
- Saturday February 19, 2011
Antonin Dvorak, Festival March, B. 88, Op 54
Concerto Competition
Finalists Performances
Diane Min Hye Yeo, cello – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme,Op.33
Henry Liao, violin- Camille Saint-Saens violin Concerto No 3 in B minor, Op. 61, 3rd movement
Emma Woo, piano – Frederic Chopin, Concerto no 2, in F minor, Op. 21 1st movement
Sarah Ellis, bassoon – Carl Maria von Weber Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75 1st movement
Tami Lin, piano – Sergei Rachmaninoff, Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, 3rd movement
Esther J Hwang, violin – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, 1st movement
- Saturday December 4, 2010
Mendelssohn Overture to Fingal’s Cave
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Guest Artist: Sara Laimon, Piano.
- Saturday October 23, 2010
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Hummel Concerto for Trumpet
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Guest Artist: Ed Lewis, Trumpet.
- Saturday May 29, 2010
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Johannes Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102
Soloists: Mary Sokol Brown (violin) and Joseph Elworthy (cello)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Guest Conductor: Ken Hsieh.
Soloists: Mary Sokol Brown (Violin) Joseph Elworthy (Cello)
- April 1, 2/2010
Christoph Willibald von Gluck Overture, Iphigenia in Aulis
Beethoven Symphony No. 1
Conductor: Jin Zhang
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem
A new version of Mozart’s famous requiem with Jubilate! Chamber Choir
Conductor: Fabiana Katz Special Guests: Jubilate! Chamber Choir
- Saturday February 20, 2010
Mikhail Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
Antonin Dvorak Cello Concerto
Soloist: Bo Peng
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 68
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Bo Peng (Cello)
- Saturday December 12, 2009
Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Prelude
Michael Conway Baker Harp Concerto
Soloist: Andrew Chan
Antonin Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 1 Op. 46, and No. 2 Op. 72
Alexander Borodin Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor
Leo Delibes Coppelia Ballet Suite No. 2
Conductor: Jin Zhang
Soloist: Andrew Chan (Harp)
- Saturday October 17, 2009
Jacques Offenbach Bluebeard Overture
Johann Joachim Quantz Flute Concerto in G Major
Antonio Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto
Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Ann-Elise Keefer (Flute, Piccolo)
- Saturday June 6, 2009
Hector Berlioz La damnation de faust – Rakoczy (Hungarian) March
Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Vittorio Monti Csardas
Edvard Hagerup Grieg Norwegian Dances Opus 35
Levko Nikolayevich Kolodub Ukranian Carpathian Rhapsody
Soloist: Bruce Henczel (Marimba)
- Saturday April 18, 2009
Giuseppe Verdi Nabucco Overture
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 100 Military
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
- Saturday February 21, 2009
Franz Schubert Rosamunde Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Tang Hong (Piano)
- Sunday December 7, 2008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture of the Marriage of Figaro
Stephen Chatman Proud Music of the Storm
Guest artists: Jubilate! Chamber Choir
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Featuring soprano Sheila Christie, alto Jeanine Fynn, tenor John Arsenault, baritone Willy Miles and Jubilate! Chamber Choir with its guests, The Willan Choir.
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Special Guests: Jubilate! Chamber Choir
- Saturday October 18, 2008
Carl Maria von Weber Euryanthe Overture
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto
Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 7 in D minor opus 70
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Aisslinn Nosky (Violin)
- Saturday May 31, 2008
Antonin Dvorak Carnival Overture, Opus 92
Alexander Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
Duet and Solo: Mei Han/Randy Raine-Reusch
Jin Zhang (arranger) Yao Dance: Zheng and bawu with orchestra
Claude Debussy Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Frederick Schipizky Late Night in Central Park
Bedrich Smetana The Moldau
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloists: Randy Raine-Reusch (Multi-instrumentalist) Mei Han (Chinese Zheng Virtuoso)
- Saturday April 12, 2008
Karl Maria von Weber Oberon Overture
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Opus 26
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3, Opus 90
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Melody Quah (Piano)
- Saturday February 16, 2008
Richard Wagner Overture to Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)
Nino Rota Bassoon Concerto
Felix Mendelssohn Nocturne from Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opus 61
Edward Elgar Enigma Variations Opus 36
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Francis St. Jean (Bassoon)
- Saturday December 8, 2007
Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival
Richard Strauss Music for Woodwinds – Serenade for Winds Opus 7
J. S. Bach Music for Brass – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, Sheep May Safely Graze
Frederick Delius Sleighride
Evelyn Thatcher Lyric Songs. Soloist: Soprano Evelyn Thatcher
Howard Blake The Snow Man. Narrator: Russell Robert
Soloist: Evelyn Thatcher (Soprano)
- Saturday October 20, 2007
Giuseppe Verde Overture, La Forza del Destino
Ludwig van Beethoven Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloists: Janice Gerard (Piano)
Li-Ling Liao (Violin)
Carina Reeves (Cello)
- Saturday May 26, 2007
H. Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture.
F. Chopin Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in f minor, op. 11.
G. Faure Pavane, op. 50.
F. Liszt Tasso, Lament and Triumph (Symphonic Poem No. 2).
Guest conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Sara Buechner (Piano)
- Saturday April 14, 2007
L. van Beethoven Overture to Fidelio, op. 72b.
C. M. von Weber Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in E-flat major, op. 26.
R. Wagner Adagio for Clarinet and Strings.
P. I. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor op. 74 (“Pathetique”).
Guest conductor: Jin Zhang.
Soloist: Janine Oye (clarinet)
- Saturday February 17, 2007
Stravinsky Suite No. 1 for small orchestra .
D. Shostakovich Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 1, op. 107
Dvorak Symphony No. 3, Op. 10
Guest conductor: Lindsay Mellor
Soloist: Carina Reeves (Cello)
- Saturday December 9, 2006
W. A. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K364. Featuring soloists Mary Sokol Brown (violin), Andrew Brown (viola).
C. Wilson A Tribute to Mozart.
G. Rossini Overture to La gazza ladra.
S. Prokofieff Peter and the Wolf, op. 67. Narrator: Bryan Gick.
Guest conductor: Leslie Dala
Soloists: Mary Sokol Brown (Violin) Andrew Brown (Viola)
- Saturday October 21, 2006
R. Schumann Overture to Genoveva, op. 81.
R. Strauss Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 1, op. 11
J. Sibelius Finlandia, op. 26.
Karelia Suite, op. 11.
R. Wagner Overture to Tannhäuser.
Guest conductor: Leslie Dala
Soloist: Marianne Plenert (Horn)
- Saturday May 27, 2006
Gluck Alceste Overture.
Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 A Minor. Featuring soloist Ariel Barnes.
Faure Elegie – Opus 24.
Ravel Mother Goose Suite (“Ma mere l’oye”) .
Bizet Suite from “L’Arlesienne”.
Soloist: Ariel Barnes (Cello)
- Saturday April 8, 2006
W.A. Mozart “Idomeneo” Overture
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 – Opus 15 in C Major. Featuring soloist Nikolai Maloff.
Bruckner Symphony No. O (“Die Nullte”)
Soloist: Nikolai Maloff (Piano)
- Saturday February 18, 2006
Forsyth Essay for Orchestra’67, Variations on a Groundbass.
Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Nielsen Symphony No. 1.
Soloist: Eugenia Choi (Violin)
- Sunday December 11, 2005
G. F. Handel Overture to the Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Choruses from the Messiah (Version arranged: W. A. Mozart) .
P. I. Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker (Suite No. 1 from the ballet).
L. Anderson A Christmas Festival (as an opening of the sing-along section).
F. Mendelssohn Verleih’ uns Frieden (“Grant us Thy Peace”) .
Featured Guests: Gerald Van Wyck Conducting The VPO joins with the Pacific Spirit Choir and conductor Gerald Van Wyck in this concert of seasonal music. Bring your singing voices to join in with some carols!
- Saturday October 22, 2005
Cori Caulfield Coriograph Theatre and the Caulfield School of Dance W. A. Mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro (arranged for winds by Jan Vent).
Serenade for Wind Instruments in E-flat Major, K375.
Edward Elgar Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20.
Bela Bartok Roumanian Folk Dances for Small Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Op. 68, in F major (Pastorale).
Soloist: Cori Caulfield (Dancer / Choreographer) and Coriograph Theatre and the Caulfield School of Dance
- Saturday May 28, 2005
Rossini The Barber of Selville.
Bottesini Grand Duo Concertant for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra.
Rachmaninoff Symphony No 1, Opus 13 in D Minor.
Soloists: David Brown (Double Bass) Mary Sokol Brown (Violin)
- Saturday April 9, 2005
Faure Masques et Bergamasques, Opus 112.
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra.
Stravinsky Divertimento from the Fairy’s Kiss
De Falla The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No 2.
Rodrigo’s concert suggest times past, in the beautiful gardens of Aranjuez.
Soloist: Daniel Bolshoy (Guitar)
- Saturday February 19, 2005
Franck Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Serenade and Allegro gioioso for Piano and Orchestra Opus 43.
Schumann Symphony No 3 Opus 97 E Flat Major.
Soloist: Sara Buechner (Piano)
- Saturday December 11, 12, 14, 16/2004
Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld. Soloist: Lorna McGee (Flute)
Fully Staged with the UBC Opera Ensemble.
- Saturday October 23, 2004
J.C. Bach Symphony in D Major, Opus 18 No 4.
Reinecke Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D Major, Opus 283
Soloist: Lorna McGee (Flute)
Britten A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Opus 80
Reinecke’s Concerto is romantic with a French German touch.
