BC orchestras

Kenneth Hsieh takes a classic approach to the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra

On a parked car, a bumper sticker featuring a short musical quote says: “If you can read this, thank a music teacher” — not at all a bad slogan, and one which set the tone for a reception at a west-side home last Sunday for patrons and special friends of the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. Part [...]

West Kelowna: 50th Anniversary of the Okanagan Symphony is Golden Midsummer Magic Music and Wine Gala Celebration at Mission Hill Family Estate

The Okanagan Symphony is celebrating their 50th year with a gala benefit this weekend, July 17, at Mission Hill Family Estate winery. The most substantial fundraising activity for the OSO of the year, the evening regularly raises about $80,000 annually of their $800,000 budget. The largest performing arts organization in BC’s interior, the funding helps [...]