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    Wintertide Chamber Music Concert, Feb 3 and 5, featuring The Columbia River Brass

    The 18th Annual Young Artists Competition will take palce Sunday, February 19th at 1:00 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver. The event is free and open to the public.

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    Further support the VSO by underwriting one of our 2011-12 Guest Artists

    Further support the VSO by underwriting one of our 2011-12 Guest Artists

Wells Fargo, Sponsor of our annual In-school Concerts

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Enriching Our Community

 

A vital part of the mission of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is to educate the youth of SW Washington to understand and appreciate classical music. We help to generate enthusiasm among new audiences in our community through:

 

Concerts

Thanks to the sponsorship of Wells Fargo (see related press release) we are able to provide two spring performances for more than 1,200 children each year as well as educational materials and CDs to classroom teachers.

 

A class of elementary school children arriving for a concert

The concert hall FILLED with rapt children

From an email received following our Spring 2010 Concert:

 

"We had a wonderful time at the concert. The solo by Fred was wonderful and I've been teaching the waltz so the kids started directing right away. The kids loved participating and even though that caused worry for the teachers it was a lot of FUN! "

Linda W.
Music Teacher
Chinook Elementary

 

Education Programs

Thanks to a generous grant The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is able to offer free gift vouchers to local students. We work in cooperation with Vancouver and other local school districts to distribute these vouchers. Educators interested in learning more please contact Lisa Howell, Marketing Director at lhowell@VancouverSymphony.org or 360-735-7278 ex. 115 for more information.

 

Musicians in the Schools

Maestro Brotons visits area schools to conduct seminars. The VSO musicians give private lessons to over 250 students and more than a thousand students in area schools.

 

Young Artists Competition

The Young Artists Competition is an integral part of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to the musical advancement of the youth of Southwest Washington.

 

Music students 18 years and younger compete in piano, strings or brass/woodwinds. A panel of judges selects the competition finalists and winners perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at our April concerts.

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