Vancouver USA Arts and Music Festival

Conducted by Maestro Gerard Schwarz and Maestro Ken Selden

Made possible through the Ruthie Keller Community Music Initiative in conjunction with the Keller Foundation, the VSO Youth Virtuosi, USA is made up of 54 all-star student musicians selected from 11 different schools across Southwest Washington school districts. Students will be coached by VSO principals and will perform at the 2025 Vancouver USA Arts and Music Festival under the baton of award-winning Maestro Gerard Schwarz and alongside GRAMMY award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey.

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Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26

Bruch Kol Nidrei, Op. 47*

Popper Hungarian Rhapsody, Op.68*

Bizet "Habanera" and "Les Toreadors" from Carmen

*Julian Schwarz, cello