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VSO School of Music

June 5 2016, 3:00 p.m. VSO School of Music. Over 200 performers of all ages will take the stage at the Orpheum in the first of this annual concert celebration of the VSO School of Music's most accomplished performing groups, in an entertaining and inspiring afternoon hosted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.. Event detailsThe concert features the Roland Piano Orchestra, conducted by Bramwell Tovey - a group of 40 pianists performing on 20 state-of-the art digital Roland Pianos;  all three of the school's youth student string ensembles, including a special guest appearance by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Dale Barltrop  as soloist in two movements  of Astor Piazolla's soulful and fiery Four Seasons; The VSOSoM Jazz Big Band, with Bramwell Tovey joining in on a tune; the Guitar Ensemble with guest vocalists and more!All  200+ performers will join together in the inaugural annual performance of a specially-commissioned version of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, in a spectacular grand finale led by Bramwell Tovey... Event Details. Location: 601 Smithe Street, Vancouver