Concerts
Welcome to our 2019-2020 season! The West Coast Symphony Orchestra invites you to join us in experiencing the joy and power of music. We have eight programs for your pleasure, including a benefit concert for the Children’s Music School in Maestro Llapaj’s home town of Antigonea, Albania. We feature exciting collaborations with members of the Vancouver musical community, from large-scale choirs to inspirational virtuoso soloists.
Important message regarding COVID 19: With the Provincial government’s mandate to cancel all gatherings of more than 250 people, and with the health and safety of our audiences and our players as our top priority, the West Coast Symphony Orchestra has canceled our April 2020 concerts. We will update you later with decisions regarding our May and June programming. We hope to see you all again before long. Please stay safe and check this space for updates as the situation progresses. Thank you for your ongoing support.
october 2019
18oct8:00 pmWizards & Apes, Demons & Aliensat Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver - 8:00PM
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Selections from film music repertoire
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Selections from film music repertoire including:
Danny Elfman: Beetlejuice
John Williams: Harry Potter
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre Op. 40 for Violin and Orchestra
Hal Beckett, Guest Conductor
Nancy DiNovo, Violin
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm PST
20oct3:00 pmWizards & Apes, Demons & AliensAt Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver - 3:00PM
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Selections from film music repertoire including: Danny Elfman: Beetlejuice John Williams: Harry Potter Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre Op. 40 for Violin and Orchestra Hal Beckett, Guest Conductor Nancy DiNovo, Violin Phoenix Chamber Choir
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Selections from film music repertoire including:
Danny Elfman: Beetlejuice
John Williams: Harry Potter
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre Op. 40 for Violin and Orchestra
Hal Beckett, Guest Conductor
Nancy DiNovo, Violin
Phoenix Chamber Choir
Time
(Sunday) 3:00 pm PST
november 2019
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Suite
Bujar Llapaj, conductor
Spencer Tsai, piano
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm PST
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Suite
Bujar Llapaj, conductor
Spencer Tsai, piano
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm PST
december 2019
13dec8:00 pmCelebration! Festive FavouritesAt Canadian Memorial Church, Vancouver - 8:00PM
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Suite for Variety
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Suite for Variety Orchestra, Waltz No. 2
EDVARD GRIEG Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46
EDWARD ELGAR Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20
GUSTAV HOLST St Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2
LEROY ANDERSON Bugler’s Holiday
MARIAH MENNIE Mountain Mosaic (Premiere)
Bujar Llapaj, conductor
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm PST
15dec2:00 pmCelebration! Festive FavouritesAt Bowen Island Community School, Bowen Island - 2:00PM
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A selection of seasonal favourites WCSO Brass Ensemble Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
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A selection of seasonal favourites
WCSO Brass Ensemble
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm PST
january 2020
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West Coast Symphony Chamber Orchestra
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West Coast Symphony Chamber Orchestra and Selected Soloists
All proceeds benefit the Antigone Music School, which provides instruments and musical education for children and young adults in Antigone, Albania.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS.MOZART
Piano concerto No. 23 in A Major, K.488 1st mov – Allegro
Colyn Li, piano
NAPOLÉON COSTE
Le Départ, Fantaisie Dramatique, Op. 31
Anna Pietrzak, guitar
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Ballade # 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Brian Li, piano
JOHANN MELCHIOR MOLTER
Clarinet Concerto # 1 in A Major, MWV 6 no. 41
Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet
THOMA GAQI
Adagio from the Concerto for String Orchestra
PABLO DE SARASATE
Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20
Galland Chan, violin
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony No. 84 in Eb Major
Bujar Llapaj, Conductor
Time
(Saturday) 8:00 pm PST
february 2020
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Orff: Carmina
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Orff: Carmina Burana
Bujar Llapaj, conductor
Les Dala, piano
Vancouver Bach Choir and VCC Choral Ensembles
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm PST
april 2020
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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 Wieniawski:
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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2
Janáček: Idyll for String Orchestra
Haydn: Symphony No. 100
Bujar Llapaj, conductor
Dominic Woo, violin
WVYB Symphonic Strings, side-by-side players
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm PST
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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 Wieniawski:
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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2
Janáček: Idyll for String Orchestra
Haydn: Symphony No. 100
Bujar Llapaj, conductor
Dominic Woo, violin
WVYB Symphonic Strings, side-by-side players
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Sunday) 2:30 pm PST
Location
Kay Meek Theatre
1700 Mathers Ave, West Vancouver, BC V7V 2G7
may 2020
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Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte Overture Beethoven:
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Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Yariv Aloni, conductor
Michelle Mares, piano
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm PST
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Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte Overture Beethoven:
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Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Yariv Aloni, conductor
Michelle Mares, piano
Admission to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm PST
june 2020
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Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture Canteloube:
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Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne Set 3 & Bailero
Holst: The Perfect Fool
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Brynly Clarke, conductor
Eve-Lyn de la Haye, soprano
Admission to our concerts is by donation.
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm PST
Event Details
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne
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Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne Set 3 & Bailero
Holst: The Perfect Fool
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Brynly Clarke, conductor
Eve-Lyn de la Haye, soprano
Admission to our concerts is by donation.
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm PST