Posted December 03, 2016 by Julie-Anne Saroyan
The extended family of creative music in Toronto, throughout Canada, and internationally is mourning the sudden, shocking death of guitarist, composer, educator, and producer Ken Aldcroft from a heart attack on September 17th, 2016. He was 46. Above all, Ken was an utterly devoted and lov...
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Hello Members of the VMA! I was appointed by the Board as of 1-November. It’s already been an exciting ride! For those of you who don’t know me, I thought I would introduce myself… I was a Stage Manager for Ballet BC a LONG time ago when John Alleynne was the Artistic Director, then I wo...
Read More >>Posted December 03, 2016 by Julie-Anne Saroyan
Vern Griffiths Wednesday Nov. 2 to Wednesday Nov. 9th was a whirlwind week for Vern Griffith. As VSO Principal Percussionist Vern usually presides over his domain in the back corner of the Orpheum stage. This particular week started off however with the front of the Orpheum stage transfor...
Read More >>Posted December 03, 2016 by Julie-Anne Saroyan
The next VMA election takes place in Nov. 2017. There will be several vacancies on the board due to retirement and changing circumstances. The VMA depends on its Board of Directors to provide guidance for the organization, to set policies, and to respond to changing conditions. The VMA ha...
Read More >>Posted December 03, 2016 by Julie-Anne Saroyan
BANG, Jae-won GROSS, John C. REID, Adam BECKMAN, Thomas HELSDON, Emily REIDIE, April BELTER, Cameron HSUEH, Yi-Chen (Amanda) ROBERTSON, Daniel BEQUARY, Cassandra KEMP, Jordan ROBERTSON, Zoe CASTELLO, Mary KILROE, Bonnie ROSS, Aaron CHANG, Ju Chun (Lucy) LO, Jonathan ROSS, Sean DAVIES, And...
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