VANCOUVER INTER-CULTURAL ORCHESTRA
Description HAVE BOW WILL TRAVEL showcases bowed string instruments from diverse cultures, including erhu (China), kamancheh (Iran), rebab (Indonesia), violin, and double bass. From classical and folk Persian repertoire, to contemporary electroacoustic composition, and improvised music of different approaches, various combinations of instruments create dynamic fusions. Sina Ettehad, Marjan Alekhamis, and Mohammad Amini have come together to perform on […]
Have Bow Will Travel showcases bowed string instruments from diverse cultures.
Have Bow Will Travel showcases bowed string instruments from diverse cultures. Sina Ettehad, Marjan Alekhamis, Mohammad Amini and Babak Banihoseini perform Persian music on kamancheh, kamancheh alto, ghaychak alto, and percussion. Lan Tung premieres Montreal composer Tim Brady’s Concerto Etude for solo erhu (Chinese violin) and fixed media. Crossbridge Strings brings together all-star improvising musicians from Iranian, Taiwanese, Indonesian, avant-garde, jazz, and western […]
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO), In the Key of the World
1. Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO). Established in 2001, VICO is an ensemble of 28 musicians and composers from diverse artistic and cultural communities, including Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Indian, Persian (Iranian) and Middle Eastern, Latin and South American, Vietnamese, North American and European. “We have developed a groundbreaking sound palette and repertoire that combines aural and written […]