2021 Vancouver International Music Competition (VIMC) will be hosting an online fundraising concert on April 3rd and April 10th. This virtual concert encourages the continuity of music learning and sharing during the pandemic.
We invite you to join us as the events will be featuring our artistic advisors, juries, and previous winners' performance.
The VIMC's purpose is to host a quality musical event for the competitors and local music community. This year's virtual international music competition will allow performers from worldwide to compete in a flexible environment to express their own musical talents.
Application & Submission Deadlines:
Preliminary Round- May 31, 2021, 11:59 pm
Final Round- August 31, 2021, 11:59 pm
Refer to www.vancouvercompetition.com to learn more about the rules and regulations to enter the competition.
Program:
April 3rd
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, Ken Hsieh- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba; Composed by Handel (arr. Archibald)
Ivajla Kirova & Tomislav Baynov (Advisor)- Bulgarian Dance for two pianos; Composed by Ivajla Kirova
Geoffrey Schellenberg (Winner of Voice Category)- Largo al factotum della città; Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Charlotte Wong (Winner of Piano Category)- Étude in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11 “Winter Wind”; Composed by Chopin
Elizabeth Volpé Bligh (Advisor)- The Damselfly and The Downstairs Spider; Composed by Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
Tiffany Yeung (1st Cash Prize Winner-Violin)- Manuel Ponce - Estrellita; Composed by Jascha Heifetz
Rafael Brisebois (Outstanding performance of Canadian Composition- Piano)- Scherzo, Op. 12 no.10; Composed by Prokofiev
Jones Tamra Grace (Silver Prize of Voice Artist)- No 8. Furie terribili; Composed by George Frideric Handel
Mark Anderson (Jury)- Ballade No.1 in G minor, op.23; Composed by Frederic Chopin
April 10th
Vancouver Metropoliton Orchestra (Ken Hsieh)- Serenade for Wind Instruments; Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Paul Wang (Silver prize of Piano Junior Talent)- Jettatura; Composed by John Psathas
Anjulie Djearam (Silver Prize of Voice Junior Talent)- Il Faut Partir from La Fille du Régiment; Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Hyejin Pak (SIlver Prize of Piano Artist)- Nocturne for the Left Hand Op. 9 No. 2; Composed by A. Scriabin
Yeeun Lee (1st Cash Prize Winner of Voice)- No one else; Natasha Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Michelle Jia Yun Xu (Silver Prize of Piano Young Artists)- Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: 5. "Bruyères"; Composed by Debussy
Daniel Bolshoy (Advisor)- Valseana; Composed by Sergio Assad
Vancouver Metropoliton Orchestra (Ken Hsieh)- String Symphony No.2 in D Major MNW N.2; Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
