• Silk Road Music: Lunar New Year Celebration
• Silk Road Duo in Victoria
• UBC Wed Noon Hours
• Intimate Portraits
• Roots and Shoots: Village Tales

A Cultural Encounter
Experience the magic of a Lunar New Year family show filled with a global vision of
acoustic music and songs. Featuring an incredible blend of instruments—the
enchanting pipa, vibrant suona, harmonious sheng, soulful hulusi, fiery guitar, exotic
oud, and dynamic world percussion—this celebration transcends boundaries and unites
cultures through the power of sound.

絲綢之路音樂圖：春節音樂會
你我相遇
体验一场充满世界视野的农历新年家庭音乐会，以原声音乐带来无限惊喜。我们的演出汇聚了多种乐器的独特魅力： 悠扬的琵琶、热情的唢呐、和谐的笙、深情的葫芦丝、激昂的吉他、异域风情的鲁特琴、以及动感十足的世界打击乐，让音乐跨越边界，用声音连接文化，让蛇年带给我们生气和希望，将活力四射的音乐盛宴作为你我相遇的起点！

这不仅是一场音乐会，更是一场充满故事与文化交融的心灵旅程。不要错过这一声声跨越时空的旋律，和一段段动人心弦的音乐故事。

February 1, 2025, 2:00 PM
Performed for a live audience in Gateway Theatre Studio B
6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond, BC
Ticket: $25
https://www.gatewaytheatre.com/tickets/?eid=2025-lny

KOCA: A Japan-Canada Exchange
Friday June 7 | 8 pm
Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
Tickets $35 / $25 / $20 

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/788529

Vancouver’s Yaletown String Quartet & visiting artists perform the world premieres of new intercultural works by members of the Kyushu-Okinawa Composers’ Association: Taishi Harada, Goushi Yonekura, Takeshi Saitoh, Yuko Kondo, Keiko Eto, and Airi Yoshioka.

This concert is part of a multi-year creative development and exchange project that included concert performances and workshops by VICO musicians in Japan last summer. We are excited now to host six KOCA composers in Vancouver as we present the new intercultural works they have developed in the course of the project.

Featuring: Yaletown String Quartet, Saina Khaledi (santur), Bic Hoang (dan bau), Mark Takeshi McGregor (flute), Qiu Xia He (pipa), Harrie Starreveld (shakuhachi), Miyama McQueen-Tokita (koto), Brian Nesselroad (percussion), and Taishi Harada (guest conductor)