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Welcome to the VSO School of Music

Posted on May 28, 2011 by srobb

Eight years ago, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s artistic director, Bramwell Tovey, had a vision: to open a community music school adjacent to the Orpheum Theatre, where orchestra members could teach Continue Reading →

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The Weekly round up

Posted on April 21, 2011 by srobb

Vancouver Kiwanis Music FestivalThe Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival wraps up this week with the final classes of this year’s festival taking place today. Congratulations to all of our students that Continue Reading →

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BC Arts and Culture Week

Posted on April 8, 2011 by srobb

BC Arts and Culture Week is taking place April 10th to 16th, 2011 presented by ArtStarts and the Assembly of BC Arts Councils. Arts and Culture Week BCNow in its Continue Reading →

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The weekly round up

Posted on April 8, 2011 by srobb

A potpourri of weekly musings thoughts and ideas collected from the blogsphere. The Future of classical musicI am wondering out loud these days about the future of classical music, especially Continue Reading →

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Restoration of BC Gaming funds for some arts education organizations

Posted on April 4, 2011 by srobb

In the past week many community arts education nonprofits for children in BC, including several of our member schools have had some of their support from the BC Government Gaming Continue Reading →

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Royal Conservatory of Music’s exam system to become standard for U.S. music schools

Posted on March 28, 2011 by srobb

From the Globe and Mail  Saturday March 26 When New York’s famed Carnegie Hall decided the United States’ patchwork of state music programs should have a national system to unite Continue Reading →

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Canadian students do well in International Survey

Posted on March 18, 2011 by srobb

It seems our students in Canada are fairing much better than our friends to the south in the US. Recent results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) show Continue Reading →

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Music produces a natural high, McGill study finds

Posted on January 10, 2011 by srobb

Music triggers the same pleasure-reward system in the brain as food, sex and illicit drugs, according to McGill University researchers who have been peering into minds of music lovers. They’ve Continue Reading →

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Charities and non-profits still feel the pinch

Posted on December 10, 2010 by srobb

Two years ago, an economic tsunami hit the world’s financial markets, sending everything — including B.C.’s non-profit sector — into a tailspin.The stock market crash of 2008 and the bailout Continue Reading →

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Can Barbie save Classical Music?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by srobb

With a wardrobe for any occasion, it’s easy to picture Barbie as a fashion icon for the public school set. But American conductor and music producer Arnie Roth also wants Continue Reading →

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