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VAM Symphony Orchestra: Ian Parker Plays Gershwin
The VAM Symphony Orchestra performs music by Bernstein and Gershwin, with pianist Ian Parker featured in Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F.
- Date and time
- Location
- Orpheum · 601 Smithe St · Vancouver · V6B 3L4
- Organizer
- Vancouver Academy of Music
About this event
Vancouver Academy of Music presents its Symphony Orchestra at the Orpheum on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 2 to 4 pm. The Orpheum lobby generally opens one hour before a performance. Bernstein’s sparkling Candide Overture opens an afternoon of wit, energy and familiar melodies. Gershwin’s An American in Paris evokes the sights and sounds of Paris, and pianist Ian Parker performs Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, blending classical tradition with jazz rhythms and spirit.
Program: Bernstein, Candide Overture (5 minutes); Gershwin, An American in Paris (20 minutes); intermission; Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F (35 minutes), featuring Ian Parker on piano. Repertoire and performing artists are subject to change.
Current Showpass prices: General Admissions $19.06 ($15 plus $4.06 fees); Student/Senior $13.91 ($10 plus $3.91 fees). All ticket sales are final; no refunds. Venue: Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe Street, Vancouver.
VAM’s Orchestral Training Program is supported by Adrienne S. Chan, The Edith Lando Charitable Foundation, The R & J Stern Family Foundation, Vancouver Civic Theatres and the City of Vancouver. Venue postal code: V6B 3L4. VAM enquiries: 604-734-2301.