Posted May 15, 2025 by
The Vancouver Musicians’ Association stands in solidarity with BC public school music teachers, students, and parents in opposing the proposed multi-district cuts to Grade 7 Band programs, for the following reasons (and more): 1) The value of music education in supporting students’ cogniti...
Read More >>Posted March 01, 2023 by
Presented by the Vancouver Musicians' Association in partnership with Heritage Canada, the Symposium is free and open to all musicians and those interested in learning more about the music industry.All events will take place at the Royal Anne Hotel in Kelowna, BC. Schedule: Day One - T...
Read More >>Posted February 28, 2022 by
In her 103rd year, our Vancouver music community’s legendary Eleanor Collins has been honored with a Canada Post stamp commemorating her lifetime of musical and personal achievements. Previously, on her 95th birthday, Ms. Collins was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada. Artist David Bell...
Read More >>Posted August 03, 2021 by
We recently sat down with Roger Cole, who has been a VMA member for over 43 years. Roger was appointed Principal Oboist of the Vancouver Symphony by Maestro Kazuyoshi Akiyama in 1976. At age 22 he was the youngest principal player of the VSO. At his retirement, he was the oldest principal player....
Read More >>Posted February 19, 2021 by
Because of the profound cultural and historical effects of Prohibition in the United States, similar movements elsewhere and their own cultural and historical effects have been all too easy to overlook. In Canada, a generally shorter (though in many ways more complicated) Prohibition predated pos...
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