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Member Feature - David Jonsson

Posted May 17, 2018 by

Our latest member to be featured is David Jonsson, proud member of the VMA for over 50 years!   Coming from a musical family, it is easy to see where David got his talents from. His father was a self-taught guitarist and harmonica player who also possessed a phenomenal singing voice, while his ...

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Canadian Music Community Anti-Harassment Summit

Posted May 17, 2018 by

TORONTO, April 23, 2018 /CNW/ - Senior representatives from numerous live and recorded musicorganizations participated in a follow up meeting to the inaugural March 1, 2018 Canadian MusicCommunity Anti-Harassment Summit. These organizations came together to work collectively to discuss an industr...

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In memory of Victoria Megalos

Posted December 23, 2016 by Julie-Anne Saroyan

Steven Wilkes, Vancouver Symphony Assistant Principal violist remembers Victoria Megalos. Vicky came to Vancouver, via Montreal, at the start of the 1970-71 Vancouver Symphony season.  We were stand partners in the viola section for several years.  After finishing her orchestra career, she col...

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Member Feature – Ron Thompson

Posted December 09, 2016 by Julie-Anne Saroyan

Thoughts by Ron Thompson. What are your musical activities? What genres of music do you play?  I think of myself as an "Urban Utility Musician". I work mostly as a sideman for various bandleaders and an accompanist for many singers. I often work as a solo guitarist, mostly providing backgr...

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Member Feature – David Sinclair

Posted December 09, 2016 by Julie-Anne Saroyan

What are your musical activities? What genres of music do you play? I play with various artists, including my guitar and harmonica duo ‘David Sinclair and Keith Bennett’, musical theatre shows, studio sessions both in studio or tracks over the internet. I play many genres, other than classical...

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