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BC composer has piece debut with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra after mentorship

By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

BC composer Wylie Ferguson showcased a new composition with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) this spring.

Ferguson’s nearly six minute piece is titled “Broken Earth” and the VSO played his composition on May 30. The 30-year-old composer is very pleased with how it turned out; he describes the composition as “monster music, like something out of a Godzilla movie.” He adds that most of his works lean towards the “dark side.”

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BC composer has original work played by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

Musician and composer Wylie Ferguson has been accepted into a mentorship program with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra where his work will be played and critiqued. The current VSO mentorship and readings program began on October 15th and runs until May 31st, 2023, culminating in the reading of the scores on May 30th.

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