Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"The United Nations of Music" - CBC Radio
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, founded in 2001, was one of the first concert orchestras devoted specifically to performing new intercultural music on a grand scale. It is currently the only professional ensemble of its kind in Canada, & one of only a handful that exist in the world. The VICO brings together musicians & composers from many cultural & artistic communities, including Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Persian, Vietnamese, North American, European, & more.