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30THANNUALVANCOUVER

SYMPHONYBALL,VANCOUVER

The Vancouver Symphony Or-

chestra, which last year celebrat-

ed its 100th anniversary, recently

marked another milestone on

Feb. 6: the 30th anniversary of the

Symphony Ball, a beloved annual

social gathering and the organiza-

tion’s most important fundraiser.

The black tie to-do, presented by

Nicola Wealth and co-chaired by

Alexandra Mauler-Steinmann

andBarbara Klebanoff, was un-

der the direction of maestroOtto

Tausk, who has held the position

of music director at the VSO since

2018 (although this latest marked

his first Symphony Ball).

Tausk also serves as artistic ad-

viser of the VSO School of Music,

which is among the Symphony’s

initiatives set to benefit from the

more than $790,000 raised dur-

ing the evening. Founded in 2003,

the VSO School of Music engages

people from three months old to

those older than 80, providing

programs that cover a broad

range of musical genres. They in-

clude Girls Brass Day, which is for

brass-playing high school stu-

dents who identify as women or

gender non-binary, and Health

and Injury Prevention for Musi-

cians, a program that promotes

the health of music-makers.

Funds from the evening will also

be directed to community en-

gagement initiatives that aim to

further expand the reach of the

organization, which already

boasts a remarkable annual at-

tendance of more that 250,000,

including about 50,000 children

and young adults.

The sold-out flamenco-

themed gala, held at the Vancouv-

er Convention Centre, was – as ex-

pected – music-filled, kicking off

with cocktails as the Sinfonietta

String Ensemble from the VSO

School of Music performed, fol-

lowed by dinner and a mini-con-

cert withRihab Chaiebas soloist,

conducted by Tausk. Later, danc-

ing capped things off, with music

courtesy of members from the

VSO, conducted byWilliam Row-

sonto help the big givers in at-

tendance cut a rug.

Among those out taking it all

in:Étienne Bruson, chair of the

VSO board of directors and ma-

naging partner at Deloitte, there

with wife,Anny Morissette; dep-

uty mayor of VancouverLisa

Dominato; Goldcorp Inc. presi-

dent and CEODavid Garofaloand

his wife,Christie; Kingswood

Properties Ltd. presidentLorne

Segaland his wife,Melita; real-es-

tate developerDavid McLeanand

his wife,Brenda; and of course,

Angela Elster, president and CEO

of the VSO and VSO School of

Music.

1.RobinDhir,LorneSegal,

MartinFerreiraPinho

2.LaurelZerb,OliviaLovenmark,

KerrieSayer

3.AlexandraMauler-Steinmann,

OttoTausk,BarbaraKlebanoff

4.JohannaRobertsonand

TarunNayar

5.AngelaElster

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