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Paying homage to Canada

Blending music and dance has been commonplace for centuries
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Ballet Kelowna dancers Valentin Chou, left, and Desiree Bortolussi dance to the sounds of Okanagan Symphony Orchestra with the Neville Bowman Trio during Canadiana Suite: A Sesquicentennial Celebration May 6 at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. (Michael Slobodian photo)

Blending music and dance has been commonplace for centuries. But it含羞草研究社檚 less common for Ballet Kelowna and the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, who joined forces to celebrate Canada含羞草研究社檚 150th birthday.

含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 a collaboration on a scale I don含羞草研究社檛 think this community has seen, and we really hope through our partnership we create a model for organizations to move forward together,含羞草研究社 said Simone Orlando, artistic director and CEO of Ballet Kelowna.

The OSO brought the magic of live music celebrating Canadian music icons including R. Murray Shafer, Gordon Lightfoot, and Oscar Peterson, with a specially commissioned arrangement by Lance Anderson and guest performances by local jazz ensemble The Neville Bowman Trio and renowned blues artist Shakura S含羞草研究社橝ida.

含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 almost like the corners of the nation are coming together and meeting and dispersing forward,含羞草研究社 said Orlando.

含羞草研究社淚t really has a sense of momentum.含羞草研究社



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