Update on COVID-19 and Festival Events (March 18, 2020)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the VAYA Youth Arts Society is confirming the postponement of the April-May 2020 KPU International Music Festival and the 2020 Vancouver Speech Arts and Drama Festival.
We are hoping to reschedule as many sessions as possible in the coming months and will have more details soon.
Thank you for your patience with us as we work through this significant challenge.
PLEASE NOTE:
- The 2020 KPU International Choir, Band and Orchestra Festival is CANCELLED
- The 2020 KPU Composition Festival WILL PROCEED. We will not have an in-person session. Instead, in-depth written adjudications will be sent via email by May 2 and we’ll happily post everyone’s mp3’s or videos on the website and Facebook page.
2020 FESTIVALS
| KPU International Music Festival April 2 - May 22, 2020 Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Langley Campus | KPU International Composition Festival Saturday, May 2, 2020 Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Langley Campus |
| KPU Choir, Band & Orchestra Festival April 27 - May 22, 2020 Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Langley Campus | Vancouver Speech Arts + Drama Festival April 20 - May 1, 2020 St. James Community Square, Vancouver |
| The 2020 KPU International Music Festival Honours Performance will take place on Friday, June 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm. Info and reservations: gm@vayafestivals.ca. |
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Objectives of VAYA
Our Mission is
- to support and foster performing and literary arts education through bursaries and scholarships
- to give participants the benefit of expert criticism from unbiased adjudicators
- to help participants acquire self-confidence by performing before an audience
- to provide performance and education opportunities for participants both at the festival and in the community throughout the year
We do our best not to turn anyone away and try to find sponsorship for those individuals and schools needing help in order to attend.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to our core volunteers who contributed so much and made the 2019 festival run smoothly: Siong Chan, Wendy Chan, Donard MacKenzie, Maureen Paetkau, and Claudia Trigo.
Thank you to our hard working board: Bob Rompre, Richard Haack, Heilwig von Koenigsloew, Elaine Lindbjerg and Sandi Siemens; our gracious hosts at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Music Department, and our amazing staff – Dominque Bernath, Kyra Esau, Jon Erzinger, Aniela Erzinger, Billy Muir and the staff of Tom Lee Music.
Contact us
Vancouver Area Youth Arts Society
313 Ninth Street
New Westminster BC V3M 3V5
Tel: 778-868-0426
Email: gm@vayafestivals.ca
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