An evening at the VSO Pops!

At thFebruary 7  -a week before Valentine's Day I decided to take Darcy out to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Orpheum Theatre on Smithe, downtown Vancouver.

This theatre was built in 1927! The interior is very baroque and Art Deco  / with ornate ceilings, lots of detailed gilded mouldings, pillars and fixtures that take you back in time! Red carpets and massive staircases. 3 levels in total with two balconies!

The stage was impressive with great lighting and background colours that changed with each item on the program.

Darcy went up to the 3rd balcony to take a photo of the beautiful ceiling.

 We were in Row 16 aisle seats 41 and 42. The music was wonderful and the maestro was very personable and fun. The two guest vocalists from the Broadway stage were very talented and their voices superb. Betsy Wolfe debuted at The Met to add to her repertoire and it was telling in the power of her voice! Of course she sang my favourite My Heart Will Go On simply effortlessly and it was powerful and full of great emotion!

The evening concluded with rousing applause and a finale that was an upbeat version of the Captain and Tenille's Love will Keep us Together!

The rain had stopped so we walked out thinking we could grab a bite to eat. Walking down Granville Street at night was a little scarey! We walked an entire circle and found nothing we wanted so back to the parkade! Even a drive down Kingsway and Commercial Drive at 11:00 a.m. Came up with no food options so it was down to Joyce for 2 slices of Super great Pizza and a pop for $4.00 great deal and the place is called super great pizza! It is neither super nor great but better than average compared to most quick and easy pizza places / they just have it hot and ready to go and you can buy by the slice! 

So we ate driving home in the rain which had now started up again ending a lovely evening!

Conductor / Performers

Steven Reineke conductor

Betsy Wolfe vocalist

Mike Eldred vocalist

• Repertoire

  Barry White/arr. Berens Love’sTheme

  Porter/arr. Applebaum
  I’ve Got You Under My Skin

  Rodgers/arr. Steinberg 
  Medley of Selections:
  “I Have Dreamed”
  “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”
  “If I Loved You”

  Morricone/arr. Vanacore
  Cinema Paradiso Suite

  Eric Carmen/arr. Berens
  “Almost Paradise” from Footloose

  Previte/DeNicola/Markowitz
  “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing

  Barry Gordy/arr. Berens
  “Do You Love Me?” from Dirty Dancing

  Alex North
  “Unchained Melody”

  VARIOUS/arr. Berens
  “Elephant Love Medley” from Moulin Rouge

  Barry Manilow/arr. Berens
  “Copacabana”

  Frank Wildhorn
  “Sarah” from Civil War

  Styne
  “The Music That Makes Me Dance” from Funny Girl

  Irving Berlin
  “Anything You Can Do” from Annie Get Your Gun

  Dolly Parton/arr. Berens
  “I Will Always Love You”

  Kander/arr. Berens
  “Gimme Love” from Kiss of the Spider Woman

  James Horner/arr. Reineke
  “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic

  Lovland/Graham/arr. Roth
  “You Raise Me Up”

  Mancini/arr. Hermann
  “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s