2023
About the Program
Featuring students from The Sarah McLachlan School of Music (aka SoM), the SoM Jazz Band has youth in grades 10,11, & 12 playing the groove-oriented music of Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, and Dr. John, as well as original compositions and arrangements from the band members.
Sarah McLachlan School of Music (SoM) is a non-profit community music school that provides free music education to over 1000 underserved youth through campuses in Vancouver, Surrey, and Edmonton. All students who attend SoM attend programs at zero cost due to financial and social-emotional need.
From the Curating Team
Curating community performances at TAIWANfest is like painting a self-portrait, constantly questioning Taiwanese culture's role in a Canadian festival. With these community performances, we aim to foster cross-cultural dialogue and break down ethnic barriers, highlighting Canada’s diverse society.
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TAIWANfest Vancouver is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered here, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples of this land while we engage in meaningful conversations of culture and reconciliation.