In The Spotlight: Our Venerable, Virtuosic Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA

This year, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrates 44 years of providing symphonic music to the community. With critically acclaimed music director and conductor Maestro Salvador Brotons, the VSO is Southwest Washington’s own world-class symphony. It's success began with the talent and commitment of the early conductors and musicians who provided its foundation.

What began in 1972 as a 20 member ensemble known as the Vancouver Chamber Orchestra and later the Vancouver Community Orchestra (1978 to 1990) has evolved into a highly regarded professional orchestra with over 70 musicians and an ever-increasing audience.

Maestro Brotons has served as VSO Music Director/Conductor for 32 seasons. Hailing from Barcelona, Brotons has guest-conducted orchestras internationally, and has composed over 140 works, many of which have been published in Europe and the U.S.

Celebrated artists from around the globe grace the VSO stage each concert season, including Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey, conductor Gerard Schwarz (winner of 6 Emmy awards and 14 Grammy nominations), Billboard chart-topping violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, and award-winning violin virtuoso Mayuko Kamio.