About Muzewest
Founded in 2013 in beautiful Vancouver BC, Muzewest is a non-profit organization focused on presenting fine concerts from talented, exciting classical musicians. Music is our passion and we hope to share it with you, the good people of the Lower Mainland. Our desire is to bring high quality performances at an affordable price.
Co-founder and Artistic Director: Jennifer West
Board of Directors:
David Visentin, President
Ryan Erwin, Vice-President
Roger Parton, Treasurer
Jessica De Gaust, Secretary
Julianna Rouse
Miya Otake
Design and Marketing: Laura Wong, Pierre Thach, Nicole Linaksita, Jenny Newman, Lyle Trush, Esther Yuen, Amanda Perley
Social Media Support: Tiffany Chen, Lan Kim, Theresa Lei, Vania Ling, Brian Weingartner, Ellen Smith
Video: Joseph M. Tucker, Cameron Anderson, Stelth Ng, Mark Mushet
Audio Recording: Edward Norman, Brian Chan, Grant Rowledge, Joe Fingerote
Photography: Brook Jones, Diamond’s Edge Photography, Chris Lo, Nick Li, David Witten, Alisha Weng
Mandarian language support: Eva Hao, Tina Wang
UBC Ambassador: position available
Youth Ambassador: Isabel Leong (Capilano University)
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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Müzewest strongly feels that culture should be affordable to a variety of socioeconomic groups. Our ticket prices reflect our desire that people from any financial background should be able to attend an extremely high quality classical music concert.
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Classical music has the power to change people’s lives and shape our communities. Given the influence that this art form can have, it is imperative that financial reasons NOT restrict people from accessing this amazing music.
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Each artist that performs at a Müzewest recital gives a concert in a local public school. This concert is at no charge to the school!
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Each artist that performs at a Müzewest recital gives a Masterclass for students of their particular instrument
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Müzewest firmly believes that music education helps young people develop socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Our priority is that young people and individuals studying music (in all capacities) have access to wonderful performances.
Our Vision: