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Over 100 musicians to stage one-night-only video game extravaganza in Vancouver

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Catherine Urquhart
Vancouver symphony orchestraCultureVancouver Symphony Orchestra

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Over 100 musicians from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will perform 'Game On!', a one-night-only concert featuring symphonic music from popular video games like Skyrim, World of Warcraft, and Assassin's Creed. The event, three years in the making, aims to attract a diverse audience, including gamers, to the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on Wednesday night.

  1. 1 The show was three years in the making.
  2. 2 Wednesday night: The 'Game On!' concert will be performed at 7 p.m.
  • Attracting a new, more diverse audience to symphonic music
  • Creating an 'almost rock star kind of quality' experience for attendees
What: The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is staging a 'Game On!' concert, which features symphonic music from various video games.
When: Wednesday night at 7 p.m. (a one-night-only performance).
Where: Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver.
Why: The concert aims to present video game music in a symphonic format, attract a more diverse audience, and capitalize on the enthusiasm gamers have for their titles.
How: Over 100 musicians from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will perform music from popular video games. The show was three years in the making.

Over 100 musicians from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will perform 'Game On!', a one-night-only concert featuring symphonic music from popular video games like Skyrim, World of Warcraft, and Assassin's Creed. The event, three years in the making, aims to attract a diverse audience, including gamers, to the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on Wednesday night.