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Vincent Ho
11+ albums
contemporary classicalClassicalcomposerCanadianavant garde
about
Vincent Ho is a multi-award winning composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal, and theatre music. His works have been described as “brilliant and compelling” by The New York Times and hailed for their profound expressiveness and textural beauty, leaving audiences talking about them with great enthusiasm. His many awards and recognitions have included three Juno Award nominations, Harvard University’s Fromm Music Commission, The Canada Council for the Arts’ “Robert Fleming Prize”, ASCAP’s “Morton Gould Young Composer Award”, four SOCAN Young Composers Awards, and CBC Radio’s Audience Choice Award (2009 Young Composers’ Competition). During the period of 2007-2014, Dr. Ho has served as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s composer-in-residence and had presented a number of large-scale works that have generated much excitement and critical praise. His Arctic Symphony has been described “as a beautiful work that evokes the Far North in a very special way” (John Corigliano), and “a mature and atmospheric work that firmly establishes Ho among North American composers of note” (Winnipeg Free Press). His percussion concerto, titled The Shaman, composed for Dame Evelyn Glennie was hailed as a triumph, receiving unanimous acclaim and declared by critics as “Spectacular” (The New York Classical Review), “A powerhouse work” (The Winnipeg Free Press), and “Rocking/mesmerizing…downright gorgeous” (The Pittsburgh Gazette). His second concerto for Glennie titled From Darkness To Light, Ho’s music
top songs
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The Shaman: III. Fire Dance (Live)
1,6822The Shaman: Interlude. Conjuring the Spirits (Live)
893Morning Song
664The Shaman: I. Ritual (Live)
645The Shaman: II. Fantasia - Nostalgia (Live)
546Arctic Symphony: I. Prelude - Lamentations (Live)
397Arctic Symphony: II. Meditation (Live)
388Arctic Symphony: III. Aboard the Amundsen (Live)
369Arctic Symphony: V. O Glorious Arcticus - Postlude (Live)
3210Arctic Symphony: IV. Nightfall (Live)
30albums
Vincent Ho: The Shaman & Arctic Symphony (Live)
Sandman's Castle: The Solo and Duo Works of Vincent Ho
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Vincent Ho: The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Books I & II
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Solo Seven
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Full Spectrum
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The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Books I & II
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The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Books 1 & 2
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The Shaman & Arctic Symphony
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Unaccompanied (Solos From The Pandemic)
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John Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan / Vincent Ho: Gryphon Realms
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Vincent Ho's Album