Seniors Programs

Senior's Concert
Presented by Hollyburn House

Sunday, August 1

Sweetpea Swing Band The Sweetpea Swing Band has been performing their own unique brand of traditional jazz in and around Vancouver for over three years. The band repertoire contains a lively collage of hot jazz music dating back as far as 1916. Although the bands music is firmly rooted in trad jazz, The Sweetpea Swing Band presents their music in a hip, modern style that continues to incite audiences into a dancing frenzy. The Sweetpea Swing Band presents music by the likes of; Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Joe Oliver, Joe Primrose, Jimmie Noone, Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, and Jelly Roll Morton.

The music presented by The Sweetpea Swing Band is arranged by band members Tim Sars, Alison Gorman, Andrew Smith, and Sam Scott as well as Vancouver's own Alan Matheson, Craig Scott, and Lloyd Arntzen. West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Drive, Front Lawn, 2:00pm-4:00pm

Symphony by the Sea
Presented by Hollyburn House

Monday, August 2

Sempre String Orchestra - The core quartet; Karina Slupski (first violin), Larisa Lebeda (second violin), Jacek Dziobek (viola) and Aleksandra Dziobek (cello) have performed at thousands of concerts and events during their music careers.
Formed in 1999, the ensemble is comprised of four passionate Russian and Polish classically trained string players who now make Vancouver their home. This afternoon, they will be joined by four additional renowned string players, to form the Sempre String Orchestra; DeAnne Eisch (violin), Ruth Huang (violin), Beth Nickel (viola) & Ben Goheen (cello). What better way to spend the holiday Monday afternoon than enjoying light classics by the sea.
West Vancouver Community Foundation Stage John Lawson Park, 2:00pm-4:00 pm

Afternoon Swing Dance
Presented by Hollyburn House

Sunday, August 8

Dal Richards’ Orchestra In Western Canada the great sound of the big band era is synonymous with one man, musician and bandleader Dal Richards. For over sixty years Dal Richards and his Orchestra have delighted Canadians with memorable dance music.

Dal has been featured in two television documentaries and several music specials and has received many honours and accolades from the charities that he is been involved with over the years. His friends and fans affectionately call him “Dr. Swing”! Dal Richards has drawn record numbers to the festival for the past several years, so we are excited to have him back at this year's festival. On the West Vancouver Community Foundation Stage John Lawson Park, 2:00 – 4:00 pm