Fantasia Reimagined – Family Movie Night and Music from American Films at Esther Short Park
Dates: 8/7/2026
📍 Theatre: Esther Short Park
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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA opens the festival on Friday evening with a program celebrating great film music, including a Star Wars tribute to John Williams and favorite selections from Disney's Fantasia. The concert is conducted by Maestro Salvador Brotons and features works including Bach's Stokowski Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Williams's Star Wars Suite. Following the VSO performance, the festival presents an outdoor screening of Disney's Fantasia (1940) in Esther Short Park.
Cast and Creative Team for Fantasia Reimagined – Family Movie Night and Music from American Films at Esther Short Park
Cast
Under the Deku Tree
Ensemble
Columbia Dance
Ensemble
Vancouver Movement Collective
Ensemble
Dr. Sherrie Davis
Ensemble
Tanner Cundy
Ensemble
Caryn Hart
Ensemble
Trill LeBeau
Ensemble
VSO Youth Virtuosi, USA
Ensemble
Flamencas Silvestres
Ensemble
Bang Bang
Ensemble
Mary Flower and the BBQ Boys
Ensemble
Zje
Ensemble
Mark Macminn
Ensemble
Sasha Mae
Ensemble
Introducing the Machine
Ensemble
Jim Marcotte
Ensemble
Fiddler on the Loop
Ensemble
Gina DeNoble
Ensemble
Jojo Gold
Ensemble
Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle
Ensemble
Pinchas Zukerman
Violin
Shelly Berg
Piano
Julian Schwarz
Cello
Maestro Salvador Brotons
Ensemble
Maestro Gerard Schwarz
Ensemble
Fred Child
Ensemble
Rachel Smolkin
Ensemble
Karen LeFrak
Ensemble
Dr. Larry Sherman
Ensemble
Ken Selden
Ensemble
Dina y los Rumberos
Ensemble
The Wild Lilacs
Ensemble
Pegasus Puppets
Ensemble
Clown Garage
Ensemble
Yeates Irish Dance Academy
Ensemble
Hip Hop Soulsation Academy
Ensemble
Blackbird Dance Company
Ensemble
David Calvario
Ensemble
Brenna Larsen
Ensemble
Dub Lounge International
Ensemble
Ascension
Ensemble
Fox Walker
Ensemble
Strange Tones
Ensemble
Fadin' By 9
Ensemble
Cosmic Groove Orchestra
Ensemble
The BrazilTones
Ensemble
Ants Ants Ants
Ensemble
Teva Oriata Polynesian Dance
Ensemble
NW Tibetan Cultural Association
Ensemble
Anavai O Te Ora
Ensemble
Creative Team
Maestro Salvador Brotons
Music Director & Conductor
Maestro Ken Selden
Conductor
Dr. Igor Shakhman
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Larry Sherman
Neuroscientist
Karen LeFrak
Composer
Rachel Smolkin
President and CEO
Fred Child
President & CEO
Maestro Gerard Schwarz
Music Director & Conductor
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Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival 2026 (08/07/26-08/09/26)
VSO Youth Virtuosi, USA (08/08/26-08/08/26)
Pinchas Zukerman and Pictures at an Exhibition (08/08/26-08/08/26)
Celebration of American Artistry, an Official America250 Event (08/09/26-08/09/26)
VSO Youth Virtuosi, USA (08/08/26-08/08/26)
Pinchas Zukerman and Pictures at an Exhibition (08/08/26-08/08/26)
Celebration of American Artistry, an Official America250 Event (08/09/26-08/09/26)
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