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Will's Jams

Sunday 30 April / 3PM

Instrument Discovery Zoo / 2PM

Jack Singer Concert Hall Symphony Sundays for Kids

Supported by

Concert Supporter: ATB

Instrument Discovery Zoo Sponsor: Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Program

Juliane Gallant, conductor

Will Stroet, vocals and guitar

This concert will run approximately one hour and will include Will’s favourites like Big Shiny Spoons, Make Friends with an Earthworm, Let's All Dance, and orchestral wonders like The Barber of Seville, Flight of the Bumblebee, and The Four Seasons.

Instrument Discovery Zoo

Do you have a young music fan on your hands? Symphony Sundays for Kids concerts are about one hour long with no intermission and feature classical favourites every child should know.

Arrive early for the Instrument Discovery Zoo in the Jack Singer lobby, where they can visit different stations hosted by Orchestra musicians. Each station features an instrument or musical activity for children to try!

This fun, hands-on experience is the perfect way to indulge your child’s curiosity and excitement about visiting the Orchestra. The Instrument Discovery Zoo starts at 2PM and the performance starts at 3PM.

Juliane Gallant Conductor

Conductor Juliane Gallant works in Canada and the United Kingdom, where she trained at the National Opera Studio and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. An Opera Awards Foundation recipient, Gallant has led productions for the Highlands Opera Studio, Gothic Opera, Hampstead Garden Opera, King’s Head Theatre, Opera on Location, St Paul’s Opera, Opera Up Close, Opera Mio, and the Clapham Opera Festival. In 2021, she made her Royal Opera House conducting debut in Mami Wata as part of the Engender Festival in collaboration with Pegasus Opera. She has appeared as a guest conductor with the Kingston Symphony Orchestra, the Nova Scotia Youth Symphony, and the Hallam Sinfonia. In 2020, Gallant was named one of two conductors in the inaugural cohort of Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership program in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Opera Victoria. Gallant holds degrees from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Université de Moncton, University of Ottawa, and Le Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique de Montréal.

Juliane Gallant appears with the Calgary Phil as a member of Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership, a program designed to collectively develop the next generation of female and non-binary conductors and music directors in Canada.

Will Stroet Vocals and Guitar

Will Stroet of Will’s Jams is a Junonominated musician, nationally recognized educator and former CBC Kids TV star. His high-energy rockpop music in English and French is full of witty wordplay and sing-along choruses, inspiring kids to be active, creative, caring, and communityminded. Stroet discovered his talent for writing music for kids while completing his Bachelor of Education at the University of British Columbia. After releasing his first album in 2005 and performing shows locally, Stroet knew he had found his calling. In 2009, he left teaching to pursue music full-time and has never looked back. To date, Stroet has performed more than 2,000 shows across Canada and China. His 12 albums in English and French have garnered national acclaim, including a 2017 Juno nomination, seven nominations from the Western Canadian Music Awards, three from the Canadian Folk Music Awards, and two from the SiriusXM Indies. In 2015, UBC’s Faculty of Education honoured Stroet in their Top 100 Alumni Awards. To learn more about Stroet and his music, visit willsjams.com. Connect with him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @willsjamsmusic.