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Symphony Lovers’ Ball 2012

Symphony Lovers' Ball 2012 Vancouver Convention Centre West February 23, 2012

By Lisa Nakamura Nguyen /

From left: Cameron Zinger, sr. manager of public affairs at Telus; Douglas Reynolds of the Douglas Reynolds Gallery; and Kenn Hamlin, director of special projects at Telus.



Team from Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (from left): Andre Zotoff, general manager; Paul Phalen, manager of conference services and catering; and Gilles Fraissange, director of sales and catering.



From left: Adrienne Martin of Goldcorp; Greg Martin, sr. vice-president and CFO of Silver Standard; and Todd Jacobs, owner of Jacob Brothers Construction Ltd.



Robert Lee (l), founder and chairman of The Prospero Group, with wife, Lily.



Monika Besharat (l) and Alex Besharat, director of the western region of ScotiaMcleod. Alex is also the former chairman of Vancouver Opera.



Chris (l) and Tammy Hooper from CIBC.



From left: Liz Gordon, co-chair of the Symphony Lovers’ Ball, with Susan Knott and Lyall Knott, owner at Clark Wilson LLP.



TD Waterhouse’s regional VP, Fraser King (l), with private banker Carmen So.



Chris Guillemet (l) of Wrigley, with Andrea Shaw, founder of Twentyten Group.



Yoshi Karasawa (l), board member of Vancouver Opera, with Jim Moodie, guest of Polygon Homes.



Cathy Adair (l), VP of cancer control at the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon, with husband, Tom.



From left: Rob Whitwham, VP of Pipeline at Spectra Energy; Evie Whitwham; Lizette Parsons Bell, owner and principal of Lizette Parsons Bell & Associates; and Dwain Bell, VP of Fortis BC.



From left: Simon Daniels, manager at BA Blacktop Ltd.; Donna Daniels of Ridgeport Fort; Cindy Froud-Rose of Rejuvenate Massage; and Emmanuel Rose, project manager at BA Blacktop Ltd.



Jacqui Harris (l) of Crofton House School, with Darren Downs, sr. manager assurance at Deloitte & Touche.



From left: chartered accountant Kim Spencer-Nairn, Riva Gold CFO Maragaret Brodie, Kristina West and artist Athena Bax.


Symphony Lovers’ Ball 2012
Vancouver Convention Centre West
February 23, 2012

The Vancouver Convention Centre played host to the always elegant Symphony Lovers’ Ball. The 22nd annual event, which continues to attract nearly 500 of Vancouver’s corporate and philanthropic community leaders, raises funds for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) and education programs for youth and young adults. Money raised also helps Vancouver maintain a musically enriched community by being able to attract and afford legendary performers such as Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming and Itzhak Perlman.

The event, co-chaired by Nancy Margitan and Liz Gordon, auctioned off the finest luxury goods, 3D televisions and trips across the world. Guests wined, dined and danced the night away to the classical melodies performed by the VSO, conducted by the highly regarded Bramwell Tovey.