Angela Hewitt Plays Bach
Thursday, November 12 @ 7:30 pm
Grieg – Holberg Suite
J.S. Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor (BWV 1052)
J.S. Bach – Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Chorale from Cantata 147) (arr. Hess)
Leader & soloist: Angela Hewitt / Leader: Terence Tam
*This program will be available until December 11, 2020
Canadian piano superstar Angela Hewitt returns to Victoria to perform Bach’s bold and dynamic Keyboard Concerto in D minor along with the ever-popular Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring. Grieg’s playful and meditative Holberg Suite rounds off this delightful program.
Magnificent Brass
Thursday, November 26 @ 7:30 pm
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Gabrieli – Canzon duodecimi toni (arr. King)
Bruckner – Etüde für das tiefe Blech (arr. Crespo)
Husa – Divertimento for Brass and Percussion
J.S. Bach – Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (arr. Crespo)
Pachelbel – Magnificat (arr. Frackenpohl)
Gabrieli – Canzona per sonare No. 2 (arr. King)
Conductor: Giuseppe Pietraroia
*This program will be available until December 25, 2020
For the first time in the 2020/21 virtual season, the Victoria Symphony brass players take to the stage to perform a collection of brass favourites including Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Pachelbel’s Magnificat as well as works from Bach, Bruckner, Gabrieli and Husa.
Appalachian Spring
Thursday, December 10 @ 7:30 pm
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Conductor: Tania Miller
*This program will be available until January 8, 2021
Maestra Tania Miller returns to conduct the Victoria Symphony in Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Often described as ‘music of and for the American people’, the popular piece reflects the vitality and richness of the pioneering tradition. The Unanswered Question by Ives and Barber’s elegiac Adagio for Strings complete the program.
Christmas Pops
Tuesday, December 22 @ 7:30 pm
Conductor: Giuseppe Pietraroia
*This program will be available until January 20, 2021
Celebrate the holiday season with your favourite MC Sean O’Loughlin as he decks the halls with all things Brass. Join conductor Giuseppe Pietraroia and Victoria Symphony brass and percussion musicians for a brassy Christmas including holiday favourites like O Holy Night and music from the Nutcracker as well as Frosty the Snowman, A Charlie Brown Christmas and more. As a special holiday gift, the concert will include the world-premiere of Sean O’Loughlin’s musical setting for “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.”
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