Victoria Symphony invites middle and high school classes to a rehearsal at the University of Victoria to give students a behind the scenes look at how a professional orchestra rehearses and hear the full orchestra up-close. During the break, students will have a chance to meet some of the musicians of the orchestra for a Q & A.
Scroll for the 2024/25 Season Open Rehearsal schedule!
Friday, November 15, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Lambrick Park Church, 1789 Feltham Road
Christian Kluxen, conductor
Timothy Chooi, violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
Barber: Violin Concerto
Sharman: Scarlattiana
Thursday, November 21, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Lambrick Park Church, 1789 Feltham Road
Christian Kluxen, conductor
Josh Lovell, tenor
Liszt: Les Préludes
Finzi: Dies natalis
Strauss: Five Orchestral Songs
Hindemith: Symphony – Mathis der Maler
Friday, January 31, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Lambrick Park Church, 1789 Feltham Road
Christian Kluxen, conductor
Blake Pouliot, violin
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Nielsen: Symphony No. 2 “The Four Temperaments”
Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Friday, May 2, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Farquhar Auditorium, UVic
Christian Kluxen, conductor
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Jennifer Butler: And Birds Do Sing
PLEASE NOTE: Yo-Yo Ma will not be at this rehearsal!
Please contact Soile Stratkauskas at soile@victoriasymphony.ca at least one month prior to the rehearsal’s date.
This program is underwritten in part by generous gifts from a private foundation, the John H. & Margery M. McEown Trust for the Performing Arts, and the Sunflower Fund, and supported in perpetuity by a gift from Beverly Unger.
620 View Street, Suite 610
Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 1J6
Regular Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm, except holidays.
The Victoria Symphony performs on the traditional lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We extend our respect as well as our appreciation for this opportunity.