Hugh Davidson Composer Readings

Each season, the VS puts out a call for composers to submit new work to the symphony. Dedicated to the late Hugh Davidson, a strong supporter of new music, this program provides the opportunity for composers writing music for orchestra to have their pieces rehearsed by the VS, receive feedback, and an archival recording of their work.

Hugh Davidson Readings 2026
Conducted by Giuseppe Pietraraoia
Facilitated by Taylor Brook, VS Composer-Mentor in Residence

Score Readings:
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Wingate Studio, Baumann Centre, 925 Balmoral Rd, Victoria
FREE entry – Public welcome!

The late Hugh Davidson - Victoria Symphony supporter and friend

This year’s Hugh Davidson Composer Readings feature eight new orchestral works by B.C. composers.

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Xiangmin Yan – Lingnan Symphonic Wedding · Weeding Drum
Frances Reyes – Demise of a Dream
Michelle Wolfenden – Images of the Aurora Borealis
James Hebb – Sneakers

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Rebecca Lynn Adams – ILLUMINATE
Danny Lin – Dawn
Clara Shandler – Pacific Rain
Stefan Hintersteininger – Cello Concerto, 2nd Mvt.

Applications for the 2027 Hugh Davidson Composer Readings will open in September 2026.

Contact Soile Stratkauskas, soile@victoriasymphony.ca with any questions.

This program is funded by the Hugh Davidson Fund at the Victoria Foundation and underwritten in part by the John H. & Margery M. McEown Trust for the Performing Arts, and the Sunflower Fund.

Hugh Davidson Composer Readings

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