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CREATED:20190516T064011Z
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SUMMARY:Other Echoes
DESCRIPTION:This concert has been cancelled.\nDue to the public health advisory announced by Dr. Bonnie Henry\, provincial health officer\, the Victoria Symphony has cancelled all concerts up to May 1st\, 2020. The remaining concerts of the 2019/20 season are tentative until further notice. \n  \n  \nOther Echoes takes us on a journey to the southern hemisphere\, welcoming music from New Zealand and Argentina. From the evocative music of Canadian/Argentinian composer Analia Llugdar to the mystical landscapes of New Zealand’s Eve de Castro-Robinson and Leoni Holmes\, to Canada’s own Anna Höstman and Juliet Palmer\, this concert is sure to delight and amaze. \nTickets are $20 – $25. Click here for tickets.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/other-echoes/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200208T200000
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DTSTAMP:20260429T064249
CREATED:20190516T060709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190516T060709Z
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SUMMARY:Kluxen Confronts Zappa
DESCRIPTION:The iconic rocker Frank Zappa has written some of the most engaging and challenging repertoire of the twentieth century. With works like The Dog Breath Variations: Uncle Meat/Dog Meat\, preconceptions of classical music are left at the door in this one-of-a-kind event. Maestro Kluxen leads the orchestra in this eclectic concert also featuring Zappa’s idol\, Edgard Varèse and the always surprising music of Canada’s Nicole Lizée. \nTickets are $20 – $25. Click here for tickets.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/kluxen-confronts-zappa/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191123T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20191123T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064249
CREATED:20190516T053340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190516T053340Z
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SUMMARY:Manyworlds
DESCRIPTION:Dive into the multi-dimensional world of Norway’s foremost composer Rolf Wallin\, featuring Boya Bøckmann’s mind-blowing graphics. This event features the world premiere of VS’s composer-in-residence Marcus Goddard’s Confluence. Commissioned with the support of the Hugh Davidson Fund\, Goddard  collaborates with Mohawk Acadian Irish artist Lindsay Dobbin to explore the power water has in connecting and transforming us in a tour-de-force multimedia presentation. \nTickets are $20 – $25. Click here for tickets. \nWatch the Manyworlds video below.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/manyworlds-3d/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064249
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SUMMARY:Bondarsphere
DESCRIPTION:Canadian composer Nicole Lizée interprets Canada’s first female astronaut Roberta Bondar’s remarkable life as an astronaut\, physician\, scientific researcher\, photographer\, author\, and environment interpreter through soundtrack\, video and live orchestra. Hétu’s Légendes and Sokolvic’s Concerto for Orchestra\, a work that alternates between action and introspection\, are also on the program. \nBondarsphere commissioned by the NAC Orchestra. \nTickets are $20 – $25 and are available here. \n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/bondarsphere/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190330T200000
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SUMMARY:New Music Festival - Singing the Earth
DESCRIPTION:Another former VS Composer in Residence\, Anna Höstman’s Singing the Earth highlights this second New Music Festival concert. Describing the beauty and spirit of British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley in a multilingual and cross-disciplinary setting\, the work features Bella Coola-born soloist Marion Newman. \nTickets are $20 – $25 and are available here. \nFor more information on soloist Marion Newman\, please visit her website here.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/new-music-festival-singing-the-earth-2/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTAMP:20260429T064249
CREATED:20180524T054602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T054602Z
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SUMMARY:New Music Festival  - Just a Stranger Here Myself
DESCRIPTION:This concert in the New Music Festival features pieces from six previous VS-Composers-in-Residence who have shared their passion with the Symphony. Victoria-born Schmidt’s Just a Stranger Here Myself\, reflecting on his new life in Germany concludes the program. \nTickets are $20 – $25 and are available here. \n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/new-music-festival-the-legacy-celebrating-vs-composers-in-residence/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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SUMMARY:New Music Festival: One More Way To See
DESCRIPTION:As a part of this year’s New Music Festival – Celebrating the Legacy of VS Composers-in-Residence\, the Victoria Symphony in collaboration with the Emily Carr String Quartet Society will be presenting an evening with the Emily Carr String Quartet featuring mezzo soprano Marion Newman. This concert will feature the world premiere of Jennifer Butler’s One More Way to See. Past VS Composers-in- Residence\, Jared Miller and Tobin Stokes will also be featured showcasing their pieces for string quartet inspired by Emily Carr. \nEmily Carr String Quartet Society wishes to acknowledge the British Columbia Arts Council for their generous support in the commissioning of Jennifer Butler’s Songs for Klee Wyck: One More Way to See with words by poet Stephanie McKenzie. \nTickets are $25 or buy a New Music Festival pass for $40 and receive tickets to all three shows including this one\, Just a Stranger Here Myself (March 28) and Singing the Earth (March 30). \n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/one-more-way-to-see/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181110T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181110T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064249
CREATED:20180524T052107Z
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SUMMARY:My Name is Amanda Todd
DESCRIPTION:This engaging concert features an emotional work surrounding the brief life of bullied teen Amanda Todd and Zosha Di Castri’s Dear Life inspired by the iconic poetry of Canadian writer Alice Munro. \nThis concert is presented with the support of the Hugh Davidson Fund through the Victoria Foundation. My Name is Amanda Todd and Dear Life are commissioned by the NAC Orchestra. \nTickets are $20 – $25 and are available here. \nSee Amanda Todd’s original message here. \nWatch the Fifth Estate documentary called Stalking Amanda Todd here. \n  \n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/my-name-is-amanda-todd/
LOCATION:VS & Pacific Opera Victoria at the Cameron Bandshell
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180407T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180407T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064249
CREATED:20170530T035023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170530T035023Z
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SUMMARY:Doctor Atomic
DESCRIPTION:Doctor Atomic Symphony “. . . seethes with a turbulent energy\, pent-up brass threatening to boil over and strings straining against impossible pressures. . . “ – Michael Quinn\, BBC Music \nThis concert also pays tribute to the great Martin Luther King Jr.\, 50 years after his assassination. Commissioned by legendary cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich\, Morawetz’s “Memorial to Martin Luther King Jr.” premiered in 1975. \nTickets are $15 – $20 and are available here.
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/doctor-atomic/
LOCATION:Membership Benefits
CATEGORIES:Explorations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171109T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171109T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064249
CREATED:20170520T061505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170520T061505Z
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SUMMARY:New Music Festival: Fresh Off the Press
DESCRIPTION:Fresh off a performance in Vancouver for the International Society of Contemporary Music World Days\, the VS will perform this craft-curated concept of contemporary music from around the world. Catch the hottest new music\, fresh off the press from today’s most exciting creators and innovators. \nClick here for complete concert details! \nTickets are $15 – $20 and available here. \nWant to participate? Click here to find out how you can interact with the orchestra! \n 
URL:https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/new-music-festival-fresh-off-the-press/
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CATEGORIES:Explorations
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