Eight-year-old Sarah T. Murdoch isn’t thrilled about her class trip to the Symphony—no sharks, no climbing wall, not even a frog! But with the help of a conductor and a magical book, she discovers that the orchestra is full of adventure. Through music by Mussorgsky, Barber, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, and John Williams, Sarah learns that symphonic...
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The program opens with Marcus Goddard’s Antarctica: Life Emerging, an immersive orchestral work and film tracing the fragility of life on one of the planet’s most extreme environments. The afternoon then turns inward with William Walton’s lyrical Cello Concerto, premiered by Gregor Piatigorsky and brought vividly to life by Canadian cellist Cameron Crozman. After intermission, Maurice...
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A young Viking named Hiccup defies tradition when he befriends a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless, and together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds. Featuring John Powell’s Oscar-nominated score performed live to picture by the Victoria Symphony, DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon is a thrilling experience for all ages....
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A young Viking named Hiccup defies tradition when he befriends a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless, and together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds. Featuring John Powell’s Oscar-nominated score performed live to picture by the Victoria Symphony, DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon is a thrilling experience for all ages....
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Come Fly With Me! This concert celebrates four-time Oscar®-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, whose music defined Hollywood’s golden era. VS Principal Pops Conductor Sean O’Loughlin’s arrangements and guest vocalists bring to life hits like Love and Marriage, All the Way, Ain’t That a Kick in the Head, My Kind of Town, for an unforgettable evening of swing and...
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Come Fly With Me! This film-with-symphony event celebrates four-time Oscar®-winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, whose music defined Hollywood’s golden era. Hits like Love and Marriage, All the Way, Ain’t That a Kick in the Head, My Kind of Town and more come to life on stage and screen with iconic performances by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin,...
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