Effie Elephant dreams of joining the circus, but can she learn to dance well enough to pass the audition? As Effie pursues her dream, she makes new friends and feels a range of BIG emotions. In this interactive performance, Effie’s adventures come to life through music and story, and children get the opportunity to explore...
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Join the Victoria Symphony, local young violinist Malak El Ouadghiri, and Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia for an unforgettable summer evening of orchestral favourites. The program features selections from Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, Saint-Saëns’s Violin Concerto No. 3, Brahms’s Serenade No. 2 in A major, and more. Set against the stunning backdrop of The Butchart Gardens,...
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The Victoria Symphony is back like the warm summer breeze! Join the VS, young violinist Malak El Ouadghiri, and Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia for an afternoon of orchestral favourites featuring selections from Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, Saint-Saëns’s Violin Concerto No. 3, and Brahms’s Serenade No. 2 in A major, alongside other timeless classics. Presented at...
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A festive Danish curtain-raiser by Friedrich Kuhlau (Beethoven’s contemporary and a composer central to Denmark’s musical identity) sets the tone for a season that celebrates place and belonging in a time when national songs resonate more than ever. Berlioz, another nineteenth-century visionary who expanded the orchestra’s expressive range, turns that brightness inward with Les Nuits d’été,...
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A festive Danish curtain-raiser by Friedrich Kuhlau (Beethoven’s contemporary and a composer central to Denmark’s musical identity) sets the tone for a season that celebrates place and belonging in a time when national songs resonate more than ever. Britta Byström’s A Walk to Beethoven, commissioned by Christian Kluxen during his Arctic Philharmonic tenure, answers across time with...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T! The “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, is celebrated in a powerhouse concert of her greatest hits, from Respect and Think to A Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, and Amazing Grace. Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and three-time GRAMMY®-nominee Ryan Shaw bring soaring vocals and electric energy to the stage, backed by Sean O’Loughlin and the...
Read moreFor those of you unable to return to the concert hall, we will continue with our Virtual Season airing programs online and free of charge.
