Celebrate 65 incredible years of music with NYO Canada! Led by acclaimed Music Director Naomi Woo, this one-night only anniversary performance transforms Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral into a space of sound, and transformation —experience a powerful program that doesn’t shy away from darkness — but insists on beauty, meaning, and hope. Mozart’s Magic Flute overture opens with clarity and conviction — a radiant call to wisdom in the face of chaos. Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, performed by 2025 Canada Council for the Arts Michael Measures First Prize winner Justin Saulnier, flickers between solitude and spectacle, ending in a blaze of rhythm and colour. After intermission, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 delivers a searing portrait of survival, where silence speaks louder than words.

Featuring 91 of Canada’s most talented young musicians — including local Victoria talent!

One cathedral. One unforgettable summer night. The next generation of Canadian orchestral music starts here.