Kids at the Farquhar features three concerts sure to educate and entertain the whole family! This season’s lineup brings the return of audience favourites Classical Kids! and Platypus Theatre to the stage at the University of Victoria, as well as a concert experience that blends traditional North American Indigenous teachings, stunning visual art, and a rich orchestral score to tell powerful stories about the Ojibwe horses.
Tickets are just $10 for youth & students and $25-$35 for adults.
Kids at the Farquhar Series underwritten by JAYMAC
CLASSICAL KIDS LIVE! – SAINT GEORGES’ SWORD & BOW
Saturday, October 19, 3:00 pm
Farquhar at UVic
MAESTRO JOEY, conductor
CLASSICAL KIDS, guest performers
Superb swordsman! Violin virtuoso! Coruscating kaleidoscopic composer! The one and only Joseph Bologne, le Chevalier de Saint-Georges! A new Classical Kids LIVE! concert that is sure to delight, excite, and inspire you to dream big. Hoping to become the next great pop sensation, a young girl discovers her music teacher was the biggest star in 18th-century France. In this time-bending musical adventure, Giselle learns about life’s triumphs and tragedies from the most accomplished man in Europe, the Chevalier Saint-Georges. A captivating story of passion, dreams, legacy, and hope.
PLATYPUS THEATRE’S CHARLOTTE AND THE MUSIC-MAKER
Saturday, February 22, 3:00 pm
Farquhar at UVic
KELLY LIN, conductor
Appearance courtesy of the Women in Musical Leadership Program
PLATYPUS THEATRE
PETER DUSCHENES, writer/actor
Lost in a blizzard, Charlotte finds herself whisked on a journey through the Magical Monarchy of Musical Magnificence, exploring the sounds and colours of the orchestra and leading her to an unexpected discovery, not only about music, but about herself. The concert features enchanting illustrations by Graham Ross and a stunning original score by Alain Trudel, with selections from Handel, Grieg, and upbeat arrangements of well-known popular tunes.
Commissioned by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
THE SPIRIT HORSE RETURNS
Saturday, April 26, 3:00 pm
Farquhar at UVic
MONICA CHEN, conductor
Appearance courtesy of the Women in Musical Leadership Program
JODI CONTIN, narrator/singer
KEN MACDONALD, narrator/horn
RHONDA SNOW, visual artist
AND SPECIAL GUESTS
The Spirit Horse Returns is a captivating concert for all ages that blends traditional North American Indigenous teachings, stunning visual art, and a rich orchestral score to tell powerful stories and legends of the Ojibwe Horses. A collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous co-creators, it takes audiences on a journey through time, exploring the history of the Ojibwe horses as helpers and spirit guides for First Nations and Métis people, and how they were affected by the arrival of settlers, the Gold Rush, and Pony Express. The show has an inspired and uplifting message, as groups come together to rescue the last of the Ojibwe horses, giving them new life and hope.
620 View Street, Suite 610
Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 1J6
Regular Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm, except holidays.
The Victoria Symphony performs on the traditional lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We extend our respect as well as our appreciation for this opportunity.