Gamelan Bike Bike draws its musical inspiration from Bali, Indonesia and its raw materials from the scrap metal bins of Vancouver. Founded in 2012 as a community-based ensemble, the group’s instruments were created from various scrap metals, including over 100 discarded bicycle frames that were transformed into tuned metallophones and gongs.
“Steluţa” is the Romanian word for “little star,” and the members of the ensemble Steluţa play in a constellation of musical styles! From Klezmer and Romany tunes, to lively Greek dances as well as original works, the acoustic quartet shines brightly. As the sun begins set, join them at the Cameron Bandshell as the stars emerge.
One of our signature events, this highly social gathering takes quality music outside the concert hall and offers an entirely different VS experience!
Time to put on your best red shoes and dance! The kettle is on and members of the Montreal ensemble La Nef are ready to lead the party. Whether your roots are Celtic or not, you’ll feel a warm welcome in the company of Seán Dagher on cittern, master fiddler / violinist Kate Bevan-Baker, flutist / multi-instrumentalist Dave Gossage, and double bassist Bill Gossage, as they raise their voices and your spirits!
The worldwide popularity of Sea Shanties shows no sign of slowing down! A phenomenon on Tik Tok and other social media sites, Sea shanties are work songs that were created by 19th century sailors aboard merchant ships, usually sung in accompaniment of hard labour such as hoisting the sails or raising the anchor. Flash forward to 2012, when La Nef worked with the video game company Ubisoft to create the wildly popular soundtracks to the video games Assassin’s Creed III, Black Flag and Rogue. Since that time, La Nef has been touring and recording these songs of travel, adventure, and missing loved ones who are far away.
Co-founder and former lead vocalist for Barenaked Ladies, the iconic Canadian musician will perform alongside Craig Northey (guitar, vocals), Kevin Fox (cello, vocals), and the Victoria Symphony to finish the festival in style, with all-time favourites songs such as Jane, Brian Wilson, Call and Answer, and Gravity. For the festival finale, some dazzling fireworks!
For those of you unable to return to the concert hall, we will continue with our Virtual Season airing programs online and free of charge.
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Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 1J6
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-12pm & 1-4pm, 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.