UVic Wind Symphony: Finale
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCDr. Gerald King, conductor Patricia Kostek, clarinet Dr. Gerald King has conducted the UVic Wind Symphony for the past 29 years. This will be his final concert as maestro with the ensemble — recognized as one of the premiere performing wind ensembles in the Pacific Northwest — before his retirement. The program for this special […]
UVic Orchestra
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCPolite and Heroic Iris Hung, piano Ajtony Csaba, conductor Program: Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major, featuring UVic Concerto Competition winner, Iris Hung Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Tune in here for the live broadcast. View the program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWHr_Hk0SOw&feature=youtu.be
BandFest 2018
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCBandFest is a non-competitive festival for concert bands featuring thirty ensembles from the Pacific Northwest. Participating bands will be adjudicated and will receive an on-stage clinic by an adjudicator. Plan to attend and support students involved in music education! For inquiries and band registration, email uvicbandfest@gmail.com.
UVic Wind Symphony & The Naden Band
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCUVic Wind Symphony & The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy Dr. Gerald King & Lt(N) Vincent Roy, Conductors This is the fifth annual collaboration of these two outstanding ensembles—a partnership that is unique in Canada. Performing Aspen Jubilee by Ron Nelson, Rest by Frank Ticheli, To Walk with Wings by Julie Giroux, and […]
UVic Orchestra
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCNew & Now Ajtony Csaba, conductor Program: Philippe Leroux: Envers IV Cassandra Miller: Round Shabahang Saffari: Isolation (winner of the 2017 UVic Composers' Competition) Plus works selected from a call for scores The UVic Orchestra performs Round, a new composition by School of Music alumna Cassandra Miller (BMus '05) commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, […]
UVic Chorus & Orchestra: Gala Concert
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC50TH ANNIVERSARY SIGNATURE EVENT Timothy Vernon, guest conductor Arthur Rowe, piano Merrie Klazek, trumpet We are thrilled to welcome Timothy Vernon as guest conductor on this special occasion. Founding artistic director of Pacific Opera Victoria, Maestro Vernon has earned the admiration of audiences and fashioned POV into one of the city’s true cultural treasures. Maestro […]
Don Wright Symphonic Winds
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCLight & Dark Dr. Michael Keddy, conductor Don Wright Symphonic Winds brings student musicians together from all across the UVic campus to perform concert band repertoire. Tune in here for the live broadcast. View the program
UVic Wind Symphony
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCDr. Michael Keddy, conductor The UVic Wind Symphony performs music that reflects a connection between visual arts and music. School of Music trombone instructor Scott MacInnes will perform solo with the ensemble in Red Sky at Night, a piece that was composed for him in 2010 by Nicholas Francis. Tune in here for the live broadcast. View […]
UVic Orchestra
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCA Tribute to Maureen Forrester Featuring: Noa Frenkel, contralto Benjamin Butterfield, tenor Ajtony Csaba, conductor Program: Howard Shore/text by Elizabeth Cotnoir: L'Aube, a song cycle for Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra* Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) Richard Wagner: Rienzi Overture This program honours the extraordinary Canadian mezzo-soprano Maureen Forrester. […]
Memorial Gathering for Dr. Erich Schwandt
The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BCPlease join us for a memorial gathering remembering Dr. Erich Schwandt, Professor Emeritus of Musicology in the School of Music. Dr. Schwandt passed away in Victoria on August 2. A native of California, he attended Stanford University for his entire academic training, where he studied harpsichord with noted American musicologist, Putnam Aldrich. After a period […]