The Farquhar at UVic

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University of Victoria
Victoria, BC V8W 3P2 Canada Get Directions
Phone 250-721-8480
Website http://www.uvic.ca/auditorium/
The Farquhar at UVic is located in the Jamie Cassels Centre at the University of Victoria. The Auditorium and washrooms on the main floor are wheelchair accessible. Pay parking is in effect on weekdays and evenings. Parking is free on Sundays.

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  • UVic Wind Symphony: Above and Beyond

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Steven Capaldo, conductor Ben Litzcke, MMus student conductor Jamie Davis, MMus student conductor The UVic Wind Symphony’s second concert of the season features works that explore sounds and ideas that look to the future and take an unpredictable or unfamiliar approach from composers who have gone above and beyond. Hear works by Michael Markowski, John […]

  • UVic Symphony Orchestra

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor Cole Davis, saxophone (2022 UVic Concerto Competition winner) PROGRAM Ibert: Concertino da Camera for Saxophone and Orchestra (Cole Davis, saxophone soloist) Poulenc: Sinfonietta Chabrier: Suite Pastorale

  • UVic Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Near and Far Giuseppe Pietraroia, UVic Symphony Orchestra conductor Steven Capaldo, UVic Wind Symphony conductor Ben Litzcke, MMus student conductor Jamie Davis, MMus student conductor After a highly successful combined first concert last year, the UVic Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra perform together again to open our ensemble concert season. The program takes a modern […]

  • UVic Wind Symphony: (RE)WATCH

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Steven Capaldo, conductor Ben Litzcke, graduate student conductor The final concert of the Wind Symphony’s 2021/22 season showcases works by composers who have been inspired by the images and stories around them. From ballet, opera, film, and the stage, this concert features composers William Walton, John Williams, Aaron Copland, Giuseppe Verdi, Erich Korngold, music from […]

  • UVic Chorus & Orchestra: Beethoven’s 9th

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Ajtony Csaba, UVic Orchestra conductor Adam Con, UVic Chorus director Kinza Tyrrell, UVic Chamber Singers director The UVic Chorus and Orchestra, plus the UVic Chamber Singers, perform Beethoven’s grand Symphony No. 9. This was Beethoven’s final complete symphony and includes full chorus and vocal soloists. Featured soloists: Andrea Rodall (UVic alumna) Heather Byford (UVic student) […]

  • UVic Symphony Orchestra: New Momentum

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Johnathan Devey, piano (2021 UVic Concerto Competition winner) Ajtony Csaba, conductor Join the UVic Symphony Orchestra (UViSO) for two masterworks that challenged the status quo in their own time. Beethoven broke almost every unwritten rule about symphonies in his Symphony No. 1. Clara Schumann, premiering Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in 1845, brought a family tradition […]

  • UVic Wind Symphony: (RE)PLAY

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Steven Capaldo, conductor Ben Litzcke, graduate student conductor What’s old is new again in a concert featuring works by composers who have taken a tune, a place, or a concept, and reimagined it, presenting it in a new form or from a different perspective. With works by Satoshi Yagisawa, Morton Gould, Jennifer Jolley, John Mackey, […]

  • UVic Symphony Orchestra

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Nikolay Ovchinnikov, accordion (2021 UVic Concerto Competition winner) Ajtony Csaba, conductor PROGRAM: Gustav Holst: Jupiter, from “The Planets” Ottorino Respighi: Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Petite Suite de Concert Richard Galliano: Petite Suite Française, featuring Nikolay Ovchinnikov, accordion* Silvestra Revueltas: Sensemayá *Presented in collaboration with the 15th World Accordion and Tango Festival. View the […]

  • UVic Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra: (RE)START

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Steven Capaldo, Wind Symphony conductor Ajtony Csaba, Symphony Orchestra conductor Ben Litzcke, graduate student conductor UVic’s large ensembles kick off their 2021/22 season with an exciting double bill featuring the UVic Wind Symphony and UVic Symphony Orchestra (UViSO). The Wind Symphony will perform works by Sally Greenaway, Gustav Holst, Kelijah Dunton, Michael Markowski, Alfred Reed […]

  • CANCELLED: UVic Orchestra: Water

    The Farquhar at UVic University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    *Ticket holders are entitled to a full refund for this concert. Please contact the Farquhar Box Office at ticket@uvic.ca or call 250 721 8480. Cassidy Stahr, mezzo-soprano (2019 UVic Concerto Competition winner) Naby Camara, balafon Ajtony Csaba, conductor Program: Gustav Holst — Jupiter from “The Planets” Edward Elgar — Sea Pictures, Op. 37, featuring Cassidy […]