Special Events
July 20, 2010 - Tue. 8:00 PM
Victoria Symphony at Butchart Gardens
July 22, 2010 - Thu. 6:00 PM
Splash Serenade
July 22, 2010 - Thu. 12:00 PM
Beacon Hill Brass at the Parliament Buildings
July 23, 2010 - Fri. 8:00 PM
Victoria Symphony at Butchart Gardens
July 24, 2010 - Sat. 12:00 PM
Music Corner Ensemble at Market Square
July 25, 2010 - Sun. 1:30 PM
Victoria Symphony at Beacon Hill Park
July 26, 2010 - Mon. 6:00 PM
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
July 26, 2010 - Mon. 7:30 PM
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
July 27, 2010 - Tue. 5:00 PM
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
July 27, 2010 - Tue. 6:30 PM
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
July 28, 2010 - Wed. 8:00 PM
Victoria Symphony at Butchart Gardens
July 29, 2010 - Thu. 12:00 PM
Emily Carr String Quartet at Market Square
August 1, 2010 - Sun. 4:00 PM
Symphony Splash 2010
July 20, 2010 - Tue. 8:00 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Butchart Gardens
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Victoria Symphony at Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens Concert No. 1
"Summer Evening"
Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor
Water Music: Suite 2 in D Major, Handel
- I (Allegro)
- IV (Lentement)
- V (Bourrée)
Scherzo from Serenade No. 2 Op. 16, Brahms
Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Medelssohn
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 (1st Movement), Respighi
Saturday Night Waltz from Rodeo, Copland
Symphony No. 29 1st Movement K. 201, Mozart
Elizabethan Serenade, Binge
La Scala di Seta Overture, Rossini
Salut d'Amour, Elgar
Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" Finale, Haydn
Molly on the Shore, Grainger
July 22, 2010 - Thu. 6:00 PM
Strings
- Venue:
- Marriott Hotel Inner Harbour
- Series:
- Special Concerts
- Website:
- Victoria Symphony
Splash Serenade
Presented by Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour.
Experience a performance by the String Section of the Victoria Symphony, conducted by Music Director Tania Miller, with orchestra members Terence Tam and Christi Meyers, violins.
Air and Simple Gifts, John Williams
Serenade for Strings: Waltz, Antonin Dvořák
Concerto for Two Violins and Strings, J.S. Bach (Terence Tam & Christi Meyers, violins)
Two Melodies Op. 53, Edvard Grieg
No. 1: The Norwegian
No. 2: The First Meeting
Serenade for String Orchestra: 4th Movement, Dag Wiren
Liebeslieder Waltzes (#9, 10, 11, 12), Johannes Brahms
The Four Seasons: L'estate (Summer), 3rd Movement (Presto)(Terence Tam, violin), Antonio Vivaldi
Serenade for Strings: 4th Movement, Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
July 22, 2010 - Thu. 12:00 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Provincial Legislature Steps
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Beacon Hill Brass at the Parliament Buildings
*FREE
Enjoy summer and beautiful music during the Victoria Symphony's Symphony in the Summer concert series.
July 23, 2010 - Fri. 8:00 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Butchart Gardens
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Victoria Symphony at Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens Concert No. 2
"Country Dance"
Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor
The Impresario Overture, Mozart
Symphony No. 6 "Scherzo", Schubert
Czech Suite, Dvořák
Polka (II)
Minuet (III)
St. Paul Suite "Jig" (I), Holst
Symphony No. 2, Movement 2, Beethoven
Sinfonia Pastorale in D major Op. 4 No. 2 IV, Stamitz
Overture Suite No. 1 Bourrée I-II (Movement 6), J.S. Bach
Symphony No. 73 "La Chasse" Movement 4, Haydn
Storm music from Barber of Seville (#14 Temporale), Rossini
Sheep may Safely Graze, J.S. Bach
Symphony No. 7 "Scherzo", Beethoven
July 25, 2010 - Sun. 1:30 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Beacon Hill Park
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Victoria Symphony at Beacon Hill Park
*FREE
Giuseppe Pietraroia, conductor
Enjoy summer and beautiful music during the Victoria Symphony's Symphony in the Summer concert series.
July 26, 2010 - Mon. 6:00 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Empress Hotel Veranda
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
*FREE @ Empress Hotel Veranda
Enjoy summer and beautiful music during the Victoria Symphony's Symphony in the Summer concert series.
July 26, 2010 - Mon. 7:30 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Ship Point
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
*FREE @ Ship Point
Enjoy summer and beautiful music during the Victoria Symphony's Symphony in the Summer concert series.
July 27, 2010 - Tue. 5:00 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Centennial Square
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
*FREE @ Centennial Square
Enjoy summer and beautiful music during the Victoria Symphony's Symphony in the Summer concert series.
July 27, 2010 - Tue. 6:30 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Bastion Square
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Beacon Hill Brass Around Town
*FREE @ Bastion Square
Enjoy summer and beautiful music during the Victoria Symphony's Symphony in the Summer concert series.
July 28, 2010 - Wed. 8:00 PM
Outdoor Concert
- Venue:
- Butchart Gardens
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Victoria Symphony at Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens Concert No. 3
"Enchanted Garden"
Tania Miller, conductor
Monica Orso, soprano
Tamara Rusque, soprano
La finta giardiniera Overture (Fake Gardener), Mozart
Roses from the South, Strauss
In the Monastery Garden, Ketelby
Flower duet "Viens Masllika" from Lakme (Monica Orso, soprano & Tamara Rusque, soprano), Delibes
Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky
Vilja (Monica Orso, soprano), Lehar
Symphony No. 8 1st Movement, Dvořák
Country Gardens, Grainger
The Enchanted Garden from Mother Goose Suite, Ravel
O Mio Babbino Caro (Tamara Rusque, sorpano), Puccini
The Moldau from Ma Vlast, Smetana
Encore ~ William Tell Overture (from Trumpet & Horn Fanfare), Rossini
July 29, 2010 - Thu. 12:00 PM
Strings
- Venue:
- Market Square
- Series:
- Special Concerts
Emily Carr String Quartet at Market Square
*FREE
Enjoy summer and beautiful music during the Victoria Symphony's Symphony in the Summer concert series.
August 1, 2010 - Sun. 4:00 PM
Victoria Symphony Splash
- Venue:
- Victoria Inner Harbour
- Series:
- Special Concerts
- Website:
- Official Symphony Splash Website
Symphony Splash 2010
Victoria Symphony Splash is an annual Victoria Symphony event that takes place on a floating stage moored in Victoria's Inner Harbour. It includes musical entertainment, food, souvenirs and the evening's highlight: a live performance by the Victoria Symphony. Splash is now one of the largest annual symphony events in North America, attracting up to 40,000 Victoria residents and visitors. The concert concludes with a performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, complete with bells, cannons, and fireworks.