by LizaTaylor | Apr 25, 2023 | 2022-2023 Season, VI Symphony
Proms Island Style The Vancouver Island Symphony’s season finale, Proms Island Style, will, according to Guest Conductor Arthur Arnold, blow the roof off the Port Theatre! The Proms is an audience favourite, but what will make this performance unique and Island...
by LizaTaylor | Jan 16, 2023 | 2022-2023 Season, VI Symphony
VIS Artistic Director Search Over the past few weeks, I have been asked about the process the hiring of our new Artistic Director. When Pierre Simard announced that he was heading back to Montreal in the spring of 2022, the VIS Board started preparations for his...
by LizaTaylor | Oct 18, 2022 | 2022-2023 Season, VI Symphony
A New World Interview with Conductor Nadège Foofat The Vancouver Island Symphony is getting ready to launch its 28th season entitled variations with a number of changes and surprises in store for music lovers. One major variation is a season with six guest conductors...
by LizaTaylor | Apr 11, 2022 | 2021-2022 Season, Mark Beaty, VI Symphony
Music • Art • Community Come be a part of it all! Pictures at an Exhibition celebrates a brand new commissioned and production of Mussorgsky’s suite by Jason Nett. This wonderful piece encompasses the mission of the Vancouver Island Symphony: a one-of-a-kind immersive...
by LizaTaylor | Nov 29, 2019 | 2019-20 Season, Christmas Concert, Pierre Simard, VI Symphony
Vancouver Island Symphony’s “Mistletoe and Magic” Brings Personal Memories to Life By Susan Pederson Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and on December 14, the Vancouver Island Symphony, under the direction of Pierre Simard, will be ignited in that spirit,...
by LizaTaylor | Oct 9, 2019 | 2019-20 Season, VI Symphony
A Journey from Darkness to Light with the Vancouver Island Symphony By Susan Pederson Imagine staring down something you fear. Imagine the struggle to face the obstacle you are most afraid of, and then walking through the fear and overcoming that obstacle. This...
