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VICTORIA SYMPHONY

THE PLANETS – SYMPHONY IN SPACE

JANUARY 23, 2026 | 7:30 PM

 

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What to wear? Be comfortable. Dress in a way that works for you. If you feel like dressing up, do it and you won’t be the only one, we promise. If you prefer to be more casual you will fit right in as well.

Beverages served prior to concert and during intermission. You can pre-order your beverage before the concert.


Mobile phones are allowed to be on but must be set to silent.


We welcome you to clap when you like what you hear.

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Prepare to blast off as our special guests, the Victoria Symphony brings you music from out of this world. Expect to visit a few of The Planets as depicted by Gustav Holst, Mozart, and Strauss. Enjoy favourite themes by John Williams from Star Wars, recall the drama of Apollo 13, relive Star Trek through the years, and more! From concert classics to inspired film scores, your imagination will take flight.

CONDUCTOR:  Sean O'Loughlin

PROGRAMME

Also sprach Zarathustra, Introduction (“Sunrise”)  Richard Strauss
“Mars” from The Planets Holst
“Mercury” from The Planets Holst
Symphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter,” IV. Finale Mozart
On the Beautiful Blue Danube J. Strauss Jr.

Intermission

Star Trek Through the Years      arr. Calvin Custer
Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Williams, arr. Sean O’Loughlin
Princess Leia’s Theme John Williams
The Imperial March John Williams
Apollo 13 James Horner, arr. John Moss
“Jupiter” from The Planets Holst

Sean O'Loughlin . conductor

VICTORIA SYMPHONY

THE PLANETS – SYMPHONY IN SPACE

JANUARY 23,  2026 | 7:30 PM

 

BUY TICKETS

Prepare to blast off as our special guests, the Victoria Symphony brings you music from out of this world. Expect to visit a few of The Planets as depicted by Gustav Holst, Mozart, and Strauss. Enjoy favourite themes by John Williams from Star Wars, recall the drama of Apollo 13, relive Star Trek through the years, and more! From concert classics to inspired film scores, your imagination will take flight.

CONDUCTOR:  Sean O'Loughlin

PROGRAMME

Also sprach Zarathustra, Introduction (“Sunrise”)  Richard Strauss
“Mars” from The Planets Holst
“Mercury” from The Planets Holst
Symphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter,” IV. Finale Mozart
On the Beautiful Blue Danube J. Strauss Jr.

Intermission

Star Trek Through the Years      arr. Calvin Custer
Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Williams, arr. Sean O’Loughlin
Princess Leia’s Theme John Williams
The Imperial March John Williams
Apollo 13 James Horner, arr. John Moss
“Jupiter” from The Planets Holst

Sean O'Loughlin , conductor

What to wear? Be comfortable. Dress in a way that works for you. If you feel like dressing up, do it and you won’t be the only one, we promise. If you prefer to be more casual you will fit right in as well.

Beverages served prior to concert and during intermission. You can pre-order your beverage before the concert.


Mobile phones are allowed to be on but must be set to silent.


We welcome you to clap when you like what you hear.

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Victoria Symphony

The Victoria Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in Victoria, British Columbia. It is considered Vancouver Island‘s largest and best-known performing arts organization. Currently conducted by Danish conductor Christian Kluxen, the orchestra used to consist of 34 full-contract and 15 part-contract musicians, and has been downsized to 34 full-contract and 10 part-contract musicians as of 2024. Typically, the orchestra delivers more than fifty main series programs per season, as well as a two-week-long summer series. A highlight of the year for many Victorians was the annual Symphony Splash fund-raising concert, held on the Sunday of the August long weekend. For more than 30 years, the orchestra performed on a barge in Victoria’s Inner Harbour for an estimated audience of thirty thousand— including those attending in kayaks, canoes or dragonboats immediately in front of the barge. The orchestra administration consists of a staff led by Matthew White, CEO, a board of directors, and many volunteers.

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Sean O'Loughlin
Principal Pops Conductor - Victoria Symphony

Sean O’Loughlin (b.1972) is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Victoria Symphony and the Principal Pops Conductor of Symphoria in Syracuse, NY. As a composer and arranger, his music is characterized by vibrant rhythms, passionate melodies, and colorful scoring. Commissions from the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra highlight and showcase his diverse musical abilities. As a conductor, he has led performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Houston Symphony and the Seattle Symphony amongst others. He has served as conductor for international tours with Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan and the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration. He has also appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America with Josh Groban and NBC’s “A Very Pentatonix Christmas.”

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