by LizaTaylor | Oct 12, 2026 | 2026-2027 Season, Meet the Conductor
Q. What place were you born and where do you live now? A. I grew up just outside Boston, in Massachusetts — New England winters and Fenway Park baseball summers. These days home is Vancouver, a very different kind of beautiful: lots of mountains and much taller trees,...
by LizaTaylor | Oct 9, 2026 | 2026-2027 Season
Conductor takes flight for Symphony’s Opening Night Join us as we launch a ground breaking season unlike any other, featuring seven guest conductors, a new concertmaster, the addition of matinee shows, all taking flight with our opening concert, Arabian Nights....
by LizaTaylor | Nov 20, 2024 | 2024-2025 Season, Donor Profile, VI Symphony
For culture advocates Lynne and Dick Bowen, investing in their community means being actively involved with the cultural organizations that matter to them. Since their arrival in Nanaimo over 50 years ago, they have both invested personal resources of time, expertise...
by LizaTaylor | May 15, 2024 | Donor Profile, VI Symphony
Photo: Last concert Dietmar Seibt attended before he died: Proms Island Style, April 29, 2023 at The Port Theatre, photographed with Sharon Seibt and Associate Principal Violist Guyonne Le Louarn Arts are not an extra for this lifelong music supporter “A society or...
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...
