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...
by LizaTaylor | Sep 17, 2019 | 2019-20 Season, Symphony Memories, VI Symphony
Eveline O’Rourke volunteered with the Vancouver Island Symphony as Volunteer Coordinator twenty-five years ago. Under the baton of Founding Artistic Director and Conductor Marlin Wolfe, the orchestra rehearsed in a school gym and performed at the St. Peter’s Roman...
by LizaTaylor | Sep 17, 2019 | 2019-20 Season, Pierre Simard, VI Symphony
Using Music to Connect One Heart to Another By Susan Pederson Pierre Simard is used to performing for large audiences, but in his mind, he’s trying to touch the heart of perhaps just a single person in that audience. When artistic director Pierre Simard takes the...
by LizaTaylor | Jan 14, 2019 | 2018-2019 Season, VI Symphony
TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA is back on Monday, January 28th! By Alison Mackay J.S. Bach: The Circle of Creation is a celebration of the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach, with an emphasis on the instrumental music which he created for his family, his students and his...
by LizaTaylor | Nov 14, 2018 | 2018-2019 Season, Christmas Concert, Ken Lavigne, Pierre Simard, VI Symphony
Ken Lavigne’s Home for Christmas! article by Kait Burgan As autumn paints Vancouver Islands in brilliant yellow, gold, orange and red, we know that a seasonal blanket of white is not far behind. As Fall transitions to winter, we begin to think of the warmth that...
