The Vancouver Island Symphony (VIS) is preparing for launch its 27th Symphony Season of concerts, bringing live performances back to The Port in Nanaimo, The Tidemark in Campbell River and Courtenay’s Sid Williams Theatres this fall.
The 27th Season adapts and reimagines concerts to meet the current times. A gradual, safe return for all – audiences and musicians alike – warrants a combination of chamber music, chamber orchestra and full-fledged orchestral concerts. The VIS always makes room for great composers and great performers: Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, as well as premieres by Canadian composers Rachel Laurin, Jason Nett, and Katerina Gimon are on the schedule this season. The Symphony will also welcome guest artists Joëlle Rabu and Dory Hayley, and feature a special project, featuring a new orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, which includes special surprises, bringing the orchestra even closer to its community.
Artistic Director Pierre Simard is enthusiastic to bring live performances back to the stages “I know it sounds like a cliche, but we are so very eager to be back on stage performing for our loyal, supportive audience. We need you. Without you, we cannot go on.”
The Vancouver Island Symphony’s 27th Season includes:
Symphony at The Port Theatre: a series of 9 concerts in Nanaimo
FRIENDSHIP : Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 5pm OR 7:30pm
DOUBLE THE FUN! : Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 5pm OR 7:30pm
KEEP CALM & CAROL ON : Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 5pm OR 7:30pm
ELECTRIFYING EROICA : Saturday, January 22, 2022 @ 5pm OR 7:30pm
SLAVONIC SWEETS : Saturday, February 12, 2022 @ 5pm OR 7:30pm
MOZART’S SERENADE : Saturday, March 19, 2022 @ 5pm OR 7:30pm
TONIGHT… PIAF : Saturday, March 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm & Sunday, March 27, 2022 @ 2pm
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION : Saturday, April 23, 2022 @ 5pm OR 7:30pm & Sunday, April 24, 2022 @ 2:30pm
SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY : Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 5:00 pm OR 7:30 pm
Symphony at The Tidemark Theatre: a series of 3 concerts in Campbell River
FRIENDSHIP : Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 2pm
DOUBLE THE FUN! : Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 2pm
KEEP CALM & CAROL ON : Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 2pm
Symphony at The Sid: a series of 3 concerts in Comox Valley’s Sid Williams Theatre
KEEP CALM & CAROL ON : Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 7pm
ELECTRIFYING EROICA : Sunday, January 23, 2022 @ 2pm
SLAVONIC SWEETS : Sunday, February 13, 2022 @ 2pm
Streaming from your Sofa: 4 concerts to stream at home
FRIENDSHIP: Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 2pm (available for 48 hours)
DOUBLE THE FUN! : Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 2pm (available for 48 hours)
KEEP CALM & CAROL ON: Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 2pm (available for 48 hours)
TONIGHT…PIAF: Friday, March 25, 2022 @ 7:30pm (available for 48 hours)
For details on all concerts, and to purchase season and single tickets visit vancouverislandsymphony.com