If you are staying in or around Victoria in Canada then it is worth your while taking a trip down to View Street and booking some tickets to hear the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. You can puchase tickets at the Orchestra's box office or you can book either over the telephone or on the internet with a credit card. You can also purchase tickets from the Royal Centre at Broughton Street or the Macpherson Box Office in Centennial Square.The Orchestra began life as a navy band and has been a symphony orchestra for the last seven years. The concerts provide a great musical experience for the people of Victoria and its visitors and it is a great evening out.
The Orchestra is made up of thirty four full time contract musicians and twelve part time contract musicians. The Orchestra gives over a hundred performances every year along with special performances such as ballet, opera and special benefit performances; the Orchestra also provides special educational tours. The Victoria Symphony orchestra is operating for thirty seven weeks of the year with a two week residency at Powell River - it has now risen to become one of the most successful orchestras in Canada.
The symphony orchestra includes guest conductors and solo artists every year in order to give their standard repetoire a fresh approach. The Orchestra is the pre-eminent musical group in the country and performs at Victoria's largest yearly cultural event is the Symphony Splash which attracts tens of thousands to Victoria's inner harbour every year.
