As you would expect of a tourist destination and cultural center, Victoria boasts a vibrant music scene. Whether you love classical music, jazz, blues, rock & roll or electronic music, you will find your style of musical entertainment. Annual festivals as well as numerous concerts and performances take place in the city each year, with musical acts on international tour and local artists.
Live Victoria is a great site for displaying listings and more. The focus here is on rock & roll, but you can also find information on electronic programs here. The forum on this website is useful for musicians to find instruments and equipment and connect with each other. So if you want to start or join a band …
Rave Victoria will help you learn everything you need to know about rave entertainment in Victoria, including safety tips and forums for ravers to connect with each other and of course party lists;
The Victoria Conservatory of Music is the recognized premier institution for all forms of classical music in Greater Victoria. This non-profit association was formed in 1964 and has since worked to support the teaching, learning and performance of music at all levels and to nurture a thriving community of music lovers.
· His vision: To be a center of excellence for music through education, interpretation and music therapy.
· Your mission: Enriching lives through music as a regional center of excellence, open and accessible to all who desire a meaningful connection to music.
The Victoria Jazz Society is a local organization that works to enrich the Jazz and Blues community. The Society produces two major music festivals each year; the Vancouver Island Blues Bash and the TD Victoria International Jazzfest, as well as a concert series packed with artists from all over.
The Victoria Symphony is one of the largest performing arts organizations on Vancouver Island. Now in its 70th year of operation, the Symphony will produce more than 50 performances between September and May. Every year on the British Columbia Day long weekend, the Victoria Symphony presents the very popular Symphony Splash in Victoria’s Inner Harbor.
The Ancient Music Society of the Islands (EMSI), founded in 1985, is a volunteer-run non-profit society that produces concerts by internationally renowned soloists and ensembles, as well as accomplished local musicians. The EMSI’s approach is to present original instruments, historical performance practices, and accurate scores.
New for 2011, the Victoria International Buskers Festival entertained people with all kinds of free street performances, some of which were musical. This fun event is already scheduled to return in July 2012, you should see it next summer.
With such diversity available to those who live in Victoria, music lovers with a wide variety of tastes will find themselves very busy keeping up with all the music festivals, performances and concerts that occur each year. There is certainly no shortage of musical entertainment in Victoria!
