MiV Review Archive

Here you will find all Music in Victoria reviews, with the most recent first


2024
GVYO Close Season in StyleApril 21 (DGRB)
Darkness into LightApril 20 (JOY)
Two Orchestras for the Price of OneFebruary 11 (DGRB)
Of Profundity — and VirtuosityJanuary 22 (DGRB)
2023
Such Sweet SorrowAugust 18 (DGRB)
Of Virtuosity, Thoughtfulness—and Sheep ShearingApril 16 (DGRB)
Is There Any News?April 02 (DGRB)
Ascendancy of the String QuartetFebruary 18 (JOY)
C'est l'Empereur!February 18 (DGRB)
English MotetsFebruary 11 (JOY)
2022
Youth Orchestra Opens Season in Fine StyleNovember 20 (DGRB)
Autumn SerenadeOctober 09 (DGRB)
It's Oh So QuietSeptember 25 (DGRB)
Two Favourites and a DiscoveryAugust 09 (DGRB)
Two Northern QuartetsAugust 02 (DGRB)
Viano Quartet Open Returning VSMF in StyleJuly 28 (DGRB)
The Most Beautiful of All LiesMarch 11 (DGRB)
Quality not QuantityFebruary 11 (DGRB)
A Higher RevelationJanuary 29 and 30 (DGRB)
2021
One Out of Four Ain't BadDecember 06 (DGRB)
A Tale of Two SchumannsNovember 12 (DGRB)
A Spectacular ReturnOctober 22 (DGRB)
Seizing Fate by the ThroatSeptember 10 (DGRB)
VMSF Launches Silver Jubilee SeasonAugust 11 (DGRB)
Hit Me With Your Rhythm StickJuly 25 (DGRB)
A Noysy AfternoonJuly 24 (DGRB)
2020
Hundreds and Thousands: Portraits IIINovember 06 (DGRB)
Pause — Portraits IIOctober 10 (DGRB)
A Joyful RestartOctober 04 (DGRB)
Summer Nights at the Cathedral (Part Four)August 22 (DGRB)
Summer Nights at the Cathedral (Part Three)August 15 (DGRB)
Summer Nights in the Cathedral (Part One)August 01 (DGRB)
A Delightful SolitudeJuly 12 (DGRB)
Two Groundbreaking SymphoniesMarch 07 (DGRB)
Stay Away from the Brown AcidMarch 01 (DGRB)
Celebrating TogetherFebruary 09 (DGRB)
Kluxen Confronts ZappaFebruary 08 (MM)
An Unsatisfactory Instrument?January 19 (DGRB)
Noises, Sounds and Sweet AirsJanuary 11 (DGRB)
The New Year Opens in StyleJanuary 03 (DGRB)
2019
Felices FiestasDecember 21 (EC)
The Weekend Starts HereNovember 29 (DGRB)
Different Trains: A Tribute to the Kronos String QuartetNovember 26 (MM)
Romantic Europe — with a Side Order of Central AsiaNovember 16 (DGRB)
Northern LightsNovember 10 (DGRB)
Bach's HeritageNovember 09 (JOY)
Cry Me a RiverNovember 03 (DGRB)
The Point of CounterpointOctober 31 (DGRB)
A Spectre is Haunting CanadaOctober 27 (DGRB)
(Disad)Vantage PointOctober 26 (DGRB)
From Prettiness to ProfundityOctober 18 (DGRB)
Revelation in the FallOctober 06 (DGRB)
True friends are always together in spiritAugust 17 (DGRB)
Three out of Four ain't BadJuly 25 (DGRB)
VSMF Opens in StyleJuly 23 (DGRB)
There's Gold in Them Thar StringsJune 30 (DGRB)
A Walk on the Not-Entirely-Wild SideJune 16 (DGRB)
StrumJune 08 (MM)
Bondarwhat?May 04 (DGRB)
Aventa Close the Season with Several BangsMarch 31 (DGRB)
From Paris to London—via Berlin and TallinnMarch 17 (DGRB)
Cathedral, Palace and Hearth: Music of the Middle AgesFebruary 16 (JOY)
An all-Beethoven Evening from the VCOFebruary 15 (DGRB)
Life-affirmingFebruary 04 (DGRB)
English Music and Viola EncoresJanuary 17 (DGRB)
2018
Now Be JoyfulDecember 22 (DGRB)
I've Got a Little LisztNovember 30 (DGRB)
Off to a Flying StartNovember 04 (DGRB)
Resurrection ManOctober 25 (DGRB)
Music in a Time of War: 1914-18October 24 (DGRB)
Beginnings and EndingsOctober 20 (DGRB)
No Symphony for Old MenSeptember 30 (DGRB)
A Higher RevelationAugust 13 (DGRB)
Brahms, Adaskin, SchumannJuly 30 (DGRB)
Spectacular Opening for the VSMFJuly 26 (DGRB)
Six of OneJuly 20 (EC)
A Worthy CloseJuly 18 (DGRB)
Of Youth and MaturityJuly 14 (DGRB)
Three's CompanyJuly 02 (DGRB)
Beethoven, Brahms and FarrencJune 24 (DGRB)
Two Famous BelgiansJune 17 (DGRB)
Half a LoafJune 10 (DGRB)
The End of an EraJune 06 (DGRB)
Papa HaydnApril 27 (DGRB)
The Last of the Great RomanticsApril 07 (MM)
This New Atom Bomb is Dynamite!April 07 (DGRB)
Thrilling DaysMarch 17 (DGRB)
Brahms, Schubert and...March 11 (DGRB)
"The Consecration of a Whole Life"March 10 (DGRB)
De ProfundisFebruary 16 (DGRB)
From the HeartFebruary 11 (DGRB)
Germans and Italians at the KeyboardJanuary 27 (DGRB)
The Other Three BsJanuary 24 (DGRB)
The Eightfold WayJanuary 21 (DGRB)
The ShiningJanuary 20 (DGRB)
Undivine ComedyJanuary 14 (DGRB)
Baroque Composers at the Forefront of InnovationJanuary 13 (PB)
2017
La Nativité du SeigneurDecember 31 (DGRB)
Ziet uns hinanDecember 22 (DGRB)
School of Music 50th Anniversary Gala ConcertDecember 02 (DGRB)
It's Not Data YetNovember 27 (MM)
Buster Keaton: The GeneralNovember 25 (MM)
Death and TranscendenceNovember 12 (JOY)
A Moving PastoralNovember 12 (DGRB)
Two Masterpieces, One Apprentice WorkNovember 04 (DGRB)
Elgar and Beethoven in Royal BayOctober 28 (DGRB)
A Tribute to Maureen ForresterOctober 27 (DGRB)
We Shall Not Cease From ExplorationOctober 21 (DGRB)
Elephants, Kangaroos and DiablerieOctober 14 (DGRB)
Episode IV: A New HopeSeptember 18 (DGRB)
A Masterpiece, a Major Discovery and a Quartet by TchaikovskyAugust 09 (DGRB)
The Dovers' ReturnAugust 08 (MM)
Mozart, Glière and Dvořák at the VSMFAugust 03 (DGRB)
A Feast of Chamber MusicAugust 01 (DGRB)
The Power of ThreeJuly 21 (DGRB)
On the Morality of the FluteJuly 15 (DGRB)
The Italians are Coming!!July 07 (PB)
Same Fate, but Different DestiniesJuly 02 (PB)
Nanaimo CallingJune 23 (PB)
Quartet Fest West Exits in StyleJune 15 (DGRB)
Viva Mexico!June 13 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Opens in StyleJune 04 (DGRB)
Concerti con molti strumentiMay 27 (JOY)
The Collective ConsciousMay 26 (DGRB)
The Big Twin and FriendsMay 19 (DGRB)
GVYO Close Season in StyleApril 30 (DGRB)
Not with a WhimperApril 21 (DGRB)
Bach's St. John PassionApril 11 (JOY)
Such Sweet SorrowMarch 25 (DGRB)
How big it is — quite wild!February 17 (DGRB)
Superlative ShostakovichFebruary 10 (DGRB)
Some Paprika with that?January 25 (DGRB)
The Viola in Everybody's LifeJanuary 20 (DGRB)
2016
Bach at St John'sDecember 07 (DGRB)
Bach at Royal RoadsDecember 04 (DGRB)
Get it On — Bang a Gong (or something)December 02 (DGRB)
A Russian Evening from the Sooke PhilharmonicOctober 29 (DGRB)
Cries of LondonOctober 24 (JOY)
The End of an EraOctober 22 (DGRB)
Marco Grieco in RecitalOctober 14 (DGRB)
Three Keyboard MastersOctober 03 (DGRB)
The Simple Things You See Are All ComplicatedOctober 02 (DGRB)
Falling for BrahmsSeptember 18 (DGRB)
An Eclectic EveningAugust 24 (DGRB)
A Grand NightAugust 17 (DGRB)
Duke Trio close VSMF in StyleAugust 11 (DGRB)
Worse than his BiteAugust 06 (DGRB)
The Lafayettes at ThirtyJuly 28 (DGRB)
The End of an EraJuly 26 (DGRB)
Delicious DvořákJuly 20 (DGRB)
Bass is BeautifulJuly 07 (DGRB)
Ah, Bach!July 03 (DGRB)
Midsummer MagicJune 18 (DGRB)
Dashing DohnányiJune 18 (DGRB)
The Sign of FourJune 12 (DGRB)
A Veritable CornucopiaJune 05 (DGRB)
Exultant SpringJune 04 (JOY)
A Russian EveningJune 01 (DGRB)
A Mighty WindMay 31 (DGRB)
Thirty Years and CountingMay 01 (DGRB)
Ten Years and CountingApril 25 (DGRB)
Mythological ZooApril 02 (DGRB)
What Tongue Does The Wind Talk?March 18 (DGRB)
Fabulous FialkowskaMarch 17 (DGRB)
House of DreamsMarch 05 (EC)
Late Brahms and SchubertFebruary 29 (DGRB)
Revolutionary, Magisterial BeethovenFebruary 21 (DGRB)
An Unsatisfactory Instrument?February 19 (DGRB)
The Rest is SilenceFebruary 07 (DGRB)
To Charm The EarsFebruary 06 (EC)
Beauty, Novelty and ExpressionFebruary 05 (JOY)
Min, Chopin, Mussorgsky and RavelJanuary 23 (DGRB)
Everybody DanceJanuary 02 (DGRB)
2015
The Healing Power of Music - A December Journey into the LightDecember various (EC)
Sursum CordaDecember 19 (DGRB)
Another Egg, My Lord?November 21 (DGRB)
Tracce e PalinsestiNovember 15 (DGRB)
Et Lux PerpetuaNovember 06 (DGRB)
30 is a Dangerous Age, CynthiaNovember 01 (DGRB)
Bartók and Dvořák from the Sooke PhilharmonicOctober 25 (DGRB)
Italissma!October 24 (JOY)
Finzi, Bruch and Wiren from the VCOOctober 16 (DGRB)
Transcribed for guitar...September 20 (MM)
Musical DomesticitySeptember 12 (JOY)
Two's CompanyAugust 15 (DGRB)
The Pros from DoverAugust 11 (MM)
Three's CompanyAugust 08 (DGRB)
A Wonderful EveningAugust 04 (MM)
Take FiveJuly 30 (DGRB)
A Scotsman at Phil'sJuly 28 (DGRB)
Beethoven - and others - in the CathedralJuly 22 (DGRB)
Three's CompanyJuly 17 (DGRB)
Sizzling Summer MusicJune 27 (PB)
The Eightfold WayJune 16 (DGRB)
A Trio of RaritiesJune 14 (DGRB)
Of Genius and TalentJune 10 (DGRB)
A Rare TreatJune 07 (DGRB)
Please, sir, can I have some more?March 28 (DGRB)
IolantheMarch 20 (DGRB)
A Minor RevelationMarch 14 (DGRB)
A Symphonic OrnithologyMarch 06 (PB)
Programme Music Old and NewMarch 02 (PB)
GVYO and GuestsMarch 01 (DGRB)
TheodoraFebruary 15 (EC)
A Senior Valentine MomentFebruary 14 (PB)
Ripe for the MadhouseFebruary 13 (DGRB)
In Defence of IlliteracyFebruary 08 (DGRB)
The Benefits of PollutionFebruary 07 (DGRB)
Which Side Are You On?February 02 (DGRB)
Mischief Set To MusicJanuary 30 (PB)
2014
(Some) Silence is GoldenDecember 20 (DGRB)
Illuminations: Songs Towards the LightDecember 19 (EC)
A Terrific Evening's PianismNovember 24 (DGRB)
Sleepers AwakeNovember 23 (JOY)
Youth Orchestra Open New Season in StyleNovember 23 (DGRB)
Oh, to be in England!November 21 (DGRB)
Britten's War RequiemNovember 08 (EC)
Third Time LuckyOctober 10 (MM)
Dowland in DublinOctober 04 (EC)
Fifteen Years and CountingOctober 01 (DGRB)
The Conservatory at 50September 27b (DGRB)
Beethoven at the GallerySeptember 27a (DGRB)
The Rebirth of the CoolSeptember 20 (MM)
Emily's RussiansAugust 28 (PB)
Cathedral Summer Recital Series Ends on a High NoteAugust 23 (DGRB)
Emily and the BirdsAugust 21 (DGRB)
Finishing in StyleAugust 05 (PB)
Dover QuartetJuly 30 (DGRB)
Romancing the DoublebassJuly 22 (DGRB)
What's a heaven for?June 29 (DGRB)
After the Lamps Went OutJune 15 (DGRB)
More Cello!June 08 (DGRB)
Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra go for BaroqueMay 18 (JOY)
Northern RomanticsMay 03 (DGRB)
Sanctuary : Chambers of the HeartApril 27 (EC)
Victoria Baroque PlayersApril 05 (JOY)
University of Victoria Chorus and OrchestraApril 05 (DGRB)
Ligeti Festival IVMarch 29 (DGRB)
Eternal Light - Ligeti Festival IIIMarch 28 (EC)
Ligeti Festival IMarch 21 (DGRB)
OrphéeMarch 15 (EC)
Sibelius, Grieg and DvořákFebruary 23 (DGRB)
Emanuel Bach TricentennialFebruary 22 (EC)
An Evening of Rare GemsFebruary 21 (DGRB)
UVic OrchestraJanuary 31 (DGRB)
A Mesmerising Das LiedJanuary 11 (DGRB)
2013
Ah...Bach!December 21 (DGRB)
As IfNovember 17 (DGRB)
Flow my TearesNovember 16 (JOY)
North of the Arctic CircleNovember 15 (EC)
A Piratical AfternoonNovember 09 (DGRB)
Victoria Baroque PlayersNovember 08 (JOY)
An Evening to TreasureOctober 18 (DGRB)
New Orford QuartetOctober 16 (MM)
A Celebration of British Wind MusicOctober 04 (DGRB)
PotpourriSeptember 25 (EC)
Vox in the StarsSeptember 13 (EC)
Das Ewig WeiblicheSeptember 13 (DGRB)
An Evening with JohannesAugust 06 (DGRB)
Three's CompanyJuly 30 (DGRB)
The Case of the Seventeen DoublebassistsJuly 23 (DGRB)
Le Salon de MozartJuly 20 (EC)
A Promising DebutJuly 20 (DGRB)
Fifteen Glorious YearsJune 22 (DGRB)
The Longest DayJune 21 (DGRB)
Talent Hub VictoriaJune 16 (PB)
Ears and Aural HygieneJune 14 (PB)
QuartetFestWest IIJune 14 (DGRB)
Chamber Music at its most EngagingJune 12 (PB)
A Genuine RarityJune 09 (JOY)
A Composer for Our TimeJune 08 (PB)
A Rose By Any Other NameJune 06 (JOY)
Welcoming Summer with MusicJune 02 (PB)
English String MusicMay 29 (DGRB)
Canada, 3/4 Time and Harmonic AmbiguityMay 25 (PB)
The Bassoon - Laughing and BuoyantMay 22 (DGRB)
Music for Troubled TimesMay 06 (DGRB)
Le Salon ParisienMay 04 (JOY)
A Symphony and One-and-a-half ConcertosApril 21 (DGRB)
An Evening with Wolfgang AmadeusApril 12 (DGRB)
RuddigoreApril 06 (DGRB)
Little Match GirlMarch 17 (EC)
A Glorious NoiseMarch 09 (DGRB)
For Kings, Queens & GodsFebruary 23 (JOY)
Pacific Baroque Festival: Storms, Birthdays & other PleasuresFebruary 22 (JOY)
A Spanish EveningFebruary 16 (MM)
Folia!February 16 (EC)
Twelve Tones and an AttitudeFebruary 16 (DGRB)
Where's Gesualdo?February 03 (EC)
Concerto ConcertJanuary 25 (DGRB)
An Evening of ConcertosJanuary 12 (DGRB)
2012
It's Murder Out ThereNovember 30 (DGRB)
An Afternoon in Central EuropeNovember 25 (DGRB)
33.358175 Paragraphs for ReviewerNovember 17 (DGRB)
Music of Trust and PeaceNovember 09 (JOY)
Welcome Home, Mr. ProssnitzOctober 14 (DGRB)
Victoria Baroque PlayersSeptember 23 (JOY)
A Steinway CelebrationSeptember 23 (DGRB)
Ordo VirtutumSeptember 15 (EC)
Vox in the StarsSeptember 08 (DGRB)
VSMF Closes in StyleJuly 31 (DGRB)
When is a Sextet not a Sextet?July 28 (DGRB)
Three's CompanyJuly 26 (DGRB)
An Evening of Deep DepthsJuly 24 (DGRB)
A Harp in a BoxJuly 06 (DGRB)
Le Salon d'étéJune 30 (JOY)
A Confounded Box of WhistlesJune 29 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Closes in StyleJune 24 (EC)
The Joy of Playing...and ListeningJune 22 (PB)
The Tingle FactorJune 17 (PB)
A Siberian Sleigh Ride>?June 16 (DGRB)
From West Saanich to Interplanetary SpaceJune 10 (PB)
Schubert's Heavenly LengthsJune 03 (DGRB)
The Italian BachMay 27 (EC)
A Longtime Ambition FulfilledMay 26b (DGRB)
Civic Close Season in StyleMay 26a (DGRB)
Toronto Symphony Youth OrchestraMay 23 (DGRB)
Chamber Music from the New WorldMay 12 (DGRB)
Early Baroque in EsquimaltApril 29 (JOY)
Lafayettes at Twenty(-Five)March 10 (DGRB)
Hymns of KassiaMarch 03 (EC)
When is a Concert not a Concert?February 26 (DGRB)
Bach and the French ConnectionFebruary 24 (JOY)
Duelling PianosFebruary 18 (DGRB)
An Evening of Rare GemsFebruary 17 (DGRB)
Music for the Ballet and the OperaFebruary 10 (JOY)
Hex and the CityFebruary 04 (PB)
New Music Festival IIIFebruary 03 (DGRB)
Bach with NatureJanuary 29 (DGRB)
Of Links and AnecdotesJanuary 16 (PB)
The Very Lower Bowel of Music?January 14 (DGRB)
Epiphany of a Drifting MindJanuary 13 (PB)
An English PosyJanuary 11 (DGRB)
An Auspicious DebutJanuary 06 (DGRB)
2011
A Christmas TreatDecember 17 (DGRB)
A Farewell to Life?November 26 (DGRB)
New Music GiantsNovember 20 (MM)
Bach in Green PasturesNovember 13 (JOY)
Classic Composers - ArrangedNovember 09 (DGRB)
StormwatchNovember 01 (DGRB)
Aimez vous Brahms?October 28 (DGRB)
A (more-or-less) English MiscellanyOctober 22 (DGRB)
A Feast of HaydnOctober 14 (DGRB)
Victoria Baroque PlayersSeptember 18 (JOY)
A Heartfelt Tribute to "Katie"September 10 (DGRB)
Chamber Music's Twin PeaksAugust 08 (DGRB)
Benjamin Beilman and Arthur Rowe in recitalAugust 06 (DGRB)
A Handful of TriosAugust 03 (DGRB)
Profundo: The First Decade-and-a-halfJuly 26 (DGRB)
The Return of the Composer-PianistJuly 08 (DGRB)
Musical FriendsJune 25 (MM)
The Mighty "M"sJune 25 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Summer Music IIJune 12 (DGRB)
Early Summer MusicJune 11 (JOY)
A Russian EveningJune 10 (PB)
Ensemble PacificaJune 03 (DGRB)
Oh, to be in England!June 01 (DGRB)
A Delightful Evening with Johann SebastianMay 22 (DGRB)
Victoria Chamber OrchestraMay 06 (DGRB)
Emotional ElgarApril 30 (DGRB)
Victoria Baroque Players Make Impressive DebutApril 17 (JOY)
SoundwavesApril 01 (DGRB)
An even more Marvellous MikadoMarch 19 (DGRB)
Bruce Vogt plays Liszt (I)March 13 (DGRB)
Bach and Handel from the Victoria Philharmonic ChoirMarch 12 (JOY)
Musick's Silver SoundFebruary 18 (DGRB)
Hail, the Conquering HeroesFebruary 13 (DGRB)
A Busy ManFebruary 12 (MM)
Reinhard Jaud in RecitalFebruary 03 (JOY)
Joanna Hood and Ajtony Csaba in RecitalJanuary 29 (MM)
Encouraging Start to New VentureJanuary 28 (DGRB)
A Genuine RarityJanuary 15 (DGRB)
An English Tuba RepriseJanuary 08 (DGRB)
2010
Just A Song At TwilightDecember 20 (DGRB)
Mozart Keyboard QuartetsDecember 12 (JOY)
A Triumphant HomecomingDecember 12 (DGRB)
Bach and Ligeti on the ViolaDecember 08 (DGRB)
Music for TwilightNovember 19 (DGRB)
Arthur Rowe in RecitalNovember 06 (DGRB)
A New Broom at UVicOctober 29 (DGRB)
ApparitionsOctober 17 (DGRB)
Scandinavian MoodsOctober 15 (DGRB)
Soile Stratkauskas and FriendsAugust 28 (JOY)
The Future is in Safe HandsAugust 27 (DGRB)
A Delightful EveningAugust 23 (DGRB)
Freshwater TrioAugust 05 (DGRB)
A Triumphant HomecomingAugust 03 (DGRB)
Summer Vocal and Choral AcademyJuly 31 (JOY)
Early Music from MontrealJuly 30 (JOY)
Basses Loaded XIVJuly 27 (DGRB)
A Recital to RememberJuly 19 (DGRB)
Les Amusements de la ChambreJuly 16 (JOY)
The Delights of DurufléJuly 11 (DGRB)
Devon Joiner in RecitalJune 27 (GC)
Music for MidsummerJune 26 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Summer Music IVJune 20 (DGRB)
Glorious Summer NightsJune 12 (DGRB)
Rain Fails to Stop PlayJune 06 (DGRB)
Ten Glorious YearsJune 02 (DGRB)
Glorious Gershwin, Splendid StravinskyMay 03 (GC)
Concerto KölnApril 30 (DGRB)
Concerto KölnApril 29 (DGRB)
GVYO Season ClosesApril 25 (DGRB)
A Sonic CelebrationApril 17 (DGRB)
The End of an EraApril 10 (DGRB)
A 20th Century LandmarkApril 06 (DGRB)
Philip Glass in RecitalApril 03 (MM)
A Magical SorcererMarch 13 (DGRB)
Victoria Chamber OrchestraMarch 12 (DGRB)
Sandor's Farewell - Part 1March 05 (DGRB)
Morton Feldman's Heavenly LengthsFebruary 25 (DGRB)
What Time does the Time Begin?February 14 (DGRB)
Telemann Goes To SchoolFebruary 06 (JOY)
A Russian SpectacularJanuary 29 (DGRB)
Borealis Quartet Take No PrisonersJanuary 24 (GC)
The Da Vinci CodexJanuary 23 (DGRB)
2009
Biber's Mystery SonatasNovember 22 (JOY)
Life on the (Cutting) EdgeNovember 15 (DGRB)
Heavenly HaydnNovember 13 (DGRB)
A Marvellous MikadoNovember 07 (DGRB)
The PlanetsNovember 02 (GC)
A Extraordinary Afternoon's MusicNovember 01 (DGRB)
A Spooky SpectacularOctober 30 (DGRB)
An Evening for AnglophilesOctober 21 (DGRB)
A Salute to American Popular SongOctober 20 (DGRB)
A Heavenly NightOctober 17 (GC)
Martha Masters in RecitalOctober 16 (MM)
An Evening of Rare GemsOctober 16 (DGRB)
Pat Kostek - Twenty Marvellous YearsOctober 02 (DGRB)
Dawn of RomanticismSeptember 26 (DGRB)
Summer Vocal Academy Faculty ConcertJuly 30 (JOY)
Victoria Summer Music Festival IIIJuly 30 (DGRB)
Basses Loaded XIIIJuly 28 (DGRB)
Victoria Summer Music Festival IIJuly 24 (DGRB)
Garth MacPhee at St. John'sJuly 19 (JOY)
An Evening with the RomanticsJune 27 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Summer Music IIIJune 21 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Summer Music IJune 07 (DGRB)
Youthful DelightsApril 18 (DGRB)
A Celebration of EternityApril 05 (DGRB)
Chamber Singers AccompaniedMarch 28 (DGRB)
James David ChristieMarch 27 (JOY)
A 19th Century EveningMarch 06 (DGRB)
Schubert and Mozart in SidneyFebruary 27 (DGRB)
A Memorable EveningFebruary 20 (MM)
Pacific Baroque Festival IIFebruary 07 (JOY)
Pacific Baroque Festival IFebruary 06 (JOY)
Lorraine MinFebruary 01 (MM)
Who's Afraid of the Modern Piano?January 31 (DGRB)
A Fine Trio of ConcertosJanuary 30 (DGRB)
2008
A Rousing Nielsen FourthDecember 08 (DGRB)
Victoria Guitar TrioDecember 07 (MM)
A Great NevskyDecember 06 (DGRB)
TafelmusikNovember 28 (DGRB)
Emily Carr Quartet and Jamie ParkerNovember 21 (DGRB)
Civic Open Second Quarter CenturyNovember 15 (DGRB)
Gems From the GVYONovember 09 (DGRB)
Sooke Philharmonic Begin Second DecadeNovember 02 (DGRB)
Tricks and TreatsOctober 31 (DGRB)
J.S. Bach: "Alio Modo"October 04 (JOY)
Ragtime RevisitedAugust 29 (DGRB)
Euphonia Festival IIAugust 16 (DGRB)
A Spectacular OpeningAugust 09 (DGRB)
Lafayette String QuartetAugust 06 (DGRB)
Beethoven, Brahms, BewildermentAugust 01 (DGRB)
A Delicious TroutJuly 26 (DGRB)
Trio AccordJuly 24 (DGRB)
Basses Loaded XII!July 22 (DGRB)
Summer BaroqueJune 21 (JOY)
Eine Kleine Summer Music IIJune 08 (DGRB)
Galiano Ensemble Closes Season in Sumptuous StyleMay 28 (DGRB)
Colin Tilney and FriendsMay 04 (JOY)
Civic Season CloserMay 04 (DGRB)
An Imperial EmperorMay 03 (DGRB)
Chamber Singers at 35April 26 (DGRB)
A Colourful FinaleApril 19 (DGRB)
vox humanaApril 13 (MM)
Moonlight on the BluffApril 13 (DGRB)
A Fascinating Evening of QuartetsApril 11 (DGRB)
Sacred Music by Cherubini and KodalyApril 05 (DGRB)
Music of Helmut LachenmannApril 02 (DGRB)
The People UnitedMarch 30 (DGRB)
A Journey of Medieval Song and DanceMarch 16 (JOY)
Vocal Gymnastics from the Sonic LabMarch 14 (DGRB)
A Stunning PathétiqueMarch 07 (DGRB)
Pacific Baroque Festival IIFebruary 16 (JOY)
Pacific Baroque Festival IFebruary 15 (JOY)
Operettas of the Silver ScreenFebruary 09 (DGRB)
Two World PremieresFebruary 03 (DGRB)
An Evening with Michael KellyJanuary 12 (DGRB)
2007
A Fine MessiahDecember 15 (JB)
War and PeaceNovember 24 (DGRB)
"Music for Queen Christina in Rome"November 23 (JOY)
The Bach ProjectNovember 16 (JB)
A Minimalist MilestoneNovember 08 (DGRB)
A Significant PremiereNovember 04 (DGRB)
Sooke PO Enters Second DecadeNovember 03 (DGRB)
A Notable PremiereOctober 28 (DGRB)
Bruckner at the UniversityOctober 26 (DGRB)
Roland Dyens - Master GuitaristOctober 13 (MM)
Little-known Gems from the VCOOctober 12 (DGRB)
Masters of 18th Century HarpsichordSeptember 29 (DGRB)
Colin Tilney at the fortepianoSeptember 12 (JOY)
New Music from AventaSeptember 09 (DGRB)
Farewell to Nikki ChooiAugust 18 (DGRB)
String Academy FinaleAugust 11 (DGRB)
I Musici de Montreal Dazzle and BeguileAugust 08 (DGRB)
Lollipops and TrufflesAugust 03 (DGRB)
Quintet, Rondo and ConcertoJuly 28 (DGRB)
Emily Carr Quartet and FriendsJuly 26 (DGRB)
Basses Loaded XIJuly 24 (DGRB)
Emily Carr String Quartet in the CathedralJuly 11 (DGRB)
Bach Organ Works in the CathedralJuly 09 (JOY)
An Evening with Johannes BrahmsJuly 07 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Summer Music IVJune 24 (DGRB)
Sooke Philharmonic Comes Of AgeJune 23 (DGRB)
An Evening of German DelightsJune 02 (JOY)
Not Of This WorldMay 18 (DGRB)
The Death of CinderellaApril 01b (DGRB)
One Rong Apparently Does Make A RiteApril 01a (DGRB)
A Magnificent Ninth SymphonyMarch 31 (DGRB)
Victoria SymphonyMarch 18 (JOY)
A Bigger BangMarch 16 (DGRB)
A Russian EveningMarch 02 (DGRB)
Weeping White RoomFebruary 24 (DGRB)
GVYO Play Beethoven's FifthFebruary 17 (DGRB)
Dualling PianosFebruary 11 (DGRB)
Chamber Music in Phil's HallFebruary 02 (DGRB)
Pacific Baroque Festival IIJanuary 27 (JOY)
Pacific Baroque Festival IJanuary 26 (JOY)
Galiano Ensemble - 20th Century RaritiesJanuary 17 (DGRB)
Pirates of the BaroqueJanuary 13 (DGRB)
2006
Victoria Children's ChoirDecember 18 (JOY)
Shostakovich and MozartNovember 17 (DGRB)
Music of Brian FerneyhoughNovember 15 (DGRB)
Renaissance Music from the Chapel RoyalNovember 10 (DGRB)
West Coast ConsortNovember 05 (JOY)
UVic Sonic LabNovember 03 (DGRB)
An Orchestral Evening to TreasureOctober 27 (DGRB)
Victoria Symphony - Classics IOctober 22 (DGRB)
An Evening of SerenadesOctober 13 (DGRB)
UVic Concerto ConcertOctober 06 (DGRB)
The Lafayette Quartet At TwentySeptember 30 (DGRB)
The Guitar in 19th Century ViennaSeptember 15 (MM)
Borealis Quartet, Jane CoopAugust 19 (DGRB)
Summer String Academy Chamber OrchestraAugust 12 (DGRB)
Paul Marleyn in RecitalAugust 09 (DGRB)
Jasper Wood in RecitalAugust 05 (DGRB)
Albert Markov in RecitalAugust 04 (DGRB)
Cathedral Festival OrchestraJuly 29 (DGRB)
Emily Carr String QuartetJuly 27 (DGRB)
Basses Loaded! XJuly 25 (DGRB)
Mozart in the Cathedral IIIJuly 22 (DGRB)
An English AdventureJuly 16 (JOY)
Mozart in the Cathedral IJuly 08 (DGRB)
Set 'em up JoeJune 25 (DGRB)
Eine Kleine Summer Music IIIJune 18 (JOY)
Ensemble LaudeJune 04 (JOY)
The Strength of StringsJune 04 (DGRB)
A Superb Evening of TchaikovskyMay 31 (DGRB)
Music from QuebecMay 19 (DGRB)
Victoria Symphony Mozart FestivalMay 13 (DGRB)
An Evening of D minorMay 06 (DGRB)
Alexander Dunn and FriendsApril 30 (JOY)
A Fine Evening of Solo Guitar MusicApril 22 (MM)
Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Turns TwentyApril 22 (DGRB)
Iceberg 1: Titanic 0April 13 (DGRB)
vox humana - Adoro TeApril 09 (JOY)
Shostakovich at 100April 09 (DGRB)
Bach's St. Matthew PassionApril 03 (JOY)
Bach's St. John PassionMarch 17 (JOY)
A Baroque Afternoon with the Victoria SymphonyMarch 12 (JOY)
An Evening with the Sonic LabMarch 10 (DGRB)
A Fine Evening of Solo Guitar MusicMarch 06 (MM)
An auspicious debutMarch 05 (JOY)
An Evening with the RomanticsMarch 03 (DGRB)
A Polite Mahler FirstFebruary 26 (DGRB)
UVic Composers SeriesFebruary 19 (DGRB)
The Violin Sonata - From Bach to MozartFebruary 18 (MM)
A Russian Rarity from the Victoria Chamber OrchestraFebruary 17 (DGRB)
A Swinging Afternoon with the Palm Court OrchestraFebruary 11 (DGRB)
2003
Exciting Close to VSMFAugust 30 (DGRB)
2002
Reinecke and Brahms from the CivicOctober 26 (DGRB)
Schubert Ensemble of LondonOctober 19 (DGRB)