Pacific Opera Victoria recently produced two short one-act operas starring Abbotsford’s Megan Latham. In fact, she is the only performer onstage in these two comic productions. In The Italian Lesson, Megan brings her consummate acting skills to the role of … Read More
Tuesday, May 4, was scheduled to wrap up the 2020-21 season of The Valley Concert Society. And what a finale it would have been! James Ehnes, Canada’s premiere violinist, was set to headline the evening along with two outstanding colleagues … Read More
The prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition has given a critical boost to the careers of many of its winners. When the Viano String Quartet won first prize at the 2019 edition of the competition, they joined an elite … Read More
The Valley Concert Society has again commissioned a video for its audience, this time featuring the Canadian Guitar Quartet. The group was scheduled to perform on Friday, March 12, in Abbotsford. The quartet came to town for the first time … Read More
If we had not faced the restrictions made necessary by the pandemic, The Valley Concert Society would have presented Duo Concertante on the stage of the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium today, Friday, February 12. The husband-and-wife partnership of pianist Timothy … Read More
But for the pandemic, Gesualdo Six, a male vocal ensemble from London, England, would have opened the 2020/21 season of The Valley Concert Society last October. We were delighted to be able to arrange for an online concert by the … Read More
This message addresses the end of the year in two senses. First of all, The Valley Concert Society regretfully announces the cancellation of the four remaining concerts in its 2020/21 season. It has become increasingly evident that public gatherings, … Read More
White Rock Concerts is partnering with several other North American concert societies to present two very special live-stream concerts in honour of the 250 th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. We have been invited to share this listening opportunity with The … Read More
This year is the 250 th Anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Performances of his music to celebrate the occasion had been planned all around the world. Today, but for the pandemic, The Valley Concert Society would have taken part with … Read More