Still Bravely Singing (Victoria concert)
Schedule
Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
Baumann Centre | Victoria, BC
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This is the event for our Victoria concert. If you'd rather attend our Sooke performance, you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/947664334253142Still Bravely Singing is a concert about birds, but it's really about using birds to look at humanity: to reflect on our history, grapple with our present, and imagine our future.
Birds have long been used as symbols and metaphors, especially for ideas like freedom and hope. Music and poetry can allow us to collectively engage with what's happening around us, and perhaps help us make better sense of it all. And there's certainly a lot happening all over the world these days that is difficult to confront.
While the music on this program is heavy at times, it also includes moments of great joy, optimism, and even humour. We hope you'll join us in exploring this beautiful and thought-provoking music.
Program:
Erin Lilliefors: Flight
Clare Howard: Above the Final Fields*
Stephanie Berg: We Are Not Birds*
Maya Angelou: Caged Bird, performed by Tenyjah McKenna
Olivier Messiaen: Abime des Oiseaux, performed by Le Lu
Caroline Shaw/arr. Danielle Fisher: and the swallow
Ingrid Stölzel: Echo of the Past*
Clément Janequin/arr. Ben Litzcke: Le Chant des Oiseaux
*Canadian premieres from the Women in Harmoniemusik commissioning consortium. We'll be the first Canadian ensemble to perform these three pieces, which were all written in the past year.
Featuring:
Ben Litzcke, conductor
Laura Andrew, flute
Thomas Bauer, flute/piccolo
Kristen Cooke, oboe
Andrew Montgomery, oboe
Le Lu, clarinet
Rebecca Hissen, clarinet/bass clarinet
Jean Poynter, horn
Karen Hough, horn
Heather Fisher, bassoon
John Myatt, bassoon
Allan Thorpe, contrabassoon
Tenyjah Mckenna, actor
All tickets are Pay-What-You-Can, and we encourage you to choose an amount that fits your budget.
This concert is generously sponsored by Wildwood Health & Performance, Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, Thrifty Foods Hillside Mall, and Fernwood Coffee.
The Baumann Centre is accessed by a flight of stairs or a lift and has gender-neutral accessible washrooms. Parking is limited so we encourage you to carpool, bus, bike, or arrive with enough time to find a parking spot.
This concert takes place on the territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən People, now known as the Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations.
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Where is it happening?
Baumann Centre, 925 Balmoral Rd, Victoria, BC V8T 1A7, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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