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We cordially invite you to support
the COWICHAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY’S 2025 EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS with the Victoria Symphony.
Please consider supporting this worthy cause.
On March 4th, at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Cowichan Valley school children will be offered a beautiful introduction to symphonic music through a lovely concert with a theme of…
THE ELEMENTS, Earth, Fire, Water and Air
You can listen to an example here
For the past two decades, excepting the Covid years, the Cowichan Symphony Society has been arranging to have the Victoria Symphony Orchestra come to the Valley’s Performing Arts Centre to give these educational concerts. Approximately 1,400 students benefit each year.
“The Elements” will be a wonderful program with great educational value for students of all ages.¹

Several weeks in advance, the VSO gives private and school music teachers detailed lesson plans to create deeper understanding of and excitement for the music the youngsters will hear.

The program will comprise music illustrating Earth, Fire, Water and Air and introduce students to great composers such as Handel, Debussy, de Falla, Grieg, Beethoven and the brilliant contemporary composer, John Williams.

The $5 charge for each student (although no student will be turned away in cases where the $5 causes difficulty for the family) makes a small dent in the costs. The school board also provides some funding. However, CSS must always cover a significant shortfall – which we hope can be reduced by the kind support of music lovers who share our hope that this love can be spread to future generations.

All donations toward this worthwhile endeavor are gratefully accepted and receive a tax receipt.
You can donate to the Cowichan Symphony Society in a number of ways:

1. Use Canada Helps on our website
2. Use Interac e-Transfer to treasurer@cowichansymphonysociety.ca (autodeposit)
3. Or mail a cheque to:
The Cowichan Symphony Society
P. O. Box 732
Duncan, B.C. V9L 3Y1

Donors are acknowledged in each symphony programme.
You can also donate to the Cowichan Symphony Society Endowment Fund. In this case, your donation is deposited with the Vancouver Foundation, and every year the interest is used by the Society to fund our important programs. Please visit https://vancouverfoundation.ca/cowichan-symphony-society

The Cowichan Symphony Society was founded in 1955, and in July, 2025, we will be presenting a special 70th Birthday Celebration Concert!
Your donation keeps giving to the Society every year, hopefully for the next 70 years, and longer.
Support Live Symphonic Music in the Cowichan Valley, and these Educational Concerts, with a donation today.
Thank you. The All-Volunteer Board of Directors

¹Please note: Students who home-school, or for any reason do not know about the program, may obtain tickets by contacting Grant Mellemstrand: gmellems@sd79.bc.ca. We encourage all parents to contact their school music teachers and administrators, commending them for their full support of this opportunity.

We respectfully acknowledge that we operate on the unceded and traditional territory of the Quw’utsun, Malahat, Ts’uubaa-asatx, Halalt, Penelakut, Stz’uminus, Lyackson, Pauquachin, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht Peoples.