2026-2027 Concert Season
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Victoria Symphony
Blake Pouliot, Violin
Eller, Sibelius, Dvorak
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Victoria Symphony
Arin Sarkissian, Flute
Langgaard, Schubert, Rautavaara, Straus
Sunday, January 16, 2027
Victoria Baroque
Saturday, April 24, 2027
Victoria Symphony
Jon Kamura Parker, piano
SPONSOR PROGRAM
The Cowichan Symphony Society is a non-profit, all volunteer association promoting classical music in the Cowichan Valley for the last 70 years. In partnership with the Victoria Symphony, Victoria Baroque, and other orchestras, we organize and promote a series of four live concerts annually. In addition, the Society presents two educational concerts for 1,500 students in the Cowichan Valley.
The cost to produce each concert is often $18,000 or more, and ticket sales only cover 60% of the costs. The Society works hard to keep these concerts accessible and affordable to the general public and students. To do this, the Society relies on donations, sponsorships, and advertising.
We invite you to contribute to our live symphonic program by advertising in our programmes and brochures. All ads are in colour, are professionally printed, and reach more than 3,000 patrons each year.
A concert at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
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 presented 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 Cowichan Symphony Society is a non-profit, all volunteer association promoting classical music in the Cowichan Valley for the last 70 years. In partnership with the Victoria Symphony, Victoria Baroque, and other orchestras, we organize and promote a series of four live concerts annually. In addition, the Society presents two educational concerts for 1,500 students in the Cowichan Valley.
The cost to produce each concert is often $18,000 or more, and ticket sales only cover 60% of the costs. The Society works hard to keep these concerts accessible and affordable to the general public and students. To do this, the Society relies on donations, sponsorships, and advertising.
We invite you to contribute to our live symphonic program by advertising in our programmes and brochures. All ads are in colour, are professionally printed, and reach more than 3,000 patrons each year.
70th Anniversary an opportunity to donate
The Cowichan Symphony Society has been presenting live classical, symphonic, and pop music concerts for the last 70 years, designed to advance, encourage, and promote Canadian performers and composers. World-class musicians from Canada and around the world have entertained our audiences every year with exceptional performances of music by the world’s greatest composers. Each year for over 30 years, the Society has presented live Educational Concerts to over 1400 students in the Cowichan Valley. The Society established an Endowment Fund early in its history, which annually helps to ensure that these programs can continue.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of live music, the Society is offering Anniversary Buttons for donations going directly into the Endowment Fund. For $70 (or $1 for every year of music) you will receive a Bronze Button; for $350 (or $5 for every year of performances) you will receive a Silver Button; and for $700 (or $10 for every year of world-class presentations) you will receive a Gold Button. Since all of your donations go into the Endowment Fund, you will be helping to support the next 70 years of live music in the Cowichan Valley. And you will receive a Tax Receipt for your donation. And if you receive a silver or gold button before the July 20th Wine and Opera 70th Anniversary Concert, you will receive a complimentary ticket to that event at the Cherry Point Winery.
Help support the Cowichan Symphony Society the bringer of live symphonic music by donating for your Anniversary Buttons, which will be available throughout the 70th Anniversary year
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 program.