March 22, 2026
2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra
& Chorus
Nick Fairbank, Conductor

BRITTEN Welcome Ode, Op. 95

FAIRBANK Éileamh na Talún
(première)

COPLAND Ching-a-ring Chaw;
I Bought Me a Cat

FAIRBANK Earth Cantata
(première)

Guest children’s choir:

Poirier Elementary School choir,
Sandra Arts, Director

April 12, 2026
2:30 p.m.  4:30 p.m.

Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra
Yariv Aloni, Conductor

WEBER‍ ‍Der Freischütz Overture

WEBER Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor
Soloist: Matty Angus, Clarinet,
Winner of the 2025
Jenny & Norman Nelson Concerto Competition

SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 “Spring”

July 5, 2026
2:30 p.m.  4:30 p.m.

Ed MacGregor Park

Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra
David Stewart, Conductor

Annual free open air pops concert by the sea.

As always there will be a 50/50 draw and when you donate at admission there will be a prize draw.

In case of rain, the concert will take place in the Sooke Community Hall on Shields Road.