Music for Midsummer Review

Music for Midsummer Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra Elspeth Poole, cello Norman Nelson, conductor Alix Goolden Performance Hall June 26, 2010 By Deryk Barker Before August 1914, the central feature of every English village green was its maypole. After 1918, it was the war memorial. The rest of Europe was, of course, similarly traumatised. Although “The Great [...]

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by email from Beverley M. from Victoria & E. Sooke

THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU! The Elgar was MAGNIFICENT.  It is still soaring/whispering in my head.  I have tried to find the precise adjective to describe my experience–but there isn’t a word.  

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Kudos from the president of the Civic Orchestra Society

by email:        Superb Sonic Celebration     BRAVO!    BRAVO!   BRAVO! Words cannot express the admiration and inspiration I experienced last night.  One could easily run into hyperbole without even trying. It was truly a Sonic Celebration – we all need more of that uplift.

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Kudos to “Sonic” Orchestra and organizers

by email – Sunday April 19,2010 From Yariv Aloni, conductor of the Victoria Chamber Orchestra ———————————————————————————— Dear committee members and ‘sonic’ orchestra players. I wanted to thank you all for last night. Committee members; your incredible support, enthusiasm, willing to pull through, work hard and even take risks was the only reason this concert went so [...]

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from David Lintern

When I first heard a number of years ago that Sooke had a Philharmonic Orchestra I had to suppress a chuckle.

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