Join Heather as she performs horn with the Vancouver Opera Orchestra this Thanksgiving weekend.
The Vancouver Bach Choir is joined by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra to present two great works of the Classical Western Art Music Era, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. The choir and orchestra will be joined by a stellar quartet of local soloists.
FEATURING
Leslie Dala | Conductor
Vancouver Bach Choir
Members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra
Magdalena How | Soprano
Katie Fraser | Mezzo Soprano
Ian McCloy | Tenor
Philip Wing | Bass
Heather Walker is a professional horn player and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Use the Alexander Technique to improve posture, reduce tension, and to live with more ease of movement and lightness of being. For more information about the technique, please contact Heather at 250-716-3464.
Join Heather as she plays horn with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra.
Enter into Autumn with musical musings on summertime, an attractive piano concerto composed by one of the first female African-American composers to achieve success in her lifetime, and a tribute to Kamloops-born jazz clarinetist and composer Phil Nimmons. Cap it all off with Gershwin’s immensely popular Rhapsody in Blue.
Heather Walker is a professional horn player and a regular performer with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. When not performing music, she teaches the Alexander Technique out of her studio on Vancouver Island. The Alexander Technique is used to become aware of harmful movement patterns, change your thinking, and improve habits and posture. It is a method that can be used by anyone to live with more ease, poise, and balance in their lives. For more information about the technique, go to AlexanderTechniqueCanada.ca, or contact Heather.
The Vancouver Island Symphony under the direction of Calvin Dyck will present a Pops Show featuring lighter symphonic favourites by Strauss, Brahms, Rossini, Verdi, John Williams, and Henry Mancini, among others!
Friday, August 18th, 6:30 PM – Mill Lake Park, Abbotsford – FREE
Sunday August 20th, 4 PM – Parksville Outdoor Theatre (Parksville Beach Festival’s final day!) Tickets: Adult $40 + GST, Students (13-18) $10 + GST, Children (under 12 with an adult) Free. Tickets available for purchase on line hereor in person at the McMillan Arts Centre (MAC) – 133 McMillan Street, Parksville, BC.
Heather Walker is a professional horn player and a core member of the Vancouver Island Symphony. When not performing music, she teaches the Alexander Technique out of her studio in Nanaimo, B.C. The Alexander Technique is an extraordinary method to learn to move with more awareness and ease, creating optimal movement patterns that help alleviate symptoms of tension, back and neck pain, repetitive strain injuries, and postural problems among others. For more information on the Alexander Technique please contact Heather at 250-716-3464.
Victoria Symphony at The Butchart Gardens August 3 @ 8:00 pm
A signature musical event of the summer! The VS Orchestra, led by Maestro Timothy Vernon, performs at beautiful Butchart Gardens alongside soprano Aviva Fortunata, and young violin soloist Max Francis. This concert is included in the price of admission to The Butchart Gardens. Admission to the Gardens can be purchased in advance or upon arrival at the venue the day of the performance.
Symphony and Opera in Beacon Hill Park at the Cameron Bandshell August 4 @ 5:00 pm and August 5 @ 4:00 pm
FREE! Victoria Symphony and Pacific Opera Victoria offer two free full orchestral concerts at the Cameron Bandshell in beautiful Beacon Hill Park. Take a bench seat, or bring your own chair and blanket, and enjoy an early evening concert featuring excerpts from our upcoming Masterworks and Pops Series, as well as excerpts from Pacific Opera’s 2023/24 season.
As a prelude to the Victoria Symphony’s early evening performances, you’ll be serenaded by musicians from the orchestra and some special guests. Friday will feature a harp duo, while Saturday you’ll enjoy a brass quintet and a string sextet. Music from 5:00 pm Friday and 4:00 pm Saturday (Victoria Symphony Orchestra at 6:30 pm).
Heather Walker is a professional horn player, and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Use the Alexander Technique to improve posture, reduce tension, and to live with more ease of movement and lightness of being. For more information about the technique, please contact Heather at 250-716-3464.
Join Heather as she plays horn with the Victoria Symphony for their 2023 Summer Festival. July 26 @ 7:30 pm, T. Gil Bunch Centre for the Performing Arts, Brentwood College,July 27 @ 7:30 pm, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
Critically acclaimed Canadian pianist Lorraine Min plays Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, accompanied by the Victoria Symphony. This performance is led by VS Associate Conductor Giuseppe Pietraroia and also includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, inspired by the composer’s travels through the dramatic Scottish landscape
Mozart and Martinis at the Atrium July 28 @ 5:00 pm, The Atrium on Yates Street, Victoria
Start your weekend right with a cocktail, appetizers, and the excellence of the Victoria Symphony in the most intimate and informal of settings. One of our signature events, this highly social gathering takes quality music outside the concert hall and offers an entirely different VS experience! Mozart, martinis, and more, as we share music of Haydn, Handel, Tchaikovsky, and Mendelssohn. Doors at 5:00 pm (VS Orchestra at 6:00 pm).
Victoria Symphony at Market Square July 29 @ 4:00 pm, Market Square, 560 Johnson St., Victoria
The Victoria Symphony presents an evening of classical favourites and features an appearance by young violin soloist Max Francis. Join us from the steps of Market Square, or one of the courtyard restaurants, for an evening of Mozart, Mendelssohn, and more! As a prelude to the Victoria Symphony’s performance at 7:30pm, you are welcome to join us for a series of chamber music concerts featuring musicians from the orchestra and some special guests.
When not playing horn professionally, Heather also teaches the Alexander Technique. The technique is a way to learn about your habits and movement patterns that may be affecting the way you live – from tension to bad posture to repetitive strain. The Alexander Technique is a tool to help you learn awareness, change habits, and live with more ease and efficiency. It can be life-changing! For more information, please contact Heather at 250-716-3464.
Powerhouse singers and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and Chorus will perform instantly-recognizable classics like Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen, the Queen of the Night’s hair-raising aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and highlights from Gaetano Donizetti’s triumph of the comedic opera buffa style, Don Pasquale.
WHEN: Sunday, July 16, 2023 WHERE: Deer Lake Park, Burnaby (6450 Deer Lake Ave) ACTIVITIES BEGIN: 3 PM OPERA IN THE PARK CONCERT: 7:30 PM COST: FREE REFRESHMENTS: Outside food is permitted. Food trucks will be on-site.
A wide range of exciting family activities including face painting, musical games, balloon twisting, circus characters, and more will commence at 3pm. A high energy 45 minute pre-concert celebration of the human voice featuring Indigenous artists, JUNO-nominated musica intima, and more will be live on stage from 5:15-6pm. Please leave your large tents/umbrellas at home. Remember to arrive early as parking is limited.
Heather Walker is a professional horn player and a core member of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra. When not performing music, she teaches the Alexander Technique out of her studio on Vancouver Island. The Alexander Technique is used to become aware of harmful movement patterns, change your thinking, and improve habits and posture. It is a method that can be used by anyone to live with more ease, poise, and balance in their lives. For more information, go to AlexanderTechniqueCanada.ca
Join Heather as she performs with the Vancouver Opera Orchestra at the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver.
North Star Performing Arts Management presents: Ten Year Anniversary Gala Concert, featuring world renowned tenor, Gregory Kunde, with conductor Leslie Dala, soprano Katie Wang and members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
Heather Walker is a professional horn player, a core member of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Use the Alexander Technique to improve posture, reduce tension, and to live with more ease of movement and lightness of being. For more information about the technique, please contact Heather at 250-716-3464.
Beethoven’s ODE TO JOY Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, 2023, 7:30 pm Sagebrush Theatre 1300 9th Avenue, Kamloops
Monumental. Epic. Profound. There is no shortage of words to describe the exquisite tour de force that is Beethoven’s beloved final symphony.
FEATURING
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra Dina Gilbert, conductor Suzanne Taffot, soprano Stephanie Tritchew, mezzo soprano Dillon Parmer, tenor Alan Corbishley, baritone KSO Chorus, Tomas Bijok chorusmaster
PROGRAMME Violet Archer: Poem for Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 “Ode To Joy” The approximate duration of the concert is 90 minutes without an intermission
Heather Walker is a professional horn player, a long-time performer with the Kamloops Symphony, and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Use the Alexander Technique to improve posture, reduce tension, and to live with more ease of movement and lightness of being. For more information about the technique, please contact Heather at 250-716-3464.
Join Heather as she performs horn as a core member of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra. WAGNER | THE FLYING DUTCHMAN Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Sat Apr 29 | 7:30PM Thurs May 4 | 7:30PM Sun May 7 | 2:00PM
Based on a European maritime legend, The Flying Dutchman tells the haunting story of a sailor and his daughter who encounter a ghost during a storm on the sea. The Dutchman, who has been condemned to wander for eternity, is searching for a bride to finally bring him peace. This tragic tale of love and sacrifice is the composer’s first masterpiece and features magnificent orchestration of Wagnerian proportions. This will be a new production for Vancouver Opera. More information at https://www.vancouveropera.ca/whats-on/flying-dutchman/
In addition to being a professional horn player, Heather is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. If you would like to learn to use your body with more ease and efficiency, try the Alexander Technique!
THORGY & THE THORCHESTRA Thursday March 30 and Friday, March 31, 2023, 8:00 pm Sagebrush Theatre 1300 9th Avenune, Kamloops
Please note the start time of 8:00 pm for this concert.
Come through for a one-of kind, fierce and fabulous theatrical orchestra experience featuring legendary RuPaul’s Drag Race All Star, Thorgy Thor. Featuring a variety of hits, some traditional, and some not so much. She’ll sing. She’ll play. She’ll slay. Trust us, you won’t want to Sashay Away from this.
Heather Walker is a professional horn player, a long-time performer with the Kamloops Symphony, and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Use the Alexander Technique to improve posture, reduce tension, and to live with more ease of movement and lightness of being. For more information about the technique, please contact Heather at 250-716-3464.
