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About
The Society
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Surrey Symphony Society has provided young musicians
aged eight to twenty years, with high caliber musical instruction
and opportunities for public performance. Our members are
challenged by our musical training program, and rewarded for
their commitment. Concerts, as well as other public musical
performances upon invitation are presented and foster musical
appreciation in the community.
Over the course of our more than
thirty years in operation, the non-profit
Surrey Symphony Society
has achieved our goals, developing young talent and maintaining
high musical standards. We are proud of our young musicians,
who enjoy a positive atmosphere of teamwork, and who develop
and demonstrate tremendous talent and commitment. Thanks goes
to our great conductors, clinicians and Board members, who
are committed to both the musical and the personal development
of the students.
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Participating in rehearsals, workshops and concerts, our diversely
multicultural membership has included young musicians
from throughout the communities of Surrey, White Rock, Delta,
Langley, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Burnaby,
North Vancouver, Mission, Chilliwack, Abbotsford and
Vancouver.
We support three different orchestras: the
Junior Strings, the Intermediate
Strings, and the Surrey
Youth Orchestra as well as
a Chamber Music Program. All of our programs present wonderful classical
repertoire which provides our members with valuable orchestral
experience, and our audiences with great music..
The Junior Strings, for
younger musicians looking to hone their ensemble abilities,
is a string orchestra consisting of violins, violas, and cellos.
The Junior Strings Conductor
is Rick Dorfer.
The members of the Intermediate
Strings gain more experience in an ensemble situation,
playing exciting string orchestra pieces with other young
musicians, and at times in concert with professional musicians
as well. Carla Birston is the Conductor of the
Intermediate Strings.
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Surrey Youth Orchestra
is a full orchestra with the full array of woodwinds, brass,
strings, and percussion instruments. Conductor John van Deursen
leads this award-winning orchestra of advanced students who
are looking for an opportunity to play challenging pieces
with other very talented young musicians.
The Surrey
Symphony Society’s Chamber Music
Program operates as an additional
optional activity to our existing orchestras. Chamber
music is a genre of classical music originally intended
to be performed by small ensembles in an intimate setting
such as a private salon or a small concert hall. Today,
it gives students the opportunity to further develop musical
skills such as listening, rhythm, intonation and an understanding
of compositional form. Additionally, by working
within a small ensemble, students develop leadership skills
and a sense of musical responsibility and accountability.
The program is open to any interested students who
are playing at least at the level of RCM Grade 3/end of Suzuki Book 2, and who are at least 7 years old.
Players of all instruments are eligible to join an ensemble. Following a placement audition, students will
be placed into small ensembles with others of similar age and playing ability. Each ensemble will
then be assigned an instructor. Rehearsals take place on Saturdays, either during or after the o
rchestra rehearsals. You do not have to be a member of the orchestra program to join the Chamber Music
Program, but orchestra members are encouraged to participate as well.
The Surrey Symphony Society -
where talented young musicians learn valuable orchestral
ensemble skills, and have fun, too!
To find out more, Contact Us.
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