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About The Society

Join us in celebrating our 32^nd season! Since 1976, the 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 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.

Participating in rehearsals, workshops and concerts, our diversely multicultural membership currently includes young musicians from throughout the communities of Surrey, White Rock, Delta, Langley, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Mission, Chilliwack, and Abbotsford. 

We support three different groups: the Junior Strings, the Intermediate Strings, and the Surrey Youth Orchestra, all which 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.

The Surrey Youth Orchestra is a full orchestra with the full array of: woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion instruments. Conductor Lucille Lewis 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 - where talented young musicians learn valuable orchestral ensemble skills, and have fun, too!

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