Galiano Concert Society

Name: Galiano Concert Society
Address: Galiano Island, BC, V0N1P0, CA
Telephone: +17782273332
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The Galiano Concert Society is dedicated to bringing live performances by world-renowned musicians to Galiano Island audiences. ♯ ♬ ♫ ♩ ♩ ♬ ♫ ♩ ♩

Although the concert society was legally incorporated in 1999, Galiano Island has a tradition of music and arts presentation that dates back much further, and the concert society grew out of these more informal efforts by a committee of island music lovers. Once incorporated the group became eligible for government funding, and the society has consistently received support from both the BC Touring

Council and the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. This support has helped us present music of the highest quality by artists with international reputations at ticket prices islanders can afford. Over the years our season has included performances by pianists Jon Kimura Parker, Marc Andre Hamelin, Ian Parker and Sarah Davis Buechner, vocalists Suzie LeBlanc and Russell Braun, and the Borealis, St Petersburg, and New Orford String Quartets, among many others. Our jazz and world music cabarets have featured the likes of La Candela, Tango Paradiso, Marc Atkinson, Safa and Celso Machado. In co-operation with our local elementary school, we have also scheduled numerous school concerts that give students a chance to hear, talk to and learn from these great musicians. Most of our concerts are held at the South Galiano Community Hall, and each of these concerts now also features an accompanying display by one of Galiano's many fine visual artists. The Galiano Concert Society is an entirely volunteer-run organization. The board of directors, aided by a few additional volunteers, do everything from planning and publicizing the concerts to setting up the hall and providing refreshments.

10/07/2025

10/03/2025

MUSIC
Joan Henriques

Looking Forward, Looking Back

Galiano Concert Society
On Friday evening Oct 3 at 7:00pm Galiano Concert Society will host one of Canada’s national treasures at the Lions Hall, Trichy Sankaran. He is a master percussionist of the South Indian Carnatic tradition, an Indian percussionist, composer, scholar and educator He plays the mridangam, a barrel drum used in Carnatic music, one of three main sub-genres of Indian classical music. You will experience a fusion of traditional South Indian Carnatic music with some Western jazz influences. Mr. Sankaran has been called a 'doyen among the percussionists of India'. Since the early 1970s, he has performed and recorded in a number of cross-cultural projects. He has lived in Toronto since 1971. He will be joined by V.V.S. Murari (Carnatic violin) and Curtis Andrews (percussion).
You may buy advance tickets at the Concert Society website, galianoconcerts.com or in person at Galiano Island Books, or Loose Leaf Tea and Papery (post office).

If you'd like to meet the artists and hear a pre-concert talk, come to the hall at 6:30pm. This evening promises to be an impressive concert—something special and quite unique!

by Joan Henriques

09/19/2025

What are you doing Friday October 3 at 7pm? See you at the Lion's Hall!

09/06/2025

come early for the ***Pre-concert talk at 6:30***

05/16/2025

Tickets NOW available at Galiano Island Books and Loose Leaf Tea, Papery & Post Office. Tickets always available at the door and the Concert Society Page www.galianoconcerts.com

04/28/2025

Next up on May 18th. Watch for more information coming soon.

04/09/2025

!NOTE! Concert is at NORTH HALL 3:00

Tickets NOW available at Galiano Island Books and Loose Leaf Tea, Papery & Post Office. Tickets always available at the door and the Concert Society Page www.galianoconcerts.com

03/25/2025

Tickets NOW available at Galiano Island Books and Loose Leaf Tea, Papery & Post Office. Tickets always available at the Concert Society Page www.galianoconcerts.com

03/20/2025

Next up: Mohamed Assani - Trio Saturday April 5th 7:30. Watch for more information soon.

03/01/2025

Tickets now available at Galiano Island Books and Loose Leaf Tea, Papery & Post Office. Tickets always available at the Concert Society Page www.galianoconcerts.com

Address

Galiano Island, BC
V0N1P0

Telephone

+17782273332

Website

https://galianoconcerts.com/

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