Symphony at the Sid: Winter Glow

Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 2:00 p.m. PDT

Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay

Published by Sid Williams Theatre Society

Highlighting the expressive range of music written for string orchestra, from Caroline Shaw’s playful reinvention Entr’acte to the stark intensity of Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony. Barber’s Adagio for Strings offers a moment of quiet reflection, and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings closes the concert with warmth and contentment. The perfect program for a winter night. Featuring the musicians from the VIS String Section Programme Shaw: Entr’acte Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a Barber: Adagio for Strings Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings GUEST CONDUCTOR: Dina Gilbert Find out more about the Vancouver Island Symphony from their website: vancouverislandsymphony.com GET THE SERIES! 3-Concert Series available including: Mischief, Madness & Mystery, Winter Glow and Aretha, Whitney & Tina! You also have the option to add The Celtic Tenors, a special Vancouver Island Symphony presentation, to the 3-Concert Series Package! Click on any Vancouver Island Symphony Event, then click the white button that says "GET EVENT PACKAGES." From there, you have the option to click the black button that says "GET THE SERIES PLUS THE CELTIC TENORS" or stick with the 3-concert series by clicking "GET TICKETS." Reminder: you will be asked to "Enter the number of packages you wish to purchase." Here, click the small arrow in the text box until you see the number of tickets you would like PER EVENT (for example: if you select "2" that means you want 2 tickets to each series event.) Series packages available for a limited time.