{"id":137196,"date":"2025-08-04T19:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/08\/04\/video-harbour-harmony-symphony-splash-hits-the-high-note-in-bcs-capital\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T19:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:17:03","slug":"video-harbour-harmony-symphony-splash-hits-the-high-note-in-bcs-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/08\/04\/video-harbour-harmony-symphony-splash-hits-the-high-note-in-bcs-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Harbour harmony: Symphony Splash hits the high note in B.C.&#8217;s capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sea of people filled Victoria&#39;s Inner Harbour on Sunday night (Aug. 3) as the long-awaited Symphony Splash returned with an evening of classical music and fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>Canoes, kayaks, and paddle boards clustered before the floating stage, while tens of thousands of spectators gathered on the Legislature lawn and surrounding streets to enjoy the concert, which began shortly after 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Held for the first time in five years, the event featured its very own orchestra performing from a barge under the direction of conductor Sean O&rsquo;Loughlin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The night&rsquo;s program included highlights from past Symphony Splash events, with pieces such as Shostakovich&rsquo;s Festival Overture, Holst&rsquo;s Jupiter from The Planets, selections from Star Wars, Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s 1812 Overture and Amazing Grace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed embed-jwplayer\" id=\"file-9352982\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"embed-item\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blackpress.tv\/embed\/57123\/2025_Symphony_Splash\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Victoria Symphony CEO Matthew White, who experienced his first-ever Symphony Splash, qualified the celebration as an &ldquo;internationally recognized, iconic event.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just one of the best opportunities to go hear a world-class orchestra in an incredibly beautiful central setting for free,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&#39;s a joyous, beloved civic tradition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&#39;s no other event like it anywhere else.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the event was out for a five-year hiatus, caused by COVID and financial challenges, it was atop White&rsquo;s priority list to revive this unique tradition that returned for a 30th year after the inaugural concert in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From the moment I got here, people were telling me, &lsquo;As soon as this whole pandemic mess is over, you need to make sure that you get Symphony Splash back on the water because it&#39;s become a calling card for arts and culture on Vancouver Island,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>While working to get the festivities back on track, White discovered that Symphony Splash&rsquo;s DNA was deeply rooted in the community and a celebration of local talent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Symphony Splash&hellip; was designed as a community engagement event to remind the city that we had these professional musicians at the core of the Victoria Symphony that we should treasure,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And it grew year after year after year into something that became more than just a local event.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After trials and tribulations, the festival was reborn from its ashes, stronger than ever,&nbsp; delivering its biggest event yet.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks in large part to a grant from the City of Victoria, Symphony Splash evolved into a two-day festival, featuring dozens of local and international musicians performing across four stages throughout the downtown core.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the symphony&rsquo;s traditional performance, the event included concerts by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Juno-nominated Indigenous artists Celeigh Cardinal and Shawnee Kish, renowned percussionist Sal Ferreras and his Latin jazz septet, among others.<\/p>\n<p>As the weekend event came to a close, White emphasized that the iconic 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