Greater Victoria Concert Band, offers 4 different bands for amateur musicians of different abilities to participate in.

Westshore Community Concert Band is Greater Victoria's newest community band, starting up in 2002. The goals of the band are to bring musicians with a wide variety of experience together and share in a creative and enjoyable musical endeavour.

Sidney Concert Band was founded in 1988. Musicians from across the Greater Victoria area attend practice and play in community / fundraising events throughout the year.

Cowichan Consort Orchestra and Choir was founded in 1991. Performing a widely varied program of music mainly from classical literature, the orchestra meets a fresh challenge to its members with each of its concerts. New players are welcome, new choir members also, with the season running September to May.

The Civic Orchestra of Victoria is dedicated to providing the opportunity for amateur musicians of varying ages and abilities to perform a wide repertoire of orchestral music.

The Hampton Concert Orchestra is the longest continuous run of any amateur orchestra in the Greater Victoria region.

The Friends of Music Society is a non-profit, charitable association that utilizes music as the basis for its partnership between those people who have a mental illness and those who do not. The Society offers a variety of musical opportunities for members to perform and practice together, to work, socialize and entertain others.

Victoria Conservatory of Music is a professional music school for the whole community that welcomes students of all ages and levels, including children, adult beginners, post-secondary students and professional musicians.

Nanaimo Conservatory of Music provides high quality musical instruction to children and adults from Central Vancouver Island.

University of Victoria's School of Music, offers a professional education to those who wish to make careers in music.

Music in Victoria a site for news and reviews of what is generally known as "classical" music, in and around Victoria, British Columbia.

Island Jazz is a blog by Victoria writer Rick Gibbs to cover the jazz scene on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and beyond.

Reynolds Secondary School Band Program, one of the most active school band programs in Victoria.

Spectrum Community School, has one of the up and coming band programs in Victoria.

Cedar Hill Middle School Music Program, is dedicated to preserving the art form of music.

Lansdowne Middle School Music Program, believes that music is one of the essential, fundamental components of general education.

Glanford Middle School Music Program, offers a wide variety of musical opportunities for students including Concert Band, Strings, Concert Choir, Jazz Band as well as a variety of small ensembles.

U JAM, Universal Jazz Advocates & Mentors Society, who's purpose is to advocate, mentor, educate, and act as a resource for the community of musicians and music lovers (in the Victoria area) who share a passion for jazz in its many forms.

Palm Court Light Orchestra, offering what may be the most affordable, professional, three concert season in both Victoria and Duncan/Mill Bay, B.C, this group is dedicated to performing season after season of light orchestral music in the authentic, palm court style.

Victoria Symphony is Vancouver Island's largest and most active professional performing arts organization.

Aventa, is dedicated to the performance of new music from the Canadian and international reportoires.

Sidney Classical Orchestra, professional classical orchestra in Sidney BC, just north of Victoria.

Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra.

Victoria Operatic Society, puts on broadway style musical stage productions twice a year

JazzFest International, Victoria's annual jazz festival, organized by the Victoria Jazz Society

Victoria Ska Fest, a high energy good time!

Bastion Jazz Band, a group of like minded, unamplified musicians, who perform traditional New Orleans jazz

lappland, versatile Victoria musician Daniel Lapp

Paul Wainwright, sax player extraordinaire!

Chris Millington, sax player and leader of the house band of the Bengal Lounge at the Empress Hotel!

Gene Hardy, a saxophonist / sawyer / violinist / theraminist! Check out his web site to find out what a theramin is!

Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific

Gord Clements, Victoria-based professional saxophone, clarinet and flute player. Gord is also the director of the popular Summer Jazz Workshop at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Roy Styffe, multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, clarinet and flute) and teacher

Tom Ackerman, multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, clarinet and flute) and teacher

Nick La Riviere, Trombone, Electric Bass, Conch Shells (?!?)

Phil Dwyer, besides being a terrific saxophone player and composer, Phil runs the "Phil Dwyer Academy of Musical and Culinary Arts" or PDAMCA every summer. From the PDAMCA web site: "Students of all ages get to rub shoulders with some of the North America’s best musicians and teachers, in an relaxed but intense week dedicated to the pursuit of musical enjoyment and excellence, and also to furthering their knowledge and appreciation of food.".

Hugh Fraser, Juno Award winning, Victoria-based sizzling trombone player

Brooke Maxwell, Victoria-based singer/piano player/saxophonist

Mizter Reziztor, Victoria's party band!

The Zjazz Trio, Victoria-based trio dedicated to tasteful music expression

Bryn Badel, Victoria-based trumpet player and vocalist

Lust Life, Victoria-based modern jazz band

Vis á Vis, is a Victoria based saxophone quartet. The members are classically trained performers who enjoy playing in a variety of styles from early to contemporary music.

Jason Wilson, is a composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist living near Chemainus who is accepting private students for instruction in Flute/ Saxophone/ Piano/ Theory/ Improvisation/ Music Technology/ Composition

Lynne Greenwood, specializes in woodwind instruction

NAPBIRT, National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians

Canadian Band Association

Vancouver Jazz Forum, all the happenings in Vancouver and sometimes Vancouver Island too!

We don't carry any items for bagpipes but we often get asked if we do. Here are some web sites for bagpipes and accessories:

Island Bagpipe, are in Nanaimo, BC

Scott's Highland Services, are in London, ON

Donald-Gordon's Tartantown, are in Coquitlam BC

McIntosh's Highland Supplies, are in North Delta BC

JWT Reedmakers, right here in Victoria

Canadian Bagpipe Links, is a web site that has links to everything bagpipe in Canada