musicians from across the Greater Victoria region. They kick off their 42nd season with esteemed Music Director, Grant Harville, at the podium and a brilliant program entitled 'Souvenirs'. Arrive early for Grant Harville's pre-concert talk from 1:00-1:30pm and gain interesting insights into the works you are about to hear! Works on this program: Beringia - Ben Johnston-Urey Ben Johnston-Urey is a songwriter, composer and arranger currently living in Whitehorse, Yukon. Beringia beckons listeners to embark on a transformative journey, echoing the courageous footsteps of those who long ago ventured across the Bering Strait. Magnolia Suite - R. Nathaniel Dett, arr. Grant Harville Robert Nathaniel Dett was a Canadian-American Black composer, organist, pianist, choral director, and music professor. Born and raised in Canada until the age of 11, he moved to the United States with his family and had most of his professional education and career there. The Magnolia Suite composed for solo piano is in five movements: 1. Magnolias (D Major), 2. The Deserted Cabin (B minor), 3. My Lady Love (A Major), 4. Mammy (D flat Major), 5. The Place Where the Rainbow Ends (G flat Major). It has been arranged for orchestra by Grant Harville. L'Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 and 2 - Georges Bizet The music in the L'Arlésienne Suites is derived from the musical score to Alphonse Daudet’s play, L’Arlésienne. The play premiered in October, 1872, receiving negative reviews in the theater and musical press. Bizet decided to take the music from the play and create an orchestral suite. For the suite, Bizet added the alto saxophone to the orchestra. Despite the negative reviews of the play, Bizet’s L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 1 became an immediate success. L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 1 became so popular that the publisher commissioned a second set, L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 2, in 1879, four years after Bizet's untimely deat