The VMMFS is again supporting local activities over the upcoming Victoria Day long weekend. In recognition of recent VE Day celebrations, VMMFS will present two performances of Fortissimo Victoria 2025:
- British Columbia Legislature 6 pm Saturday, May 17, 2025
- Victoria Highland Games Topaz Park 4:00 pm, Sunday May 18, 2025 (Abbreviated Performance for those attending the Highland Games)
Fortissimo is a celebration of military music and movement blending a large ensemble of military and civilian performers. While the full cast of guest performers has yet to be confirmed, musicians from the Canadian Armed Forces, brass-reed musicians and pipers and drummers, are the core element our event.
Follow link for a preview of the May 17 performance program: http://www.victoriamilitarymusic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fortissimo-2025-Program-May-7-PM.pdf
Photo: Bands of the 1st Battalion Royals Scots and Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) performing on the BC Legislature lawn in 1966