The Venue
All concerts are at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford.
Concerts start at 3:00pm: Doors open at 2:30pm.
Festival seating is in effect.
Parking is available off South Fraser Way and Trethewey Street.
Fraser Valley Symphony concerts are scent free. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Autumn Gold
with Ken Lin, Violin
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Nicholas Urquhart, Guest Conductor
Lalo Symphonie Espagnole
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Dvorak Symphony No.8
Ken Lin
Violinist Ken Lin enjoys a career in performing as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra player. Being the top prize winner of the National Violin competition of Taiwan at age of 12, Mr. Lin had already been performing as soloist across the country in early age. Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin performance with distinction from the University of Victoria, also Master of Music and Professional studies diploma in Violin performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Being a distinguished scholarship student from both music institutes, Mr. Lin has served as Concertmaster and was the winner of the Concerto competitions, which led him to appear as soloist with orchestras. As a full scholarship recipient from the Quartet Festival in Waterloo, Aspen Music festival, and the Mendocino music festival, Mr. Lin has studied with Sharon Stanis, Ian Swensen, Henryk Kowalski and has collaborated with renown artists such as Robert Mann, Gilbert Kalish, and Martha Katz. He has also appeared in the master class of Charles Castleman, Mauricio Fuks, members of Juilliard, Cleveland, Lafayette, and Penderecki string quartet. After graduating from the conservatory, Mr. Lin has performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, California Symphony, Marin Symphony, and Santa Cruz Symphony. In 2005, he was invited to perform an exclusive concert for the former President of Taiwan, Den Huei Lee, and conducted Master classes through Taiwan, Korea, and USA. As founder of the acclaimed KAS piano trio, he has toured Asia and North America in 2007 with a 1713 “Wirth” Stradivarius Violin sponsored by Chi-mei fine art Ltd, and the trio’s performances were featured in major radio stations in Asia. From 2008- present, Mr. Lin has devoted himself to teaching young talents, and at the same time giving numerous concerts in California and Vancouver, Canada. In recent years, as the Artistic Director and now President of Pacific Chamber Music Academy, Mr. Lin has been invited across the western Canada as adjudicator for music festival and competitions, including Greater Victoria Performing Arts festival, Kay Meeks concerto competition and many more. As a violinist of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra since 2012, Mr. Lin performs with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and stays very active performing solo concerts throughout the years. Mr. Lin’s recent solo concerts include Samuel Barber Violin concerto with the Cambrian symphony in California, West Coast symphony in Vancouver, and upcoming concert with Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra performing the Tchaikovsky violin concerto.
Winter Scenes
with Calvin Dyck, violin
Roxi Dykstra, viola
Sunday, January 31, 2027
Joel Stobbe, Principal Conductor
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
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Calvin Dyck
A celebrated concert violinist, producer, teacher, and artistic director, Calvin Dyck is known as much for his vibrant personality and sense of fun as he is for his outstanding musicianship.
After an extraordinary 26-year run as Concertmaster of the Vancouver Island Symphony, Calvin continues to inspire audiences through concerts, festivals, and special events. Whether performing on stage, producing large-scale productions, or mentoring young musicians, his passion for music shines through in everything he does.
Calvin is the Artistic Director of Oceanside Classical Concerts in Parksville and maintains an active teaching studio in his hometown of Abbotsford. He is a sought-after adjudicator, and he also conducts the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra.
When he’s not performing or planning the next musical adventure, Calvin enjoys gardening, reading, traveling, spending time with family, and operating the family Christmas tree farm in Mission BC.
Roxi Dykstra
Roxi Dykstra (Prix de Master, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon, France; M.Mus., Université de Montréal; ARCT Piano) is a violist and arts leader with a career that encompasses chamber, orchestral, and solo performance across Europe and Canada. She has worked with the Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, and Okanagan Symphony Orchestras, Vancouver Island Symphony, as well as with Vetta Music and the Turning Point Ensemble and has performed chamber music in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Sweden, Rumania and Hungary.
Her European appointments include Assistant Principal Viola with the Orquestra do Norte in Portugal, a permanent full-time position with the National Portuguese Orchestra and National Opera at Lisbon’s historic Teatro São Carlos, baroque violist with Divino Sospiro, and research work with the Artistic Doctoral School at the University of Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, where she founded its ongoing annual festival Sonify!.
Now based in Canada, Roxi is a tenured member of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, and a busy music educator and leader. Originally from Smithers, British Columbia, she is a passionate advocate for musical opportunity and excellence in the North. Roxi is co-founder and director the Prince George Symphony Youth Orchestra, has over 15 years’ experience as a Royal Conservatory of Music instructor and an in-demand adjudicator. She directs the Orchestra North Summer Program, a symphonic annual summer camp, along with the Orchestra Academy for professional development, and is Artistic Director of Festival North, which brings dozens of classical concerts each August to Prince George and the northern region.
Spring Festival
with Jackson Howard, bass trombone
Sunday, April 4, 2027
Joel Stobbe, Principal Conductor
Shostakovich Festival Overture
Raum Bass Trombone Concerto
Smetna The Moldau
Elgar Enigma Variation
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Jackson Howard
Born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Jackson Howard is the Bass Trombonist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in recent years. Just as at home on tenor trombone, Jackson has performed on tenor trombone with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as Guest Principal, as well with the Nashville Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and National Arts Centre (Canada) Orchestra. Jackson is also an active soloist, having been a prize winner in the Jeju International Brass Competition in 2025. He has performed concertos with the Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra, the PRISMA Festival Orchestra, and the Fraser Valley Symphony among others. He has been involved with the creation of new works for trombone with composers such as Kevin Lao, Sterling Maffee, and Isaac Creager, as well as leading a consortium with Brooklyn Wood. Jackson holds a Bachelor's degree from the Glenn Gould School and a Master's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, with his primary teachers including Gordon Wolfe, Matthew Vaughn, Nitzan Haroz, Gordon Cherry, and Brian Wendel. Jackson has spent his summers as a student at the Pacific Music Festival, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, and at the PRISMA Festival.
Summer Splendour
with Bernard Blary, flute
Yewon Shin, flute
Sunday, June 6, 2027
Joel Stobbe, Principal Conductor
Beethoven The Consecration of the House Overture
Dvorak Carnival Overture
Doppler Andante and Rondo
Briccialdi Fantasie on Rigoletto
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
Bernard Blary
Bernard Blary began his flute studies at the age of eleven with Marian Žekulin. He later studied with Maureen Bennie and Philippa Fitzgerald-Finch (formerly Fullerton) at the University of Calgary, where he earned degrees in music and electrical engineering. Bernard has performed with orchestras throughout British Columbia, including the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, Surrey City Orchestra, Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony, Canada West Chamber Orchestra, and Richmond Orchestra. He has also regularly performed as a guest with choral ensembles such as the White Rock Children’s Choir, Inspirito Vocal Ensemble, and Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir. Photo: Sally Abdel Razak As a chamber musician, Bernard regularly performs with ensembles in the Vancouver and Fraser Valley areas, including the Quintessence Music Collective. He was a founding member of Trio 211 with violinist Larisa Lebeda and guitarist Alec Peason, with whom he toured Alberta in 2017. He also performs regularly as a duo with Alec Peason. As a soloist, Bernard has appeared with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Canada, the United States, Europe, and South America, performing both standard flute repertoire and his own arrangements and transcriptions, many of which are based on works from the violin repertoire. He gave his Austrian solo recital debut in Vienna with pianist Christopher Devine and harpist Zsuzsanna Aba-Nagy, and continues to perform recitals throughout the Vancouver area. Bernard resides in New Westminster and is currently on faculty at Trinity Western University and teaches at Langley Community Music School.
Yewon Shin
Yewon Shin is a flutist based in British Columbia. She began playing the flute in South Korea before continuing her musical studies in Canada with Annie Chung and later with flutist Bernard Blary. From 2018 to 2025, Yewon performed with the Surrey Youth Orchestra, where she served as Principal Flute. During her seven years with the ensemble, she performed a wide range of orchestral repertoire and gained extensive experience in orchestral performance. Yewon has continued to perform with ensembles throughout British Columbia, including the Vancouver Concerto Orchestra and the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra. She is also a member of the Quintessence Collective and has performed with Augmented Five and UBC Concert Winds. She regularly performs with the Inspirito Vocal Ensemble in Gibsons, collaborating with the choir alongside Bernard Blary. Her performance experience encompasses orchestral, chamber, wind ensemble, choral accompaniment, and musical theatre repertoire. Most recently, Yewon performed with the Fraser Valley Musical Theatre Orchestra in its 2026 production of Cinderella. She continues to perform throughout British Columbia as an emerging professional flutist, collaborating with musicians and ensembles in a variety of settings.