Performing Arts BC

We are one of 400 qualifying charities participating in the Canada Helps COVID-19 Charity Adaptation & Innovation Fund https://www.canadahelps.org//covid-19-charity-adaptation-/ Qualifying charities were chosen on a first-come, first-served basis to benefit from this fund. Canada Helps has 20,000 charities under their umbrella. The program will run until the end of September.

Please mark your calendars! The 2021 BC Provincial Festival will take place in Cranbrook from June 1 - 5, a year later than originally planned! Stay well and safe.

The BC Arts Council announces financial support https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/fund/covid-19-updates-and-faq/

Provincials 2020 Cancelled! It is with profound regret that the Board of Performing Arts BC has decided to cancel the 2020 BC Provincial Festival due to the ongoing uncertainty around the COVID-19 outbreak. In light of quickly changing government and health agency directives, and the cancellation of numerous local festivals, it would not be prudent for us to push ahead with a 2020 event. The health and well-being of our participants and their families, adjudicators, volunteer...s and members of the public are too important to jeopardize. As a number of our member festivals were able to have a festival event this year, and some may still have one, we will honour those youth chosen as full competitors for the 2020 Festival, by allowing them to compete in the 2021 provincial festival based on their 2020 adjudicator recommendation. These competitors will have to compete at the appropriate age level, which might be different for some in 2021. We ask that they perform the one piece/dance on which they were nominated by the adjudicator; second and/or third works may be their own choice and may be at a higher level. We do, however, encourage all young performing arts competitors to compete in a 2021 local festival. Local festivals may still qualify their usual compliment of provincial festival competitors in 2021. We just might have a bigger provincial festival than usual next year! Looking forward to seeing you all at the 2021 provincial festival! Stay healthy and safe!

Performing Arts BC Festivals Society has been closely monitoring recent updates on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). At this time, the 2020 BC Provincial Festival will proceed as scheduled in Cranbrook, June 2 - 6. The health and safety of our participants, adjudicators, volunteers and the public is our top priority and we will follow the guidelines set out by the BC Provincial Health Officer, Health Canada, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). We will stay in regular communication with our member festivals over the next few weeks. We have already given permission to one festival considering qualifying competitors via a virtual festival that would be adjudicated online and also watched by the public the same way.

"For the aspiring young pianist, singer, or dancer, being selected to perform at the provincial level can be the moment an interest in the arts begins to evolve into a viable future" - Tim Plait, Performing Arts BC alumni

Congratulations to the Cranbrook Provincials 2020 organizing committee with acknowledgement for the support in the amount of $10,500 from the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge and the RBC Foundation! #RBCFLChallenge

PABC offers condolences to the family and friends of Steven Fielder, a long-time supporter of local, Provincial and National festivals https://www.mundellfuneralhome.ca/notices/Steven-Fielder

Provincials 2020 in Cranbrook will premiere our new Provincial Excellence classes and performance prizes!

For those who regularly take part in the Provincial Festival, this class replaces the National Class. Check the PABC website for further criteria.

Here are the results from the National Festival!

To the surprise of no one...

Even conductors get asked "Who are you wearing?"

Congratulations to all our 2019 Winners, Runners-up and Honourable Mentions!

The calm before the swarm. Registration for Provincials in Chilliwack opens Sunday at noon!

Hello Everyone, Were looking forward to welcoming you to Chilliwack and this years Festival. Reminder, please be sure to register at the registration office at the Hampton Inn, 8050 Lickman Rd before going to your performance venue. Thank you.

104 and Für Elise never sounded so good.... Music skills for life

The National forms have just been posted on the PABC website in the Registration and Resources section (http://bcprovincials.com/resources.aspx) in the PROVINCIAL NATIONAL COMPETITORS section!

Can you volunteer your time? Chilliwack is hosting the Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival and they're looking for 150 volunteers.

104 and Fr Elise never sounded so good.... Music skills for life

Provincials 2019 is in Chilliwack! May 26 - 30.

Congratulations to all the performers at the 2018 Provincial Festival in Victoria! With many thanks to the volunteers who organized the event and made everyone welcome!

Kudos to all the local Festival volunteers in Victoria!

Enthusiastic Registration Opening for PABC PROVINCIALS in Victoria BC

Victoria Provincials venues are now listed at the website http://www.bcprovincials.com/venues.aspx Check out all the fabulous locations!

Time to catch the Silly Bus to Provincials! Go here for the 2017/2018 update http://www.bcprovincials.com/syllabus.aspx

The latest newsletter from the Federation of Canadian Musical Festivals is available here http://www.fcmf.org//10/FCMF-Piu-Mosso_October-2017_FINAL.

BC Legislature Building in Victoria, BC

PABC President Heilwig Von Koenigsloew presents Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival's Lorna Bull with a Distinguished Service award for her many years of volunteering at local and Provincial festivals.

Kamloops Rube Band entertains registrants at Provincials 2017

One of the many sponsors at Provincials 2017-- free samples and discounts for performers and their families

PABC President Heilwig Von Koenigsloew presents Penticton Kiwanis Music Festivals Lorna Bull with a Distinguished Service award for her many years of volunteering at local and Provincial festivals.