Upcoming Shows
Stay tuned for the details of our spring concert! The theme is Birdsong and it will include a number of newly commissioned works by women.
Past shows
Spring 2025: A Spring Breeze
Fall 2024: Autumn Colours
Summer 2023: Excursions
About us
A unique travelling wind ensemble focusing on living composers and underperformed repertoire
Upcoming Shows
Spring 2026:
Our next program will feature new works from the Women in Harmoniemusik commissioning consortium (womenharmoniemusik.com), of which we're proud to be the only Canadian member. This project commissioned 8 women composers from around the world to write pieces for large chamber wind ensemble, and we can't wait to play their music.
Past Shows
Fall 2025: Stormy Seas
Victoria, Pender Island
Gaetano Donizetti: Sinfonia for Winds (1817)
Ruth Gipps: Seascape (1958)
Michael Henry: ANIMA -- Aajej, Coromell, Rok (1998)
EKR Hammell: Sandcastles (2022)
Roger Zare: Mare Tranquillitatis (2007)
Anna Clyne: Overflow (2020)
George Enescu: Dixtuor à vents -- II. Modérément (1901)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sea Songs (1924)Spring 2025: A Spring Breeze
Victoria, Pender IslandFranz Krommer: Octet Partita Op. 57, movement III (1806)
Svend Schultz: Divertimento (1961)
Nancy Galbraith: Dos Danzas Latinas (2002)
Eleanor Daley (arr. MacInnes): In Remembrance (1993/2024)
Yunfei Li: Five Elements (2021)
Igor Bázlik: Four Pieces for Wind Octet (1991)
Derek Bourgeois (ad. Brand): Serenade (1965)Fall 2024: Autumn Colours
Port Alberni, Salt Spring IslandJudith Bailey: Theme & Variations (1998)
Gordon Jacob: Divertimento in E Flat for Wind Octet (1968)
Yunfei Li: Five Elements (2021)
Ruth Gipps: Wind Octet Op. 65 (1983)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondino (1793)
Igor Bazlik: Four Pieces for Wind Octet (1991)Summer 2023: Excursions
Victoria, Pender Island, Salt Spring IslandKimberley Osberg: Our Little Secrets (2018)
Matthijs Kruik: Inquietus (2004)
Aidan M. C. Taylor: Circe (2023)
Lior Navok: Tetris (2009)
Ruth Gipps: Seascape (1958)
Patrick Glenn Harper: Excursion (2014)
About Us
Island Chamber Winds, founded in 2023 by conductor Ben Litzcke, is a non-profit organization based in Victoria. We tour Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands with ensembles of 8+ wind and brass players, bringing unusual music to communities across the region. Our repertoire ranges from classical to contemporary, with a focus on living composers and underperformed music.We want to connect you with music that you won’t hear anywhere else, and we hope you’ll find something to fall in love with!ICW is a community-supported endeavour and would not be possible without both the generous assistance of our sponsors and the adventurous spirit of our audience. We are grateful to the CRD Arts & Culture Support Service, the Egon Baumann Music Foundation, Ann Coombs, Fernwood Health & Performance, Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, Thrifty Foods Hillside Mall, Rachel Lenkowski, and Ptarmigan Arts for their support.