Oceanside Music News and Blog

All due to musicians that started with our Adult Beginners Concert Band who have graduated to the next level. A great group to join if you are beyond beginner but not quite at the level to play in our Concert Band. This is the second of our 'learning' groups under the...

In June, Oceanside Music proudly presented our Sylvia Paish Bursary to students, Lyra Sales of Kwalikum Secondary and James Miguel of École Secondaire Ballenas Secondary. Each received $500. Lyra was the Valedictorian at this year’s Graduation Ceremony. She has been...

Submitted by Rosemarie Davenport Sylvia Paish joined the Parksville & District Community Choir (Oceanside Concert Choir) in the late 1980s. Her musical journey didn’t stop there; she also became a member of the Madrigal Singers (Oceanside A Capella Consort...

Submitted by Jim Thompson & Dave Fullerton The Oceanside Big Band (OBB) burst onto the music scene in October 2022, bringing a fresh and energetic vibe to the Parksville area. It all started when I, Jim Thompson, a retired high school band director and former...

Submitted by Joe Ringwald On May 15th, 2024, Oceanside Music hosted its AGM. During the meeting Members voted  in favour of changing the Association’s bylaws to add the position of Director of Marketing & Communications to the Board of Directors.  For the fiscal...