Resident in Victoria since 2020, Grant Harville acts as Music/Artistic Director for the Civic Orchestra of Victoria, Sidney’s Via Choralis, and the Victoria Harmony Choir. This season, he will additionally lead performances with the Victoria Symphony, Ballet Victoria, the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and the Vancouver Island Chamber Choir.

Previously, Harville held director positions with the Great Falls Symphony, Idaho State-Civic Symphony, and Bozeman Symphony, and was Assistant Director with the Georgia Symphony. His guest conducting appearances include the Okanagan Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Southwest Michigan Symphony, St. Cloud Symphony, and Oistrach Symphony. He has music directed opera productions for Manitoba Underground Opera, Fraser Lyric Opera, and the Madison Savoyards.

Harville’s compositions and arrangements have been heard throughout North America, live and on various public radio broadcasts. In 2022, he established the Second Performance Project, a program dedicated to bringing further performances to works which have already been premiered. In its first three seasons the program has received over 200 submissions from more than 30 countries. His vocal experience includes various elite ensembles; as member of the Atlanta Symphony Chorus he performed as soloist with the orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

Harville studied at the University of Wisconsin and University of Michigan.

Grant Harville: www.grantharville.com