Our History

In 2007, White Rock Concerts was named Canadian Presenter of the Year by the national arts forum, CAPACOA. Since then, repeatedly sold-out, White Rock Concerts has never looked back.

Since 1956, this uniquely successful membership series continues to bring the finest in national and international classical music to the White Rock-South Surrey.

In its earliest years, concerts were given in the old Semiahmoo Elementary School on Oxford St. Later, White Rock Concerts moved to the First United Church on Buena Vista, and since 1992 has been resident at the White Rock Baptist Church on 140th St. at 16th Avenue.

Under Mr. Zukerman’s direction, the organization presented a dazzling array of distinguished artists and ensembles ranging from Ben Heppner to Isabel Bayrakdarian, from Angela Hewitt to Anton Kuerti, from Tafelmusik to the Victoria Symphony, from the Gryphon Trio to the Juilliard Quartet, from Chanticleer to the Elmer Iseler Singers, from Jens Lindemann to Dame Evelyn Glennie.

The new Artistic Directors, Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, have honoured and maintained these traditions since presenting their first exciting and innovative season in 2016-2017, continuing to build on George’s legacy while bringing their own new and creative vision to our concert seasons.