Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Greater Victoria Music Festival Association
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1927-
History
The Victoria Music Festival Association was incorporated in 1927. In 1950, the society was renamed the Greater Victoria Music Festival Association. The signatures on the 1950 constitution include: J. F. K. English, President; Mary Campbell, Secretary; William Harrison, Treasurer; E. M. Jackson, 2nd Vice-President; W. W. McDuffee, 1st Vice-President. Since 1927, the purposes of the society have been to promote and arrange competitive and non-competitive festivals in music and other cultural activities; and to engage in activities to develop the musical ability and appreciation of good music and allied arts.