The Victoria Summer Music Festival wishes to acknowledge the passing on July 16th, of the legendary and world-renowned bassist Gary Karr.
Gary and his partner Harmon Lewis moved to Victoria in 1995, and began their association with VSMF in 1997. For their annual concert, called "Basses Loaded", Gary and Harmon would be joined onstage by up to 20 bassists who had come to study with them from all over the world, as part of their summer camp called KarrKamp. This was truly a highlight of the Festival for the next 20 years, at which time Gary and Harmon retired from the concert stage.
We are deeply grateful for all that Gary and Harmon contributed in so many ways, to VSMF and to Victoria's musical community.
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