Pender Island Flute Retreat FAQ
What do I bring?
- a yoga or pilates mat and comfy clothes for morning classes. The weather can range from warm and dry to cool and wet. We’re pretty casual on Pender.
- A music stand.
- Please bring the following music: Taffanel & Gaubert, Tone Development through Interpretation, your Orchestral Excerpt books and one Etude of your choice that you are willing to perform in Lorna’s class. A complete repertoire list for Wibb’s classes will be available shortly.
- Please bring Les Pearson’s Body Mapping for Flutists book and Don Green’s Performance Success. It is recommended that you fill out Don Greene’s online performance skills inventory. Mr. Greene charges a fee for this analysis – just follow the directions given on the website.
How do I get to Pender Island?
Pender Island is located in the Gulf of Georgia in between Vancouver on the mainland and Victoria on Vancouver Island. (For more information and visuals go to www.penderislandguide.com)
Pender Island is accessible by BC Ferries from Vancouver (2 hours – Reservations recommended), Victoria (1/2 hour) or from the other Gulf Islands. Please visit www.bcferries.com for more information. Click on “Southern Gulf Islands” to receive schedule times for Vancouver (Tsawwassen) departures and Victoria departures (Swartz Bay). The Ferry terminal on Pender Island is called “Otter Bay” and yes there are plenty of Otters on and around Pender Island (as well as orcas and deer).
| BC Ferry Schedule | |
| Sunday, June 6th | Sunday, June 13th |
| Victoria - Pender Island | Pender Island – Victoria |
| 6:25 – 8:35 am 9:35 – 10:15 am 2:40 – 3:20 pm 5:25 – 6:05 pm 6:25 – 7:10 pm |
8:35 – 9:25 am 12:35 – 1:15 pm 5:30 – 6:10 pm 6:15 – 6:55 pm 9:15 – 9:55 pm |
The other site that is very helpful for travel/links is the Pender Island Handbook.