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Victoria Philharmonic Choir

The Victoria Philharmonic Choir is an auditioned, mixed-voice ensemble with a wide-ranging repertoire of choral masterworks from the Renaissance to the 21st Century. Here performing Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Victoria BC, June 2024.

UPCOMING CONCERT - DECEMBER 22, 2025

CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-ALONG CONCERT

Monday, December 22 - 7 pm, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Oak Bay

Victoria Philharmonic Choir and conductor Peter Butterfield return with their annual all-ages event. Sing some favourite carols, hear some seasonal gems from the VPC, expect chocolate and children’s’ voices, and enjoy the joyous and informal atmosphere that brings much of our audience back year after year!!

Tickets are $27 regular, $11 student and free for children under 13 (must have ticket)

Doors will open by 6:30 pm, festival seating. Thanks for helping us save the front pews for the families with little ones.

For more information about this concert, including soloists got to Upcoming Concerts.

…and later this season…

  • March 14, 2026 - English Music Old & New, including Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas

  • June 6, 2026 - Joseph Haydn’s The Seasons

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“It is a pleasure to sing with our Music Director Peter Butterfield because of his choice of repertoire, his sense of humour, his musicality, his expectation that we can always do better and his ability to bring the choir up to a high standard of performance.”
— Bass Chorister
“Thank you for an excellent performance of St. Matthew’s Passion last night. Thanks be to Peter Butterfield for a superlative job in approximating the heavenly host in a way that all listerners could truly understand. The principals were lovely and affecting, and the orchestra played with elan. An inspiring and enchanting evening!”
— David B. Audience Member, April 21, 2019
“When you achieve oneness with a composer, even for a few bars, everything disappears. Everything: the individual, the conductor, the music itself. It can all disappear in a flash of perfection.”
— Peter Butterfield

Church photo by Mike Zastre. Other photos on this page courtesy Frank Lee, Aldridge Street Print & Media, and the Times Colonist.