The Victoria Philharmonic Choir (VPC) in Victoria, BC, is an 100-voice auditioned choir that excels in vibrant, engaging performances of great choral works, from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
Photo March 12, 2023 - St Mary-the-Virgin, Oak Bay - Handel’s Messiah
Claudio Monteverdi (1567? - 1643) is celebrated as the musical bridge between the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, and as a crucial figure in the development of opera.
Advance tickets are available from EVENTBRITE, and are $35 regular and $20 for students (plus service charges). Accompanied children under 13 are admitted free but must have a ticket.
Doors will open by 7:30 and seating is first-come, first-served.
Read more about Monteverdi and the Vespers of 1610 - an in-depth article by one of our choristers, Charles Douglas.
“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.”
“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!”
“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.”
Church photo by Mike Zastre. Other photos on this page courtesy Frank Lee, Aldridge Street Print & Media, and the Times Colonist.
