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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.

VPC's 20th season Special Event

Felix Mendelssohn's ELIJAH

Saturday March 22, 2025 - 7.30 pm, Christ Church Cathedral

Featuring renowned Canadian operatic baritone Russell Braun as Elijah, soprano Melody Courage, mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson and tenor Jean-Philippe Lazure!

Few oratorios reach the dramatic heights of Felix Mendelssohn's biggest choral work, with musical battles between rival deities and the prophet's ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire.

Peter Butterfield conducts the Victoria Philharmonic Choir, orchestra and a roster of noted Canadian soloists. (For more information about our soloists see Upcoming Concerts)

Tickets are $40 regular & 15 student (plus eventbrite fees); children under 13 enter free. You can purchase the tickets here.

Russell Braun's appearance is underwritten by David Wooldridge and the late Christine Wooldridge, founding VPC members and long-time choristers.

The VPC is also grateful for the generous support of the CRD Arts & Culture Support Service, the Victoria Foundation, the Hamber Foundation, a number of private donors and Christ Church Cathedral.

“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.