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!!
The choral gems this year include selections from Benjamin Britten's beloved Ceremony of Carols, which will be sung by the VPC's sopranos and altos. As always, there's a special place on the program for the younger audience members (and trainee conductors!).
Our guests this year are organist/pianist Robert Jan Dukarm, and Vancouver harpist Tegan Peemoeller, who was featured in our recent Gounod & Goodall performance.
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.
…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
Comments from VPC’s November 2018 performance of Rutter Requiem and the Lauridsen Lux Aeterna:
“What a wonderful concert! I will become a regular at your choir’s performances.”
“The Requiem was lovely, and haunting, but my favourites were the last two movements of Lux Aeterna when the voices of the singers were let loose and the joy they shared was palpable. A wonderful experience!”
“Thank you for the wonderful treat! You performed difficult music with considerable
panache and great feeling.”
“It was a wonderful concert to perform. When we feel prepared to the point that we can look up from the book and really ‘be’ with Peter in the music, and follow him wherever he decides to go, it’s the best feeling in the world. Requiems are often a bit personal, since many of us are remembering someone we lost. The orchestra was wonderful, from harp to horns and this concert was downright magical in places, with many audience members listening with closed eyes, seemingly quite transfixed!”