Published October 11, 2022 This month we are happy to welcome our new CEO, Nathan Medd, to the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Nathan Medd began in community arts in the mid-Island as a child before attending UVic for theatre and English literature, earning a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019, and later attending Harvard University for […]
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Published September 28, 2022 VCM Students! Monday, October 3rd, 2022 is the deadline to apply for this year’s Recording and Production Project Award! Applications must be submitted online via email to Office of the Dean. What is the Recording and Production Project Award? Launched in May 2019, the Recording & Production Project Award […]
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Published Sept 21, 2022 Masterclasses offer an invaluable way to learn from some of the best musicians in the world and each other. This fall, Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen will be offering a masterclass to our VCM/ Camosun College Postsecondary students. Sarah Hagen, pianist has performed in concert halls and has been heard on broadcasts […]
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Published September 7, 2022 We are proud to share the success of several Victoria Conservatory of Music students during the summer of 2022! Federation of Canadian Music Festivals Chamber Ensemble In an unprecedented sweep, Collegium chamber groups took all the first-place awards at the Nationals, including: Advanced- Rachmaninov Trio – Layla Park (violin), Nicole Teachman (cello), […]
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Published June 20, 2022 The Jamie Syer Scholarship Award was funded in 2012 to honour Dr. Jamie Syer, the first Dean of the Victoria Conservatory of Music and founder of the Collegium. It is awarded annually to the Collegium student who best exemplifies the spirit and purpose of the Collegium Program: excellence in music, teamwork and support […]
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Published June 14, 2022 After a 2 year in-person break, on Thursday, June 9 we hosted the 44th annual Victoria Conservatory of Music Awards day in Alix Goolden Performance Hall. This special event is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible work of our students and the generosity of our supporters. Donations generously received from […]
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Published April 7, 2022 Meet Jasper McLennan! One of the graduating B.C. Fiddle Orchestra student performers at this years Daniel Lapp’s Joy of Life Concert! Jasper has been playing the violin for fourteen years – since he was three. He started with classical violin, as a part of the Suzuki method, and has since […]
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Published April 4, 2022 The 15th Annual Italian and World Languages competition was held the evening of Wednesday, March 30 in the Alix Goolden Performance Hall, and our adjudicators Robert Holliston and Kyron Basu extend their best wishes to all candidates, and special congratulations to the following who have been awarded with prizes or Honourable […]
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Published April 4, 2022 Meet Cohan Lyne! One of the graduating B.C. Fiddle Orchestra student performers at this years Daniel Lapp’s Joy of Life Concert! Cohan Lyne is a grade 12 student in the 4C challenge program at Esquimalt High School. Playing the violin since he was 5 years old, his aspiration in music […]
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Published March 21, 2022 The Louis Sherman Concerto Competition Winner has been announced! Layla Park (violin) Layla Park is in her second year as a member of the Collegium and her third with Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra. Layla has won numerous awards and scholarships from Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival and the Victoria Conservatory of […]
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