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2022 Spark to Flame Student Performers Announced

Published December 15, 2021 We’re excited to share the 2022 Spark to Flame student performers have been announced! Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to perform at this special event: • Eu-Rway Chew (piano) • Amy Chen (piano) • Alex Chernata (clarinet) • Chloe Williams (flute) • Tasmin Carlow-Ujiie (cello) • […]

Sept 30 is Orange Shirt Day

September 29th, 2021 | Uncategorized

Published September 29, 2021 Thursday, September 30 is Orange Shirt Day. VCM faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt and to learn what this day means for residential school survivors and their families. Some ways to learn and participate in Orange Shirt day in Victoria are: Purchase an […]

VCM Library is open

September 22nd, 2021 | VCM News

Published September 22, 2021 Library Visitor Information The VCM Library is located at 900 Johnson Street in Room 113. Library hours are 10:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday, however please see posted notices or contact the VCM reception desk (250.386.5311) for unexpected closures. The Victoria Conservatory of Music library has over 60,000 physical […]

2021 VCM Student Summer Success

September 14th, 2021 | Uncategorized, VCM Student/Alumni News

Posted August 31, 2021 We’re proud to share the success from several VCM students during the 2021 summer! 2021 National Music Festival – Federation of Canadian Music Festivals (FCMF) Grand Award Winner- Lexie Krakowski Overall award winner: This winner is chosen out of all the first-place winners in every discipline of the Emerging […]

2021 New Faculty at the VCM

September 9th, 2021 | Uncategorized, VCM News

Published September 9, 2021 We’re excited to welcome new Faculty joining the VCM team in the 2021/22 school year! Conservatory School of Classical Music Dr. Alexander Richards – Discipline: Saxophone Dr. Alexander Richards is an active pedagogue and performing artist, having appeared in concert in Canada, the United States and Europe. As a concert saxophonist, […]

2021 FCMF Grand Award Winner

August 16th, 2021 | VCM Student/Alumni News

Posted August 16, 2021 CONGRATULATIONS to VCM Alumni, Lexie Krakowski on winning the Grand Prize at the FCMF National Music Festival!! She receives the Grand Award Prize – a $5,000 cash award from the NRS Foundation through the Victoria Foundation and a performance with Symphony New Brunswick in an upcoming season. Lexie is in the […]

FCMF National Music Festival First Place Winners Lexie Krakowski

2021 FCMF National Music Festival First Place Winners Announced

August 12th, 2021 | VCM Student/Alumni News

Posted August 12, 2021 This week the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals is holding their annual National Music Festival virtually. On Tuesday, August 10th, their adjudicators announced the First Place winners during a Zoom session. We’re so proud to share that VCM Alum, Lexie Krakowski is the First Place winner in the Strings category! […]

We need your vote! Best of the Westshore Awards

August 5th, 2021 | For the Love of Music, VCM News

Published August 5, 2021 We need your vote! Last year we were honoured to win the award for the “Best Place to Develop Your Child’s Potential” in the Best of the Westshore Awards. Your support during this unprecedented time has meant we were able to offer both online and in-person lessons at our Westhills, […]

2021 Student Awards

July 27th, 2021 | Uncategorized

Posted July 27, 2021 Although we were not able to host an in-person Awards Day event this year, we were able to award 78 students with $85,525 in awards, prizes, scholarships, and bursaries. For 45 years, the VCM has awarded recipients through donations generously received from VCM supporters, donors, businesses, community organizations, and long-time […]

Johnathan Devey awarded top prize in National Piano Competition

July 23rd, 2021 | Uncategorized, VCM Student/Alumni News

Posted Friday, July 23, 2021 Congratulations! VCM student Johnathan Devey was awarded 1st prize in the 2021 National Piano Competition hosted by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association. He was also awarded the Willard Schutlz Most Promising Performing Artist Award, which carries a $1,500 prize. An aspiring concert pianist, Johnathan just […]