Posted April 20, 2020 Where to rent instruments in Victoria during COVID-19 During this unprecedented time, the Victoria Conservatory of Music has ventured into new territory and moved lessons online! It has been an exciting and creative time with lots of new learnings. Our faculty has transitioned to online lessons for both private instruction and […]
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Posted April 7, 2020. This blog contribution is from the City of Victoria’s Music Advisory Committee HAVE YOUR SAY IN VICTORIA’S FIRST MUSIC STRATEGY! Music is for people. That’s why a public survey has been released to assess the economic and social impacts of Victoria’s music scene. The results will help inform the […]
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Let’s rock around the Christmas Tree! Join us for the DoubleTree Hotel Victoria Christmas Tree Fundraiser! Date: Saturday, November 30 & Sunday, December 1 (10am to 2pm) Location: DoubleTree Hotel Victoria Parking Lot (777 Douglas Street, click here to go to Google Maps) […]
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The BC Fiddle Orchestra (BCFO) began with a small group of talented and enthusiastic young violinists from Daniel Lapp’s studio. The first performance, in 1994, was at the Opening Ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games. Dozens of young fiddlers, many of whom are now professional musicians, learned the art of fiddling during their apprenticeship with the […]
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Posted March 11, 2019 The Victoria Conservatory of Music is thrilled to welcome the world-renowned New Orford String Quartet back to the Alix Goolden Performance Hall on Thursday, April 4th, 2019. Consisting of the concertmasters of the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, MSO principal cellist, and Detroit Symphony principal violist, the New Orford String Quartet […]
Read MoreAUDITION NOTICE – VICTORIA GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY DATE/TIME: Monday, May 28, 2018 6:30pm to 9:00pm PLACE: Victoria Operatic Society Rehearsal Hall, 744 Fairview Road, Victoria ROLES AVAILABLE: Nanki-Poo. Tenor. Character’s age is 18-30. Ensemble/chorus. All ages 15+. […]
Read MoreFor a 36th year, the Victoria Conservatory of Music promotes springtime in Victoria with beautiful gardens — and the perfect musical accompaniment. Pretty posies, blossom-scented air, the joys of gardening and music performed by VCM students, faculty, and guests are again at the heart of the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s fundraising Musical Garden Tour on […]
Read MoreMay flowers arrive this year along with some extra special musical treats for a joyous spring, courtesy of the Joy of Life Festival brought to you by Daniel Lapp of the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Now in year five, the two-concert, weekend-long festival May 4 and 5 features the music of Van Morrison, Neil Young, […]
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Christine Donkin composes award-winning, critically acclaimed music that appeals to a broad range of listeners and performers. Described as “stunning” (ConcertoNet.com), “highly imaginative” (American Record Guide), and having “enormous impact” (The Washington Post), her work is promoted by several publishers and is performed all over the North American continent and beyond. Christine composes music […]
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Some musicians embrace the rigours of touring; others are rather more homebodies. This isn’t to say the close-to-home musicians lack ambition or doubt their spheres of influence; they don’t indulge self-deprecation or remove themselves from the world. No, for the most part, if we are still talking about them, they were good, even exceptional as […]
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