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 March 7, 2022 Meet Max Francis! One of the student performers at the 2022 Spark to Flame Student Showcase! Max Francis is a 10-year old homeschooled student who is equally at home playing fiddle tunes and classical repertoire. He has won numerous national and international fiddle contests and was recently featured in the Canadian Grand […]
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Published February 17, 2022 Meet Alex Chernata! One of the student performers at the 2022 Spark to Flame Student Showcase! Alex Chernata was born in Cherepovets, Russia and migrated to Canada in 2005. His studies on the clarinet began shortly after. Currently enrolled in the performance program at the University of Victoria, his […]
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Published February 16, 2022 Meet Amy Chen! One of the student performers at the 2022 Spark to Flame Student Showcase! Amy is 13 years old and has been studying piano with Ingrid Henderson at the Victoria Conservatory of Music since the age of 8. Amy has won numerous awards in the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival including […]
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Published February 10, 2022 Meet Eu-Rway Chew! One of the student performers at the 2022 Spark to Flame Student Showcase! Eu-Rway Chew is 15 years old and has been studying piano with his teacher Ingrid Henderson for 6 years at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Eu-Rway enjoys performing regularly in the community including the […]
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Published February 3, 2022 The Louis Sherman Concerto Competition Finalists have been announced! The first round of the competition was held by submitted recordings and two entrants were selected as finalists to play on March 1st: Elana Lin and Layla Park both Collegium members. Congratulations to each of them! Due to Covid restrictions the March 1st concert will […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
Read MorePosted 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 […]
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