Posted May 7, 2020 The Mother’s Day Musical Garden Tour has been a treasured annual event in the community since 1982, bringing the community together to enjoy beautiful private gardens and delightful music from students of the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM). For the first time in its 38 year-long history, we must cancel […]
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Published December 16, 2019 Over the last two years, we have been working to create a plan and secure funding to help us improve our main entrance. Now we need your help! Upgrade Plans As a member of our VCM Community, you have used the main entrance at 900 Johnson Street and you may […]
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December 2020 update! NOTE: The annual DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Victoria Christmas Tree Fundraiser will not take place this year due to current event restrictions. Published November 25, 2019 Let’s rock around the Christmas Tree! Join us for the DoubleTree Hotel Victoria Christmas Tree Fundraiser! Date: Saturday, November 30 & Sunday, December […]
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Published November 4, 2019 The Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Vision Our vision at the Victoria Conservatory of Music is to be the centre of musical excellence and enjoyment of music through education, performance and music therapy. You can help on GivingTuesday Thanks to the generosity of our donors we can uphold our tradition of […]
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Originally posted September 17, 2019 Earlier today, Jane Butler McGregor, CEO of the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM) announced that the Eric and Shirley Charman Young Musicians Bursary Fund has reached the $1,000,000 mark. The Bursary Fund was established to celebrate the 85th birthday of Victoria philanthropist Eric Charman and is held at the Victoria […]
Read MorePublished November 19, 2018 Blog contributor: Mary Byrne, Flutist, Teacher, and Musicologist After decades of being unsure about jazz music, one day I found myself at Preservation Hall in New Orleans weeping and singing along at the same time. I witnessed my sister – a non-lover of classical music – slip into a similar […]
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Published November 9, 2018 Music empowers children by unlocking their creative potential. It allows them to explore their emotions and creative ideas to help them push past their limitations and barriers. An approach that is often not possible through other forms of instruction or intervention. The Victoria Conservatory of Music is doing just that – […]
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Published July 17, 2018 The incredible philanthropic work of Eric Charman has been recognized by the creation of a Bursary fund in his name at the VCM. CEO Jane Butler McGregor says the fund is a perfect way to honour “the undisputed chief rallying force for the arts in Victoria for the past 60 years.” […]
Read MorePublished May 2, 2018 For 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 […]
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Published December 20, 2017 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 […]
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