Pacific Baroque Festival 2026 – Concert #1 – Iberian Splendour

This concert is located at Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave, Victoria

Purchasing Tickets

Single Tickets: $35 + tax & fees and $30 for Seniors/Students + tax & fees are available for purchase here.

Festival Passes: $105 + tax & fees and $90 for Seniors/Students + tax & fees are also available for purchase here.

School-age and post-secondary students: FREE entry at door with presentation of student ID or proof of enrolment

Concert #1: Iberian Splendour is included in the Festival Pass.

About the Concert

With ringing bells, distant drums, lavishly ornamented motets, and ancient plainsong, organist Abraham Ross will present an evening of diverse pieces from one of the most distinctive corners of the keyboard repertory: baroque organ music of Portugal and Spain. In a period marked by a trove of treatises and sources, the invention of new pipework and case designs, and the presence of the organ in both courts and cathedrals, it is evident that Iberian patrons considered the organ most capable of the sublime in music.

Throughout a 250-year period of political upheaval, changing borders, and pressuring outside tastes, the idioms practiced by organists maintained their forms, developing within a microcosm relative to the rest of Europe. The written repertory exhibits an unexpected blend of stylistic influence, owed to a unique coexistence of a lingering Mozarabic diaspora, imperial conquest and exploitation of the Americas, and the religio-political leanings of authorities in the southern kingdoms.

Learn more here: https://www.pacbaroque.com/iberiansplendour

About the Pacific Baroque Festival

The Pacific Baroque Festival is an annual festival hosted by the Victoria Conservatory of Music (Victoria, BC, Canada) in collaboration with Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria.

Pacific Baroque Festival 2026 celebrates its 22nd year from February 25 – March 1, 2026. ‘Spanish Connections,’ will include 5 events with programs intended to highlight the extraordinary music of baroque Spain.