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SUMMARY:Winds\, Brass & Percussion Young Artist Summer Program – Final Celebration Concert
DESCRIPTION:Entrance to this event in Alix Goolden Performance Hall is at the Victoria Conservatory of Music at 900 Johnson Street. \nEntrance: By donation \n\n\nAbout the Concert\nAfter a fun-filled week of music education and enrichment in the Winds\, Brass & Percussion Young Artist Summer Program – Final Celebration Concert\, come hear what our students have been working on as they perform chamber and ensemble music for friends and family.  \n\n \n\nVenue Accessibility\nThe 900 Johnson Street entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. There’s a drop-off zone out front\, elevator access inside\, and several accessible washrooms\, including a gender-neutral washroom.  \n\nFor priority seating or other accommodations\, contact us in advance.   \n\nFor full details\, visit vcm.bc.ca/plan-your-visit
URL:https://vcm.bc.ca/event/winds-brass-percussion-young-artist-summer-program-final-celebration-concert-2026/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall\, 900 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3N4
CATEGORIES:Faculty and Student Performances
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SUMMARY:OperaFest 2026: Dido & Aeneas
DESCRIPTION:Entrance to this event in Alix Goolden Performance Hall is at the Victoria Conservatory of Music at 900 Johnson Street. \nEntrance: At the door- suggested $20 donation \nTwo performances: Saturday\, August 15 at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM \n\nJoin us for the public performances of Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas\, the culminating production of OperaFest 2026. This fully staged Baroque opera features chamber orchestra\, choir\, and emerging artists from the Conservatory\, bringing one of opera’s most enduring masterpieces to life. \n\nPerformances take place on Saturday\, August 15 at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM at Alix Goolden Performance Hall. Audiences will experience a powerful evening of music and drama\, showcasing the artistry of the next generation of opera performers. \n\nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of NRS Foundation and Richard Margison Fund. \n\n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe 900 Johnson Street entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. There’s a drop-off zone out front\, elevator access inside\, and several accessible washrooms\, including a gender-neutral washroom.  \n\nFor priority seating or other accommodations\, contact us in advance.   \n\nFor full details\, visit vcm.bc.ca/plan-your-visit
URL:https://vcm.bc.ca/event/operafest-2026-dido-aeneas/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall\, 900 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3N4
CATEGORIES:Faculty and Student Performances
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SUMMARY:OperaFest 2026: Dido & Aeneas
DESCRIPTION:Entrance to this event in Alix Goolden Performance Hall is at the Victoria Conservatory of Music at 900 Johnson Street. \nEntrance: At the door- suggested $20 donation \nTwo performances: Saturday\, August 15 at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM \n\nJoin us for the public performances of Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas\, the culminating production of OperaFest 2026. This fully staged Baroque opera features chamber orchestra\, choir\, and emerging artists from the Conservatory\, bringing one of opera’s most enduring masterpieces to life. \n\nPerformances take place on Saturday\, August 15 at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM at Alix Goolden Performance Hall. Audiences will experience a powerful evening of music and drama\, showcasing the artistry of the next generation of opera performers. \n\nWe gratefully acknowledge the support of NRS Foundation and Richard Margison Fund. \n\n \nVenue Accessibility\nThe 900 Johnson Street entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. There’s a drop-off zone out front\, elevator access inside\, and several accessible washrooms\, including a gender-neutral washroom.  \n\nFor priority seating or other accommodations\, contact us in advance.   \n\nFor full details\, visit vcm.bc.ca/plan-your-visit
URL:https://vcm.bc.ca/event/operafest-2026-dido-aeneas-2/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall\, 900 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3N4
CATEGORIES:Faculty and Student Performances
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SUMMARY:Choral Summer Intensive Final Performance
DESCRIPTION:Entry for this event in Alix Goolden Performance Hall is at 900 Johnson Street \n\n\nAbout the Concert\nThe 2026 Victoria Conservatory of Music Choral Summer Intensive concludes with a performance celebrating a vibrant cross-section of Canadian choral repertoire. Drawing on both contemporary composition and folk traditions\, the program reflects the depth and diversity of Canada’s choral voice. \n\nFeatured works include Harry Somers’ Feller from Fortune\, Lydia Adams’ We Rise Again\, and Eleanor Daley’s The Stars Are with the Voyager. Folk-inspired selections such as J’entends le moulin (arr. Donald Patriquin)\, Away from the Roll of the Sea (arr. D. Loomer)\, and Song for the Mira (arr. Stuart Calvert) highlights the enduring influence of regional traditions\, while Sarah Quartel’s ‘Hope’ Is the Thing with Feathers\, Tobin Stokes’ Hunker Down\, and David Archer’s Grant Us Peace bring a contemporary expressive range to the program. \n\nPrepared over an intensive week of rehearsal\, this performance showcases the artistry and commitment of the participating singers while offering a compelling portrait of Canadian choral music today.  \n\nBrian Wismath\, Artistic Director \nWendy Stofer\, Pianist  \n\n\nVenue Accessibility\n\nThe 900 Johnson Street entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. There’s a drop-off zone out front\, elevator access inside\, and several accessible washrooms\, including a gender-neutral washroom.  \n\nWe honour Canoo and Access 2 Passes. For priority seating or other accommodations\, contact us in advance.   \n\nFor full details\, visit vcm.bc.ca/plan-your-visit
URL:https://vcm.bc.ca/event/choral-summer-intensive-final-performance-2026/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall\, 900 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3N4
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SUMMARY:Art Song Summer Intensive– Final Celebration Concert
DESCRIPTION:Entrance to this event in Alix Goolden Performance Hall is at the Victoria Conservatory of Music at 900 Johnson Street. \nEntrance: By donation \n\n\nAbout the Concert\nCelebrate the culmination of our Art Song Summer Intensive\, enjoying a potpourri of Glorious Song.  This recital will showcase the work of program participants and their artistry in Art Song through the 17th to 21st century. \n\nThe Art Song Summer Intensive is made possible by funding from the Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation and a generous group of private donors.  \n\n\n \n\nVenue Accessibility\nThe 900 Johnson Street entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. There’s a drop-off zone out front\, elevator access inside\, and several accessible washrooms\, including a gender-neutral washroom.  \n\nFor priority seating or other accommodations\, contact us in advance.   \n\nFor full details\, visit vcm.bc.ca/plan-your-visit
URL:https://vcm.bc.ca/event/art-song-summer-intensive-final-celebration-concert-2026/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall\, 900 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3N4
CATEGORIES:Faculty and Student Performances
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SUMMARY:Cheng² Duo and James Campbell Concert
DESCRIPTION:This concert is in Alix Goolden Performance Hall\, entrance at 900 Johnson Street. \n\n\n\nAbout the concert\nVCM Presents is excited to be welcoming the incomparable Canadian sibling duo Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared) featuring cellist Bryan Cheng and pianist Silvie Cheng to the Alix Goolden Performance Hall on October 24\, 2026. Praised globally as “brilliant and absolutely captivating”\, this JUNO-nominated duo’s musical chemistry promises to draw you in from the first note. \n\nJoined by special guest and celebrated clarinetist James Campbell\, this concert is sure to charm audiences with their musical artistry\, delightful storytelling\, and emotional depth. \n\nCheng² Duo Bio\n\nRooted in a sibling bond that transcends the familial\, the JUNO-nominated Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared Duo) enchants music lovers worldwide with its impassioned expressivity\, contagious joy\, and instant rapport with listeners. Their performances have been described as “brilliant” (The Sunday Times\, UK)\, “truly exhilarating” (The WholeNote\, Canada)\, and “absolutely captivating…through a tremendous mastery of their instruments” (Pizzicato Magazine\, Luxembourg).   \n\nCellist Bryan Cheng\, the only prizewinner of both the Queen Elisabeth and Geneva International Music Competitions in 40 years\, and pianist Silvie Cheng\, former Cecilia Concerts Musician-in-Residence and National Arts Club Artist Fellow\, have cultivated a lifelong musical dialogue\, forged in childhood and refined through years of shared artistry. Since officially founding the Cheng² Duo with their 2011 Carnegie Weill Recital Hall debut\, they have toured extensively across the Americas\, Europe\, Asia and South Africa.  \n\nRecent and upcoming highlights include debuts at the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango (Bogotá)\, Frauenkirche Dresden\, Flagey (Brussels)\, Munich Künstlerhaus\, Dame Myra Hess Series (Chicago)\, Chamber Music at the Clark (Los Angeles)\, Harvard University\, Rockport Chamber Music Festival\, Heidelberger Frühling Festival\, Banff International String Quartet Festival; returns to Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (Kingston)\, Ottawa Chamberfest\, Salle Bourgie (Montréal)\, Chamberfest Cheboygan; and recital tours throughout Canada\, Colombia\, Ireland\, India\, South Africa\, and USA. \n\nIn the vanguard of creative programming\, Bryan and Silvie are equally committed to presenting traditional masterworks\, rediscovering neglected repertoire\, and championing the music of their time. Since 2013\, they have commissioned and arranged 17 new works\, and curated cross-disciplinary concert experiences that weave classical and contemporary music with jazz\, poetry\, and visual/media arts. World-class collaborative partners have included photographer and cinematographer Edward Burtynsky\, Mercury Films\, and multimedia studio Normal.  \n\nCheng² Duo’s four critically-acclaimed albums include Portrait (Centrediscs\, 2023)\, nominated for a 2024 JUNO Award in the category “Classical Album of the Year\, Small Ensemble”\, Russian Legends (2019)\, Violonchelo del fuego (2018)\, and Violoncelle français (2016). Born in Ottawa and Tokyo to Chinese parents\, Bryan and Silvie’s multicultural roots and Canadian upbringing inform their global musical outlook. They currently have musicals bases in Berlin and New York City. For more information\, follow @Cheng2Duo on social media. \n\nJames Campbell Bio\n\nCalled “Canada’s pre-eminent clarinetist and wind soloist” by the Toronto Star\, James Campbell has performed solo and chamber music concerts in 30 countries\, has been a soloist with over 60 orchestras\, including the Boston Pops\, the London Symphony\, the Russian Philharmonic\, and the Montreal Symphony and has performed  Copland’s Clarinet Concerto four times with Aaron Copland conducting. He has appeared with over 30 string quartets\, including the Amadeus (when he replaced an ailing Benny Goodman on a tour of California)\, Guarneri\, Vermeer\, New Zealand and St Lawrence Quartets. He has made 40 recordings\, including the Debussy Rhapsody with  Glenn Gould\, the Philharmonia Orchestra of London\, and the premiere recording of the Berio arrangement of the Brahms F minor Sonata with the London Symphony. His recording of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet was chosen by the BBC and London Times as the best available. More than 30 works have been written for him\, including works by James Macmillan (Scotland)\, Jacques Hetu (Canada)\, David Baker (USA)\, George Shearing (UK/USA)\, Wilhem Jetts (Holland)\, and Keiko Harada (Japan). He has been awarded a Juno\, Canada’s Artist of the Year\, the Queens Jubilee Medal\, and Canada’s highest honour\, the Order of Canada. \n\nJames Campbell has been a Professor of Music at Indiana University since 1988 and Artistic Director of the Festival of the Sound since 1985.  \n\nWe acknowledge the support of the CRD Arts & Culture. \n\n\nVenue Accessibility\nThe 900 Johnson Street entrance is wheelchair accessible at street level. There’s a drop-off zone out front\, elevator access inside\, and several accessible washrooms\, including a gender-neutral washroom.  \n\nFor priority seating or other accommodations\, contact us in advance.   \n\nFor full details\, visit vcm.bc.ca/plan-your-visit
URL:https://vcm.bc.ca/event/cheng%c2%b2-duo-and-james-campbell-concert/
LOCATION:Alix Goolden Performance Hall\, 900 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3N4
CATEGORIES:VCM Concerts and Events
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