Wood Recital Hall
A bright, inviting performance space for intimate events.Intimate Ambiance
The 100-seat Wood Recital Hall, formerly the Spencer Chapel, provides space for small-scale music performances, solo recitals, lectures, and rehearsals.
This charming space features zig-zag walls and stained-glass windows depicting uniquely West Coast scenes: a logging truck zooming down a mountain road; a fishing boat at anchor; bathers enjoying the beach. The hall is in constant use, mostly for Victoria Conservatory of Music needs such as postsecondary classes and student recitals.
Rental Information
Seating
- Capacity: 100 (Conference chair seating).
Stage and Floor Space
Stage:
- 9′ x 30′ or 270 square feet.
- 27′ at widest point by 15.5′ deep.
- Hardwood stage.
Floor area:
- 30′ x 39′ or 1140 square feet.
- The floor is level.
Sound and Lighting
- Coloured Stage lighting and P.A. system (detailed technical specifications available upon request).
Piano
- Yamaha 7 foot Concert Grand.
Other Equipment and Amenities
- Ceiling mounted HD projector with backstage projection wall/screen (13′ x 20′).
- Performance/conference chairs, music stands, tables, podiums, and lecturns.
- Public washroom facilities.
- Wheelchair accessibility.
Robin and Winifred Wood
The hall is dedicated in memory of Principal Emeritus Robin Wood (d. 2004) and Vice Principal Emerita Winifred Scott Wood (d. 2012), who together made an outstanding and lasting musical contribution to the Conservatory and our community. In 1964 when their musical careers were flourishing in London, the young couple were invited to help the newly-opened Victoria School of Music gain momentum. Robin and Winifred dedicated their lives to the Conservatory, and their legacies live on through the countless students they taught – some of whom remain as instructors here today.
Book Your Event
Complete our Venues Booking Request Form and we will contact you, or email our Venues Manager at bookings[at]vcm.bc.ca for more information.