January 16, 2023
Published January 16, 2023 It has been 100 days since CEO Nathan Medd first started at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and he has hit the ground running. With fresh eyes, he has explored all aspects of this great organization and made some wonderful discoveries. Find out what Nathan has been discovering – you may be surprised too. Dear VCM Community, Days after joining the Victoria Conservatory of Music, I write to share five exciting things I have learned as a newcomer. You probably know about some of this already. Taken together, they strengthen my belief that the Island’s home for music is the most extraordinary, best-kept secret in arts and culture across all of Canada. The Victoria Conservatory isn’t a music school, it’s five schools. Eight years ago, on the occasion of the Conservatory’s 50th anniversary, an ambitious expansion resulted in the launch of a School of Music Technology and Creativity, as well as the Chwyl Family School of Contemporary Music. This has exploded the range of programming taking place, making new space for trends and historically underrepresented genres. Other schools are the Department of Postsecondary Studies (in partnership with Camosun College for 40+ years), the Early Childhood Music Department, and the Ann and George Nation Conservatory School of Classical Music. There is an outstanding artistic leader behind each of these schools, wrangled for the past ten years by Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Stephen Green. It’s also a performing arts centre. Other downtowns the size of Victoria typically have a multi-venue centre for the […]