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VCM Awards day celebrates our students and supporters

June 21st, 2019 | VCM News, VCM Student/Alumni News

The 43rd Victoria Conservatory of Music Awards day was hosted in Alix Goolden Performance Hall on June 18, 2019. This special event is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible work of our students and the generosity of our supporters. Donations generously received from VCM supporters, donors, businesses, community organizations, and long-time individual contributors enables the […]

Fifth Joy of Life Festival exults fiddling, singing — and dancing to the music!

May 2nd, 2018 | Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Around Town, For the Love of Music, VCM News, VCM Presents - Conservatory Concert Series

May flowers arrive this year along with some extra special musical treats for a joyous spring, courtesy of the Joy of Life Festival brought to you by Daniel Lapp of the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Now in year five, the two-concert, weekend-long festival May 4 and 5 features the music of Van Morrison, Neil Young, […]

VCM Welcomes New Head of Strings

August 9th, 2017 | Uncategorized, VCM News, VCM Student/Alumni News

The Victoria Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce its recent hire of Simon MacDonald, who will join the VCM effective September 1 2017, as Head of Strings for the Ann & George Nation Conservatory School of Classical Music. Within this role, MacDonald, a highly respected performer, pedagogue and leader, will bring forward the high […]

Met Opera’s New Concertmaster Nikki Chooi

July 18th, 2016 | VCM News, VCM Student/Alumni News

Introducing the Metropolitan Opera’s new concertmaster Nikki Chooi. Nikki is a Victoria Conservatory of Music alum and at 27 years of age begins a one year contract in New York City. Nikki is also a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School, where he studied with Ida Kavafian, Joseph Silverstein and Donald […]

Spark to Flame Lit the Hall Up

March 18th, 2016 | Gallery, VCM News, VCM Student/Alumni News

SPARK TO FLAME – FEB 25th, 2016 Each year we are privileged at the VCM to witness our young rising stars perform in various concerts and none is more special than when a select group of the finest student soloists have their opportunity to perform with a full orchestra. Our Senior String Orchestra was complimented […]

The violinist who was meant to play

August 22nd, 2014 | VCM News

Müge Büyükçelen-Badel is a violinist who was meant to play. She is a member of the Victoria Symphony, the Emily Carr String Quartet, the Galiano Ensemble and the Aventa Ensemble.

Instrument Bank grants rare violins, cellos to young artists

September 27th, 2012 | For the Love of Music, VCM News, VCM Student/Alumni News

The VCM is very excited to announce that alumni Timothy & Nikki Chooi have been loaned rare violins worth $10 million by Canada Council.