Coming Events

College Events

May 1, 2008
Early registration deadline for 2008 national convention
May 31, 2008
Deadline for paying 2008-2009 membership fees
Saturday, June 14, 2008, 14:00
Oak Bay United Church
Victoria Centre Annual General Meeting
with potluck meal and a tour of the first phase of building renovations. The congregation has had to meet in their hall since the roof trusses of the church were condemned 13 years ago.
July 13-17, 2008
Waterloo-Wellington Centre, ON
2008 RCCO National Convention
Fridays, 14:30
Pemberton Chapel, Royal Jubilee Hospital
An hour of quiet organ music provided by volunteers from the Centre
Casavant Frères opus 2469 (1958), 5 rank, 2 manual unit organ

Community Events

Fridays, 12:15
Christ Church Cathedral
Lunch Hour Concert
May 16, 2008, Nicholas Fairbank plays organ works by Cesar Franck, Lefebure-Wely and Fairbank
Friday, May 9, 2008, 19:30
Alix Goolden Hall
Spring Enchantment
Arion Male Voice Choir with the Crystal Singers
Friday, May 9th, 20:00
Open Space gallery (510 Fort Street)
VOICE++ Festival
Hexaphone sings music from the 60's to the present day.
One piece, by Nicholas Fairbank, uses cell phones, tuning forks and pitch pipes.
Saturday, May 24, 2008, 19:30
Christ Church Cathedral
CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble
  • Theresienmesse - Haydn
  • Mass in E Flat - Schubert
Guest soloists: Benjamin Butterfield, Anne Grimm, Michelle McKenzie, and Paul Grindlay
With orchestra
Sunday, May 25, 2008, 19:00
Church of the Advent, 510 Mount View Ave., Colwood
Jazz Vespers
Evening prayer service with music provided by outstanding jazz players.
Today featuring: Randy Halberstadt and Susan Pascal, piano and vibraphone
Info: Fr. Ken Gray, 474 3031.
Saturday, May 31, 2008, 19:30
First Metropolitan United Church
Fairest of Flowers
The Linden Singers under Garry Froese
Tickets: $18/$15
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 14:30
St. Mary the Virgin
Spring Concert
Newcombe singers under Sue Doman.
Friday, June 6th, 19:30
Lutheran Church of the Cross
Inaugural organ recital by Nicholas Fairbank, with oboist Mary Scobie.
The church has build a new worship space beside their original hall, and Grant Smalley Pipe Organs has rebuilt their instrument for the new space.

Non-local Events

May 15-18, 2008
Sackville NB
Podium 2008
Biennial convention of the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors, hosted by the New Brunswick Choral Federation and Mount Allison University's Department of Music
July 1-5, 2008
Powell River, BC
International Choral Kathaumixw
July 19 - 26, 2008
Copenhagen, Denmark
8th World Symposium on Choral Music
presented by the International Federation for Choral Music and Choral Denmark
October 8-17, 2008
Montréal QC
Canadian International Organ Competition
Registration deadline: 2008-02-15