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College Events

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

February 26, 2010, 19:30

Christ Church Cathedral

Organ Recital by Jan Overduin

Jan Overduin, MMus FRCCO FTCL, is professor of music emeritus, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario. His concert career has included 15 European tours and frequent recitals throughout Canada and the United States.

Tickets: $20

The program, which includes Mr. Overduin's favourite organ selections:

Concerto in G major
Johann Ernst, arr. J. S. Bach (BWV 592)
Prelude & Fugue in E minor (BWV 548)
J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
Three Fugues on B-A-C-H (from Opus 60)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Hymn to be announced
Organ Sonata XLV (Opus 407)
Barrie Cabena (b. 1933)
Variations for pedal on a theme by Paganini
George Thalben-Ball (1896 - 1987)

Co-hosted with Christ Church Cathedral

February 27, 2010, 09:15-11:45

Christ Church Cathedral

Contemporary Composers Barrie Cabena and Estonian Arvo Pärt

Workshop by RCCO Travelling Clinician Jan Overduin

Cost: $15

Co-hosted with Christ Church Cathedral

March 21, 2010

St. Aidan's United Church

Choral Festival

13:45 rehearsal; 15:00 performance

Seven choirs performing two items each, and two items en masse. Interested choirs should contact Nell Howard or Gordon Miller at St. Aidan's by January 28, 2010. Collection to support the RCCO 2010 convention.

Saturday May 29, 2010, 16:00

Victoria Centre AGM

July 18-22, 2010

Victoria BC

2010 RCCO National Convention

Convention Chair: Nicholas Fairbank

July 17-21, 2011

Hamilton ON

2011 RCCO National Convention

Convention Co-Chairs: Bruce Cross, Zachary Windus, Simon Irving

Members' Events

Fridays, 12:15: Christ Church Cathedral; Noon Organ Recital
Sundays, 15:00-15:45: Netherlands Centennial Carillon; Rosemary Laing plays carillon works, folksongs and improvisations.
Friday February 12, 2010, 18:00: First-Metropolitan United Church; Celtic Vespers
Sunday February 28, 2010, 20:00: Church of St. Barnabas; Candlelight Compline; (4th Sundays)

Community Events

Thursday, February 4, 2010, 11:00: Alix Goolden Hall; A Morning Musical Offering; Marc Destrubé (violin), Natalie Mackie (violone), Elissa Poole (flute), Colin Tilney (harpsichord); Part of Pacific Baroque Festival 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010, 20:00: Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave.; Bach, Buxtehude and Telemann; Bernard Foccroulle (organ); Part of Pacific Baroque Festival 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010, 20:00: Alix Goolden Hall; Bach's Long Walk; PBF Orchestra, Anne Grimm (soprano), Marc Destrubé (violin); Part of Pacific Baroque Festival 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010, 20:00: Alix Goolden Hall; Telemann Goes to School; PBF Orchestra, Victoria Children's Choir; Part of Pacific Baroque Festival 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 16:30: Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave.; Choral Vespers and Abendmusik; PBF Orchestra, St Christopher Singers; Part of Pacific Baroque Festival 2010; Replaces the weekly choral Evensong
Friday February 19, 2010, 18:00: Grace Lutheran Church; Prayer and Music in the Style of Taizé, sponsored by the Downtown Churches Association; (Third Fridays)

Non-local Events

May 20 - 23, 2010: Saskatoon SK; Podium 2010; Biennial convention of the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors
July 6 - 10, 2010: Powell River, BC; International Choral Kathaumixw
August 3 - 10, 2011: Puerto Madryn (Patagonia), Argentina; 9th World Symposium on Choral Music; presented by the International Federation for Choral Music
and sponsored by the Municipality of Puerto Madryn; The deadline for choirs wishing to audition is past.