A Musical Summer at Christ Church Cathedral
Throughout July and August, Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral is hosting over a dozen in-person concerts in the cathedral’s vast arched space, renowned for its presentation of world-class music. Here’s a run-down what’s coming up in the next couple of weeks
Emily Carr String Quartet Beethoven Quartets (July 30)
This series is supported by the Gail O'Riordan Climate and Arts Legacy Series, the Victoria Foundation, BC Arts' Council, and the Capital Regional District.
Earlier this year, the Emily Carr String Quartet began a cycle of Beethoven’s complete string quartets in nine live-streamed concerts. In-person tickets are also available now for the next concert on July 30 (4.30pm or 7.00pm) and can be purchased at the links below. On the program is Beethoven’s Quartet no. 4 in C minor (Op. 18, no. 4) and Quartet no. 9 in C major (Op. 59, No. 3). As always these concerts can be watched online as well at the cathedral website www.christchurchcathedral.bc.ca/live
Beethoven: The Complete Quartets (Concert 6)
Friday, July 30, 4:30pm & 7.00pm
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Summer Recital Series (Satudays in July and August)
The cathedral’s long-standing Summer Recital Series (Saturdays in July and August at 4.00pm) continues through August with exciting performances by local artists and up-and-coming musicians. In the coming weeks, the series features performances by Victoria Symphony Musicians, the Cathedral Choral Scholars, specialists in 12-century wind instruments (Renaissance Winds), a music for trumpet, organ and voice, and the young piano virtuoso Grisha Krivchenia.
These concerts are free to come and watch (donations at the door or online are welcome). Come early to get a good seat in our socially-distanced space!
All of these concerts are also available to watch live online at www.christchurchcathedral.bc.ca/live
Christ Church Cathedral presents A Choral Scholars’ Variety Special
Saturday, July 31, 4.00pm
Mozart’s Oboe Quartet and Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet
Saturday, August 7, 4.00pm
J.S. Bach’s Cantata 51
Saturday, August 14, 4.00pm
A Great Noyse (Renaissance Winds)
Saturday, August 21, 4.00pm
Krivchenia plays Liszt and Schumann
Saturday, August 28, 4.00pm
EMV: Pacific Baroque Series (August 7)
After a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic, the Pacific Baroque Series returns to Christ Church Cathedral with a full day of events on August 7. Presented in partnership with Early Music Vancouver (who also presented last summer’s very successful Music for the Pause online series), two concerts on August 7th by noted early music specialists Elinor Frey, Mélisande Corriveau and Eric Milnes feature Bach’s Sixth Suite for solo cello as well as a program of charming 17th-century French music for the viola da gamba.
Guided by Voices (Elinor Frey, 5-string cello)
Saturday, August 7, 11.00am
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Pardessus in Paradise (Mélisande Corriveau, viola da gamba & Eric Milnes, keyboard)
Saturday, August 7, 7.30pm
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Victoria Summer Music Festival (August 11 to 19)
Crowning off the cathedral’s offerings in August is the Victoria Summer Music Festival. The long-running festival, which has delighted audiences with chamber music since 1996, will offer four outstanding chamber music concerts featuring, Jane Coop (piano), Arthur Rowe (piano), Brian Yoon (cello), Joan Blackman (violin), the Borealis String Quartet, and others.
All of these concerts are also available to watch live online at www.christchurchcathedral.bc.ca/live
Mozart and Smyth with Jane Coop and Friends
Wednesday, August 11, 4.00pm & 7.00pm
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Borealis String Quartet
Thursday, August 12, 4.00pm & 7.00pm
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Haydn and Brahms with Blackman, Yoon and Rowe
Wednesday, August 18, 4.00pm & 7.00pm
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Schubert with Blackman, Yoon and Rowe
Thursday, August 19, 4.00pm & 7.00pm
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