The final concert of the VPC's 20th season marks the anniversary of the 1944 D-day landings in Normandy, and honours those who risk their lives and safety for the benefit of others.
Under the direction of Lt(N) Benjamin Van Slyke, the Naden Band kicks off the first half of the concert with a fanfare composed by UVic music professor Steven Capaldo for last February's Invictus Games. There's also a medley of WW2 era favourites, featuring Petty Officer 2 Cindy Hawchuk, the first full-time singer assigned to the Naden Band. And, A Mother of a Revolution honours Black American LGBTQ+ activist Marsha Johnson, credited as a leader of the Stonewall uprising of 1969 in New York.
Peter Butterfield conducts Karl Jenkins' most performed work, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. It had its world premiere in 2000 at London's Royal Albert Hall, and was originally dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo Crisis. The Armed Man is based on a 15th century French song but weaves texts both ancient and modern from several cultures into a powerful musical experience.
Soloists are soprano Jennifer Turner, mezzo-soprano Aidan Johnston, tenor Felix Butterfield and bass/baritone Alex Chen.
Tickets are $35 regular / $10 student (plus eventbrite fees) and are available online from Eventbrite. Children under 13 are admitted free and do not require an advance ticket.
Doors will open at 6.45 pm - festival seating.
This concert will be live streamed. The link will be available at vpchoir.ca and on Christ Church Cathedral's live stream web page on concert night. We appreciate any donations from live stream viewers, which help to defray the cost of this opportunity for people who can't attend in person to enjoy the concert from home.
The VPC is grateful for the support from the CRD Arts & Culture Support Service, and the Victoria Foundation.