Victoria Choral Society

VICTORIA’S PREMIER SYMPHONIC CHOIR

The choir was created after 200 singers, representing most of the church choirs of the day in Victoria, assembled in 1934 to sing Messiah. They agreed to continue singing together to promote choral music, and the Victoria Choral Society, at that time called the Victoria Choral Union, was formed. The instrumentalists who played with the choir later formed the Victoria Symphony.

Recent performances with the Victoria Symphony include Wagner’s Lohengrin (Third Act), Verdi’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Britten’s War Requiem, and Handel’s Messiah. Each year, the Victoria Choral Society also produces its own concerts with orchestra and soloists, most recently Leonard Enns’ This Thirsty Land, Bach’s Magnificat, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Handel’s Joshua, Mozart’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, Brahms’ Schicksalslied, the world premiere of commissioned work Nocturno by Liova Bueno, Jonathan Dove’s The Passing of the Year, Knut Nystedt’s Immortal Bach, Rheinberger’s Mass in C Major, and Vivaldi’s Gloria.

The Victoria Choral Society is a member of the BC Choral Federation, the Association of Canadian Choral Communities, and Chorus America.

Links

Website

Address

1355 Mitchell St
Victoria
V8S 4P9

Phone

250.391.0540