The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, is pleased to visit Nanaimo on its tour of Vancouver Island this summer. The Cathedral Choir, Youth Choir, and Young Choristers are presenting a Benefit Concert for the Old City Arts Hub in St. Andrew’s United Church. “I am excited both for the choristers to see the breadth and beauty of our diocese and also for the communities up island to be able to experience the world-class choral music that our Cathedral offers.” said the The Right Reverend Anna Greenwood-Lee, Bishop of the Diocese of Islands and Inlets, “The human voice is a beautiful thing and choral music, when so many voices all join together to create beauty, can truly help us glimpse the divine.” 

The Cathedral Choir and Youth Choir is an auditioned ensemble comprising a mixture of experienced volunteers and emerging professional singers. This ensemble provides music for two Sunday services per week as well as other special services throughout the year. The choir is committed to the pursuit of musical excellence and presents a wide and varied repertoire from Renaissance music to newly commissioned choral works.

The Young Chorister Program, founded in 2017 through a partnership between Christ Church Cathedral and The Cathedral School, is the only school-based, fully immersive Anglican Cathedral Chorister program of its kind in Canada.

The choir will sing a varied program of music including Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Bob Chilcott’s  A Little Jazz Mass. “This is a truly enjoyable concert program that we all really love singing,” said the Director of Music, Donald Hunt “and we’re confident that you’ll enjoy listening to it too!

Tickets $25 – Eventbrite, Windowseat Books and at the door