Eternal Light: A Requiem

  • Saturday 22 November 2025 at 7:30pm
  • United Commons (formerly First Met United Church) , Quadra at Balmoral, BC V8T 1A6, Canada
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The Victoria Philharmonic Choir honours the patron saint of music in its first concert of the 2025-2026 season.

Conducted by Maestro Peter Butterfield, the VPC presents Charles Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass on St. Cecilia’s official feast day, November 22, along with contemporary English composer Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light.

Soloists are soprano Sara Schabas, bass-baritone Neil Craighead, and tenor Adam Schmidt. Simon MacDonald leads the 25-member orchestra, with Mark McDonald of Christ Church Cathedral, playing the organ.