Visiting Choirs

We welcome visiting choirs from near and far to sing services and concerts during July and August. Previous visiting choirs have included St John's Cathedral, Albuquerque, NM (Maxine Thévenot), Siglo de Oro (Patrick Allies), St Mary's Church, Nottingham (John Keys), and Selwyn College, Cambridge (Sarah MacDonald).

Sarah MacDonald, Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge (UK) writes:

The highlight of our tour of the Pacific Northwest was our weekend in Victoria, and in particular our concert and Choral Evensong in Christ Church Cathedral. The concert was completely sold out, and we received an immediate and overwhelming standing ovation. The concert was even attended by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia -- it was the first and will probably be the last time that I will be led to the podium by a bagpiper.

Choral Evensong, sung jointly with the cathedral's St Christopher Singers, provided a wonderful opportunity for us to participate in the active liturgical life of the cathedral congregation.

The city is one of the most beautiful places on earth, and members of the choir made lasting friendships with their host families.

The Cathedral is located in Victoria, BC, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, among CNN's top rated travel destinations in the world, due to its exceeding natural beauty and warm sub-Mediterranean climate. Travel  to and from Vancouver Island is reasonably fast and convenient by BC Ferries, and scheduled flights from Victoria International Airport. There are harbour-to-harbour helicopter and float plane services to Vancouver, Seattle and ferry services to Washington State. 

For information and availability, please contact the Director of Music.