HONOURS THE PATRON SAINT OF MUSIC IN ITS FIRST CONCERT OF THE SEASON
The Victoria Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Peter Butterfield, launches its new season on St. Cecilia’s Day, November 22, appropriately enough with Charles Gounod’s ‘St. Cecilia Mass.’Soloists are soprano Sara Schabas, bass-baritone Neil Craighead, and tenor Adam Schmidt. Simon MacDonald leads the 25-member orchestra.This is the 170th anniversary of Gounod’s first major work, which premiered to […]