Join us for our upcoming concert centered around Edvard Grieg's Fire Salmer! The programme will include a mix of sacred and secular music, including works by Bruckner, Mendelssohn, and Sibelius. One of the biggest differences between vocal and instrumental music is the inclusion of words and the variety that different languages bring to music! We are excited to share the beautiful Scandinavian and Finnish sounds that bring life and meaning to the notes on the page.
 
FREE ADMISSION

Donations Encouraged

More than 75% of the door donations from our concerts go to local Indigenous organizations such as Raven Trust Foundation and the Victoria Native Friendship Centre.
 
Accessibility:
St. John’s is wheelchair accessible through the Garden doors on the north side of the building.
 
Performers:
Gina Johnson, soprano
Isolde Roberts-Welby, soprano
Char Hodgkins, alto
Alana Hayes, alto
Felix Butterfield, tenor
Gordon Simmons, tenor
Nathan McDonald, bass
Rowan McWilliams, bass
 
Octet Victoria is a fully professional group of eight singers who are committed to creating excellent choral music here in Victoria, BC. Having a mixed choir of eight different voices allows a large amount of flexibility for repertoire, and Octet Victoria has explored music from all time periods spanning Renaissance to modern day. While still a new group, founded by Char Hodgkins in 2022, Octet Victoria has performed some of the richest music from the choral tradition such as motets by J.S. Bach and J. Brahms, as well as a variety of new music including selections by Canadian composers such as Ruth Watson Henderson, Stephanie Martin, and Nathaniel Dett.
 
Octet Victoria makes music on the unceded ancestral lands of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen), now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt nations. We are grateful for their stewardship of these beautiful lands that nurture, inspire, and sustain us.