Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 7 PM
Sidney, BC
Peace Lutheran Church (2295 Weiler Avenue)
Friday, July 3, 2026 at 7 PM
Nanoose Bay, BC
St. Mary’s Anglican Church (2600 Powder Point Road)
Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 2 PM
Victoria, BC
Fairfield United Church (United Commons – 932 Balmoral Road)
The idea of “home” has many layers to it and evokes many emotions – it is not a simple theme, but Vivaldi Chamber Choir hopes to explore as many of these as possible during our June 13th matinee as we journey through a wonderful collection of choral works.
One piece of this beautiful puzzle is the idea of family, shelter and safety. Saunder Choi’s poignant “Message Out To Sea” was inspired by his own mother who aways welcomed him home and sheltered him, even after he openly joined the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Another puzzle piece is wrapped in yearning and hope. Verdi’s “Va Pensiero” represents the longing of the enslaved Jewish people in Babylon for their homeland. It also has an emotional connection to the earlier enslavement and eventual release of the Jewish people from Egypt.
In B.E. Boykin’s “Stardust”, the singers hope for a home where we can run, where we can pray, where we can breathe, and where we can sleep and dream without fear. Each hope corresponding to the senseless loss of a member of the African American community. It is a song of great strength.
“We Rise” celebrates our resilience to rise “out of the ashes” like a Phoenix – strong even though we are weary. The song celebrates “returning home” – which could be metaphorical, or could be more akin to the message of “Goin’ Home” with words by William Arms Fisher (who met Dvorák on his sojourn to “the americas”), set to the heart-rending melody from the New World Symphony.
Thank you for supporting live music and for sharing our love of beauty.
Photo c/o Freda Miller, Sunshine Village Meadows in Banff National Park.
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Vivaldi Chamber Choir believes in the power of music to affect positive change in our world. We recognize that we rehearse, perform and record on the traditional, ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleiwatuth people. We acknowledge that the land’s historical relationships with these peoples has existed since time immemorial. We express our gratitude to these peoples and value the opportunity to create music on this land.
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