Upcoming Performances
Victoria Symphony & Classical Kids: Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 3.00 p.m.
Farquhar Auditorium, Victoria, BC
Vivaldi, Venice, and violins: all three are celebrated in Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery, a compelling mystery story about an orphan girl in the early 1700s who is in search of her roots. Presented by the Victoria Symphony and Classical Kids.
Victoria Baroque: Banned from the Concert Hall
Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 8.00 p.m.
Victoria Event Centre, Victoria, BC
A pub night of dirty drinking songs by Purcell and his 18th-century drinking buddies, covering explicit subject matter from sex and alcohol to scatological humor, sung by a dynamic trio of tenors.
Benjamin Butterfield, Isaiah Bell, Timothy Carter, tenors
Mark McDonald harpsichord
UVic Winter Choral Concert
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 3.30 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
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McDonald Plays The Planets
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 7.30 p.m.
Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB
Written between 1914-16, Holst's Planets represents all the known planets of the Solar System seen from earth at the time, and their corresponding astrological character. From the angry and ominous first movement representing Mars to the other-worldly beauty of the mysterious Neptune finale, McDonald will take his audience on an emotional musical journey.
Bach: St John Passion
Sunday, March 24, 2024, 2.30 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
The choirs of Christ Church Cathedral and St John the Divine join Victoria Baroque for a performance of Bach’s legendary oratorio. Presented in partnership with Christ Church Cathedral, St John the Divine, and Early Music Vancouver.
Organ by Night
Sunday, August 18, 2024, 10.10 p.m.
St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, WA
The return of in-person Compline services also marks the return of another favorite late-night musical event: post-Compline organ music! These informal mini-concerts have introduced generations of Seattleites to the power and beauty of a real pipe organ.
Recent Activities
2023
"Choir Tour 2023," Christ Church Cathedral Choirs, St Mary's Cathedral (Edinburgh, UK), Westminster Abbey (London, UK), St George's Chapel (Windsor, UK)
"The Dream of Gerontius," Victoria Philharmonic Choir, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Handel: Coronation Anthems," Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Music in Motion," Victoria Symphony and Ballet Edmonton, The Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC
"Organ by Night," St Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA
"The Grand Tour," Pacific Baroque Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Third Friday Concert," Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA
"Whispers: Music That Connects Us," Online Concert, Canadian International Organ Competition, Montreal, QC
2022
"Coronation Anthems," Victoria Symphony, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Duruflé: Requiem," Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Duruflé: Requiem," Victoria Choral Society, Farquhar Auditorium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
"Earth Songs: The Planets," Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Messiah From Scratch," Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
2021
"The Art of Impossible," Online Concert, Summer Organ Series, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"The Master's Masters," Pacific Baroque Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Mendelssohn's Paulus Overture," Online Concert, Victoria Symphony, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Messiah From Scratch," Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
2020
"A Purcell Remembrance," Online Concert, Confluence Concerts, Toronto, ON
"Christmas Across Canada," Online Concert, Canadian International Organ Competition, with Quebec Baroque and Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Holst's Planets," Online Concert, Organ Festival Canada Online, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Music for the Pause: Mad Italians," Online Concert, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria BC
2019
A Night at the Opera, St. James United Church, Montreal, QC
"Abendmusik," One Equall Musick, 2019 Grand Organ Festival, Church of St-Léon, Westmount, QC
"Before the Close of the Day," St. Christopher's Singers, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
"Gloria in the Highest," Victoria Baroque Players, St. John the Divine Anglican Church, Victoria, BC
"Halloween Organ Spook-tacular," RCCO Victoria Centre, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Victoria, BC
Opening Concert, Festival des couleurs de l'orgue français, Grand Séminaire, Montreal, QC
"The Organ, A Jewish Instrument?" Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Montreal, QC
"'Tis the Season," University of Victoria Choirs and Ensembles, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
Venice: The Golden Age, One Equall Musick, Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Montreal, QC
The Young Choristers of Christ Church Cathedral, St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Victoria, BC