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United Voices Choir, with orchestra and soloists, presents two of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most beloved sacred works: the Requiem, and Coronation Mass.
Mozart’s Requiem (1791) is one of the most powerful and enduring masterpieces ever written. For centuries, it has captivated audiences with its dramatic intensity, emotional depth, and breathtaking beauty. From the thunderous Dies Irae to the exquisite Lacrimosa, this extraordinary music speaks directly to the heart, inspiring awe, reflection, and hope.
Written more than a decade earlier, the radiant Coronation Mass (1779) reveals another side of the composer’s genius, and overflows with graceful melodies and joyful energy.
Performed by the 60-voice choir, orchestra, and four outstanding soloists, this concert promises an inspiring program of music that continues to move and uplift audiences more than two centuries after it was written.
United Voices Choir (UVC) is an auditioned choir based in Vancouver, BC, which focuses on large choral works, often accompanied by professional orchestra and soloists. Under the direction of Dr Greg Caisley, performance repertoire ranges from Bach’s St. John Passion and Mass in B Minor to Mozart’s Requiem, as well as works by Brahms, Schubert, Handel, Haydn, Fauré, Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Cherubini, Duruflé and Lauridsen.
United Voices Choir, with orchestra and soloists, presents two of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most beloved sacred works: the Requiem, and Coronation Mass.
Mozart’s Requiem (1791) is one of the most powerful and enduring masterpieces ever written. For centuries, it has captivated audiences with its dramatic intensity, emotional depth, and breathtaking beauty. From the thunderous Dies Irae to the exquisite Lacrimosa, this extraordinary music speaks directly to the heart, inspiring awe, reflection, and hope.
Written more than a decade earlier, the radiant Coronation Mass (1779) reveals another side of the composer’s genius, and overflows with graceful melodies and joyful energy.
Performed by the 60-voice choir, orchestra, and four outstanding soloists, this concert promises an inspiring program of music that continues to move and uplift audiences more than two centuries after it was written.
United Voices Choir (UVC) is an auditioned choir based in Vancouver, BC, which focuses on large choral works, often accompanied by professional orchestra and soloists. Under the direction of Dr Greg Caisley, performance repertoire ranges from Bach’s St. John Passion and Mass in B Minor to Mozart’s Requiem, as well as works by Brahms, Schubert, Handel, Haydn, Fauré, Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Cherubini, Duruflé and Lauridsen.
Three of Charlie Chaplin’s best loved short films: The Champion (1915), The Cure (1917) and The Adventurer (1917). Accompanied live by Michael Dirk, Maria Gajraj and Koos van Nieuwkoop on the historic Wurlitzer organ.
Aart Bijkerk, organist. More details to come.
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| Concert repeated on February 13, also at 7:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria
For more info about Anna Lapwood: https://annalapwood.co.uk/ |
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| For more info about Anna Lapwood: https://annalapwood.co.uk/ |
Johannes Skoog
Winner of the First Prize and the Bach Prize at the 2024 Canadian International Organ Competition, Johannes Skoog is one of Sweden’s brightest young organists. In addition to his major competition win in Canada, Johannes Skoog was recently appointed and honored by His Majesty the King of Sweden to be the new Royal Court Organist, beginning in April 2025.
Mr. Skoog has performed solo concerts at distinguished venues throughout Europe including the notable Bozar concert house in Brussels, Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, and Stockholm Town Hall. He holds degrees from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Paris France, and the Staatliche Musikhochschule in Stuttgart Germany, and his teachers have included Olivier Latry, Nathan Laube, Louis Robilliard, Michel Bouvard, Thierry Escaich and Mathias Kjellgren.
The recipient of multiple scholarships from the Swedish and French Academies of music, Skoog is also the only student ever to have received the highest grade in organ interpretation (mention très bien à l’unanimité avec félicitations du jury), for both years of the master’s program at the Paris Conservatory.
Johannes Skoog spent five years as Associate Organist at the cathedral of Västerås. He currently teaches organ interpretation at Lilla Akademien, in Stockholm.
Aart Bijkerk, organist. More details to come.
In collaboration with the St. James Music Series.
More info to come in the spring of 2027
More details to come later in 2026 and in early 2027.
Will include concerts by renowned performers, workshops, masterclasses, and the RCCO National Organ Competition.