Calendar
Works by: Bach, Buxtehude, Byrd, de Cabezón, Demessieux, Kauffmann, Messiaen and more….
Vancouverite Isaac Howie is among the city’s most promising young organists. Entering UBC at 15, he is currently pursuing a BMus (2025) with Michael Dirk and Alex Weimann. He is Organist at Holy Family Vancouver since 2021, and holds an ARCT in piano. Recent highlights include Silent Movie Mondays at the Orpheum, Widor with New West Symphony Orchestra, Organ Dedication of St John the Apostle Vancouver, Rutter’s Gloria at the Chan Centre, and Mozart’s Requiem with Belle Voci; he also recently appeared in the semifinals of the 2nd Feith Orgelwettbewerb in Blieskastel, Germany, and the RCCO National Organ Competition in Toronto. Besides organ, Isaac is a composer and was division winner of the Vancouver Chamber Choir competition in 2021. In his spare time, Isaac translates Greek texts, builds computers and sells real estate.
Programme:
J.S.Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, arr. Leopold Stokowski
Claude Debussy: Petite Suite
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78*
*with organist Isaac Howie
Interrupt winter doldrums with bright musical colours at the much beloved, annual Christmas with the Vancouver Bach Choir and the Vancouver Bach Children’s Choirs!
Featuring the Touch of Brass Quintet, Civic Organist Michael Dirk on the historic Wurlitzer organ, and the voices of over 500 singers!
For this beautiful service of readings and carols for Advent, the St James’ High Mass Choir will sing Gabriel Jackson’s Matins & Vespers Responsories, Charles Wood’s O Thou the Central Orb, Robert Parsons’ Ave Maria, and Charles Stanford’s Benedictus in C.
Presented by St Mary’s Kerrisdale Parish Choir with Kirk Adsett, Director of Music/Organist
Come and join in singing Christmas carols, accompanied by the VSO Brass
Quintet and organist David Poon, at the beautiful 2008 Casavant organ of
Langley CRC. Children free; refreshments provided!
St. John’s Vancouver presents its annual Christmas Concert with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet and organist David Poon. This family-friendly event features festive music from various genres, including classical, jazz, and popular carols. Join in the holiday cheer with sing-alongs and performances by some of Vancouver’s finest musicians.
A Holiday Celebration for the preservation and maintenance of the historic Pipe Organ at Canadian Memorial United Church.
This December, be transported into a world of festive joy with “The Gift of Music – A Classic Christmas,” a heartwarming and uplifting Christmas Concert featuring the grandeur of pipe organ and brass.
Historic Canadian Memorial United Church heralds the beginning of the festive season with timeless Christmas melodies and holiday favourites. The concert is showcasing the talents of accomplished Canadian Memorial organist Bruce McKenzie, alongside the vibrant and dynamic Lions Gate Brass Quintet, and the Canadian Memorial Music Team under the direction of Jay Esplana. The program is brimming with Christmas music you love—stirring organ pieces, radiant brass arrangements, and joyful carol sing-alongs.
Adding a nostalgic touch, the Canadian Memorial United Church Players present a live performance of the beloved short Christmas radio play, “The Gift of the Magi.”
All proceeds directly support the Organ Fund, ensuring the preservation and care of Canadian Memorial’s 96 year old Casavant Pipe Organ – a community treasure.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of a spectacular event filled with music, tradition, and community, while helping preserve one of Vancouver’s most cherished musical instruments.
Four hilarious shorts from the golden age of silent movies, featuring three of Vancouver’s own organists providing live accompaniment with literally all the bells and whistles!
The organists:
Michael Dirk
Edward Norman
Koos van Nieuwkoop
The movies:
Good Night Nurse (1918) – Starring Roscoe Arbuckle with Buster Keaton
April Fool (1924) – starring Charley Chase with Blanche Mehaffey
Mighty Like a Moose (1926) – Starring Charley Chase with Vivien Oakland
Fiddlesticks (1927) – Starring Harry Langdon
