Calendar – RCCO Vancouver Centre

Choral Evensong @ St. Mary's Kerrisdale Anglican Church

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Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Oct

Fri

2026

20th Annual Organ Canada (RCCO) Vancouver Halloween Organ Spooktacular @ St. John's Shaughnessy Anglican Church

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Oct 30 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The King of Instruments Meets the Ghosts, Ghouls

& Unforgettable Sounds of Halloween!

Bach meets Top Gun. Vierne meets Unsolved Mysteries. And the pipe organ does things you may never have imagined.

Join Organ Canada (RCCO) Vancouver Centre for a spectacular evening of spooky music, virtuosic playing, unexpected twists, and musical surprises as we celebrate the 20th Annual Halloween Concert!

This year’s programme ranges from the great masters of the organ to music inspired by the screen, including:

Denis Bédard: Introduction et Toccata (from Trois Esquisses)

J. S. Bach: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578

Diderik Buxtehude: Prelude in G minor, BuxWV 149

J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Louis Vierne: Finale (from Symphony No 2)

Edvard Grieg: Elfin Dance and March of the Dwarfs (from Peer Gynt Suite)

Spooky TV Themes Medley: Outer Limits / Unsolved Mysteries

And then things take a wonderfully unexpected turn.

Retired college music instructor Gilles Parenteau, a featured performer at previous Vancouver Halloween organ concerts, returns with his extraordinary fusion of pipe organ, orchestral, and percussion sounds. Pushing the boundaries of what the pipe organ can do, Gilles will perform the iconic Top Gun theme as well as Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand,”performed live using his innovative approach to the instrument.

Gilles’ unique sound is the result of years of experimentation, bringing the timeless power of the pipe organ together with modern sound technology to create a thrilling bridge between the classical and contemporary worlds. His recent performances have included appearances with the Calgary Symphony at Jack Singer Concert Hall in 2024 and at Prague Castle in 2025 for the Lobkowicz Royal Family.

Featuring performances by Maria Gajraj, Isaac Howie, Angela Kraft Cross, Jayden Leung, Matthew Li, Angelique Po, Huiyuan (Cindy) Ma, Michael Park, and Gilles Parenteau, this year’s concert promises an evening where Bach shares the stage with Top Gun, Vierne meets Unsolved Mysteries, and the mighty pipe organ becomes an instrument of both tradition and imagination.

Costumes encouraged. Surprises expected.

Come celebrate two decades of Vancouver’s annual Halloween organ tradition, and discover just how spooky, spectacular and surprising the King of Instruments can be!

Admission

Admission is by donation. Registration is free, and as seating is limited we recommend reserving your spot in advance.

Registered guests will be admitted first. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before the concert, after which admission is subject to availability.

Reserve your spot now

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Nov

Sun

2026

All Souls Choral Evensong @ Christ Church Cathedral

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Nov 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Nov

Sat

2026

Organist Annie Bloch in concert: Invisible Rivers @ St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church

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Nov 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

VCT Orpheum Silent Movie Mondays: Charlie Chaplin Shorts @ Orpheum Theatre

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Dec 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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.

Dec

Sat

2026

Christmas Pipe Organ Concert with Audience Singing @ Maranatha Canadian Reformed Church

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Dec 19 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Aart Bijkerk, organist. More details to come.

Feb

Fri

2027

Anna Lapwood in Concert in Victoria, BC @ Christ Church Cathedral

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Feb 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Concert repeated on February 13, also at 7:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria

For more info about Anna Lapwood: https://annalapwood.co.uk/

Feb

Sat

2027

Anna Lapwood in Concert in Victoria, BC @ Christ Church Cathedral

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Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

For more info about Anna Lapwood: https://annalapwood.co.uk/

Feb

Sat

2027

Organist Johannes Skoog in concert: Before and After @ St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church

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Feb 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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.

Mar

Sat

2027

Easter Pipe Organ Concert with Audience Singing @ Maranatha Canadian Reformed Church

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Mar 20 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Aart Bijkerk, organist. More details to come.

October 2026 – March 2027 Oct 2026 – Mar 2027