Summer Choral Festival

Join us for the 2026 Summer Choral Festival - August 1-8

We are thrilled to announce that HOWARD DYCK is returning to Victoria to lead the Festival Chorus at our 2026 Summer Choral Festival.

Led by Artistic Director, Kathryn Whitney, the festival brings together more than 100 singers from across North America for a week of rehearsals, workshops, choral skills sessions, and social events. The Festival culminates in a concert with orchestra in towering Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, August 8 at 2.30pm.

All singers are welcome!

Faculty & Performers:

Howard Dyck, Principal Conductor
Karoline Podolak, soprano soloist
Janelle Lucyk, soprano soloist
Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor soloist, vocal coach & clinician
Alexander Dobson, bass soloist
Nancy Argenta, vocal coach & clinician
Kinza Tyrrell, pianist, clinician
Jany Lu, pianist
Kathryn Whitney, conductor, clinician, artistic director

Repertoire for 2026

G.F. Handel, Dixit Dominus
G.F. Handel, Utrecht Jubilate
G.F. Handel, Zadok the Priest
Music by the 2026 Feature Composer, Katerina Gimon
Chamber Choir Music (full-time course), Music by 17th-century composers Barbara Strozzi and Madalena Casulana

Timetables

Download Full-time Timetable (Festival Chorus, Chamber Choirs, Workshops, Choral Skills)
Download Part-time Timetable (Festival Chorus only)

Fees for 2026:

Full-time: $545*
Part-time: $425*
Fees include access to digital scores and sound files to help you learn your parts. Singer can also purchase printed scores separately

We look forward to welcoming you to Victoria for the choral event of the year!

Questions? Please write to: stnadmin@singthenorth.ca