2025 Summer Choral Festival - open for booking!
FACULTY & SOLOISTS
- Howard Dyck, CM, Conductor & Clinician
- Kathryn Whitney, Artistic Director
- Nancy Argenta, Clinician & Vocal Coach
- Joy Decoursey-Porter, 2025 Festival Feature Composer
- Karoline Podolak, Soprano Soloist
- Michael Schade, Soloist & Vocal Coach
- Sherryl Sewepagaham, Virtual Clinician SA Chamber Choir
- Daniel Taylor, Soloist & Vocal Coach
- Kinza Tyrrell, Pianist & Coach
- James Westman, Bass Soloist
- Introducing Celeste Lingas, Soprano 2 Soloist
- with Katrina MacKinnon, Conducting Fellow
REPERTOIRE
- J. S. Bach - Magnificat in D BWV 243
- J. S. Bach - Cantata Lobe den Herren BWV 137
- J. S. Bach - Sanctus in D BWV 232-3
- Women composers near or contemporary with Bach, including Bianca Maria Meda, Vittoria Aleotti, & Isabella Leonarda, plus Victoria native Sarah MacDonald and Cree-Dene composer Sherryl Sewepagaham
- Music by STN Feature Composer, Joy Decoursey-Porter
JOIN US
- The once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing a fantastic program of Bach and related composers with Canadian choral legend Howard Dyck, and world class soloists
- 8 days of in-person choral singing in beautiful and peaceful Oak Bay, Victoria
- Full-choir and chamber choir rehearsals (full time singers) with multiple conductors
- Workshops & Singing Skills sessions with Howard Dyck, Kathryn Whitney, Nancy Argenta, Joy Decoursey-Porter, Michael Schade, and Daniel Taylor
- Daily warm-up sessions with choral skills to develop your ear
- The opportunity to take private lessons (booked separately) with Michael Schade, Daniel Taylor, and Nancy Argenta
- Fee includes a ticket to a rare public solo recital by tenor Michael Schade
- Social events, including Bring & Sing lunchtime concerts, choir party, and more
- Final Concert in towering Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria with orchestra
COURSE DATES, TIMETABLES & REPERTOIRE LISTS
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Dates: August 2-9, 2025 - Daytime rehearsals at St Mary's Church, Oak Bay.
- Final Concert: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 7.30pm, Christ Church Cathedral
- Download our Timetable (subject to change)
- Download our Repertoire List with Listening Links
Registrations Now Open in three categories
- Full-time singers: $525 (attend full festival, sing in Festival Chorus & Chamber Choirs, attend all workshops, warm-ups, guest speaker, and social events, perform in final concert with orchestra. Fee includes downloadable scores & practice tracks and ticket to Michael Schade recital)
- Part-time singers: $405 (attend weekends and evenings + Fri afternoon, sing in Festival Chorus, attend social events, and perform in final concert with orchestra. Fee includes downloadable scores & practice tracks, plus ticket to Michael Schade recital
- Observers: $125 (attend full festival, including Michael Schade recital and Final Choral Concert. Fee includes downloadable scores.)
Payment Plan Available - see check-out options and select the monthly payment plan to help spread the cost of your registration fee.
Accommodation and Meals. Singers are responsible for booking their own accommodation and meals during the Festival. Although we do not endorse any particular businesses, we have prepared this brief guide outlining where other singers have stayed in the past.
Bursaries available for those receiving income assistance. Please be in touch with Kathryn at kathryn@singthenorth.ca and we will be happy to help.
Please note our Refund Policy - Full refund available within 14 days of purchase. Cancel before May 1, 2025: Full refund minus $50 registration fee. Cancel between May 1 and June 1: 50% of fee refunded. Cancel after June 1: registration fee is non-refundable for non-medical emergencies. Purchase of a course pass for the festival assumes agreement with our cancellation policies.
Balancing our Choir. Please note that we will be closing applications in some voice types to maintain a balanced choir.
Questions? We look forward to hearing from you! Please write to stnadmin@singthenorth.ca
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*We reserve the right to cancel or change this offering of sale depending on the number of singers registering, faculty availability, and/or staff illness. Timetable and Repertoire listed is subject to change.