Joseph Haydn’s The Seasons | Victoria Philharmonic Choir
Sat, Jun 06
|Christ Church Cathedral
Exploring the natural world through a transformative, immersive exhibition of art, education and uplifting choral music by Joseph Haydn. (Tickets not available through GWAS, please use the link in the About section.)
Time & Location
Jun 06, 2026, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave, Victoria, BC V8V 3G8, Canada
About the event
Tickets are not purchased through GWAS. Please follow the link below to purchase tickets for this event.
The Victoria Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Peter Butterfield, presents Joseph Haydn's magnificent and rarely-performed secular oratorio, The Seasons. This work, first performed in 1801, paints musical pictures of the joys and sorrows of human endeavours, and of nature itself, in the colours of our planet's natural cycles. (Listen for the sounds of croaking frogs and an approaching thunderstorm!).
Along with an orchestra, there are three soloists who represent archetypal country folk: soprano Jennifer Turner (Jane/Hanne), tenor Isaiah Bell (Lucas), and bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus (Simon).
Tickets are $36 regular & $11 student, plus fees, and free for children under 13, from vpchoir.tickit.ca
On concert night, be sure to check out the Fire and Ice exhibition of photography by Sam Baardman, in the main entrance of Christ Church Cathedral.