BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Wentworth Villa - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Wentworth Villa X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wentworthvilla.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wentworth Villa REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260606T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260606T113000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260528T210056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T215908Z UID:10000486-1780740000-1780745400@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Walks on Fort DESCRIPTION:Guided tours of historic Fort Street\, from the waterfront to Wentworth Villa. Tours include entrance to the exhibit. \nJoin Wentworth Villa curators Ben and Charles for guided walking tours of historic Fort Street\, Victoria’s oldest street. Beginning at the Fort Victoria National Historic Site on the picturesque Inner Harbour\, we will make our way eastward on Fort Street to Wentworth Villa Museum. Enroute we will look at some of the street’s many surviving heritage buildings and consider their place in the historic fabric of the city. Stories of the buildings’ architects and original occupants will be shared along with special behind-the-scenes glimpses of how some of these buildings are being used today. At the end of the tour guests will be invited to take in our new feature exhibit\, Fort Street: The Story of Victoria’s First Street. \nMeeting Place: Fort Victoria National Historic Site on the western side of Wharf Street\, between Fort and Broughton Streets. \nTour Duration: Approximately 90 minutes (10-11:30) URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/walks-on-fort-5/2026-06-06/ LOCATION:Fort Victoria National Historic Site\, 1002 Wharf Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1T4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Architecture,Heritage Homes,Local History,Tour,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/walks-on-fort-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260611T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260611T113000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260528T210056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T215908Z UID:10000487-1781172000-1781177400@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Walks on Fort DESCRIPTION:Guided tours of historic Fort Street\, from the waterfront to Wentworth Villa. Tours include entrance to the exhibit. \nJoin Wentworth Villa curators Ben and Charles for guided walking tours of historic Fort Street\, Victoria’s oldest street. Beginning at the Fort Victoria National Historic Site on the picturesque Inner Harbour\, we will make our way eastward on Fort Street to Wentworth Villa Museum. Enroute we will look at some of the street’s many surviving heritage buildings and consider their place in the historic fabric of the city. Stories of the buildings’ architects and original occupants will be shared along with special behind-the-scenes glimpses of how some of these buildings are being used today. At the end of the tour guests will be invited to take in our new feature exhibit\, Fort Street: The Story of Victoria’s First Street. \nMeeting Place: Fort Victoria National Historic Site on the western side of Wharf Street\, between Fort and Broughton Streets. \nTour Duration: Approximately 90 minutes (10-11:30) URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/walks-on-fort-5/2026-06-11/ LOCATION:Fort Victoria National Historic Site\, 1002 Wharf Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1T4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Architecture,Heritage Homes,Local History,Tour,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/walks-on-fort-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260620T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260620T113000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260528T210056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T215908Z UID:10000488-1781949600-1781955000@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Walks on Fort DESCRIPTION:Guided tours of historic Fort Street\, from the waterfront to Wentworth Villa. Tours include entrance to the exhibit. \nJoin Wentworth Villa curators Ben and Charles for guided walking tours of historic Fort Street\, Victoria’s oldest street. Beginning at the Fort Victoria National Historic Site on the picturesque Inner Harbour\, we will make our way eastward on Fort Street to Wentworth Villa Museum. Enroute we will look at some of the street’s many surviving heritage buildings and consider their place in the historic fabric of the city. Stories of the buildings’ architects and original occupants will be shared along with special behind-the-scenes glimpses of how some of these buildings are being used today. At the end of the tour guests will be invited to take in our new feature exhibit\, Fort Street: The Story of Victoria’s First Street. \nMeeting Place: Fort Victoria National Historic Site on the western side of Wharf Street\, between Fort and Broughton Streets. \nTour Duration: Approximately 90 minutes (10-11:30) URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/walks-on-fort-5/2026-06-20/ LOCATION:Fort Victoria National Historic Site\, 1002 Wharf Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1T4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Architecture,Heritage Homes,Local History,Tour,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/walks-on-fort-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261018T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261018T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T190608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T151414Z UID:10000471-1792333800-1792333800@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Die Schöne Müllerin DESCRIPTION:Our season starts with Schubert’s seminal song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin comprising twenty songs\, settings of poems by Wilhelm Müller. We are happy to welcome back tenor Benjamin Butterfield\, and collaborative pianist Robert Holliston to perform this beautiful song cycle\, considered by many to be a pinnacle of German song.\n  \n\n  \nRecital Program\n \n\n\nDie Schöne Müllerin\, Op.25\, D. 795\n Das Wandern\nWohin?\nHalt!\nDanksagung an den Bach\nAm Feierabend\nDer Neugierige\nUngeduld\nMorgengruß\nDes Müllers Blumen\nTränenregen\nMein!\nPause\nMit dem grünen Lautenbande\nDer Jäger\nEifersucht und Stolz\nDie liebe Farbe\nDie böse Farbe\nTrockne Blumen\nDer Müller und der Bach\nDes Baches Wiegenlied\nFranz Schubert (1797 – 1828)\n\n\n \n\nFranz Schubert (1797 – 1828)\nDie Schöne Müllerin\, Op.25\, D. 795\n Das Wandern\nWohin?\nHalt!\nDanksagung an den Bach\nAm Feierabend\nDer Neugierige\nUngeduld\nMorgengruß\nDes Müllers Blumen\nTränenregen\nMein!\nPause\nMit dem grünen Lautenbande\nDer Jäger\nEifersucht und Stolz\nDie liebe Farbe\nDie böse Farbe\nTrockne Blumen\nDer Müller und der Bach\nDes Baches Wiegenlied\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nPraised by The New York Times as\, “clarion-voiced and vibrant”\, Benjamin Butterfield has performed in concert\, recital and opera throughout North America and Europe as well as in Asia\, New Zealand\, the Middle East and Ukraine. \nRecognized for his diverse repertoire\, Benjamin’s past engagements have included working under legendary director Jonathan Miller at Glimmerglass Opera (Tamerlano)\, performing with the Dave Brubeck Quartet at the Montreal Jazz Festival (To Hope)\, sharing the stage with film actress Isabella Rossellini at the San Carlo in Italy and Epidaurus Greece (Perséphone) and appearing with the Hamburg Philharmonic at the Kyiv Opera House (Stankovych’s Kiddish Requiem) under Oksana Lyniv for the 75th Anniversary of Babyn Yar. He has performed at Het Concertgebouw\, Carnegie Hall\, Taipei’s National Concert Hall\, at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London as well as at the Welsh National Opera (Barber of Seville)\, New York City Opera (The Magic Flute) and the Canadian Opera Company (Cunning little Vixen). Most recently Benjamin sang in Bach’s B minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion (Evangelist) for the Bach Choir of Bethlehem as well as Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with the St. Lawrence Choir in Montreal. \nProfessor Butterfield is Head of Voice for the School of Music at the University of Victoria and has been on faculty with Opera Nuova Edmonton\, Vancouver International Song Institute\, Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Italy\, Victoria Conservatory Summer Vocal Academy\, Kelowna Summer Opera\, Orford Musique\, ICAV in Montreal and at Yellow Barn in Vermont. He also is Co-Director of the Ukrainian Art Song Summer Vocal Academy in Toronto. \nA fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and recipient of an Opera Canada Ruby Award\, Benjamin has also been recognized by the Juno Awards and is heard regularly on CBC Radio.\n  \n\n \nRobert Holliston studied at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and at UBC. Performing a wide variety of repertoire throughout Canada (including CBC Radio)\, the USA\, England\, New Zealand and Australia\, frequently collaborating with many of Canada’s leading singers and instrumentalists and as a member of the popular salon group Viveza\, Robert has participated in many prestigious festivals\, including Parry Sound\, Adelaide (Australia)\, and the Ottawa\, Sitka and Orcas Island Chamber Music festivals. Currently Head of the Keyboard Department at the VCM\, where he also teaches music history and chamber music. \nRobert has delivered pre-performance lectures for Pacific Opera Victoria since 1993 and has given many concerto performances with the Sidney Classical Orchestra\, Civic Orchestra of Victoria\, and Victoria Symphony\, with which he also appears frequently as orchestral keyboard player. URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/die-schone-mullerin/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Butterfield_2026.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261025T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261025T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T192207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T151339Z UID:10000472-1792938600-1792938600@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Jocelyn Lai\, piano DESCRIPTION:Through paired solo piano works by Chopin\, Coulthard\, and Schubert\, Vancouver-based concert pianist Jocelyn Lai reveals how composers across eras use the piano to express transcendence\, identity\, and human experience.\n  \n\n  \nRecital Program\n \n\n\n\n Variations Brillantes\, Op. 12 (9′)\n Polonaise-Fantaisie\, Op. 61 (12′)\n  \n Image Astrale (11′)\n Image Terrestre (6′)\n \n\n Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)\n  \n  \n Jean Coulthard (1908 – 2000)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)\n Variations Brillantes\, Op. 12 (9′)\n Polonaise-Fantaisie\, Op. 61 (12′)\n \n\n Jean Coulthard (1908 – 2000)\n Image Astrale (11′)\n Image Terrestre (6′)\n \n\nIntermission\n \n\n\n\n Impromptu in G-flat major\, Op. 90\, No. 3 (7′)\n  \n Piano Sonata in A major\, D. 959 (38′)\n    Allegro\n    Andantino\n    Scherzo (Allegro vivace) – Trio (Un poco più lento)\n    Rondo (Allegretto)\n \n\n Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)\n Impromptu in G-flat major\, Op. 90\, No. 3 (7′)\n \n\n Piano Sonata in A major\, D. 959 (38′)\n    Allegro\n    Andantino\n    Scherzo (Allegro vivace) – Trio (Un poco più lento)\n    Rondo (Allegretto)\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n  \n\n \nJocelyn Lai is a Vancouver-based concert pianist celebrated for her compelling artistry and imaginative programming. Praised by the Vancouver Sun for “get[ting] the balance between lush lyricism\, sparkling keyboard figurations\, and formal rigour just right\,” she has appeared in recital across Canada\, the United States\, and Spain as a soloist and chamber musician. A competition laureate on the national and international stage\, she garnered first prizes at the CIM Concerto Competition and the American Protégé International Competition\, and second prizes at the Shean and Knigge National Competitions. In her youth\, she represented British Columbia at Nationals through the Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival\, one of many festivals around the province she now returns regularly to as an in-demand adjudicator. \nDeeply committed to music education\, Jocelyn serves as the piano instructor on regular faculty at Douglas College and teaches a few talented and competitive young artists at Vancouver Academy of Music. Jocelyn holds degrees from the University of British Columbia\, the Juilliard School\, the Cleveland Institute of Music\, and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is indebted to her teachers: Jane Coop\, Julian Martin\, and Hae Sun Paik for their mentorship and wisdom. URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/jocelyn-lai/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lia.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261122T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261122T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T194721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T151322Z UID:10000473-1795357800-1795357800@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Simon Farintosh\, guitar DESCRIPTION:Take a journey through the evolution of musical colour\, featuring Simon Farintosh‘s innovative arrangements for guitar. The program pairs the delicate Impressionism of Ravel and Debussy with Alexander Scriabin’s piano preludes\, reimagined to exploit the guitar’s natural penchant for tonal colour. Traditional masterworks are juxtaposed with the atmospheric textures of electronic pioneer Aphex Twin\, and the vivid\, celestial imagery of Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Sky Color Tensor\, offering a unique bridge between 19th-century romanticism and the sonic landscapes of today.\n  \n\n  \nRecital Program\n \n\n\n\n Pavane pour une infante défunte\n  \n La sérénade interrompue\n  \n  \n Los Caprichos de Goya\, op. 195\n    VII. Están calientes (They are hot)\n    IX. Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched)\n    XI. Y se le quema la casa (And the house is on fire)\n    XVI. ¡Brabissimmo! (Bravissimo!)\n  \n Tableaux para Guitarra\n    I. Balada\n    II. Siciliana\n    III. Sarabanda\n    IV. Burlesca\n    V. Promenade\n  \n Turning of the Leaves\n \n\n Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)\, arr. Roland Dyens\n  \n Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)\, \narr. Simon Farintosh\n  \n Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 – 1968)\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Liova Bueno (b. 1979)\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Ralph Towner (1940 – 2026)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)\n Pavane pour une infante défunte\n    arr. Roland Dyens\n \n\n Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)\n La sérénade interrompue\n    arr. Simon Farintosh\n \n\n Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 – 1968)\n Los Caprichos de Goya\, op. 195\n    VII. Están calientes (They are hot)\n    IX. Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched)\n    XI. Y se le quema la casa (And the house is on fire)\n    XVI. ¡Brabissimmo! (Bravissimo!)\n \n\n Liova Bueno (b. 1979)\n Tableaux para Guitarra\n    I. Balada\n    II. Siciliana\n    III. Sarabanda\n    IV. Burlesca\n    V. Promenade\n \n\n Ralph Towner (1940 – 2026)\n Turning of the Leaves\n \n\nIntermission\n \n\n\n\n Strotha Tynhe\n  \n Eight Preludes\n    Prelude in E♭ minor\, op. 16\, no. 4\n    Prelude in B Major\, op. 27\, no. 2\n    Prelude in A♭ Major\, op. 11\, no. 17\n    Prelude in G minor\, op. 11\, no. 22\n    Prelude in G Major\, op. 13\, no. 3\n    Prelude in D Major\, op. 39\, no. 2\n    Prelude in F-sharp minor\, op. 31\, no. 2\n    Prelude in E Major\, op. 11\, no. 9\n  \n Guitar Sonata\, “Sky Color Tensor”\n    Noon\n    Twilight\n    Night\n    Midnight\n    Dawn\n \n\n Richard D. James (b. 1971)\, arr. Simon Farintosh\n  \n Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915)\, \narr. Simon Farintosh\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Takashi Yoshimatsu (b. 1953)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Richard D. James (b. 1971)\n Strotha Tynhe\n    arr. Simon Farintosh\n \n\n Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915)\n Eight Preludes\n    arr. Simon Farintosh\n    Prelude in E♭ minor\, op. 16\, no. 4\n    Prelude in B Major\, op. 27\, no. 2\n    Prelude in A♭ Major\, op. 11\, no. 17\n    Prelude in G minor\, op. 11\, no. 22\n    Prelude in G Major\, op. 13\, no. 3\n    Prelude in D Major\, op. 39\, no. 2\n    Prelude in F-sharp minor\, op. 31\, no. 2\n    Prelude in E Major\, op. 11\, no. 9\n \n\n Takashi Yoshimatsu (b. 1953)\n Guitar Sonata\, “Sky Color Tensor”\n    Noon\n    Twilight\n    Night\n    Midnight\n    Dawn\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nSimon Farintosh is an award-winning guitarist\, composer\, and educator based in Victoria\, British Columbia. Named one of CBC’s “30 Under 30 Classical Musicians” in 2023\, he has distinguished himself through unconventional programming that integrates the classical guitar with contemporary forms such as ambient electronica. This innovative approach is best highlighted by his multi-volume series\, Aphex Twin for Guitar—a project that reimagines the intricate works of electronic legend Richard D. James for the nylon string. By successfully bridging these seemingly disparate musical worlds\, Simon has reached a vast global audience\, amassing over 3 million streams on Spotify to date. \nThese arrangements have earned significant praise from both classical and electronic music circles. Marc Weidenbaum\, founder of Disquiet and author of the 33 1/3 book on Aphex Twin\, lauded the project for its ability to translate mechanical precision into a “living\, breathing human element\,” creating a “shimmering\, 4-dimensional soundworld” that transcends the boundaries of acoustic and electronic music. Reviewing the same project\, Bradford Werner of This is Classical Guitar praised Simon’s “warm\, sensitive sound and strong rhythmic delivery\,” noting that these “touching and intricate works showcase his refined virtuosity and a sophisticated command of the instrument’s tonal possibilities.” \nThis evocative quality reached a new peak with the 2023 release of his debut studio album\, Noctuary\, a set of brooding vignettes composed specifically for the solo eight-string guitar. Critics at Sinusoidal Music highlighted the profound emotional impact of the collection\, remarking: “It is heart-warming\, yet tells of a sadness inside you that can be reached without words. Simply gorgeous.” In addition to his solo output\, Simon was recently featured on the Navona Records album Filamentos\, performing the works of Dominican-Canadian composer Liova Bueno. \nSimon’s academic journey began at the University of Victoria under the revered pedagogue Dr. Alexander Dunn. He subsequently earned a Master’s Degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2020\, where he was a student and teaching assistant to Rene Izquierdo\, a renowned Cuban virtuoso. Currently\, Simon is finishing a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto under the tutelage of Jorge Caballero and Dr. Jeffrey McFadden. His doctoral research is dedicated to devising a comprehensive sight-reading curriculum for undergraduate guitar students. \nA decorated performer\, Simon won 1st Prize at the 2018 Northwest Guitar Festival and has been a finalist or prizewinner in the Canadian National Music Festival\, the GuitarLab International Competition\, and the Twisted Spruce Guitar Competition. As a composer\, he received First Prize in the 2022 Ottawa Guitar Society Composition Competition for his piece\, Distant Light\, published by Les Productions d’Oz. \nBeyond the stage\, Simon leads the guitar department at the University of Victoria and operates ReVamp Guitar Academy. As President of the Victoria Guitar Society and founder of Coastline Concerts\, he is a leading arts advocate; in 2026\, he served as Festival Director for the Northwest Guitar Festival\, marking the event’s first return to Canada in decades. \nSimon performs on a 2025 double-top guitar by Martin Blackwell and a 2021 eight-string guitar by Jeff Sigurdson. URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/simon-farintosh/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Farintosh.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261213T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261213T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T213141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T151126Z UID:10000477-1797172200-1797172200@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Octet Victoria DESCRIPTION:A program of both well-known and less familiar Christmas music from Victoria’s popular professional octet. Join us to celebrate the Christmas season at Wentworth Villa!\n  \n\n  \nProgram TBA\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nOctet Victoria is a fully professional group of eight singers who are committed to creating excellent choral music here in Victoria. Founded in 2022 by Char Hodgkins\, Octet Victoria’s members are highly skilled musicians with varied backgrounds; some of our members have a lifetime of choral experience\, while others are soloists or dedicated teachers. Having a mixed choir of eight different voices allows a large amount of flexibility for repertoire\, and Octet Victoria has explored choral music from all time periods spanning Renaissance to modern day. Octet Victoria has performed some of the richest music from the choral tradition such as motets by J.S. Bach and J. Brahms\, as well as a variety of new music including selections by Canadian composers such as Ruth Watson Henderson\, Stephanie Martin\, and Nathaniel Dett. This past season\, Octet Victoria collaborated with Victoria Baroque\, produced a concert with an expanded group of sixteen professional singers\, and is pleased to be back at Wentworth Villa for the third time! \nSingers:\nGina Johnson – Soprano\nOlivia Duffin – Soprano\nChar Hodgkins – Alto\nAlana Hayes – Alto\nFelix Butterfield – Tenor\nGordon Simmons – Tenor\nNathan McDonald – Bass\nRowan McWilliams – Bass URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/octet-victoria_dec_2026/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Octet-Victoria-Bridge.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270124T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270124T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T212635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T151113Z UID:10000474-1800801000-1800801000@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Eve Egoyan\, Piano DESCRIPTION:Piano Next: Extending the piano in response to the pianist’s touch. \nEve Egoyan‘s works for augmented and acoustic piano delve into the space between what a piano can do and what she has always wished it could do. At their core is the live acoustic sound of the piano\, but through the delicate intervention of technology and recorded sounds\, Eve tests (and teases) the edges of that sound\, pushing it beyond the familiar\, through the impossible\, and into the extraordinary. \n  \n\n  \nRecital Program\n \n\n\n\n In Stone\n    A Doubling\n    Ghosts Beneath my Fingertips ( for Viva)\n    “We are Stardust”\n \n\n Eve Egoyan\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Eve Egoyan\n In Stone\n    A Doubling\n    Ghosts Beneath my Fingertips ( for Viva)\n    “We are Stardust”\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nEve Egoyan is a celebrated Armenian-Canadian pianist born in Victoria. She has performed as a soloist at major festivals across North America\, Europe\, Asia\, and Australia\, including Other Minds (USA)\, Huddersfield (UK)\, Sydney Festival (Australia)\, Klangspuren (Austria)\, Kobe International Festival (Japan)\, and Luminato\, Victoriaville\, and PuSh Festivals in Canada. Solo recitals have taken her to major Canadian venues such as Koerner Hall\, George Weston Hall\, The Isabel\, Salle Bourgie\, and Domaine Forget\, and she has performed as soloist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver CBC Orchestra among others. She has collaborated extensively with artists across theatre\, dance\, film\, and new media\, and has released thirteen acclaimed solo discs\, many featuring works written expressly for her. \nAs a composer\, Eve writes for augmented and acoustic piano\, exploring the space between what a piano can do and what she has always wished it could. At its core is the live acoustic sound of the piano\, but through the delicate intervention of technology\, she pushes it beyond the familiar — through the impossible and into the extraordinary. \nShe’s widely broadcast on CBC Radio\, named one of Canada’s 25 top pianists of all time by the CBC\, and inducted into the CBC Hall of Fame. Major awards include the Muriel Sherrin Award for music performance and Canada Council New Chapters funding for Solo for Duet. URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/eve-egoyan/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Egoyan.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270228T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270228T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260522T193537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T151048Z UID:10000480-1803825000-1803825000@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Zodiac Trio DESCRIPTION:Ancestral Voices: Folk and Klezmer \nFounded in New York City in 2006 and shaped at the Paris Conservatory\, the Zodiac Trio is one of today’s foremost clarinet-violin-piano ensembles. They tour internationally\, performing masterworks\, hidden gems\, and over three dozen new commissions written for their distinctive instrumentation. \n  \n\n  \nProgram TBA\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nPraised for his “easy facility\, a vibrant tone” and “expressiveness and exuberance” by the New York Concert Review\, “masterful playing” by L’Orfeo (Mexico)\, “simply fabulous clarinetist” by Journal des Citoyens (Canada) and proclaimed as “an artist whose profound musicality is only matched by his sparkling technique” (Nice-Matin\, France)\, Russian/American clarinetist Kliment Krylovskiy has been enjoying an international concert career as member of the esteemed Zodiac Trio. Professor of Clarinet at the Conservatoire du Cagnes sur Mer and Conservatoire du Vence in France. Mr. Krylovskiy is the Artistic of the Zodiac Music Academy & Festival. \nMr. Krylovskiy has appeared as soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs\, the University of Central Florida Percussion ensemble in a premiere of “Night Wanderings” written for him\, the University of Nebraska Woodwind Ensemble\, has been featured multiple times in the role of “Channan” (played by a clarinetist onstage) in Ofer ben Amots chamber opera “the Dubbyk.” \nAs an orchestral player\, he often performs with the Cannes National Orchestra\, the Monte Carlo Philharmonic\, and the Toulon Opera\, amongst others.\n  \n\n \nFinal student of Franco Gulli\, Vanessa Mollard has appeared as soloist with the Gent Symphony Orchestra\, Geneva Philharmonic\, Marseille Symphony Orchestra and the Monte-Carlo Symphony\, and has worked with Pierre Boulez\, Mstislav Rostropovich\, Kurt Mazur and Jean-Claude Casadesus. As a pioneer of new music\, Ms. Mollard has collaborated with renowned composers Nicolas Bacri and Laurent Petigirard\, whose compositions she premiered. A recipient of the Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation sponsorship\, she has studied with Olivier Charlier\, Patrice Fontanarosa\, Gerard Jarry\, Roland Daugareil and Ivry Gitlis.\n  \n\n \nA versatile musician\, Riko Higuma is a highly sought-after piano collaborator and a sensitive chamber musician\, performing with the world’s leading artists throughout the United States\, Europe\, Russia and Japan. As a soloist\, she was a top-prize winner at the Jacob Flier International Piano Competition and the Santa Fe International Piano Competition.​ \nMs.Higuma’s collaborations on the recital and concert stage have included such distinguished artists as Aaron Rosand\, Albert Markov\, Neil Rosenshein\, Cho-Liang Lin\, Alan Gilbert\, Steven Tanenbom\, Dora Schwarzberg\, Timothy Eddy\, Jeffrey Solow\, Dmitri Sitkovetsky and Ray Chen\, among others. Appearances in music festivals include Lidal North at the Norwegian Opera House\, La Jolla Chamberfest\, New DOCTA festival in Argentina\, New Music On the Point in Vermont as a member of the American Modern Ensemble and the Summit Music Festival in New York\, where she performed a gala recital with the legendary violinist Aaron Rosand. Since her engagement as the rehearsal pianist for the New York Philharmonic premier of Lera Auerbach’s violin concerto working with violinist Leonidas Kavakos in 2017\, she has continuously been engaged by them working with top soloists and conductors of today. \nMs.Higuma studied with Phillip Kawin at the Manhattan School of Music\, where she is currently engaged as a staff pianist and vocal coach. URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/zodiac-trio/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/zodiac.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270314T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270314T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T210140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T151036Z UID:10000479-1805034600-1805034600@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Daniel Adam Maltz\, fortepiano DESCRIPTION:A program to mark 200 years since the death of Beethoven. Based in Vienna\, Daniel Adam Maltz is the leading fortepianist of his generation. He tours widely with his instrument and is a specialist in Viennese Classicism – especially the works of Haydn\, Mozart\, and Beethoven. \n  \n\n  \nRecital Program\n \n\n\n\n 7 Ländler\, WoO 11\n  \n 7 Bagatelles\, Op. 33\n    Andante grazioso quasi allegretto\n    Scherzo – Allegro\n    Allegretto\n    Andante\n    Allegro ma non troppo\n    Allegretto quasi andante\n    Presto\n  \n Sonata\, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’\n    Adagio sostenuto\n    Allegretto – Trio\n    Presto agitato\n \n\n Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\n 7 Ländler\, WoO 11\n \n\n 7 Bagatelles\, Op. 33\n    Andante grazioso quasi allegretto\n    Scherzo – Allegro\n    Allegretto\n    Andante\n    Allegro ma non troppo\n    Allegretto quasi andante\n    Presto\n \n\n Sonata\, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’\n    Adagio sostenuto\n    Allegretto – Trio\n    Presto agitato\n \n\nIntermission\n \n\n\n\n Andante favori\, WoO 57\n  \n Sonata\, Op. 2 No. 3\n    Allegro con brio\n    Adagio\n    Scherzo. Allegro – Trio\n    Allegro assai\n \n\n Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\n Andante favori\, WoO 57\n \n\n Sonata\, Op. 2 No. 3\n    Allegro con brio\n    Adagio\n    Scherzo. Allegro – Trio\n    Allegro assai\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nDaniel Adam Maltz is a fortepianist based in Vienna\, Austria. \nHe is the leading fortepianist of his generation\, performing in 50+ cities per year as a sought-after soloist\, director\, and Lied accompanist. \nDaniel specializes in Viennese Classicism — especially the works of Haydn\, Mozart\, and Beethoven — performed on the Viennese fortepianos of their time. \nCalled “the foremost performer in the world of the fortepiano” (Aspen Daily News) and lauded as a “master of the instrument” (the WholeNote)\, critics say Maltz imbues “[Beethoven’s] tenderness\, longing and frustration into the very notes” (Orlando Sentinel)\, and “It was a privilege to hear an artist of this caliber” (The Antic Arts). URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/daniel-adam-maltz-fortepiano/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Maltz.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270516T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270516T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T211518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T150948Z UID:10000475-1810477800-1810477800@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Brahms Cello Sonatas DESCRIPTION:Making his Wentworth Villa debut\, Henry Shapard (Co-Principal Cello\, London Philharmonic Orchestra\, UK) and esteemed Canadian pianist Jane Coop present the two Brahms sonatas for cello and piano\, and a set of variations by Mendelssohn. \n  \n\n  \nRecital Program\n \n\n\n\n Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor\, Op. 38\n    I. Allegro non troppo\n    II. Allegretto quasi menuetto & Trio\n    III. Allegro\n \n\n Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)\n Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor\, Op. 38\n    I. Allegro non troppo\n    II. Allegretto quasi menuetto & Trio\n    III. Allegro\n \n\nIntermission\n \n\n\n\n Cello Sonata No. 2 in F\, Op. 99\n    I. Allegro vivace\n    II. Adagio affettuoso\n    III. Allegro passionato\n    IV. Allegro molto\n  \n A set of variations — TBA\n \n\n Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)\n \n \n\n \n\n\n Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)\n Cello Sonata No. 2 in F\, Op. 99\n    I. Allegro vivace\n    II. Adagio affettuoso\n    III. Allegro passionato\n    IV. Allegro molto\n \n\n Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)\n A set of variations — TBA\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nHenry Shapard is Co-Principal Cello of the London Philharmonic Orchestra\, a position he took up in July 2025. Prior to his seat in the LPO\, he served from 2020 as Principal Cello of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Highlights of his tenure in British Columbia included several performances as the featured soloist with the VSO\, most notably the Strauss Don Quixote under the baton of Leonard Slatkin. \nAs a cello section leader\, Henry is in demand around the world\, appearing in Guest Principal roles with the LPO and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra as well as guest Co-Principal with the Oslo Philharmonic. \nAs a concerto soloist\, Henry’s recent engagements include the Vancouver\, Yale\, Prince George\, and Lima symphonies\, the PRISMA Festival Orchestra\, and Parlando (New York City). Notable chamber music collaborations include a long-term partnership with pianist Jane Coop. \nHenry was Professor of Cello at the Vancouver Academy of Music from 2023–2025\, and maintains an ongoing relationship with the Academy. He has also been visiting faculty at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)\, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA)\, and given masterclasses at Yale and Oberlin\, among others. \nIn May 2020\, Henry graduated with distinction in History from Yale University\, where he received numerous university prizes. During his time there\, he also studied cello with Ole Akahoshi and conducting with William Boughton\, whom he assisted at the Yale Symphony. In his last year as a Yale student\, he was also Principal Cello of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra\, appointed by the late Bramwell Tovey. \nRaised in Cleveland\, Ohio\, where he was an enthusiastic student of Richard Weiss\, Henry holds a deep commitment to stewardship\, frequently organizing workshops for incarcerated individuals in his home state.  \n\n \nPianist Jane Coop \, one of Canada’s most prominent and distinguished artists\, has toured extensively throughout North America\, Asia and Europe\, performing in such major concert halls as Lincoln Center (Alice Tully)\, Wigmore Hall\, the Kennedy Center\, Roy Thomson Hall\, Salle Gaveau (Paris)\, the Singapore Cultural Center and the Bolshoi Hall of St. Petersburg\, Russia. She has been soloist with the principal orchestras of Canada\, as well as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London\, the Seattle and Portland Symphonies\, the Hong Kong and Honolulu Symphonies and the Radio Orchestras of Bavaria and Holland\, in some forty concerti. \nHer principal teachers were Alexandra Munn and Gladys Egbert in Calgary\, Anton Kuerti in Toronto and Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. \nMs. Coop has received international praise for her sixteen releases on the Skylark\, CBC and Centaur labels in solo\, chamber and concerto repertoire ranging from Bach to Barber and beyond (skylark-music.com)\, and her radio broadcasts have been heard in Britain\, Hong Kong\, Poland\, Holland\, Germany\, the USA and Canada. \nShe has been an invited jury member for international piano competitions in Calgary (Honens)\, Maryland (Kapell)\, Dublin\, Hilton Head\, Washington DC\, New York\, Indianapolis\, Dallas (Cliburn)\, Beijing\, and Salt Lake City (Bachauer). A regular artist/teacher at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival in Blue Hill\, Maine\, Coop performs with members of the Juilliard Quartet and other eminent musicians. \nJane Coop was Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver for over thirty years\, and now devotes herself full time to performing. In 2012 she was appointed to the Order of Canada for her lifetime achievement and contribution to her country in the arts\, and to the Order of BC in 2019. \nMs. Coop is a Steinway Artist. URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/brahms-cello-sonatas/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Henry.Shapard.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270530T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270530T143000 DTSTAMP:20260606T112425 CREATED:20260521T215737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T150928Z UID:10000478-1811687400-1811687400@wentworthvilla.com SUMMARY:Baroque Trio Sonatas for Spring DESCRIPTION:Harpsichordist extraordinaire\, Alexander Weimann\, is joined by violinists\, Chloe and Christi Meyers\, in a program of Baroque trio sonatas from the 17th and 18th centuries. Music for a spring afternoon that will uplift\, inspire and delight you.\n  \n\n  \nProgram TBA\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \nChloe Meyers has been playing violin her whole life. She grew up playing in a string trio with her siblings and was frequently accompanied by her mother. That music was the second language in her early years solidified her career choice early on until in university\, Chloe became fascinated by the sound of the period instruments\, and changed from a career of “modern” violin\, to “baroque specialist”\, an about-face in the world of music! \nChloe has played with many different ensembles and orchestras all over Canada and the US and in many varied positions\, most often now as leader or concertmaster. She is concertmaster of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra in Vancouver\, the affiliate group of Early Music Vancouver and principal\nsecond of the Seattle Bach Festival Orchestra in Seattle. \nChloe’s current passion is teaching – she is on faculty at both UBC and UVic\, and an integral part of the BOMP (Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Program) that exposes the next generation of players and singers to the art of early music performance practice.\n  \n\n \nThe internationally renowned keyboard artist Alexander Weimann has spent his life enveloped by the therapeutic power and beauty of making music. \nAlex grew up in Munich. At age three he became fascinated by the intense magic of the church organ. He started piano at six\, formal organ lessons at 12 and harpsichord at university (along with theatre theory\, medieval Latin and jazz piano.) \nToday he is in huge demand as a director\, soloist and chamber player\, traveling the world with leading North American and European ensembles. He is Artistic Director of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra in Vancouver and has appeared on more than 100 recordings\, including the Juno-award-winning album “Prima Donna” with Karina Gauvin and Arion Baroque orchestra. Alex offers master classes at European and North American universities and is on faculty at the University of British Columbia. \nMore than anything\, he loves to improvise – something\, he says\, humans do all the time\, just by making conversation.\n  \n\n \nChristi Meyers is an accomplished modern and baroque violinist who has been an active part of Victoria’s music scene since 2001. She was Assistant Concertmaster of the Victoria Symphony for 24 years and continues to perform with Victoria Baroque\, Pacific Baroque Orchestra\, Seattle Bach Festival Orchestra\, Early Music Vancouver\, and as the first violinist of the Odyssey String Quartet. \nChristi has toured internationally and played with artists from Yo-Yo Ma to Pavarotti. A dedicatededucator\, she has been on faculty at UVic\, maintains a small studio of young violinists\, and is the Artistic Director of the Esquimalt based chamber music series\, Township Classics. Seeking to use her music skills more purposefully in her midlife\, she is currently in the midst of Music Therapy degree studies at Capilano University in North Vancouver. URL:https://wentworthvilla.com/event/sonatas-for-spring/ LOCATION:Wentworth Villa\, 1156 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3K8 CATEGORIES:Concerts,Victoria Attractions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://wentworthvilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/christi.webp GEO:48.4232835;-123.3516214 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wentworth Villa 1156 Fort Street Victoria BC V8V 3K8;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1156 Fort Street:geo:-123.3516214,48.4232835 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR