CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble
CapriCCio
celebrates our 20th anniversary this year!
20 years dedicated to singing the finest choral music of
many styles from many eras...performing works spanning more
than 6 centuries (from the 15th century to
today’s composers), with an emphasis on earlier music.
Formed in 1989 by director Michael Gormley, the choir has
won accolades for its clear, focussed sound and wide-ranging
repertoire.
The group regularly performs major choral
works like Bach's B Minor Mass and Handel's Messiah, as part
of a repertoire of songs and major works from all eras
ranging from Tallis and Gabrieli to Pärt and younger
contemporaries. CapriCCio is also known
for its "theme" concerts, such as its annual
Remembrance Day concert, a concert for St. Patrick's Day of
lively Irish folksongs, and "Music of the North" which featured Canadian and Scandinavian composers. The choir was featured in the North American
premiere of Christopher Butterfield's Requiem for Convoy
PQ17. CapriCCio is a frequent collaborator with the
Victoria Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with the
Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra,
the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra and the Civic
Orchestra.
CapriCCio's concert season is supported by its audiences and
generous contributions from its donors. CapriCCio Vocal
Ensemble Society operates as a non-profit organization to
support the choir's activities.
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Michael Gormley, Director
 CapriCCio's
founding director is Michael Gormley, an honours graduate of
the Vienna Academy of Music and former conductor of the
Vienna Choir Boys. He currently holds the position of
Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral and has been
involved with numerous choirs, opera, and operatic
institutions in the city of Victoria. Michael regularly
appears as guest conductor of the Victoria Symphony.
Our Next Concert
Remembrance
Thursday, November 11, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
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"...an excellent
performance, in which choral accuracy went hand in hand with
well chosen tempos and carefully observed dynamics."
"...the choir
was stunning. Rarely does one hear such clean, alert, agile
choral singing." |
2010
