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The Victoria Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) is inviting anyone interested in the pipe organ to see an organ up close, learn about it, hear the various sounds it can make, and – most importantly - play it!

Simultaneous FREE day-time events are held on Saturday, April  26,  from 1-3pm. Locations of host churches are noted below. There are also some evening events for a nominal fee.

Volunteers will welcome and share information with you, answer your questions and more importantly, give you a chance to play a unique organ at each of the participating venues. If you have no experience or even a little keyboard experience, you’re invited to bring a piece of music and play your favourite piece on the instrument or just put your fingers on the keys and make the pipes sound! Play what you love!

You can bring your camera or smartphone and have a picture taken of you at the organ console(s).

By playing, you will be participating in our attempt to establish a record for the greatest number of people playing a pipe organ on International Organ Day and establish VICTORIA as the Organ Playing CAPITAL of Canada!

St Peter &  St Paul

1379 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria
www.stpeterandpaul.ca/about/our-connacher-organ

St. Ann's Chapel

835 Humbolt Street (parking entrance from Blanshard)
www.stannsacademy.com/visitor_information/location_direction_parking_accessibility.php

St Andrew's Cathedral

740 View St, Victoria
www.standrewscathedral.com/history-of-the-cathedral

1st Church of Christ Scientist

1205 Pandora Ave, Victoria
www.victoriachurch.ca

St Andrew's Presbyterian

680 Courtney St, Victoria
www.standrewsvictoria.ca/music/the-organ

St Luke's Anglican

3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd, Victoria
www.stlukesvictoria.ca/music-ministry

Lutheran Church of the Cross

3787 Cedar Hill Rd, Victoria
www.lutheranvictoria.ca/

St John the Evangelist

980 Falmouth Rd, Victoria
www.ccsje.org/music/

St Michael  & All Angels

4733 West Saanich Road, Victoria
www.stmikevictoria.ca

 

EVENING EVENT ONLY- Tickets through Christ Church Cathedral website

Christ Church Cathedral

930 Burdett Ave, Victoria (main entrance on Quadra)
www.christchurchcathedral.bc.ca/music-at-christ-church-cathedral/the-organ

See www.rcco-victoria.org for more details.