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Along with Dr Adam Con, our founder and artistic director Elizabeth MacIsaac will be co-chairing the national Podium choral conference in spring 2026 here in Victoria. We can’t wait to connect with singers from across Canada in our hometown. The 2026 edition, co-hosted by Choral Canada and the British Columbia Choral Federation (BCCF), will be held in Victoria […]

The sheet music is flowing, our choir is warming up, and tickets are now on sale for Stars! Join us for this celestial-themed concert on December 14, 2024 or January 25, 2025. For information about the program and to buy tickets, visit our Current season page.

As the sound of flocks migrating overhead starts to fill the air, Ensemble Laude is thrilled to launch its 24th season with two sparkling concert programs. Stars Our winter 2024 concert, Stars, takes the listener through the clear tones of medieval Marian music, to contemporary Cree composer Andrew Balfour’s telling of the Star Children creation […]

History was made on May 1st, 2024, when a piece composed by Canadian Sarah Quartel as an Ensemble Laude commission was performed at Oxford University. Sarah became the first female composter in 500 years to have her work selected for the traditional May Morning celebrations. Ensemble Laude congratulates Sarah Quartel on this momentous occasion! The […]

Join Ensemble Laude for a musical burst of joy and colour to top off our 2023–24 season. Our Bloom! program curates joyous music written for upper voices written by composers from around the globe, on the themes of renewal and blossoming creativity. This series of two concerts, held on April 27 and May 4, entwines […]