All events are free – All are welcome!
Tour of Historic Building : St James’ Church
Wednesday, October 25, 5.30 – 6.30 pm
St James’ Anglican Church, 303 East Cordova, Free
St James’ Anglican Church is an historic building designed by the famed British architect Adrian Gilbert Scott. Constructed in 1935, its style is a combination of Art Deco, Romanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival, and Gothic Revival architecture. Join a free guided tour around the building with guides Elisabeth Kwan and PJ Janson to learn about its amazing architecture and beauty. For those interested, a climb to the Bells Tower follows the guided tour of St James’.
Open Rehearsal
VANCOUVER CANTATA SINGERS
Wednesday October 25, 7 – 8.30 pm
St James’ Anglican Church, 303 East Cordova, Free
St James’ welcomes the Vancouver Cantata Singers as they offer a free, open rehearsal. If you have ever wondered how to teach a choir to sing and perform in perfect harmony, this is a great opportunity to hear some beautiful singing, and learn from commentary by Paula Kremer, Artistic Director. Vancouver Cantata Singers was founded in 1958, and is one of Canada’s pre-eminent, award-winning choral ensembles. For information about their upcoming concert, visit https://vancouvercantatasingers.com All welcome.
Introduction to the Pipe Organ
& Tour of Historic Building
Sunday, October 29, noon – 1.30 pm
St James’ Anglican Church, 303 East Cordova, Free
Introduction to the historic Pipe Organ at St James’ Anglican Church by Director of Music Gerald Harder at noon. Followed by a guided tour of the historic building designed by the famed British architect Adrian Gilbert Scott with Elisabeth Kwan and PJ Janson to learn about its amazing architecture and beauty. For those interested, a climb to the Bells Tower follows the guided tour of St James’.
BELLS OF ST. JAMES’
Thursday, November 2, 2 pm
St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova, Free.
At 2 pm come to the corner of Gore and E. Cordova, or stop outdoors in the surrounding neighbourhood, and listen for the ringing of the bells from St. James’ Anglican Church for All Souls’ Day, the Day of the Dead. “The bells at St. James”, with a full octave range, were cast in 1937 in Loughborough, England, and continue sounding to this day. The tenor bell, weighing two tons, is the bell that’s heard tolling, and for special occasions, all eight bells play together.
REQUIEM FOR ALL SOULS’
Thursday, November 2, 6.30 pm
St James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova, Free
At this service we shall remember all who have died, among them all who have died of opioid overdose and Covid, all who died at Residential Schools, and our own loved ones. The music will be the Missa pro defunctis of Giovanni Francesco Anerio (c. 1567-1630), an Italian composer, the much more musically progressive younger brother of composer Felice Anerio, and a bridge between the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Plainsong pervades his Missa pro defunctis (Requiem Mass), both as cantus firmus and paraphrase, but often in very subtle ways. The overall effect is one which acknowledges the poignancy of loss while providing profound solace.
…Everyone welcome! 303 East Cordova Street