NEWS / UPCOMING EVENTS
Coming Up
June 22, 2026
Tunes & Treats
Solara Youth Voices
Solara Youth Voices is having a bake-sale/coffee house on Monday, June 22 from 4pm to 6pm as a fundraiser for the choir! Admission is free, and the event will take place at the Cowan Heights United Church.
Featuring performances from the members of Solara. Tea, coffee and baked goods available for purchase.
We are really looking forward to celebrating the end of Solara's inaugural year, and we hope to see you there!
Monday, June 22, 4 pm - 6 pm
Cowan Heights United Church, 141 Frecker Drive.
Past Events
May 31, 2026
A Toast to QVE at Quidi Vidi Brewery
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music, community, and local talent at our Quintessential Vocal Ensemble fundraiser at Quidi Vidi Brewery Taproom!
Enjoy special guest performances by ZEALYA, TOPANGA TRIO and JACKIE SULLIVAN in an afternoon filled with music, cold beer, and great company all in support of QVE as they prepare for their tour of Ireland in 2027.
Admission by donation, no tickets required. Doors open at 12, music starts at 2! Bringing a group? You can call the taproom in advance to reserve a table, 709-738-4040.
Sunday, May 31, 12 noon - 8 pm
Quidi Vidi Brewery, 35 Barrows Road.
May 23, 2026
Solara's Spring Sing
Solara Youth Voices
Solara Youth Voices welcomes the spring with the sea as their backdrop in beautiful Torbay!
Saturday, May 23, 1:30 pm
Torbay History House, 2 Convent Lane, Torbay, NL
***NOTE change in venue to due inclement weather***
Admission by donation (cash or e-transfer accepted).
March 29, 2026
Islands SING!
Music from Islands of the World
Let the sounds of QVE transport you across the waves as we explore the themes and traditions that bind those who call islands home, from Newfoundland to Ireland, the Philippines and beyond!
Featuring music by Leslee Heys, Jason Noble, Ola Gjeilo, Michael McGlynn, Tracy Wong, and special guest artist, international award-winning NL composer and pianist James Hurley.
Sunday, March 29, 3 pm (Doors open 2:30 pm)
Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Church Hill.
Tickets available at holyhearttheatre.com (709-579-4424).
$30/$25 student & senior (plus fees), free for kids 12 and under.
December 14, 2025
Candle Light & Star Glow
QVE Annual Christmas Concert
It's time to light up the season with the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble!
Featuring "O Holy Night" with soprano Maria Lacey, a John Rutter 80th birthday celebration with classical guitarist Ben Diamond, Rachmaninoff's magnificent "Blessed Is the Man", Eric Whitacre's "Stopping By the Woods On a Snowy Evening", and a special guest performance by Solara Youth Voices.
Sunday, December 14, 4 pm (Doors open 3:15 pm)
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (The Kirk), Queens Road.
Tickets available at holyhearttheatre.com (709-579-4424).
$30/$25 student & senior (plus fees), free for kids 12 and under.
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November 1, 2025
Where You Belong
Songs of Hope
We take heart in a troubled world, where there is still goodness and beauty to be found, and where purpose and hope endure. QVE comes together with a special program to open its 2025-26 season, including the classic "Alleluia" by Randall Thompson, and music by Matthew Emery, Pärt Uusberg, Säje and Bob Dylan.
Saturday, November 1, 7:30 pm (Doors open 7 pm)
D.F. Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music.
Tickets available at holyhearttheatre.com (709-579-4424).
$30/$25 student & senior (plus fees), free for kids 12 and under.
March 30, 2025
World O World
Music to Move the Earth and Stars
Prepare to be moved by an extraordinary evening among the planets at the Johnson Geo Centre with the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble!
Music by Jacob Collier, Katerina Gimon, Andrew Balfour, Nicholas Ryan Kelly, Jason Jestadt, Voces8 and more. QVE traces a choral journey through the Vedic zodiac and the writings of Galileo, to our first footsteps on worlds beyond, and our power to save the world we call home. Doors open 7 pm. Cash bar will be open before showtime and at intermission.
Sunday, March 30, 7:30 pm
Johnson Geo Centre, 175 Signal Hill Road, St. John's, NL
Tickets available at holyhearttheatre.com. $40/$30 senior & student (plus fees), free for kids 12 and under. ***EARLY BIRD SALE $35/$25 (plus fees) until February 16!***
December 15, 2024
Winter Songs
QVE Annual Christmas Concert
Get cozy with a heartwarming concert under the dome at First Light Centre with the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble!
QVE sings up the holiday magic with a cappella favourites like “White Winter Hymnal” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, and seasonal classics including “O Holy Night” with this year’s soloist, Elizabeth Johnson, all under the direction of conductor Susan Quinn and assistant conductor Rob Pittman.
Sunday, December 15, 7:30 pm (doors open 6:45 pm)
First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity
81 Cochrane Street, St. John's, NL
Tickets $30/$25 senior & student, free for kids 12 and under.
Available at qve.eventbrite.ca and at the door.
First Light Centre graciously accepts donations of food items and personal care items at the door for tenants of its Indigenous-priority affordable housing units.
November 10, 2024
Following the Moonroad
Songs of Refuge and Remembrance
QVE and cellist Nathan Cook present a concert for Remembrance Day that speaks boldly and profoundly to our present situation as a human family.
QVE is proud to present the NL premiere of "Following the Moonroad" by Canadian composer Christine Donkin — a powerful new work for choir and cello, with texts by Lozan Yamolky, Connie Braun, and George Elliott Clarke. Through the words of a refugee, a child of refugees, and a descendant of refugees, this compelling work speaks of seeking refuge from danger, imprisonment, and conflict in search of safety, freedom, and peace. The concert will also feature themes of home and hope in selections by Josef Rheinberger, Don Macdonald, Stephen Paulus and James Woodhall.
Sunday, November 10, 3:30 pm (doors open 3 pm)
First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity
81 Cochrane Street, St. John's, NL
Tickets $30/$25 senior & student, available at qve.eventbrite.ca and at the door.