Featured Event
Stabat Mater – Cowichan Consort Orchestra & Choir
The Cowichan Consort Orchestra & Choir present an evening of powerful and moving choral music, centered around Karl Jenkins’ Stabat Mater. This evocative work, paired with selections by Sibelius and Elgar, brings together voice and orchestra in a deeply expressive program. Featuring contralto soloist Cari Burdett and bassoon soloist Sandra Wilson, under the direction of conductor Pippa Williams, this concert offers a rich and contemplative musical experience.
Date & Time
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Location
Christian Reformed Church
930 Trunk Rd, Duncan, BC
Program
Stabat Mater by Karl Jenkins, with additional music by Sibelius and Elgar
Performers
Pippa Williams, Conductor and Music Director
Cari Burdett, Contralto
Sandra Wilson, Bassoon Soloist
Tickets
All seats $20
Available at Volume One Book Store, from consort members, and at the door
Youth Summer Camps
A Summer of Creativity, Nature, and Joyful Expression
Give your child a summer rooted in creativity, connection, and the natural world. At Lila Music and Nature Centre, our three unique camp experiences invite children ages 7–13 to explore, create, and grow through hands-on learning, imagination, and play.
From theatre, music, and storytelling to outdoor adventure and traditional nature-based skills, each camp offers a nurturing and inspiring environment where children can build confidence, form meaningful friendships, and experience the magic of summer.
Moss & Melody Theatre
Theatre and Nature Summer Camp
(July 13–17)
Song, story, and soil – all in one wild week.
Wildcraft & Rhythm
Nature and Art Summer Camp
(July 20-24)
Crafts, creatures, and a week you won’t forget.
Wild Wood Scouts
Nature Summer Camp
(August 10-14 )
Stomp, sing, and find your place in the world.
Vocal Sessions
"Singing with Cari is like coming home."
(choir participant)
One-on-One Voice Lessons
• Coaching prep for concerts
• Vocal Improvisation
• Song Writing Support
• Private Sound Healing
• Intuitive Vocal Nature Sessions (interweaving of nature / ceremony / sound healing / vocal improvisation)
Lila Community Choir
Vocal Improvisation (Group)
Lila Music & Nature School
Deepen your skills, practices and connection!
• Core Routines • 8 Shield Teachings • Fire Skills • Plant work • Survival skills • Story sharing • Scouting • Crafts • Tracking • Basket making • Wool felting…and more!
Monthly Forest Sundays
Forest Fridays (Weekly)
Cari Burdett Music
2016 Winner, Vocalist of the Year, VIMA
2015 WCMA Nomination, World Album of the Year
‘Burdett’ style fuses jazz from the 40’s to art song and gypsy blending songs effortlessly in five languages that tap into deep veins of emotion.
British Columbia chanteuse, Cari Burdett, performs a timeless, genre-defying,
european fusion of opera, folk, jazz and world music. Burdett cites Edith Piaf, Joni Mitchell, Lhasa De Sela, Nina Simone, Maureen Forrester, Mecedes Sosa, Rhiannon Giddens as inuences. Her live show is musically moving from language to language, features her original compositions and sensual songs that express the vulnerable heart. The show is theatrical, virtuosic and at times impromptu.
About Cari
Cari Burdett lives through music, as anyone who has spent five minutes with her immediately understands. Her life’s path winds through a garden of music studies and teaching, performance and improvisation.
Through her rich musical background, Cari aims to instill joy and appreciation for music in her students, using her extensive knowledge and skills.