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Classical music
Lifestyle
Music
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Date Created: 2015-05-24
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Date Updated: 2024-06-19
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The Varnus Hall is not just a concert venue, it is also a living version of 19th century Victorian life in the 21st century. Built between 1845 and 1895, Varnus Hall was originally a Congregationalist church. Thanks to the huge amount of wood, the acoustics of the hall are crystal clear. The hall’s magnificent concert organ was designed by the famous British organist Graham Percy Steed and built by Casavant Frères in 1977, as the company’s 3338th opus. The building complex surrounding the church includes the Canadian residence of the current owner, concert organist Xaver Varnus, in addition to a small cafe and museum, which tells the history of the church building and its organ. Varnus Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the stage of this ancient and magnificent hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.