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Under the Spire Festival

Under the Spire Festival

Music festival taking place on Prince Edward Island

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    • Under the Spire
    • About Historic St. Mary’s
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Historic St. Mary’s

About Historic St. Mary’s

St. Mary’s Church, a fine example of the French Gothic influence, was built in 1902 by Island architect, William Critchlow Harris. The Harris trademark, a rib-vaulted or groined ceiling, enhances the quality of sound and achieved this with the use of fir, pine, spruce, maple, and birch throughout the building.

Today, Historic St. Mary’s remains the architectural and acoustical treasure that William Harris envisioned; the perfect setting for voice and instruments to celebrate wonderful music. It has been said that the natural acoustics of St. Mary’s rates as one of the top ten places to perform in the world.

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Learn more about the building’s history HERE.