Togni was a church organist in several positions. In Italy, he served at
San Gregorio Magno al Celio, Rome, and as the assistant to
Fernando Germani, who was the organist of
Saint Peter's Basilica in
Vatican City. In Switzerland, he served at the
Cathedral of Saint Lawrence, Lugano. He was the organist and choirmaster of
St. Basil's Church and
St. Michael's College, Toronto, at
St. Michael's Cathedral Choir School as professor of organ and improvisation, as well as at
St. Michael's Cathedral as organist. The
Calgary Herald wrote in 1964 that Togni was "an internationally-known organist". Before he died, Togni was scheduled to play at the
Royal Canadian College of Organists' 1965 National Convention, and again at the same Magadino Festival in 1966. He was also slated for concerts at
Haarlem, Rome, Paris, and throughout Germany.
Precomposed and Extemporized: Rediscovering the Life and Improvisatory Work of Canadian Organist Victor Togni (1935 - 1965), a 2019 publication, assesses the role of improvisation in Togni's life, including unpublished recordings of Togni improvising. These improvisations largely date from the final years of Togni's life from 1963 to 1965, and include recordings of Togni's winning improvisation at the 1964 Improvisation Competition of the
American Guild of Organists' National Convention at First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, as well as several improvised works on the historic former
Warren and Son organ of
St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto, the
Aeolian-Skinner organ of the
Cathedral of St. Paul,
Minnesota, and the
Festival Internazionale di musica organistica di Magadino. ==Personal life and death==