Vancouver Cantata Singers was founded in 1957, and has become one of Canada’s preeminent, award-winning choral ensembles. The Vancouver choir has become known for technical virtuosity, fine blend and exceptionally high performance standards encompassing 5...  moreVancouver Cantata Singers was founded in 1957, and has become one of Canada’s preeminent, award-winning choral ensembles. The Vancouver choir has become known for technical virtuosity, fine blend and exceptionally high performance standards encompassing 500 years of choral repertoire. VCS has been awarded the Canada Council’s top prize in choral singing, the Healey Willan Grand Prize, more than any other choir in the country. Led by Paula Kremer since 2013, VCS also commissions new works from critically acclaimed composers which have led to extremely successful and innovative collaborations with regional and international artists and ensembles.  less

Vancouver Chamber Choir The Vancouver Chamber Choir is one of Canada’s national treasures, an outstanding professional vocal ensemble noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The Choir has been performing to audiences at home in...  moreVancouver Chamber Choir The Vancouver Chamber Choir is one of Canada’s national treasures, an outstanding professional vocal ensemble noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The Choir has been performing to audiences at home in Vancouver and on tour across Canada since it was formed in 1971 by conductor Jon Washburn. International excursions have taken the Vancouver Chamber Choir to the USA, Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Finland, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence by Chorus America, the Vancouver Chamber Choir has to its credit countless performances and broadcasts, over 30 recordings and numerous awards. Foremost supporters of Canadian music, Jon Washburn and the Choir have commissioned and premiered more than 250 Canadian choral compositions. Over the years they have sung nearly 3,000 performances of 350 pieces by 120 Canadian composers in addition to...    less

The Vancouver Thunderbird Chorus was the first men’s barbershop chorus established in the Vancouver area, formed in 1950. We sing four-part harmony a cappella style, working with a repertoire of generally upbeat songs which are familiar to most people. ...  moreThe Vancouver Thunderbird Chorus was the first men’s barbershop chorus established in the Vancouver area, formed in 1950. We sing four-part harmony a cappella style, working with a repertoire of generally upbeat songs which are familiar to most people. We rehearse at St. Faith's Anglican Church, 7284 Cypress Street (at 57th Ave) every Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM. We encourage men who love to sing to visit. For more information please contact us at 604-357-4767, or visit our website, www.ThunderbirdChorus.ca.  less

On its first tour to the United Kingdom, Elektra Women’s Choir, from Vancouver, Canada, presents The Lost Words: A Spell Book, a whimsical and evocative musical interpretation of the bestselling book by Cambridge author Robert Macfarlane and visual ...

World Premiere of Ivo Antognini's "O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM" for mixed choir - SATB Vancouver Chamber Choir - Jon Washburn, conductor Christ Church Cathedral - Vancouver Canada

With a mandate to inspire and lead in the choral art form through excellence in performance and through the creation, exploration and celebration of women’s repertoire, Vancouver’s renowned Elektra Women’s Choir has taken a leadership role in the internat...  moreWith a mandate to inspire and lead in the choral art form through excellence in performance and through the creation, exploration and celebration of women’s repertoire, Vancouver’s renowned Elektra Women’s Choir has taken a leadership role in the international classical women’s choir movement. The choir is known for its adventurous programming, seeking out music written specifically for women and frequently commissioning new works. Its appearances include performances at the distinguished National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association (February 2003 and March 1997), including memorable New York performances at Carnegie Hall, Riverside Church, and Avery Fisher Hall. Elektra was honoured to represent Canada at the Fourth World Symposium on Choral Music in Sydney, Australia (August 1996). Recent engagements include organising and performing in Welcome the World: A Choral Gala, as part of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, hosting Tapestry International festival of women’s choirs in 2009,...    less

Vancouver Cantata Singers performing live at the Roundhouse Theatre in Vancouver, BC, February 9 2012. Conducted by Eric Hannan.

Pacifica Singers is a select vocal ensemble, now anticipating its fourth season, which exists as part of the Vancouver Chamber Choir organization. The ensemble performs with Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir on three or four concert programmes ...  morePacifica Singers is a select vocal ensemble, now anticipating its fourth season, which exists as part of the Vancouver Chamber Choir organization. The ensemble performs with Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir on three or four concert programmes each season and also presents one or two independent concerts with its own conductor. Pacifica Singers provides an ideal performance venue for experienced and motivated choral singers whose goal is to make music at a very high level. By providing direct exposure to the world of professional music making, it is an experience of great value for singers intending to make a career in music. Current members live throughout the lower mainland, with many serving as conductors, music educators, and/or professional singers in their communities.  less

The Vancouver Chamber Choir performed Tomas Luis de Victoria's "O magnum mysterium" at Marysburg Assumption Church and Centre of the Arts in Marysburg, Saskatchewan, Canada on Feb 26, 2013. Jon Washburn conducted. You can hear this piece and the entire...  moreThe Vancouver Chamber Choir performed Tomas Luis de Victoria's "O magnum mysterium" at Marysburg Assumption Church and Centre of the Arts in Marysburg, Saskatchewan, Canada on Feb 26, 2013. Jon Washburn conducted. You can hear this piece and the entire tour repertoire performed live at 8pm, Friday March 15, 2013 at Ryerson United Church, 2205 West 45th Ave in Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Tickets for A CAPPELLA PANORAMA are available at the door at 7pm or through Ticketmaster at: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/110048E990D79F61?artistid=899635&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=203 For more information visit www.vancouverchamberchoir.com Recorded with permission using an iPhone.  less

In the ten years of the choir’s existence, Good Noise has become Vancouver’s “go to” gospel choir, receiving many requests for special performances, both live and on television and radio. Good Noise has performed with artists such as Barbra Streisand, Dav...  moreIn the ten years of the choir’s existence, Good Noise has become Vancouver’s “go to” gospel choir, receiving many requests for special performances, both live and on television and radio. Good Noise has performed with artists such as Barbra Streisand, David Foster, Josh Groban, Holly Cole, Daniel Lapp, Dee Daniels, Jim Byrnes, John Lee Sanders, Jennifer Scott, Karin Plato, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, and has appeared on CBC TV, CBC Radio, Global TV, CityTV, Bravo, Knowledge Network and Vision TV. The choir has performed at several festivals, including the Vancouver Folk Festival, Envision Jazz Festival and the Wintersong Festival. In the Fall of 2013, Good Noise was featured live in concert in an episode for a new television series on Vision TV, “Gospel To Go”. The choir has also been featured in a television Christmas gospel music special “Tell It On The Mountain” on the Bravo Network, Vision Network and the Knowledge Network and featured in the Disney corporation’s promotion of the musical “The Lion King”. In addit...    less