Among British Columbia’s booming and interconnected choral community, it’s not uncommon to see two generations of one family in a choir. But how many choirs can boast that they have three? When the Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir hired 23-year-old Luke McAndless-Davis as its assistant conductor over the summer, it received an unexpected windfall. After a […]
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Island Voices celebrate 20 years of musical excellence
It was the spring of 1997 and a group of Campbell River Singers was chatting in the local pub. Frances Keen shared her secret dream with friends: “I’ve always wanted to have a first rate a cappella chamber choir.” “What’s stopping you?” was the reply. The seed was sown, and within a few months, 16 […]
Read MoreSingabration II inspires singers in 100 Mile House
Timing was everything! Tenacity and perseverance for the love of choral singing and determination to bring the Kamloops/Cariboo community of choristers together. After a devastating summer of wildfires where most of the Eclectica Community Choir in 100 Mile House were affected by great losses and evacuations, they enthusiastically went ahead with plans from the Spring […]
Read MoreElektra returns from World Symposium in Barcelona: recap
Vancouver’s Elektra Women’s Choir was thrilled to be one of two Canadian choirs (and the only one from BC!) invited to perform at the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona this past July. We asked them to send us a little something to commemorate the event. According to Artistic Director Morna Edmundson, it […]
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