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 […]
Read MoreAll in the family: How three generations ended up in Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir
Choral Spotlight: Singing through chronic respiratory conditions
DID YOU KNOW… There are people who live with chronic respiratory conditions every day. Maybe you know someone who has one of these conditions. Maybe you are one of those people. There is such inspiration in knowing that singing can have a powerful effect on people who suffer with COPD, asthma, and other respiratory diseases. It […]
Read MoreLight Up the Choirs raises $12,836.04 for BC wildfire relief!
Donations have been tallied and we are thrilled to announce a grand total for Light Up the Choirs! $12,836.04 to be exact. Light Up the Choirs was a late summer project of the BCCF, prompted by the stories we were hearing from the Interior of entire communities being evacuated, and of property and belongings going up in […]
Read MoreIsland 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 […]
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