Vancouver Chamber Choir
1254 West 7th Ave V6H 1B6 Vancouver, BC, Canada

We're still busy editing the footage from our September and October concerts, but in the meantime please enjoy this wonderful video performance by our friends (and Associate Choir), the Vancouver Youth Choir. Bravi!

So much gorgeous music on today's Choral Concert! If you missed the live broadcast you can listen to the archive on the CBC website or on the CBC Listen app for iOS/Android. Thank you to host Katherine Duncan for sharing the wonderful comments from an audience member who attended one of our live performances on September 26. We'll be releasing the video footage soon, but in the meantime we're getting ready for our next live concert on Oct. 31! Details coming soon. Have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving weekend!

Tonight's the night Happy Hallowe'en! We're looking forward to two performances of this gorgeous program of German music from the 17th and 18th centuries with guest organist Christina Hutten. *TWO* tickets remain for our 8pm performance. If you'd like to join us, please purchase your tickets using the link below. Sales end at 3pm and tickets MUST be purchased in advance (not at the door). See you tonight at Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver!

Tune in on Monday!

Only *FIVE* tickets remain for this Saturday's performance! This will be your last chance to hear us perform live in 2020. (But don't worry, we'll be releasing some great online content very soon...)

Some stunning photos from Saturday... thank you so much Diamond's Edge Photography for being there to capture this really special event. And thank you to the live audience at both sold-out performances! If you missed them, don't worry, we'll be releasing a full concert video in a few weeks' time! #vccturns50

Sound check done, almost time to take the stage for our first performance... what a great feeling! (Thanks to Diamond's Edge Photography for the great shot!)

Congratulations to our Honorary Patron and longtime friend, Stephen Chatman, on winning "Classical Composer of the Year" at BreakOut West! We're so honoured to be presenting the world premiere of his piece "Lie still, lie still, my breaking heart" tomorrow at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Dr. Chatman shares the title this year with Carmen Braden we're big fans of her music, too! Congratulations to you both!

We're happy to announce that we're presenting another live concert! If you don't have plans on Hallowe'en please join us at 8:00pm at Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral (corner Burrard and West Georgia) for an hour-long program of German music from the 17th and 18th centuries. Tickets to the 5pm performance are already sold out, and there is VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY for the 8pm performance, so purchase your tickets soon! Like all of our performances this season, this one will be recorded to video for future release.

The 5pm performance is sold out, and only ONE ticket remains for 7:30! Who will be the lucky one? Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear *LIVE* choral music in a safe and controlled environment. Audience capacity is limited to 50 people per concert, as per provincial guidelines. For only $35 (all taxes and fees included) you can experience the closest thing to a private performance in one of Vancouver's most stunning concert venues!

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE for the opening concert of our 50th anniversary season! We're incredibly grateful to be working with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts to present live music in a safe environment. The Chan and UBC have been working closely with Vancouver Coastal Health to develop a robust safety plan to ensure that the health of all patrons, artists and staff remains the top priority. There will be TWO performances on Saturday, September 26: one at 5:00pm, and on...e at 7:30pm. Each lasts one hour and is presented without intermission. A maximum number of 50 tickets are available for each performance. More information can be found in our 'Events' feed, and tickets can be purchased here: https://tickets.ubc.ca/online/default.asp Seating assignments, safety precautions and program notes will be communicated to ticket holders before the event. MASKS WILL BE MANDATORY, as UBC has implemented a campus-wide mask policy. We hope to see you there!

REUNITED AFTER 6 MONTHS! What a great feeling to sing together again... safely.

A new look for our 50th anniversary season! We've got lots of exciting things in store for you, but first, please read this message from our Artistic Director, Kari Turunen: Planning a concert season in a pandemic is a daunting proposition. It is difficult to know what will be possible, and what a concert in these times would and should look like. One thing I have not doubted at all is the necessity of getting back to music-making as soon as it is viable. Through the pandemic..., I have often found myself humming a line from a Weelkes madrigal: "Come, music, sick man's jewel". The pandemic has reached its grip on far more than those of us who have suffered from the ailment it causes. In some ways, every one of us has been touched. And in such times, art can uplift, entertain, comfort and console. For me, its greatest power is in the way it gives us a sense of community, even when we are physically detached. Art addresses our communal fears, sorrows and joys. In the company of art, we are not alone. For some reason, this experience is heightened when experiencing art live, in the here and now. In this sense, the 50th Anniversary season of the Vancouver Chamber Choir is no different to any other of its seasons, only the backdrop is radically altered. Some of the concerts will be open for a small audience, and all the performances will be available online. The essence is unaltered: we will aim to bring you choral art that is engaged, relevant and of the highest quality. Art that uplifts, entertains, comforts and consoles. - Kari See more

We're getting ready for our 50th anniversary season... but the choir's not quite complete! We're calling for tenors to audition and be part of our upcoming year. Send your résumé and two or three contrasting pieces to Artistic Director Kari Turunen by September 8. Video is preferred, but audio will be accepted. Accompaniment is preferred, but not required. Everything else you need to know: https://conta.cc/2EqlgNT... Tell a tenor!