Victoria Children's Choir (VCC)

If your child would like to sing with the Victoria Children's Choir, we are doing a January intake! Contact us for registration/audition information.

Thanks to everyone who joined us Dec 22nd for the premiere of our Classical Christmas Concert! The concert will be available again Dec 27-30. Visit www.victoriachildrenschoir.ca for the concert link.

Thank you to our wonderful donors who so generously supported us on Giving Tuesday!

Recital Choir Dir. Jody Onuma leads choristers in socially distanced song during our day-camp Oct 17th!

Celebrated making music together during our Concert Choir Annual Fall Camp!

We’re so excited to be back singing beautiful music together again! #victoriachildrenschoir #yyjarts #yyjkids

Register for our new Sight Singing Masterclasses! https://www.victoriachildrenschoir.ca/sight-singing-masterc

Were so excited to be back singing beautiful music together again! #victoriachildrenschoir #yyjarts #yyjkids

So happy to be back together! First rehearsal in the "new normal"! Thanks to all our choristers and families for coming together to make this possible.

The Victoria Children's Choir starts their 20th Anniversary season on Friday, Sept 11th! So excited to be back to in-person rehearsals. We still have a few spaces in our choirs, so give us a call if your child loves to sing!

Updated dates for our three complimentary singing workshops led by Teodora Georgieva: - The Singing Body, August 19th - Vocal Tech Time, August 26th - Sight Singing on the Go, August 28th... For ages 13-17. All workshops are from 4-5pm via Zoom. Register on our website to attend: www.victoriachildrenschoir.ca

Free singing workshop for 13-17 year old singers! Led by Artistic Director, Teodora Georgieva, the sessions will cover: - The Singing Body, August 18th - Vocal Tech Time, August 25th - Sight Singing on the Go, August 27th... All workshops are from 4-5pm via Zoom. Register on our website to attend: www.victoriachildrenschoir.ca

A great article on why singing is so good for boys! https://www.understandingboys.com.au/how-group-singing-can/

A fond farewell to our founder! Yesterday our Artistic Director Madeleine Humer retired from the VCC after 19 years. The big party had to be postponed but it will happen post-Covid! Stay tuned for video of our celebration yesterday and the announcement of the Madeleine Humer Bursary Fund.

Auditions for our Recital and Concert Choirs will be held June 20th. Call now to book! 250-721-0856

Registration for the Prelude Choir is now open for our 2020-21 season. Welcoming children ages 7-9 who LOVE to sing! Contact us: https://www.victoriachildrenschoir.ca/registrations

Thank you to our wonderful supporters who made donations to the VCC on Giving Tuesday! We SO appreciate your generosity.

On the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, we remember our Tour 5 years ago! Victoria Children's Choir at Castle Amerongen and Arnhem - Netherlands 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch

So excited to announce our new artistic staff for 2020-21. All three choirs will have new music directors!! Check out our talented new team: http://victoriachildrenschoir.ca/

Thank you to everyone who supported our spring on-line auction! We surpassed our fundraising goal of $2000 thanks to your generous support.

A reminder that the our on-line auction ends tomorrow - get those final bids in!! https://www.charityauctionstoday.com//Victoria-Childrens-C

A U C T I O N Our spring fundraiser is underway! The choir families have done a great job gathering items for this silent auction! We have things like Amazon gift cards, spa experiences, BC ferries vouchers and more!... Visit the online auction to bid: https://www.charityauctionstoday.com//Victoria-Childrens-C Let your friends and families know and thank you for supporting the Victoria Childrens Choir!

S P R E A D J O Y On March 13 & 14, our Concert choir took a trip up island to perform in Sointula, BC and Campbell River, BC! Along the way we were able to tour museums and go on an adventure through the Horne Lake Caves! Thank you to all who came out to enjoy the music, to our tour guides, our chaperones, and the kids for being so amazing! We love Vancouver Island! @ Victoria, British Columbia

V A N C O U V E R I S L A N D T O U R Thanks to all who came to support us in Sointula last night! Campbell River tonight! Dont miss it! St. Peters Anglican Church... 228 South Dogwood Street 7:30 p.m. @ St. Peter's Anglican Church See more

S O I N T U L A, B C Tonight! Tour is on and the choir is so excited! We will be taking all precautions necessary in the wake of COVID-19, but the world needs a little joy and entertainment in the wake of all the news. Come join us tonight - 7:15 p.m. Finnish Organization Main Hall... Sointula, Malcolm Island, BC #victoriachildrenschoir #tour See more

T H A N K Y O U Thank you #PacificBaroqueFestival for having us again this year! It is always such an honour to take part in this event, and priceless opportunity to create music like this. Thanks to all who came out to enjoy this performance and the festival as a whole!

P A C I F I C B A R O Q U E Tonights the night! 8 p.m. | Alix Goolden 907 Pandora Avenue #pacificbaroque #pacificbaroquefestival @ Alix Goolden Performance Hall

B A R O Q U E These amazing kids have been working hard to prepare for their performance at the Pacific Baroque Festival this weekend! Saturday, March 7 | 8 p.m. Alix Goolden Performance Hall 907 Pandora Avenue... #pacificbaroque #pacificbaroquefestival See more

J O B O P E N I N G We're looking for a new Prelude Choir Director! Are you, or do you know, someone who is dynamic, has a passion for music and teaching children, and would love to be a part of a world renowned choral program? If so, APPLY! More details on our website: victoriachildrenschoir.ca

A N N O U N C E M E N T It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Teodora Georgieva as the new Artistic Director of the Victoria Childrens Choir. She takes on the role as Founding Artistic Director, Madeleine Humer, steps down from the role after fearlessly leading the organization for 19 years. More information is available on our website victoriachildrenschoir.ca.

B O T T L E D R I V E Bring your empties to Glanford Bottle Depot this Saturday between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.! Youll be helping the earth and the choir, so - WIN WIN! Well be having another bottle drive on Saturday, February 22 as well! If you cant make it this Saturday, weve got you covered!

M A D E L E I N E Our fearless leader and Artistic Director. Madeleine Humer. Kind, talented, brilliant, tender, inspiring, passionate... shes all the things at once. We love her, and Focus Magazine (@focus_magazin) wrote an article about her, about her time with the VCC and about her upcoming departure as Artistic Director. We love you, Madeleine. Thank you.... https://www.focusonvictoria.ca//twenty-years-of-harmony-r5/ See more

T O N I G H T Tonights the night! The choir will tell the timeless Nativity story through a modern-day lens. Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus were refugees seeking refuge in a foreign land, and leaning in the kindness of strangers to do so. Come enjoy an evening of holiday music from some amazingly talented youth. TONIGHT! 7 p.m.... @christchurchcathedralvictoria Ticket info in the bio! See more

R E H E A R S A L Warming up our pipes and getting ready for you all to join us on Monday night! These kids have worked so hard to prepare an amazing concert! SO EXCITED! Monday, December 9, 7 p.m.... #christmas #SeekingRefuge @christchurchcathedralvictoria See more

S E E K I N G R E F U G E Monday, December 9, 7 p.m. Christ Church Cathedral Join us for our 2019 Classical Christmas Concert, Seeking Refuge.... Based on the classic Nativity story, this concert tells the story of a family leaning in the kindness of strangers as they seek refuge in a foreign land. Its a story many can relate to in the modern-day, as we continually support and welcome those seeking a home in foreign lands. Tickets are $20. Available here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/victoria-childrens-choir-classi See more

G I V I N G T U E S D A Y Today, December 3, is Giving Tuesday. After the bustle of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, GivingTuesdayCA is a day for the community to give back! Its a day that highlights small acts of kindness and the generosity of individuals to bring change within their communities! If you would like to donate to the Victoria Childrens Choir, please visit the link below! Thank you so much for all your continued support! We couldnt do it without you!... https://www.canadahelps.org/en/giv3/82987 See more

Join us from 12:30 - 1 p.m. as we perform and take part in Christ Church Cathedral's annual all-day celebration in honour of the patron saint of music, St. Cecilia. Other performers throughout the day include the cathedrals organists and bellringers and St. Christopher Singers (program below). Admission by donation. Proceeds to support Music at Christ Church Cathedral.

P U B N I G H T This is such a great fundraiser every year! Join us Sunday, November 24 from 1-9 for the VCC Pub Night at @prairieinnpub! Tickets are $20 and are good for a delicious burger and a beer! We will have a silent auction running from 2 - 5 p.m. and 50/50 draws throughout the night! For more info: 250.721.0856... #fundraising #burgerandbeer See more

T H A N K Y O U What a joy it was to play a part in honouring our veterans and their families yesterday with a performance @royalbcmuseum. Thank you to all who came to listen and join us in our gratitude! @ Royal BC Museum

H O N O U R Thank you for your sacrifice. Join us as we honour and show our appreciation to the Veterans of Canada and their families, as well as to the brave servicemen and women who continually stand up to injustice, tyranny, inhumanity and hatred, and for the losses and sacrifices they have endured.... 12:30p.m. | @royalbcmuseum

R E M E M B R A N C E D A Y November 11 | 12:30 p.m. @royalbcmuseum Join us as we honour and show our appreciation to the Veterans of Canada and their families, as well as to the brave servicemen and women who continually stand up to injustice, tyranny, inhumanity and hatred, and for the losses and sacrifices they have endured. #remembranceday #november11 #neverforget

Keep singing this summer! Join the Victoria Children's Choir Summer Sings Day Camp.