About Us: VIVA!’s six choirs, for ages four through adult, offer members the opportunity to achieve artistic excellence in a singer-centered, collaborative choral community, featuring youth mentoring programs and the TD Bank Group Inclusion Program.
... moreVIVA!’s six choirs, for ages four through adult, offer members the opportunity to achieve artistic excellence in a singer-centered, collaborative choral community, featuring youth mentoring programs and the TD Bank Group Inclusion Program.
Founded in 2000 by Carol Woodward Ratzlaff in response to widespread cuts to public school arts programs, 2018-19 marks VIVA!’s 19th season as a downtown family of choirs.
VIVA!’s choirs include: the Preparatory Chorus (ages 4-6); the Junior Choir (ages 6-10); the Main Chorus (ages 9-16); the SATB Chamber Choir (senior high school, university students and adults); and the non-auditioned VIVA! Community Choir (SATB) which incorporates Everyone Can Sing (ECS), an auditioned group for those aged 13 and up with disabilities. VIVA’s unique TD Bank Group Inclusion Program provides support for all singers with disabilities.
Also singular to VIVA! is the Choral Mentoring and Leadership Program, which forms an integral part of VIVA!’s structure. This Program provides young leaders and aspiring educators with vital opportunities to assist with and instruct singers of all ages and needs. Each choir boasts a number of Teaching Assistants and Vocal Coaches, drawn from the Community & Chamber Choirs.
Jointly, the choirs present two concerts annually in Jeanne Lamon Hall at the Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre. Each year, VIVA! invites Canadian guest artists to join the choirs in concert, at the Performing Arts Camp and at the Annual Spring Gala Fundraiser. Recognized for its Canadian commissions and diverse programming, VIVA! has an enduring relationship with several arts organizations, including The National Ballet of Canada, The Toronto Consort, Jumblies Theatre, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts; and composers including Dean Burry, James Rolfe, Juliet Palmer, Alice Ho, Leslie Arden, Wende Bartley, Norman Gabriel Nurmi and in 2018, Sarah Quartel. Recordings include Carols by Candlelight (2013), and The Best Years (2010).
VIVA!’s choirs have toured to New York City, England, Wales , Greece and, in July 2017, Spain, where they attended the International Federation for Choral Music Conference in Barcelona.
VIVA!’s goal of authentic music-making and community-building through the best possible repertoire is achieved by a team of fine musicians, members of the Choral Mentoring & Leadership Program, and a dynamic Board of Directors. less
Location: 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [map]
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