Vandeca is Metro Vancouver's newest and freshest vocal experience! This group is made up of 10 singers and performers all under the age of 25, giving Vandeca a youthful and fresh take on every genre, from classical to pop, musical theatre to jazz, and eve...  moreVandeca is Metro Vancouver's newest and freshest vocal experience! This group is made up of 10 singers and performers all under the age of 25, giving Vandeca a youthful and fresh take on every genre, from classical to pop, musical theatre to jazz, and everything in between! Each singer in Vandeca comes from a different musical background, shaping who we are as a group. Having only been in existence since November of 2011, this group has big plans to shape the face of choral music in Vancouver, encouraging our audience to feel connected with our performances through multi-genre pieces, and using movement and amazing sound to inspire others to become involved with their local choral groups.  less

Founded by Maestro Jae-Joon Lee as a vocal ensemble in 1980, Pilgrim Mission choir demonstrates the essence of church music with refined harmony and commitment to music. This is a choir for mission through praising. Pilgrim Mission choir gives regular c...  moreFounded by Maestro Jae-Joon Lee as a vocal ensemble in 1980, Pilgrim Mission choir demonstrates the essence of church music with refined harmony and commitment to music. This is a choir for mission through praising. Pilgrim Mission choir gives regular concert once a year with ever new and differentiated church music leading the circle of choral music as a pioneer. The choir is also recognized with its performance. It manages concerts more than 10 times a year like rush of invitation, local tour and church tour concert. Focusing on church music, repertoires of the choir cross over every age like renaissance, motet, baroque and classic, and every genre like spirituals, gospel and modern music. The singing of the choir is always enough to excite the audience. PMC, at the 2002 2nd Busan International choir Olympic, won the champion with dignity in the 'Musica sacra a cappella' almost dominated by European choral music. The choir won again the champion at the 2004 3rd Bremen Contest in Germany and the two co...    less

The Southwest Women’s Chorus is an independent organization, founded in 2000. Its goal is to provide a quality opportunity for choral singers to learn or improve their craft. The chorus sings a wide variety of music, including classical, spiritual, fo...  more The Southwest Women’s Chorus is an independent organization, founded in 2000. Its goal is to provide a quality opportunity for choral singers to learn or improve their craft. The chorus sings a wide variety of music, including classical, spiritual, folk, Broadway and old standards. The group presents two concerts each year – at Christmas, and in the Spring. It has performed with the Temecula Vintage Singers, and for the Temecula Arts in the Country festival, as well as many local appearances for deserving organizations. The chorus rehearses and performs in the Temecula area. The chorus is one of the Resident Companies performing at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater. All women are welcome, who can carry a tune and love to sing. The chorus is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with Tax ID: 20-1694150.  less

The Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Artistic Director Lydia Adams, is a 20-voice professional chamber choir based in Toronto, Canada. Founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, it is one of Canada’s most illustrious professional choral ensembles. Th...  moreThe Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Artistic Director Lydia Adams, is a 20-voice professional chamber choir based in Toronto, Canada. Founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, it is one of Canada’s most illustrious professional choral ensembles. The choir has built an enviable international reputation through its concerts, broadcasts and more than 50 recordings. Known for its unique beauty of sound, the Elmer Iseler Singers bring to life an exciting repertoire that spans 500 years of great choral music. The choir regularly commissions and performs new works, and is featured at national and international festivals. The Singers are highly valued for their contributions to master classes and educational leadership workshops for schools and community choirs. From 1997 to 2007 the EIS was the professional choir-In-Residence through the Elmer Iseler Chair at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music. for three decades, the organization has been a leader in excellence of choral singing, in creation and per...    less

A video of the first take of The Water of Tyne from Exultate Singers' recording session at St George's Bristol for a new CD to be released in November 2013. The audio here is just from the camera microphone. The choir is conducted by David Ogden, and ...  moreA video of the first take of The Water of Tyne from Exultate Singers' recording session at St George's Bristol for a new CD to be released in November 2013. The audio here is just from the camera microphone. The choir is conducted by David Ogden, and the pianist is Richard Johnson. The arrangement is by Michael Neaum. http://www.exultatesingers.org  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s the first week of the new choir. Everyone is having fun, songs are being learnt at a cracking pace, the whole room is in tune with each ot...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Sometimes the last thing I want to do is to drag myself off the sofa and go to choir. photo by Ed Van Brunt But it’s my job so I make the effort and u...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] When a nervous singer turns up to your choir or someone comes to your singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...

III. WATER FROM YOUR SPRING What was in that candle's light that opened and consumed me so quickly? Come back, my friend! The form of our love is not a created form. Nothing can help me but that beauty. There was a dawn I remember when...  moreIII. WATER FROM YOUR SPRING What was in that candle's light that opened and consumed me so quickly? Come back, my friend! The form of our love is not a created form. Nothing can help me but that beauty. There was a dawn I remember when my soul heard something from your soul. I drank water from your spring and felt the current take me. Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. Performed by the Millennium Consort, Martin Neary, conductor, and the Pomona College choir, Donna Di Grazia, director. Water Ruminations is a setting of six poems by the thirteenth-century poet Rumi, in English translations from the Persian by Coleman Barks, for double choir and organ. The poetry sings of literal and spiritual connections between water and sky, a drop of water and human life, flowing water and love, drinking water and its container, the giddiness of spring and rolling seas, and the ocean's gifts and singing. Its images, from 800 years ago, sp...    less

Leeds Philharmonic Chorus comprises over 100 singing members regularly performing at Leeds Town Hall. Performances are often jointly promoted with Leeds International Concert Season and the BBC. Repertoire is extensive, combining both tradition and innov...  moreLeeds Philharmonic Chorus comprises over 100 singing members regularly performing at Leeds Town Hall. Performances are often jointly promoted with Leeds International Concert Season and the BBC. Repertoire is extensive, combining both tradition and innovation involving a constant quest for excellence as well as enterprise. recording, as broadcast on Classic FM, click here) David Hill is Leeds Philharmonic Society’s Music Director and Conductor. He is widely recognised as one of the leading choral conductors in the UK. After a highly competitive round of auditions in the spring, the Phil are happy to announce that Richard Wilberforce will be their new chorus master starting in the 2013-14 season.  less