From Page to Performance: A Masterclass with the Vancouver Chamber Choir

Soundstreams’ RBC Bridges Emerging Composers Program week presents this free workshop.

Join Soundstreams in hosting the world-renowned Vancouver Chamber Choir with Music Director Kari Turunen for a masterclass in the collaborative process between choir and composer. and the emerging composers of Soundstreams’ RBC Bridges Emerging Composers

In this session, the Vancouver Chamber Choir will collaborate with the six composers participating n Soundstreams’ RBC Bridges Emerging Composers Program, to rehearse their new works all of which will premiere in concert with the Vancouver Chamber Choir on Thursday, February 27.

This session offers a rare opportunity to:

Observe the rehearsal process and the real-time exchange of artistic ideas.
Gain insights into the practicalities of preparing choral works for performance.
Participate in a Q&A with the choir, gaining a deeper understanding of their approach to interpreting and performing new compositions.

Please note: Attendees are invited to watch the rehearsal process and engage in the Q&A session. The works to be rehearsed have been pre-selected, and additional works will not be considered for this masterclass.

This event will run from 6:30pm – 8:30pm and is open to the public to attend in-person only. This event is free but space is limited – please register to attend.

Artistic Director Kari Turunen began leading The Vancouver Chamber Choir — Canada’s longest-running professional choir — in September 2019, its 49^th concert season.

Jon Washburn founded the choir in 1971 and it has become an amazing success story, ranking with the handful of North America’s best professional choruses and noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The choir has presented concerts to audiences at home in Vancouver and on tour across Canada. International excursions have taken the them to the USA, Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Finland, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine.

Honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence by Chorus America, the choir has performed countless concerts and broadcasts, released 36 recordings and received numerous awards. Foremost supporters of Canadian music, they are responsible for commissions and premieres of 334 choral works by 145 composers and arrangers, most of whom are Canadian. Over the years the choir has sung over 4,000 performances of works by Canadian composers, in addition to their extensive international repertoire.

The choir’s award-winning educational programs include the Conductors’ Symposium for advanced choral conductors, Interplay interactive workshops for choral composers, Focus professional development program for student singers, OnSite visitations for school choirs, the biennial Young Composers’ Competition, and many on-tour workshops and residencies.

This event is presented in partnership with: