Following from Gillian Crowley’s article “Sing Out for Joy!” in our October issue, here is a list of choral groups in Greater Victoria.
Non-auditioned:
Arbutus Singers – six-part mixed choir – sings popular music, Broadway medleys, seasonal favorites
Gettin’ Higher – community choir; section rehearsals in James Bay and Langford
Sing Your Joy – for young adults (ages 16-29); rehearses in Oak Bay
The Choir – community mixed choir sings original arrangements of pop, folk and indie music
The Chorus –spin off of The Choir, similar focus.
Victoria Good News Choir – intergenerational choral singing directed by Louise Rose
Wavelengths – four-part community mixed choir
Auditioned
Ensemble Laude – women only, early music (sacred & secular), folk and world music
Linden Singers of Victoria – mixed-voice, multi-generational, sings diverse repertoire
Pacific Edge Chorus – women’s barbershop, formerly the City of Gardens Chorus
South Island Harmony – men’s barbershop, formerly The Victoria Village Squires
Via Choralis – mixed choir, repertoire from Renaissance madrigals to contemporary Canadian music
Victoria Choral Society – mixed-voice symphonic chorus, from Baroque to modern compositions
Victoria Mendelssohn Choir – classical and sacred music
Victoria Philharmonic Choir – mixed voice chorus performing works from the Renaissance to 21st century
Vox Humana Chamber Choir – classical and new music (commissioned)
