Author: Barth Siemens
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I’ve Heard it by the Sea
The choir’s annual encore concert will take place “by the sea” with performances on Quadra Island and in Fanny Bay. While some may have heard it before, others will have the chance to hear audience and choir favourites from earlier in the year. Many have appreciated getting a second take on Island Voices repertoire. Saturday May 3rd…
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Media Release to May 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Island Voices will sing “By the Sea” On the first weekend in May, Island Voices Chamber Choir will travel to Quadra Island and Fanny Bay for their final concerts of the season. Since both locations are close to saltwater, the concerts are titled “I’ve heard it by the sea.” The hallmark piece…
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Anything Can Happen
“Anything Can Happen” as the choir will present music embracing a range of ideas and sounds. The choir’s exploration of the world of a cappella singing continues to find surprising musical expressions.
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Media Release to March 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Anything Can Happen” at next Island Voices concert Audiences at an Island Voices concert have come to expect the unexpected. But when the a cappella chamber choir calls their next concerts “Anything Can Happen”, they raise the surprise factor to a new level. Choir director John Hooper noted, “It is quite an…
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Come, Listen!
The theme of Island Voices Chamber Choir’s first concert of the season is an invitation to hear a cappella choral pieces, from traditional historic works to those based on contemporary harmonies and lyric melodies. The Youth A Cappella Experience, where local young people are invited to join Island Voices for selected works, builds on the…
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Season Announcement
2024–2025 Season Announced Island Voices Chamber Choir, with conductor John Hooper, is delighted to embark upon its 2024–2025 season, full of exciting, interesting, and meaningful performance repertoire. Three main concert sets are complemented by additional appearances designed to offer choral music to wider audiences. “Come, Listen!” The theme of Island Voices Chamber Choir’s first concert of…