JOIN THE VCC

Potential choristers often start at age 7, though we accept new choristers of other ages. A love of singing, an enthusiasm for music and the ability to read English are all that is required: no formal training is necessary.

Members of our high-performance treble ensemble for students ages 14 and up are often graduates of the Children’s Choir, but we also welcome new members.

We provide assistance to help fund the musical education and training of our choristers, regardless of the financial position of their families. Performing to a professional standard, our singers develop self-confidence and learn lessons that will last a lifetime.

Throughout its history, the Vancouver Children’s Choir has maintained a size that ensures each chorister receives individual attention. Once accepted into the VCC, most young singers first join our Caritas choir learning all they will need to know to perform with Cantate, our concert choir. Joining the Cantate choir is based on the singer’s ability and not their age.

It is an important part of VCC’s philosophy that all choristers begin every rehearsal together. We are a tight knit “family choir” where older singers are encouraged to assist the younger singers in rehearsals and teach them by example in behaviour, as well as through their more mature sound.

Entry to the Vancouver Children’s Choir is by audition, which is simply a time for each potential chorister to come and sing informally to Conductor Rupert Lang.