Vancouver Chamber Choir
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The Vancouver Chamber Choir (VCC) is a Canadian
choir
performing in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. It was founded in 1971 and has commissioned and premiered more than 170 new choral works in almost four decades. VCC performs at home and abroad and has received many honours and distinctions from around the world. VCC has toured throughout North America as well as Asia and Europe.
John William Trotter is an award-winning conductor who has joined the Vancouver Chamber Choir as Assistant Conductor in 2009.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
performing in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It was founded in 1971 and has commissioned and premiered more than 170 new choral works in almost four decades. VCC performs at home and abroad and has received many honours and distinctions from around the world. VCC has toured throughout North America as well as Asia and Europe.
Conductors
Jon Washburn is a world-renowned conductor and scholar who has been serving as the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Vancouver Chamber Choir since its formation.John William Trotter is an award-winning conductor who has joined the Vancouver Chamber Choir as Assistant Conductor in 2009.