MARISA GAETANNE MUSIC DIRECTOR, VBCC TOCCATA, CHORALES AND CHORUS CONDUCTOR

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2 Conductors MARISA GAETANNE MUSIC DIRECTOR, VBCC TOCCATA, CHORALES AND CHORUS CONDUCTOR Marisa Gaetanne s beautiful lyric coloratura voice and vivacious personality have shaped her career to include an artistic blend of solo appearances, chamber music, teaching and choral conducting. Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions (Northwest) and prizewinner in the prestigious Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition, Ms Gaetanne has sung as a soloist in opera, oratorio and recital in Europe, Canada and the U.S.A. Her vocal studies have taken her to New York, London, and Florence where she also completed a Degree in Italian literature and history. She completed a M.Mus. in Voice from the UBC School of Music, where she has been a member of the Voice Faculty since Her students perform in opera houses and choirs around the globe. Ms Gaetanne studied Orff & Kodaly pedagogies and Early Childhood Music Ed at York University and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She was the youngest ever member of the Vancouver Chamber Choir: choral singing and working with young children are close to her heart. Ms Gaetanne is committed to bringing the art and joy of singing to her choristers. She has a profound respect for their talent and diverse natures. Ms G has worked with the VBCC for 20 years under the mentorship of Bruce Pullan, and in 2009 became Music Director of the choirs. LESLIE DALA MUSIC DIRECTOR, VBC ADULT CHOIR Dynamic Canadian conductor Leslie Dala is steadily in demand across Canada, in 2015 leading productions of The Magic Flute (Edmonton Opera) and Madama Butterfly (Saskatoon Opera). As Music Director of the Vancouver Bach Choir, Leslie conducted the Canadian premiere of John Adams El Niño and Mendelssohn s Elijah with Vancouver Symphony. As Associate Conductor and Chorus Master of the Vancouver Opera, Leslie has prepared over fifty main stage productions, and has conducted performances of The Magic Flute, Rigoletto and West Side Story. Previously held positions for this versatile conductor include Music Director of Les Jeunes Voix du Rhin, in Strasbourg, France and the Opera as Theatre program at Banff Centre, where he conducted John Estacio s Lillian Alling. Leslie Dala opened Vancouver Opera s 2014/15 season with the world premiere of Stickboy, a powerful new anti-bullying opera by Neil Weisensel and Shane Koyczan. Guest conducting engagements for Maestro Dala include The Nutcracker with Vancouver Opera Orchestra for Goh Ballet, Menotti s Postcards from Morocco with University of Toronto s Opera Division, and in 2015, Cosi fan Tutte, Centre for Opera Studies in Italy. SHANE RAMAN YOUTH CHOIR AND SARABANDE CONDUCTOR, VBYC Shane Raman is a baritone who sings with the juno-nominated vocal ensemble, musica intima, and Cor Flammae. Shane conducts the choirs, and teaches private voice at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. He regularly leads choral workshops with local choirs and other groups of singers and speakers. After earning a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from The University of British Columbia, Shane has gone on to perform with musica intima, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Cor Flammae, Vancouver Opera, Phoenix Chamber Choir, Vancouver Peace Choir and Vancouver Chamber Choir. Shane is a composer/arranger/songwriter of choral, broadway and pop music. His pieces have been performed by Vancouver Cantata Singers, musica intima, Cor Flammae, Pro Coro Canada, Sarabande, Indiekör, McGill Choral Society Chamber Choir, and The University of New York at Oneonta Chamber Singers. Shane s pieces appear on UBC s University Singers recording A Vancouver Christmas and Vancouver Cantata Singers A Christmas Reprise: 10th Anniversary Album. CATHERINE CAMPOLIN PICCOLO AND PARTITA CONDUCTOR, VBCC Catherine Campolin is looking forward to her sixth season as a conductor with the Vancouver Bach Children s Chorus. Over the last few years she has been developing and conducting children s choirs in public schools on Vancouver s west side. She has worked with students from Henry Hudson, Queen Elizabeth Annex, Trafalgar, L École Bilingue, Lord Tennyson and Jules Quesnel. Along with her busy teaching schedule, Ms Campolin is also an active performer. She has performed with companies ranging from Toronto s Opera in Concert, Vancouver Opera, Burnaby Lyric Opera, Pacifica Singers, Vancouver Voices and the Victoria Philharmonic Choir. In particular, Ms Campolin debuted and recorded the role of The Woman in Modern Baroque Opera s production of Powers of Two by local composer Barry Truax. She is currently the resident soloist for the First Church of Christ Scientist in West Vancouver. Ms Campolin holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Vancouver Academy of Music.

3 KATHLEEN ALLAN ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, VBC ADULT CHOIR A native of St. John s, NL, conductor, composer and soprano Kathleen Allan is rapidly becoming internationally respected for compelling performances and engaging compositions. Her work has been commissioned and performed by ensembles throughout North America, Europe, and in Argentina, where her work was featured at the World Symposium on Choral Music. As a conductor, she has held positions with St. Michael s Choir School, the Yale Glee Club, the Vancouver Bach Children s Chorus, and was the 2013 Conducting Fellow of the Canadian Chamber Choir. Also in high demand as a soprano soloist and professional choral singer, she has appeared as a soloist with National Broadcast Orchestra of Canada and Berkshire Choral Festival Choir, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Bach Choir. She has sung as a member of the Atlantabased Skylark Vocal Ensemble, the Vancouver Chamber Choir, the Yale Schola Cantorum, and the Vienna-based Arnold Schoenberg Chor. A passionate interpreter of new music, she has premiered over two dozen works for the voice, and her 2011 solo recital of original vocal music received national media attention. She holds a degree in composition from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Choral Conducting from Yale University where she studied with Marguerite Brooks, Jeffrey Douma, David Hill, Simon Carrington, and Masaaki Suzuki. RODNEY SHARMAN composer Rodney Sharman is Composer-in-Residence of Early Music Vancouver s New Music for Old Instruments. He has been Composer-in-Residence of the Victoria Symphony, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as well as Composer-Host of the Calgary Philharmonic s New Music Festival, "Hear and Now". In addition to concert music, Rodney Sharman writes music for cabaret, opera and dance. He works regularly with choreographer James Kudelka, for whom he has written scores for Oregon Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet and Coleman Lemieux Compagnie (Toronto). Sharman was awarded First Prize in the 1984 CBC Competition for Young Composers and the 1990 Kranichsteiner Prize in Music, Darmstadt, Germany. His score for the dance-opera From The House Of Mirth won the 2013 Dora Mavor Moore Award for outstanding sound design/composition (choreography by James Kudelka, text by Alex Poch Goldin after Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth).

4 Pianists SHIFRA DAY YOUTH CHOIR AND SARABANDE Shifra Day is an active collaborative pianist, violist and teacher in Metro Vancouver. After graduate studies with André Laplante in Montreal, as well as completing her Masters (UOttawa, 2011) and Bachelors of Music (UVic, 2009) in piano performance with secondary studies in viola, she is happy to be working back on the West Coast. Currently, Shifra divides her time between teaching and performing. Achievements include two of her live piano performances being heard on Quebec radio, third prize in the Knigge national piano competition, and being published in the Canadian Music Educator. ERIN HOPE-GOLDMSITH TOCCATAS AND CHORALES This is Erin Hope-Goldsmith s eighth year as pianist with the VBCC. She enjoys collaborating with the VBCC s fantastic choristers and colleagues. Ms Hope-Goldsmith also currently teaches Elementary Music at the Fraser Academy, offers private piano lessons and ensemble coaching, and is Musical Director with Arts Umbrella s Musical Theatre Troupe. She is in demand as a keyboardist for theatre shows, performs with all sorts of bands from Latin to funk to folk music, and writes and records music for film. STEPHEN SMITH VBC ADULT CHOIR Stephen Smith grew up in rural Nova Scotia, where he sang and played the piano from an early age. After initial studies in his home province in both piano and organ, he attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. While there he participated in national and international competitions and won numerous awards and distinctions. Since 1990, Stephen has lived in Vancouver, obtaining his doctoral degree in piano performance from the University of British Columbia as a student of Jane Coop, and contributing to the musical life of the city as a performer, teacher, lecturer, adjudicator, conductor, and composer. Stephen was Assistant Conductor of the Bach Choir from 2000 until June Currently, in addition to his work as accompanist of the Vancouver Bach Choir, Stephen accompanies Elektra Women s Choir and the Vancouver Men s Chorus. KIN MING WONG CHORUS Pianist Kin Ming Wong is quickly becoming one of Vancouver s most sought after musicians. He has been a pianist for the UBC Opera Ensemble, BC Youth Choir and University Singers. Moreover, Mr. Wong plays for the West Point Grey Academy choirs, directed by Lana Penner-Tovey and the BCCF s summer music program, Choral Stage, led by Marisa Gaetanne. Kin holds a Bachelor s in Piano Performance from the University of British Columbia and a Master s in Piano Performance from the University of Victoria. Additionally, he holds LLCM and FLCM performance diplomas from the London College of Music, Thames University, England, and both ARCT Piano Performer and ARCT Piano Teacher diplomas. Mr. Wong is a piano faculty member at the Vancouver Academy of Music; moreover, runs a very busy private teaching practice. YIHAN ZHANG PICCOLO AND PARTITAS Starting piano at the age of five, Yihan has performed in China, Spain, Germany, US and Canada. Winner of multiple international piano competitions, Yihan was awarded gold medal for solo piano in China- Japan-Korea International Youth Art Festival, 1st prize for both solo piano and collaborative piano in The Yangtze River Cup National Piano Competition, and 2nd prize for solo piano in Illinois MTNA Piano Competition. Yihan actively collaborates with a diverse range of vocalists, instrumentalists, and chamber groups. She has served as a collaborative pianist at Music Theater Bavaria, Beyond the Music Festival, and Vancouver International Song Institute. While studying for her Artist Diploma degree in Collaborative Piano Studies at UBC, Yihan was a pianist for the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Contemporary Players. Yihan has worked at West Point Grey Academy and Vancouver School Board as a choir pianist. She joined Vancouver Bach Choir since 2017.

5 Everything (2018) Music: Rodney Sharman, Text: Alexander Hutchison There is a youtube video of Alexander Hutchison reading his poem, Everything. I saw it shortly after his death in 2015, and immediately wanted to ally myself artistically with its direct, truthful message. The impact of some poetry is greater when heard aloud, and this is particularly true of Everything, perhaps because of the hypnotic repetition of the line:. I set his poem so that women and men sing in the small vocal range they share. Together they may sound like a voice of humanity, not like sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. When the vocal sections alternate, changes in vocal colour in the same register may evoke a sense of disparate voices. The music expands between refrains to complement the many images in Hutchison s text. Bells remind us of the temporal nature of existence, so frankly and lovingly expressed in this poem. Everything was commissioned by the Vancouver Bach Choir. My thanks to Leslie Dala, Kathleen Allen and members of the Bach Choir. Text is used and reprinted with permission of Salt Publishing, UK. - Rodney Sharman Everything Everything is racing Everything is hosted Everything in the world that's seen All the angels rise and sing Everything that's clothed or bare Anything for a second there Everything is racing Everything is hosted Music, lovers, pillowslips Lightning, thunder, hail and rain In the mountains, on the streets Scissors, paper, rocks, hands Everything is racing Everything is hosted The fox at night, the birds aloft Speedwell, crocus, lotus, rose With arms spread wide With soft foot-fall Everything is racing Everything is hosted Hear it now, see me now everything is racing Love each other, love each other everything is hosted Alexander Hutchison

6 SUMMER SING: LaLaLatin! Sunday 2:00pm May 27th, 2018 **Please hold your applause until the end of each choir s performance.** TOCCATAS El tra la lá y el punteado A La Nanita Nana Nel cor più non mi sento Enrique Granados Traditional Spanish Carol Giovanni Paisello Marissa Gaetanne, conductor Erin Hope-Goldsmith, piano PARTITAS The Little Spanish Town Santa Lucia La Isla Bonita Peter Jenkyns Neapolitan Folksong arr. Jay Althouse Madonna Ciccone, Pat Leonard and Bruce Geitch Catherine Campolin, conductor Ragul Loganathan, cajon Yihan Zhang, piano PICCOLOS Carolina in the Morning Mary Anne Yes! We Have No Bananas Walter Donaldson Traditional Calypso arr. Jacquelyn Reinach and Dan Fox Frank Silver and Irving Conn Catherine Campolin, conductor Yihan Zhang, piano CHORALES Silhouette (Galilee) O del mio amato ben Olaré Leonard Bernstein Stefano Donaudy Portuguese Folksong arr. Daisy Fragoso Marissa Gaetanne, conductor Erin Hope-Goldsmith, piano VBC ADULT CHOIR Everything Rodney Sharman Kathleen Allan, conductor Let the Great Song Come Imant Raminsh (in memory of Joyce Maguire on the 10th anniversary of her passing) Leslie Dala, conductor Stephen Smith, piano

7 Help support the activities of the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs! Please check out our silent auction items or purchase a 50/50 ticket in the lobby before the concert or during intermission. All proceeds go to benefit the continued educational activities of the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs. - INTERMISSION - 50/50 Draw and Silent Auction in the Lobby YOUTH CHOIR He, Watching Over Israel from Elijah That s What Love is For Dance to your Shadow Felix Mendelssohn arr. Hal Hopson Amy Grant arr. Kirby Shaw Leslie Uyeda Shane Raman, conductor Shifra Day, piano SARABANDE Darest Thou Now, O Soul Ave Maris Stella La Rose Complète Shane Raman Trond Kverno Morten Lauridsen Shane Raman, conductor Shifra Day, piano CHORUS My Heart s Friend The Wrong Note Rag The Prayer Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia Imant Raminsh Leonard Bernstein David Foster arr. Mark Hayes David L. Brunner Marissa Gaetanne, conductor Kin Ming Wong, piano Announcement of 5/10 year pins and winners of the Marianne Murdoch Scholarship TUTTI Choral Suite from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein Marissa Gaetanne, conductor Leslie Dala, piano A big thank you to St. Mary s Kerrisdale Anglican Church for loaning us the use of their handbells.

8 Members of the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs PICCOLOS Lawrence An Scotia Andersen Angelina Zi Mo Bian Kasper Breisnes Olivia Carlsten-Savard Addison Carlstén-Savard Viola Chang Raymond Chen Olivia Chen Trevor Chen Elaine Chen Hongchi Chen Serena Ching Neilan Chow Chantel Chow Justin Chow Lindsay Chu Anthony Costantini Dang Theo De Sousa Keira Dickson Claire Dixon Liam Dixon Rachel Dixon Adella Duan Lola Fabri Samuel Fan Isabella Gimbel-O'Hagan Julie Gong Nathan Guan Katherine Guo Ruby Hawkey Aiden He Janelle Ho Joey Hu Maria Huang Tory Ingledew Prescott Johnson Sabrina Ju Maya Kadoshnikova Mariam Kashakashvili Kaia Kersten Claire Ko Jayden Ko Azaleah Korn Aven Krehbiel AJ Kwok Shalene Lau Isabella Ledoux Eamon Li Shan Shan Li Fiona Lin Julia Liu Sarah Lu Vanessa Lum Veronika Lutkiewicz Simone MacIsaac Elysa Mai Isla McFerrin Nigel Morano Blythe Nelson Teddy Nelson Matthew Obdola-Nunez Karl Pachal Eleanor Padgham Michael Pappas Emma Penner MelaPietropaolo Jillian Plotkin James Pon Madison Poon Elsa Ren Eric Ren Rebecca Rhodes Helen Rowson Philippe Michel Roy Cate Ruiz Gabriella Saville Michelle Shao Anne Shi Amelie Silvestre Andrew Silvestre Nicola Skarsgard Julian Steltzer Kaisa Stevens Mattias Stevens Alina Sun Chloe Sun Olivia Sun Jacob Sun Alexis Taddei Audrey Tai Aliya Ting Alexandra Trif Cooper Wang Elaine Wang Aldan Wong Chelsea Xiang Richard Xu Angela Yang Patrick Yang Clarissa Yeong Aarathy Yogeshwaran Jonah Yuen Andrea Zhang TOCCATAS Arabella Miel Aguirre Kaya Alexander Louis An Alyssa Bao Lara Bisset Arianna Carson Rubi Cheng Chloe Chow Clare Curtain Elisabeth Day Pauline Dickson Jeremy Ellithorpe Charlotte Fisher Emery Gatley Iris Gerrard Bridget Gilley David Guo Tiffany Guo Valentina Guo Daniel Hernandez-Perez Kaamya Hunter Reese Ingledew Elise Jackson Tula Kersten Johanna Kim Francine King Patrick Lakowski Angie Lee Veronica Lee Christina Leung Jenna Liang Evangeline Lin Sophia Liu Alexander Loreth Annabel Ma-Hack Samantha Pon Sydney Proznick Preston She Vivian Shu Alicia Silvestre Avan Stewart Nicole Tie Venus Ting Solveig Vasara Angela Wang Annastasya Wilke Cameron Cayley Wong Isis Wong Ethan Xiao Alicia Yeong Hart Zawadiuk Will (Hanzhe) Zhu PARTITAS Stefania Barabakh Roma Cocco Leo Courtney Adam Dixon Anna Eliasson Timothy Ford Ava Hall Isabella Jimenez Paige Johnson Tirzah Johnson Scarlett Kemp Anna Merritt Clara Pierrot Katherine Rathe Martine Roy Anna Sadarangani Katie Sadarangani Myolie Sammacheep

9 I-Serafina Sellers-Campbell Keira Steele Linnea Stevens Tatyanna Stevens Kelly Wei Lucia Wilke Aydan Wong CHORALES Sophie Jade Adehl Prairie Andersen Audrey Bi Spencer Blomerus Pamela Boudjok Nina Liv Burton Maclean Carlson Stephanie Chang Carly Chen Jonathan Chernin Alysha Chow Joanna Ellithorpe Audrey Gao Divya Gill Nina Hajduk Isaac Ho Elizabeth Hunter Portia Kessner Kara Kim Lily Krehbiel Fedor Kuznetsov Sylvia Langford Samantha Lau Aria Law Michaela Lee Antony Leong Jazmine Lew Patrick Li Michelle Lin Susannah Liu Paulina Makarova Lauren Morano Yu Ying Ng Christopher Orban Sadie Pearce Cynthia Pei Teodora Savic Anthony Silvestre Chloe Symon Alicia Tao Ayana Tucker April Wan Ann Wang Astrid Wehner Isaac Wong Christopher Xie Susan Xiong Jessica Yin Aarani Yogeshwaran CHORUS Alia Bhimani Sebastian Blomerus Katie Bos Francesca Carenini Ellie Chambers Amanda Chen Snoo Choi Kyan Chow Thalia Conway Dalia Currie Andreas Dala Carys Dance Emma-Krista Demeter Sabina Druce Cassandra Dubuc Magdalen Eaton Maya Evans Gaby Fieschi-Rose Eric Flibotte Carolin Ford Charlie Gatley Anna Gordon Veronica Grant Sara Hajduk Skye Harding Ivy Hawkey Wren Hawkey Skye Higgins Kenny Chun Wai Ho Cathy Hou Konrad Jakobs Tove Jensen Samantha Kim Ruby Klein Maeve Konnert Vanessa Lau Judy Li Stuart Livingstone Sruthy Loganathan Michaela Lowy Rita Lu Madison Meadows Cassandra Miller Goldman Catherine Zoe Ng Emily Paquette Taylor Dianne Robinson Michelle Roche Natalie Roche Kyla Salter Raphael Sandoval-Ewen Kate Scamvougeras Danica Selder Anchaly Senthilvel Emily Sorrenti Akaya Tennant Solstice Tennant Anastasia Tountas Christopher Nicholas Tountas Anderson Tseng Elizabeth Tsong Ethan Wilke Jade Winks Leong Caitlyn Yue Adriana Zaharijevic YOUTH CHOIR Christina Acton Emma Bolzner Paula Brewster Braedan Chan Miranda Chen Vincent Chernin Emily Chow Kadence Chow Natalie Cook Isabell Doucette Alison Dreger Sarah Dreger Geneviève Dubuc Vivek Gill Matthew Hunter Khamael Johnston Lisa Killen Nina Koeplin Daniel Lakowski Ragul Loganatha Evelyn Louth Liam Lynch Kathryn McDonald Alina Nebel Marie Sophie Plaschke Claire Senn Hanna Stojicevic Ocean Tennant Auguste Turner Emma Wensley Shea Wilson SARABANDE Ella Adkins Anna Anaka Katie Blank Aleksandra Brzozwski Colette Colter Jennifer Cooper Richard Cooper Christopher Doughty Isabel Ferreras Amanda Javorsky Katia Jay Jen Knight Elizabeth Kreiter Anders Lau Cara Lau Martin Lohmann Esher Madhur Amanda Murdoch Julie Rhodes Ken Simpson Laura Smit Erin Sutton Rowan Tichenor Robert White Carolin Wiens

10 ADULT CHOIR SOPRANO 1 Janelle Antao Simone Buschhausen Sharmain Kim-Oh Cathy Li Anita Lindsay Sarah Mouldey Ewing Talin Ohanian Elizabeth Petrie Rosemary Ramsay Elisa Rolston Lelannie Roscoe Kerith Steven Julia Thomas Gillian Wilder Paula Vaisey SOPRANO 2 Sigrid Bernhoerster Annette Dorrepaal Deidre Gladwin Susan Graham Ruth Hobbs Regina In Yoon Gillian Mithchell Andrea Teigelhöfer Johanne Sabourin Jodi Samartgis Chris Stewart Selma Van Halder Jade Yang ALTO 1 Tanya Battaglia Gwyneth Bowen Barbara Cave Jennifer Cote Lydia Gennai Emma Guns Angela Lambert Liz Lloyd Winifred Nowell-Miles Akiko Onuma Beatrice Poon Trish Smith Ingrid Stairs Corinne Thiriar Olga Volkoff Malou Windeler ALTO 2 Anne Marie Brodeur Elizabeth Edward Rebecca Fulop Cynthia Gosline Maureen Hole Susanne Krebs Joanna Lehmann Jerilynn C. Prior Merle Rector Trish Schulte Julia Stewart Wendy Verbaas Neysa Wiens Carmen Wiseman TENOR 1 Jeff Carmichael Christer Hallberg Kevin Riebs Ricardo Romero Clinton Tsang TENOR 2 John Ashworth Jim Delahunt Yoon Lee Ian Morrison Barry Rector Thomas Hughes Bass 1 Dennis Berryman Chris Garrard Kelvin Ketchum Johann Krebs Glenn Lee Stephen Pickett Anthony Roper Gordon Schneemann Peter Stewart Ralf Wittenberg BASS 2 Patrick Davies Stuart Donn Tom Heffron Brian Jones Valentin Karasyuk Michael Kneesch Tony Podlecki Mickey Lin Michael Shier Doug Wiebe

11 A word from Ms G, our Music Director: I know that I speak for all conductors, pianists & staff when I say that working with these wonderful young singers is a great joy and honour: I am so very proud of them all. Thank you for getting them to rehearsal each week! The great American composer Leonard Bernstein was born 100 years ago: we celebrate him today with several selections, including our finale from his musical based on Romeo & Juliet and set in New York in the 1950 s: West Side Story. Other selections are drawn from countries where Romance languages are spoken; Italian, Spanish & French. The VBC will sing a commission by BC composer Imant Raminsh, written in honour of Joyce Maguire at her passing in Joyce was pianist for the VBC for 40 years and together with Bruce Pullan and the VBC Board created and managed the Children s Choirs from The Chorus dedicates its performance of My Heart s Friend to Joyce: she was my first piano teacher, musical mentor and dear friend. Her grand-daughter, Colette, (who sings in Sarabande), suggested this piece as it was one of Joyce s favourites. Our family of choirs remains vibrant thanks to the dedicated work of many, many people. My admiration and thanks goes to our talented musical staff whose work with the children is both educational and creative: thank you Shane, Catherine, Kin, Erin, Shifra, Yihan, Christina, Erin S, Karina and Carolin. In the office Nina, Justin and Aine keep us organized and our dedicated Board of Directors, led by Olga Volkoff keep us afloat. Coming Up Soon Tues June 5 18/19 CHORUS PARTY: and a meet & greet for singers moving up from Chorales! Auditions and placement for new members is ongoing throughout June and again in September. Contact us if a friend or family member is interested in joining! ChoralStage Camp! July Filling up quickly. Now in its 28th year, Ms G and her team (new this year) create a semi-staged 'pastiche musical' which is presented to parents and friends in the beautiful acoustic of West Point Grey United. Music from Hamilton, Les Mis, Fiddler, Sound of Music, Dear Evan Hansen and many more. Please see details at BCCF website: LOOKING AHEAD to 18/19 VBCC SEASON # 34! New Rehearsal Times/Venues: Visit our vancouverbachchoir.com for an up to date rehearsal schedule for VBCC concerts: Dec 2: Christmas with the Bach Choir at the Orpheum, March 12: Sing for Joy March 14: Youth Choir and Sarabande Spring Concert May 26: Opera Gems at Chan Centre Camp Timberline Sept in Maple Ridge We will again get the season off to a great start at Camp: Chorus, Chorale & YC singers attend. Registration Info will be sent out via soon. Thank you for getting your registrations in as soon as possible. This allows me to plan music, choir sections etc. Wishing you all a fabulous summer! I look forward to seeing you in the Fall! Much love, Ms G

12 Many thanks to the businesses and individuals who donated generously to our silent auction this year: Ace Cycles Anita Lindsay Arts Club Theatre Bard on the Beach Baru Latino BC Pianocraft Be Fresh Bill Chow Jewelers Broadway Wine Shop Chor Leoni Coco et Olive Café Curves North Vancouver Cynthia Gosline D or Art Consultants Derma Bright Clinic Doug Wiebe Early Music Vancouver Foot Solutions Granville Island Toy Company I Love Hats Il Giardino Restaurant Julia Thomas Kelvin Ketchum Lhy Thai Restaurant Long and McQuade Micheline Wong Physiotherapy Olga Volkoff Pacific Theatre PNE and Playland Rothmans and Co. Sugar d Sushi Inn The Rogue Folk Tony Roper Trish Smith UBC Opera UBC Recreation Camps Vancouver Academy of Music Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver Olive Oil Co. Vancouver Opera Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vancouver Whitecaps VBC Altos and VBC Basses Videomatica Thank you to Penney Auto Body & Glass and VIDC for sponsoring this concert! A Big thank you to our donors! We can t do this without you! For a full list of businesses and individual donors, please visit our website! The Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation The Chan Endowment Fund of the University of British Columbia The McLean Foundation The Christopher Foundation Loyal Protestant Association The Estate of Marianne Murdoch