We are the community choir of the Cordova Bay 55+ Association. Everyone is welcome in our space in an Elementary School on Thursday afternoons, as together we explore, discover and create a wide variety of music. For some of us, choirs have been part of our lives for a long time, while for others it is a completely new experience. We learn from and with each another in a welcoming, supportive and open-hearted atmosphere. With song and laughter, we celebrate the many joys of being together, listening to one another, and singing in harmony.

Although we do not ‘perform,’ several times during the year we share some of our eclectic repertoire with audiences in the community.

Our mission is to increase joy and harmony in our community by creating the opportunity for everyone to sing regardless of ability.

We believe that singing is our natural human birthright. Humans were meant to sing, and we founded EveryBodySings! singing circles in 2001 to provide a place for anyone to join an energetic, enthusiastic group of ordinary people who sing for the pure joy of singing. We truly believe that everyone can sing, given the right encouragement and atmosphere for vocal development. We both come from singing families where singing was a natural, accepted and joyful form of expression. We love to encourage and inspire others to discover and/or reclaim their voice, to express their own creativity, and to experience the transformational power of singing.

We have taken and offered singing workshops with Brian Tate, Tony Backhouse, Siobhan Robinsong, Denis Donnelly, Eric Dozier, Edwin Coppard and others.

We have two EveryBodySings! groups, one in Lantzville on Tuesday evenings 7–9pm and one in downtown Nanaimo, Thursday mornings, from 10am–noon.

EveryVoice singers is a ‘no audition’, a cappella song circle. Come explore your voice and make harmony in community. Songs of inspiration from around the globe are taught by ear.

Every inexperienced & experienced voice is welcome.

COME SING FOR THE JOY OF IT AND GET INSPIRED!

Every Voice Welcome.

• Do you love to sing, but mainly in the shower?
• Are you afraid your voice isn’t good enough?

Join the Get Inspired Community Choir for an interactive, fun-filled, adventure in a comfortable setting where exploration is not only encouraged but mandatory! Re-discover the joy and fun of singing various songs from many cultures while playfully learning about harmony and sound. No auditions, no need to read music, no experience necessary… simply a joyful spirit and a desire to sing.

Join us to:

• Explore and strengthen your voice
• Sing songs from all over the world
• Play with harmonies… try different parts and have fun

The benefits go on and on.

The Gettin’ Higher Choir sings out the simple philosophy that singing is our birthright, an essential activity for personal and community health and vitality. We are not associated with any religion or spiritual path, but seek to embrace and celebrate humanity’s highest aspirations through music, welcoming people of all ages and cultures. There is no audition, and no singing experience is required, just a desire to sing in harmony with others.

Tuesdays 7–9pm Pacific: Norway House (1110 Hillside Ave.) and on Zoom
Thursdays 7–8:45pm Pacific: on Zoom only

More info is here!

The Letz Sing Choir, which meets in three locations in the Comox Valley, is committed to gathering weekly to share the experience of singing in harmony. The only prerequisite to joining this choir is a desire to sing with others. Whether you are a seasoned singer looking for a place to raise your voice, or you have never sung in a group before and had always wanted to, your voice is welcome in this choir.

At the Letz Sing weekly singing sessions you will acquire a repertoire of songs from a diversity of origins and inspiration. Words, melodies and harmonies are learned methodically in a step by step fashion in the oral tradition of call and response. Each session will include warm-ups for the voice and the body, the introduction of new material, as well as time to sing favorites from a growing repertoire of familiar songs.

There is no commitment to perform with this choir, rather every term there is a “Big Sing”, a casual but exciting Sunday afternoon where choir members from all choir locations gather. On this day the energy of the complete Letz Sing Choir Community raises the rafters with the melodies and harmonies they had been learning in their separate locations throughout the term.

Those interested in coming together to experience the joy of voices joined in harmony are encouraged to come try it out! All voices are welcome in this choir! Late starts prorated, sliding scale available.

Read their Ubuntu story about musical instruments for Mozambique’s AIDS orphans. (go to the stories tab at the top of this page).

Join Cathy Baker and Dick Jackson of the Gettin’ Higher Choir for a scenic oceanside walk with “Outside Voices” outdoor drop-in singing. Typically, we meet somewhere near the shore in Esquimalt around noon, and we alternate singing and walking the shoreline, wrapping up after about 90 minutes.

We plan to be out every week, rain or shine, but please subscribe to get notices each Thursday by 10:00am, confirming the details of exactly where and when we will meet that day! The songs and the walking path we take are very accessible!

All are welcome to join in — donations to keep us going are welcome. We look forward to singing with you!

There is a proverb from Zimbabwe that states “If you can walk, you can dance… If your can talk, you can sing.”

Raise your voice in glorious song with heart-felt melodies, soulful gospel songs and rousing spirituals, meditative chants, luscious layered songs and robust rounds. Songs from the sublime to the ridiculous!

These are non-auditioned choirs for those who love to sing and those who don’t think they can. This is a safe, non-judgemental circle where ALL voices are welcome. There is no need to read music. All songs are taught in the traditional method of call and response.

If you desire an added boost of endorphins coursing through your body… SING FOR PURE JOY! and claim the birthright of a singing species.

For more information email me about times, locations etc.

Our Vision… an intergenerational community choir that brings together people of all ages, and all singing abilities, in the joy of music. Come join us with your children, grandchildren, neighbors, and friends for songs from around the world, fun and laughter.