Hi there lovely CC,  Thanks for joining us on this last Friday before Spring Break!  We enjoyed yummy post-tour treats (thank you Carla), debriefed the tour and the artistic feedback we received, and even got our (belated) hats/bracelets/buffs and amazing Tuktu Caribou from Experiences Canada! Photos in the Tour Drive . Black Folders:  If you borrowed a black folder for tour, please bring it back next time. No worries if you left it at home today.  3 New Pieces:  We gave out

Hi there lovely CC members and families,  Thank you for joining us today! We rehearsed a ton of repertoire and got into some deeper, more musical territory—performance, text meanings, repetition, literary devices, all that good stuff.  Blue VCC Shirts-Distributed Today:  Today at the end of rehearsal we handed out the blue VCC t-shirts.  These are yours to keep this season. There is no charge for these this season.  Please keep your shirt nice and clean, as it will be brought

Hi there VCC Toronto tour participants!  It is just less than 4 weeks until we leave for Toronto, and I hope you're getting as excited as I am!  SAVE THE DATE-Feb 28th 10:30AM: Pre-Exchange Zoom Meeting (Mandatory): Save the date for a Saturday   Feb 28th   10:30am-11:30am  pre-exchange Zoom meeting for our exchange!  The BCC team will be sharing some visitor information with us about Toronto, we will do the same for Victoria, and then we will have an opportunity to meet and

Hi lovely CC folks!  Thank you for joining us today at POV. We are less than 4 weeks away from Toronto, and we are prepping pieces that will be sung there and here later on this term.  Listening Links/Memorization:  kahkiyaw  and Agnus Dei  (from Messe Basse)- memorized by Friday Feb 13. Please listen to both of these if you haven't already, and finish memorizing both pieces this week. Tarry -memorized by Tuesday Feb 17 (practice at home, no good recordings of this, sorry!) T

Memorization Homework for Tuesday:  kahkiyaw oskâyak Finish your memorization for this piece-do your work at home on this by Tuesday, 100% of the choir needs to be 110% memorized on this piece! Agnus Dei-Messe Basse Start memorizing the Messe Basse "Agnus Dei". We learned this last term, but without memorizing. See if you can get the first page or two. David will be creating practice tracks for Star Light Star Bright , and we will start working with those next week.  Ticket A

Hi there tour participants!  A quick update for you on hosting! Thank you to everyone who has signed up to be a homestay host. Our plan is for VCC choristers to be hosted in pairs in Toronto, to make things as comfortable as possible for everyone. We would like to offer the same option to the 17 Toronto children visiting us in May.  We do not have enough hosts at this point for all of the Toronto Bach Children's Chorus choristers.  This leaves us short 1 bed, and also does

Hi there Toronto tour participants!  Last Call:  VCC Roomie Request Forms: Thanks to everyone who has filled out my form!  15/17  have responded.  If you didn't fill it out yet, please do so! This week, I am going through the forms to pair you with your VCC Roomie. Like always, I will do my very best to pair each of you with someone you have requested.  Sometimes everyone requests the same person (*sigh*), and it gets tricky, but we will be together as a large group all day l

Hi there lovely CC families,  Thanks for coming on this lovely sunny day! A short email with a couple of quick admin notes from me: VCC Raffle Coming Up! We are almost at raffle season! This year, the VCC raffle will run from early Feb to early March. Choristers will be issued raffle books soon. Remember that your first book of raffle tickets (20 tickets, $5 each, for a total of $100) goes to the VCC's organizational fundraiser, and any subsequent books can go towards your tr

Hi there CC singers and families!  Thanks for joining us on this misty Tuesday. We looked at our new pieces in collaboration with the Bach Children's Choir for the Podium concert here in May, and got new pieces for the Ontario Treble Choir Festival.  Camp Waivers:  If I haven't received a camp waiver form from you, please email it to me. We have almost all of them, so thank you for your prompt attention! All students need a camp waiver to participate this weekend. If there ar

Apologies for the Sunday email, but Friday was a busy one in choir manager land!  Camp Pringle January 2026! Our bi-annual rehearsal retreat at Camp Pringle in Shawnigan Lake ( 2520 W Shawnigan Lake Rd, Shawnigan Lake, BC V8H 2E1) is next weekend!  We always have so much fun rehearsing, playing games, drinking cocoa, and getting to know each other.  Camp Departure:  All Victoria-area choristers need to be at St. George's by 1:10PM  on Friday, January 16th.  The Langford picku

Hi lovely CC singers and families,  Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful break and a wonderful holiday with good food, friends, and family. We are looking forward to seeing you all for our first rehearsal this Friday, January 9th, from 4-6pm at St. George's.  A couple of things:  Music:  Please bring your Messiah scores for return on Friday.  Attendance Policy-Please Check Your Calendars:  I have attached the attendance policy for your review; as we head into a new term,

Hi lovely CC,  Thanks for an awesome two concerts this weekend. You sounded beautiful at our first concert of the season! More to come and they only get better. Congratulations on your hard work and musicianship in sharing these songs with our audience. I hoped you liked getting to sit in and see the rest of the VCC as well. A huge thank you to our chaperones Olivette and Catherine for helping me with all the backstage madness! We are on the home stretch!  Can you believe it?

Hi all,  Please read this entire email, carefully. Lots of information below! From the Desk of David:  Hi folks, Please see below for a summary of tonight's rehearsal, and especially note what you need to look at, study, and practice if you were missing.  By the end of tonight's rehearsal, we had the smallest attendance we've had all year - or maybe in several years. This was our very important final rehearsal before the dress, and things were on a very good tack until now. I

Here are the notes from the Parent Meeting on November 28:

Hi there CC members and families!  Thank you for joining us tonight.  Parent Meeting Notes:  Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to the meeting :)  Please see the attached notes from the Parent Meeting this evening.  CC to Practice/Listen to:  Review Eatnemen text Review ending of "The Frost"  Announcing the Quartet for V'la:  Quartet 1: Charlotte, Ione, Rachel, and Victoria  Quartet 2: Sophie, Sophia, Vivian and Kalin Last Call for Chaperones-Nee

Hi lovely CC families and singers!  Thanks for joining us today for our Winter Rep rehearsal. Strap in, this is a longer one! Reminder: Messiah with the Victoria Symphony Rehearsal Tomorrow Wednesday Nov 26, 7-9:30PM Location: Christ Church Cathedral,  930 Burdett Ave Please bring your Messiah score, pencil, water, and snack.  Drop off/pickup/sign in at Burdett Ave entrance. Please sign in/out with Lindsey at the Burdett Ave door. Street parking available on Burdett Ave. This

Hi lovely CC!  Thanks for making it tonight's Part 1 Messiah rehearsal with Christ Church. Nice to touch base with our fellow singers before next week.  Tuesday's Rehearsal: Winter Rep  In one of our final rehearsals for our concert, Joy in Every Note, we need folks to review our music beyond Messiah.  Here is the Set List for Joy in Every Note:  December 6 and 7 Concert Set List-Concert Choir Set 1:  Messe Basse Please review your part:  Sophia Phan and Zavanah, please revie

Hi lovely CC,  Thanks for joining us to review our Winter Rep!  New Rehearsal Location for Nov 26 Messiah Rehearsal  7-9:30PM: The rehearsal location for the Wednesday, Nov 26 Messiah Rehearsal with the Victoria Symphony is now Christ Church Cathedral ( 930 Burdett Ave).  Drop off on Burdett Ave entrance. Please see the attached Key Dates-Nov 18 Edition to see this change updated.  As a reminder, all mandatory dates are listed on the Key Dates, and the most recent updates are

Hi CC members and families!  Thanks for joining us at our joint rehearsal for The Messiah (part 2) with Christ Church Cathedral Singers.  On Tuesday, we will sing our Winter Concert Repertoire. Next Friday, Nov 21, we will sing The Messiah Part 1 with CCC again at St. George's.  Mark Your Calendars: Concert Choir Parent Meeting: November 28th, 5:45PM at St. George's All CC families are required to attend. We will be discussing billeting in Toronto, and hosting here in Victori

Hi lovely CC members and families! This is just a reminder that there is No Rehearsal on Tuesday, November 11 (Remembrance Day). We will see you on Friday, November 14 for.... Messiah Day with Christ Church Singers: We will be reviewing the Messiah with the Christ Church Singers who will be joining us for rehearsal. For best coordination, please arrive on time.  To prep for this rehearsal, please review:  41. "Let Us Break Their Bonds"  53. "Worthy is the Lamb/Amen" Via the M