Entries by Phoenix

Phoenix Goes To School

  Are you an educator looking for an engaging, relevant way to introduce your students to the magic of classical choral music? We at Phoenix Chamber Choir have curated a unique experience exclusively for students, based on our 2021-2022 season, Emerge. This hour-long condensed concert encounter is designed to be shared in  class and educates […]

Auditions for our 2022-2023 Season

Auditions for our 2022-2023 Season Auditions for most voice parts are now closed, however we are still accepting auditions for Tenor 1 and Bass 2. Auditions will remain open for these voice parts until the positions are filled, or until the start of our season. Please read below on how to prepare and submit your […]

Interview with Frédéricka Petit-Homme

Frédéricka Petit-Homme joins Phoenix Chamber Choir as the soprano soloist in the world premiere of Nou La. Haitian-Canadian Petit-Homme was a part of this project from its start in 2020. Nou La’s composer Sydney Guillaume, Phoenix artist director Dr. Nicholle Andrews and Frédéricka Petit-Homme met in 2020 over video conference to have an honest conversation […]

Meet Composer Timothy Cunningham

Phoenix’s final concert of the season, Evolve, is a celebration of finally experiencing the beautiful and important compositions that have been halted during the past two years. This spring concert also marks the beginning for new talent and unique voices being introduced into the choral community, such as that of Timothy Cunningham. Cunningham is a […]

Through The Storm with Katerina Gimon

Phoenix’s Season of Premieres is an introduction to new compositions and unheard voices, as well as a true investment in emerging composers, such as Katerina Gimon. With her dynamic, eclectic, and poignant compositions, Gimon has become a distinctive rising composer, improviser, and vocalist in contemporary Canadian composition and beyond. Originally commissioned for Phoenix’s 2020 -2021 […]

Interview With Composer Sydney Guillaume

Phoenix’s last concert of this “season of premieres” will be a moment of closure and remembrance, to finally showcase three beautiful works originally commissioned by Phoenix in 2020. One of these pieces is Hatian-American composer Sydney Guillaume’s piece entitled “Nou La,”  which encapsulates the loss and unrest of the past two years, capitalizing on the […]

Meet our new Administrator!

Phoenix is so excited to welcome Ashley Bontje as our new choir administrator. We announced in January that Emily would be moving on after over 3 years in the position and we could not be more thrilled to have found an excellent fit to replace her in Ashley. She has substantial past choral and musical […]

Meet Composer Laura Hawley

Phoenix’s 2021-2022 season is called, Emerge: A Season of Premieres, as we wanted this year to represent various forms of new beginnings and to be able to commission several premieres from talented composers and introduce them to the Phoenix audience. One of those composers is Laura Hawley, whose piece O the Snow, we had the privilege of […]

Spreading Warmth this Holiday Season

Christmas is not only the season of delightfully familiar carols, but it’s also a season of giving and spreading love! It’s no secret that in Vancouver, the winters are cold and damp and many people do not have access to warm, dry socks, or basic personal hygiene items. Phoenix as a community values giving back […]