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Canadian Physician’s Virtual Choir – Video Release!

Over the last 2 months, over 200 physicians came together from all-across the country to create the first ever Canadian Physician’s Virtual Choir project, and we are elated to announce: The video is now available!   Initially inspired by the work of Voices Rock Medicine, in Toronto, the Calgary Physician Choir, in Calgary, and Phoenix’s […]

Canadian Physicians Virtual Choir Project

In April 2020, Voices Rock Medicine – a choir made up of soprano and alto physicians in Toronto – premiered an amazing video of them singing “together” through the use of technology – all separately filmed videos compiled to create a virtual choir.  Inspired by the Toronto-based choir, there are at least two new physician […]

Be a Part of our New Parody!

If you loved our parody videos this spring and summer, you will love what we have in store next. We are inviting any and all members of the broader Phoenix community who would like to be “Part of our World” to be featured at the Gathering Together concert as we parody the Disney classic “Part […]

Phoenix to Commission New Work from Sydney Guillaume

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” -Victor Hugo   Throughout history, music has played the role of healer, communicator, and protestor when words or other social commentary miss the mark. Since late May 2020, a frustratingly age-old revolution has once again crescendoed from a mellowed hum […]

Live from London – Season Tickets Available!

Live from London Online Event August 1, 2020 to October 3, 2020 “Season Tickets” for all 10 concerts available for CA$135  [asp_product id=”2999″] As Phoenix excitedly awaits hosting VOCES8 in the spring of 2021 here in Vancouver, we are also eager about a more imminent opportunity for partnership with VOCES8. Broadcast in HD from the […]

New Singers 2020-2021

We are thrilled to welcome a handful of new voices to the Phoenix Family for our 2020-2021 season: With One Voice.

How to Create a Virtual Choir Video

In the spring and early summer of 2020, Phoenix published three virtual choir YouTube videos, meant to serve as fun, encouraging public service announcements reminding viewers of the importance of taking COVID-19 seriously. While we were elated by the rousing responses we received from around the world, we also became aware of similar choirs of […]

Meet Assistant Conductor David Rosborough

Earlier this month, we announced David Rosborough as the Phoenix Assistant Conductor for the 2020-2021 Season. We are eager to begin working with Dave and for our singers to grow under his leadership. As is now tradition for new Phoenix artistic team members, we wanted to introduce our audience to “the person behind the musical […]

Webinar: Making Music in the Mess – Video

Making Music in the Mess: A conversation towards a greater understanding of African Diasporic voices in Canadian choral music.   Thank you to all our panelists for an open, honest, informative, and inspiring presentation. Please see below for the full recording and a list of resources mentioned during the presentation.  

Assistant Conductor Announcement

Phoenix Chamber Choir is thrilled to be welcoming our new Assistant Conductor for the 2020-2021 season, under the leadership of Dr. Nicholle Andrews: David Rosborough (B.Sc., M.A., A.R.C.T) (he/him)