The Victoria Good News Choir

Hello! Welcome to the website of The Victoria Good News Choir Society.

The Victoria Good News Choir Society, incorporated under the societies act and a member of the British Columbia Choral Federation, was founded in 1997 by Louise Rose as a three month project to raise funds for Claremont High School’s theatre construction project. This Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass non-audition community choir celebrated its tenth anniversary in March, 2007. (Louise never could tell time.)

Louise has served as the choir’s accompanist, music director and resident arranger for all of the years of the choir’s existence.

Our membership is intergenerational, culturally, religiously and spiritually diverse. Our repertoire is composed of arrangements of music from the sixteenth century to funk to rock ‘n roll to gospel to spirituals. Louise has arranged most of the choir’s repertoire.

Details for the 2011-12 season fees can be found at the bottom of the 'How to Become a Member" page.

OLD FASHIONED COMMUNITY SING ALONG The Fernwood Inn, Sunday, May 27th at 3:00pm.
HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL WARM THE COCKLES OF YOUR HEART. THE PLACE TO BE IS THE FERNWOOD INN (ON FERNWOOD ROAD at GLADSTONE AVENUE - JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BELFRY THEATRE) AT 3 PM ON SUNDAY, 27 MAY FOR THE INAUGURAL OLD FASHIONED COMMUNITY SING ALONG OF ‘THE FORGET ME NOTS’. EVEYONE IS WELCOME. BRING YOUR WHOLE FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR NEIGHBOURS. PLAN TO HAVE AN AFTERNOON OUT AND AN EARLY DINNER. IT’LL BE SEPARATE CHEQUES, PLEASE. This is an initiative of We Rage, We Weep Alzheimer Foundation supported by members of the Victoria Good News Choir.

PLEASE PUT SATURDAY, 16 JUNE ON YOUR CALENDARS

THE VICTORIA GOOD NEWS CHOIR WILL PRESENT ITS CLOSING SEASON CONCERT
‘O CANADA, `E’ – A CONCERT OF THE MUSIC OF CANADIAN COMPOSERS AT 2:30 AND 7 PM AT FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH (THE CORNER OF CENTRAL SAANICH ROAD AND MT. NEWTON CROSS ROAD)… AMONG OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS – WILL BE THE STUDENTS FROM DIVISION 3 OF WILLIOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
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THE VICTORIA GOOD NEWS CHOIR WILL PRESENT ITS CLOSING SEASON CONCERT
‘O CANADA, `E’ – A CONCERT OF THE MUSIC OF CANADIAN COMPOSERS AT 2:30 AND 7 PM AT FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH (THE CORNER OF CENTRAL SAANICH ROAD AND MT. NEWTON CROSS ROAD)… AMONG OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS – WILL BE THE STUDENTS FROM DIVISION 3 OF WILLIOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Come sing with us any Tuesday for the second session of the 2011-12 season. We will be learning new repertoire for the concerts in 2012. It is an exciting session. New members and returning members are warmly welcomed.

Hello,
Welcome to the Victoria Good News Choir space.
I've often been asked if The Victoria Good News Choir is a 'gospel' choir. I respond No!
We are a NON-AUDITION community choir that rehearses from 7:30 until 9 PM on Tuesday evening at Cordova Bay United Church, 813 Claremont Avenue. We sing music from the 16th century to funk.
I started this choir because I wanted to provide a place where everyone would be welcome to sing... for three months. We've now been singing for thirteen years.
This choir is now my life's work. There is no retirement in sight.
I thought I wanted to have a choir in order to make music with and for people who expressed an interest in singing and especially those who'd been discouraged. What I know today is that those who want to sing want to sing for reasons that may have little to do with singing.
My job is to be prepared to serve you with all my heart.
This choir, like every relationship, is changing. Change is going to happen to each of us no matter what we do and sometimes because of what we do.
Somehow the challenges of life seem manageable when there is a focus. No matter how unusual that may seem, it is true. I choose to make every day one in which I move forward.
Ultimately The Victoria Good News Choir is a choir growing into its mission of 'community'.
We are female and male singers who come from many walks of life. We are a community in that we agree on some things.
We sing, work and play together. We invest in our communities through monthly outreach at area hospitals, retirement and care facilities. We tithe. We continue to make ourselves available to schools of all kinds for fundraising events.
We are an ever changing entity that attempts to respond to each other, the adventure of remaining relevant, alive, engaged the world in which each of us lives.
We are The Victoria Good News Choir .
My belief is that your voice has a right to be heard.
Come. Join us.

See you soon,
Louise

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