Membership in our choir is open.\u00a0There are no auditions, and you do not need prior choral experience.\u00a0Our focus is on having fun and enjoying the journey.\u00a0The music just happens!<\/p>\n Our repertoire is an eclectic mix, with touches of pop, classical, jazz, spiritual, international, show tunes and Canadian content, with a variety of difficulty levels.\u00a0There is something for everyone on each of our programs.\u00a0We sing in three parts, soprano, alto and baritone.<\/p>\n We perform for the holiday season, and in the spring. Our annual season looks like this:<\/p>\n Our public concerts are held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 1130 Jervis at Pendrell (map<\/a>) in Vancouver’s West End. We are grateful to the people of St. Paul’s for welcoming us into their spiritual home.\u00a0Admission is by donation of cash to the choir. (Note: The choir also donates a portion of the cash donations it receives to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our mission is to promote the enjoyment and appreciation of choral music by: encouraging broad participation that is representative of our community\u2019s diversity; holding choir concerts for the benefit and enjoyment of the community, and; providing an affordable and enriching … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/2011-Spring72-300x224.gif\" "\\"2011-Spring72-300x224\\"")
<\/a>Formerly a program of the Vancouver School Board’s Continuing Education Division, the choir is now an independent non-profit society.\u00a0Our original name was the Roberts Community Choir, taken from our founding program location, the Roberts Education Centre in Vancouver’s West End.\u00a0In 2012, we changed our name to Joyful Voice.<\/p>\n\n
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