{"id":35,"date":"2012-10-17T21:02:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T04:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:45:57","slug":"join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"Join"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We rehearse at St. Paul&#8217;s Anglican Church, 1130 Jervis at Pendrell (<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?q=1130+Jervis+Street,+Vancouver,+British+Columbia&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=49.283386,-123.133993&amp;spn=0.009336,0.026157&amp;sll=49.891235,-97.15369&amp;sspn=37.958411,107.138672&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map<\/a>) in Vancouver&#8217;s West End, on Monday nights from 6:30 to 8:30PM. Our performances are on Monday and Tuesday nights in early December and mid-May. Our usual\u00a0Fall and Spring seasons looks like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday night rehearsals starting early September<\/li>\n<li>Performances in early December<\/li>\n<li>Monday night rehearsals starting late January<\/li>\n<li>Performances in mid-May\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/GeneralMeeting-300x200.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13 \" title=\"GeneralMeeting 300x200\" src=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/GeneralMeeting-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mixing business with pleasure at one of our general meetings<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New members are always welcome to join us! To join us, simply attend rehearsals and concerts, and pay your registration fee. You must register and pay your fee ($200 per session, no tax) no later than the third rehearsal of each session (Fall\/Winter and Spring). We can accept payment by e-transfer, cash or cheque. Please download and complete the <a href=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2023-01-Joyful-Voice-Membership-Application-fillable-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership application<\/a>\u00a0and either send it to us by email to admin[at]joyfulvoice.ca or bring it with you to rehearsal.<\/p>\n<p>No musical background is required, and members do not need to know how to read music. We do not hold auditions. We only ask that you love singing, enjoy performing for a community audience and can commit to our rehearsal and performance schedule.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you need more reasons to join us, check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/health.howstuffworks.com\/mental-health\/human-nature\/happiness\/singing-happy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; or <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/brain-behavior\/2015\/10\/singing-kick-starts-social-bonding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this one<\/a>.\u00a0It turns out that choral singers are happier people who enjoy physiological, emotional and social benefits from being part of a choir!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_466\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_2662.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-466 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_2662-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Three of our dedicated members singing carols at Jubilee House \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_2662-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_2662.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three of our dedicated members singing carols at Jubilee House<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Please note that parking is limited in the West End. If you drive to rehearsal, metered parking is available on Davie Street (only after 6PM on the north side). There is also a pay parking lot under the Davie Street Independent Grocer\u00a0store on Davie between Bute and Jervis. We are very accessible using the number 5 and 6 bus and the community shuttle routes along Davie Street &#8211; get off at the Jervis stop.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Pre-Registration<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We encourage pre-registrations\u00a0by email or mail. If you would like to pre-register, please send us your completed <a href=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/2023-01-Joyful-Voice-Membership-Application-fillable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership application<\/a>\u00a0and payment. You can either send by email along with an e-transfer to admin[at]joyfulvoice.ca or by mail to Joyful Voice Community Choir, PO Box 47062, Denman Place, Vancouver, BC, V6G 3E1.\u00a0You can then\u00a0simply pick up your music at the first or second rehearsal from our pre-registration table at the Church.<\/p>\n<p>Please email us at info[at]joyfulvoice.ca if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We rehearse at St. Paul&#8217;s Anglican Church, 1130 Jervis at Pendrell (map) in Vancouver&#8217;s West End, on Monday nights from 6:30 to 8:30PM. Our performances are on Monday and Tuesday nights in early December and mid-May. Our usual\u00a0Fall and Spring &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/?page_id=35\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603,"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/2603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/joyfulvoice.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}