Douglas College Choral Society

  

This intermediate/advanced choir studies and performs inspiring choral works both large and small. You will need some prior choral experience and a commitment to attend rehearsals and learn the music. There is a concert at the end of each semester.

Fall 2011 concert:
Saturday, November 26, 7:30 PM.

Past repertoire has included large and small choral works from well known composers such as Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach.  The repertoire for Fall 2011 included Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana." 

Repertoire for the Winter 2012 session includes: Mendelssohn "Drei Geistliche Lieder", Britten's "Hymn to St. Peter", Vaughan Williams "O how amiable" (with wind band), and Rachmaninoff's "Bogoroditse Devo", among others.

The Douglas College Choral Society is directed by Eric Hannan, who is on the music faculty at Douglas College, where he conducts choral ensembles and teaches solo voice. He is also the artistic director of the Vancouver Cantata Singers.

The Choral Society welcomes all voices ranges, and is always looking for tenors and basses.

Registration Information

Registration is open. 

Tuesdays, January 10, 2012 - April 10, 2012
Time: 6:30-9:30 pm
New Westminster Campus
Instructor: Eric Hannan

Fee Per Semester: $90 + HST
201211 CRN 11072 CHOR 0150 - Jan 10, 2012 - Apr 10, 2012

Pre-Requisite: Prior choral experience.
Audition required. Please contact Eric Hannan at hannane@douglas.bc.ca

For registration call the Continuing Education Registration line at 604-527-5472 (press zero) or register in person at the New Westminster Campus Registrar's office.

Choral Society History

The DCCS was founded in 1983 under the directorship of Tatsuo Hoshina, who was the head of vocal activities in the Douglas College Music Department from 1971 until 1998. For ten years the DCCS was composed of Douglas College music students and community members, and performed a repertoire of great choral works from the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th centuries. In 1993 the DCCS was re-formed into a community choir for intermediate to advanced singers from New Westminster, Burnaby, Surrey and the Tri-Cities area. From 1993 until 1998 The DCCS was directed by Canadian music educator and conductor Patricia Rolston, who is the founding director of the Music Department at Hamilton's Mohawk College and conductor of the Mohawk College Singers. Alison Nixon directed the choir from 1998 until the spring of 2010, performing many major works in the choral repertoire. In the fall of 2010, with Eric Hannan as music director, the choir once again included Douglas College students and community members.