UPCOMING EVENTS

“Love Stories” Cabaret/Fundraiser

On Friday, November 5 at 7:30 pm, join co-producers Jenny Crober & Emily Vick Agnew for “Love Stories”, our online Fall Cabaret/VOCA Fundraiser.

Our cabaret will feature a wide variety of jazz, pop, musical theatre & opera selections about love, presented by all of VOCA’s professional vocal leads, along with special guests, accompanied by piano, guitar & accordion.

Joining Emily Vick Agnew, soprano and Jenny Crober, piano will be VOCA’s leads Dallas Chorley, soprano; Alex Hetherington, mezzo; Kevin Mulligan, tenor; Eli Theocharidis, tenor; Justin Welsh, baritone and Parker Clements, baritone, with guests Lee Clapp, tenor; Jacques Arsenault, tenor, accordion; Liam Crober-Best, tenor, guitar and Tevra Plamondon, soprano.

*Raffles, musical quizzes and chats with performers are some of the other activities we’ll be presenting that evening. (*You can purchase your raffle tickets when you buy your ticket for admission. There will be a prize for our local audience members, and another for those from outside Toronto.)

We’ll also be presenting a look at a portion of one of VOCA’s in-person rehearsals. We’re thrilled to be finally singing together again – even fully masked and physically distanced – after almost 20 months away!

Co-producers: Jenny Crober & Emily Vick Agnew

Artistic Director, Collaborative Pianist: Jenny Crober

Co-hosts: Emily Vick Agnew & Jenny Crober

Date: Friday, November 5, 2021

Time: 7:30 pm

Tickets: $20

Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/love-stories-fall-cabaret-voca-fundraiser-tickets-189750999347

Zoom V-Jay: Andrew Wolf

Flyer Design: Jenny Crober (image: Andrea Andrade)

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Roy Thomson Hall!

*New April 2022 date TBA

Exciting news for the VOCA Chorus of Toronto for Spring 2022!

We were thrilled to have been invited to present “STAR SONGS” as part of ROY THOMSON HALL’s 23rd Annual Choir & Organ Concert Series on Thursday, April 9, 2020, 12:00 pm at Roy Thomson Hall! (https://www.roythomsonhall.com/tickets/voca-chorus-of-toronto/)

Due to COVID-19, our concert was postponed, but it will be rescheduled for April 2022 – Date TBC.

VOCA will be performing “STAR SONGS”, a choral and instrumental celebration of stars and the night sky, featuring works by Paul Halley, Ēriks Esenvalds, Eleanor Daley, Kurt Weill and others.

We’re also thrilled to be featuring a world premiere, “Anang (The Star)”, written in Obijway and English by the renowned Cree composer, Andrew Balfour. (http://cameratanova.com/16/about-us/artistic-director/)

VOCA will be joined by 3 fabulous guest artists, all of whom have previously performed with our ensemble: Shawn Grenke, organ, Colleen Allen, sax and Jamie Drake, percussion.

We hope to see you at this free concert, our Roy Thomson Hall debut!

Star Songs

*New Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022!

On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 7:30 pm, the VOCA Chorus of Toronto will present “STAR SONGS”, our annual Spring concert at Eastminster United Church (310 Danforth Ave. at Jackman/Chester Station).

VOCA will be presenting a choral and instrumental celebration of stars and the night sky, featuring an array of reflective, lively and inspiring selections by Paul Halley, Eleanor Daley, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Kurt Weill and others.

We’re thrilled that our concert will also feature a newly commissioned work, “Anang (The Star)” by the renowned Cree composer, Andrew Balfour. (http://cameratanova.com/16/about-us/artistic-director/)

Our fabulous guest artists, all of whom have previously shared the stage with VOCA, will be Shawn Grenke, organ, Colleen Allen, sax and Jamie Drake, percussion.