Choir Success: Vancouver Chamber Choir with Kari Turunen

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This leading professional choir survived the choir apocalypse, floods, pandemics and the departure of their longtime founder. You're going to want to stick around to listen to this one.

Welcome to Choir Success, helping your choir thrive and survive in the 21st century. Today we are talking to the artistic director of the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Kari Turunen.

The Vancouver Chamber Choir was founded by Jon Washburn in 1971. Today it ranks with the best professional choruses in North America and it’s noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence.

The choir has presented concerts to audiences around the world, including the USA, Europe, the Far East and Latin America.

The Vancouver Chamber Choir was honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence by Chorus America and has released 36 recordings and received numerous awards.

Over the years the choir has sung over 4,000 performances of works by Canadian composers, in addition to their extensive international repertoire.

The choir has an award-winning educational program and offers many on-tour workshops and residencies.Kari Turunen began leading the Vancouver Chamber Choir in September 2019, its 49th concert season.