Partita
BASED IN EAST VANCOUVER, A CHOIR FOR GRADES 3-8
Partita is a choir created to accommodate families on the East side of Vancouver. They will rehearse for one and half hours on Wednesdays at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. The Partita members will appear in the annual Christmas Concert (Orpheum Theatre), Spring Concert (local church) and Summer Concert (Chan Centre, UBC) as well as small community outreach performances. The Partitas will sing challenging music in unison as well as 2 part music. They will be introduced to singing in other languages. Music is chosen from the classical voice repertoire, from musical theatre and international folk repertoire. Rehearsals will also include building essential musical theory and vocabulary knowledge, while continuing to develop their ear-training and sight-singing abilities.
CONDUCTOR: Catherine Campolin
PIANIST: Yihan Mia Zhang, Esther Chun
REHEARSALS
partita Classes begin September 10, 2025
Wednesdays – 5:30pm – 7:00pm
at First Christian Reformed Church (2670 Victoria Dr) in East Vancouver
PLEASE NOTE: We try our best to accommodate requests for specific rehearsal venue and times, however we also need to balance our choirs in terms of enrollment numbers and vocal considerations. We appreciate your understanding!
AUDITIONS
For this level, singers should prepare a song of their choice. Classical, folk, or traditional musical theatre is preferred. The conductor will take each child through rhythmic, aural and vocal skills exercises. Auditions are done individually and last approximately seven minutes.
CONCERT ATTIRE
PARTITA OPTION 1
- grey tunic (provided by VBCC)
- white long sleeve button down shirt with collar (worn underneath)
- bow (provided), pinned to collar of shirt
- white tights (full length, solid white, not sheer. Cotton or nylon is ok. Should not be shiny or patterned.)
- black shoes
- any necessary hair clips/elastics should match hair
- hair should be neat and off of your face
- any jewelry should be subtle so as not to distract during the performance
PARTITA OPTION 2
- grey pants
- white long sleeve button down shirt with collar (tucked in)
- black socks
- black shoes
- tie (provided by VBCC)
- any necessary hair clips/elastics should match hair
- hair should be neat and off of your face
Tuition for 2025-26
| Choir | Early Bird Tuition until June 30, 2025 | Regular Tuition after June 30, 2025 | Fundraising Commitment (donation/raffle) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piccolini | $582 | $602 | $50 |
| Piccolo | $616 | $636 | $50 |
| Toccata | $675 | $695 | $50 |
| Partita | $723 | $743 | $50 |
| Chorale | $723 | $743 | $50 |
| Chorus | $754 | $774 | $50 |
As a parent, I have found the VBCC rehearsals uplifting. As a professor with 23 years of experience, the rehearsals have become some of my greatest professional development, reminding me constantly that the best imaginable preparation and knowledge conveyed to our “students” lead to the greatest performance on their part. Ms. Gaetanne often reminds us that Mr. Pullan was fond of saying that the higher his expectations, the better the results and that the choristers had never fallen short of his expectations. I believe we should all embrace that wisdom, just as the children of the choir have embraced and reflected that philosophy in their concerts.