The youngest member of our choir family: Piccolini!
Piccolini classes are for 4 and 5 year olds. Piccolini is a training choir to develop musicianship and the foundations of music learning and performing. Piccolinis are small classes of up to 12 children, with lots of individual attention. The Piccolini singers do not perform onstage in the large scale VBFC concerts, but instead perform smaller lobby concerts at our family of choirs events, giving them a low-pressure, but exciting performance opportunity for their first years of choral singing.
Piccolini classes are led by Early Years specialist, Rachel Suzanne, who joined the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs in 2023 to assist Ms G with the Toccatas, Chorales and Chorus. Rachel holds a Masters of Music in Opera Performance from UBC and is a highly skilled and experienced private and group music teacher, for students of all ages and stages in the disciplines of voice, piano, ukulele and Early Years Music.
REHEARSALS — All Classes begin the week of September 16, 2024 to the week of May 5, 2025.
Our Piccolini classes have several different class options to choose from, including two separate locations. This helps us keep class sizes small and provide the best instruction. Singers choose one class to attend each week for the entire season.
Tuesdays – 3:30-4:15 [FULL] or 4:30-5:15 [FULL]
Pacific Spirit United Church (2195 W 45th Ave) in Kerrisdale
Wednesdays – 3:30-4:15 or 4:30-5:15
First Christian Reformed Church(2670 Victoria Dr) in East Van
Thursdays – 3:15-4:00 or 4:15-5:00 [FULL] or 5:15-6:00 [FULL]
Good Centre for the Arts (3615 W 4th Ave) in Kitsilano
Cost for the year is $598 (Early bird discount of $20 if registered before June 30, 2024). The Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs has a robust bursary program to support families for whom the fee is a barrier. Please choose “send me a bursary application” in the fee section of your registration form if required.
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 enrolment numbers and vocal considerations. We appreciate your understanding!
Registration is now open! Click HERE
Tuition for 2024-2025
(For the 2024-25 season, the tuition fees in the table below include the following non-refundable fees: a $40 society membership fee, a $2 GST on membership fee, a $30 administration fee, and a $50 fundraising commitment)Choir | Early Bird Tuition until June 30, 2024 | Regular Tuition after June 30, 2024 | Retreat Fees |
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Piccolini | $578 | $598 | N/A |
Piccolo | $610 | $630 | N/A |
Toccata | $712 | $732 | $45 |
Partita | $712 | $732 | $45 |
Chorale | $712 | $732 | $45 |
Chorus | $742 | $762 | $75 |