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Piccolos

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KINDERGARTEN (5 YEARS OLD), GRADES 1 & 2

Each Piccolo group has approximately 15-20 singers. Rehearsals are 45 minutes long. Piccolos sing in the annual Christmas Concert (Orpheum Theatre) and the Summer concert (Chan Centre, UBC). In weekly rehearsals, the focus is on developing fine singing technique, solfege, ear training, the awareness of musical elements and concepts, as well as sensitive phrasing and musicality.

Please note: We plan to continue in-person classes in September.  If absolutely necessary, alternative options will be hybrid rehearsals (reduced numbers in person on a rotating basis, remainder of class joins from home) or fully online.

CONDUCTOR: Catherine Campolin
PIANIST: Aslan Aslanov

REHEARSALS

Our piccolo choirs have several different rehearsal sections to choose from, including two separate locations. This helps us keep class sizes small and provide the best instruction. Singers choose one section to attend each week for the entire season. 

Mondays – 4:30-5:15 (FULL) or 5:30-6:15 (FULL)
Pacific Spirit United Church  (2195 W 45th Ave) in Kerrisdale

Tuesdays – 4:30-5:15(FULL) or 5:30-6:15 (FULL)
Pacific Spirit United Church  (2195 W 45th Ave) in Kerrisdale

Wednesdays  – 4:30-5:15
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (1573 E. 18th Ave) in East Vancouver

Thursdays – 4:45-5:30 or 5:45-6:30
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

Singers for this level attend a vocal placement session in groups of up to six children. There is no need to prepare anything for this level. Sessions will include vocal and rhythmic exercises as well as some individual time at the piano with the conductor. These sessions last approximately 20-25 minutes. For Piccolos, this session is meant to be low pressure and a non-competitive audition process. It is as much an opportunity for your child to get to know us as it is a chance for us to meet your future singer. 

*For 2022-23: due to COVID-19, auditions may be conducted in small groups, no larger than 6, either in person or online, depending on health restrictions.  If in-person, singers will be masked and distanced. There is nothing to prepare in advance- come ready to meet Miss Catherine and play a couple fun musical games! For more information and to register for an audition, click HERE.

CONCERT ATTIRE

PICCOLO OPTION 1

  • grey jumpers (provided by VBCC)
  • long-sleeved plain red shirts (any collar is fine)
  • 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

PICCOLO OPTION 2

  • grey pants
  • long-sleeved plain red shirts (any collar is fine)
  • black socks
  • black shoes
  • any necessary hair clips/elastics should match hair
  • hair should be neat and off of your face

Tuition for 2022-23

(For the 2022-23 season, the tuition fee in the table below includes $2 GST, and a $70 society and music/supplies fee)
ChoirEarly Bird Tuition until July 22, 2022Regular Tuition after July 22, 2022Fundraising CommitmentRetreat Fees
Piccolos$509$529$50$0
Toccatas$562$582$50$0
Partitas$562$582$50$0
Chorales$562$582$50$100
Chorus$562$582$50$100

Hot parenting tip: My girls are literally never happier/more effusive/more cooperative than after their weekly choir practice. Seriously, the younger one comes out bubbling, and the older two tumble out of that practice hall singing harmony in Latin as if they were a couple of sorority sisters after a long night at the Pit Pub and then regale me with Tales from the Second Soprano Section the whole way home. Makes a singing mama proud. Also makes me miss singing in a choir... Thank you Vancouver Bach Children's Chorus and Youth Choirs for helping us raise a new generation of choir geeks!

Lilac Bosma Hawkey, parent of 3 members of the VBCC

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