History of the Vancouver Bach Choir
温哥华巴赫合唱团于1930年12月在奥菲姆剧院举办了首场音乐会。在其悠久的历史中，合唱团曾与世界知名的指挥家合作，包括 Bruno Walter、Sir Ernest MacMillan、Zubin Mehta、Sir Arthur Bliss、Meredith Davies、Kazuyoshi Akiyama、Simon Streatfeild、Andrew Davis 和 Simon Preston。Leslie Dala 于2010年7月被任命为音乐总监，接替担任了27年的 Bruce Pullan。
自1930年以来，温哥华巴赫合唱团通过加拿大广播公司多次播出、1974年的加拿大东部巡演，以及全国播放的韩德尔《弥赛亚》复活节音乐电视影片，在加拿大的声誉不断提升。
在上世纪七十年代，温哥华巴赫合唱团进行了两次国际巡演，一次前往荷兰，另一次前往波兰和法国。合唱团在两次巡演中均获得国际音乐节一等奖，并在海牙、华沙和巴黎圣母院等地举办了多场音乐会。1978年，合唱团在著名的“让人民歌唱”合唱比赛中获得第一名，吸引了全球约1500万电台听众。
1983年，合唱团与多伦多交响乐团及指挥Andrew Davis 合作，参与了马勒第八交响曲的加拿大首演。随后，合唱团再次与多伦多交响乐团演出此曲，并与卡尔加里爱乐乐团和Mario Bernardi 合作进行了该曲，於加拿大西部的首演。1986年，合唱团在世博会的音乐会被拍成电视影片《鲸之歌》，在全球播出并获得双子奖。
1987年，合唱团赴英国和威尔士巡演，在圣马丁教堂、圣保罗大教堂、坎特伯雷大教堂、林肯大教堂等著名场所举办音乐会，并在兰戈伦国际音乐节上与BBC威尔士乐团合作演出，该音乐会由BBC广播。
1989年夏天，合唱团在温哥华和东京参加了国际歌剧节的《阿依达》演出。1993年夏天，合唱团又参加了多伦多国际合唱节和在温哥华举办的世界合唱音乐研讨会。1997年7月，合唱团前往英国，在伦敦和牛津举办音乐会，由Bruce Pullan 指挥，并与伯明翰市交响乐团及Sir Simon Rattle 合作演出了柏辽兹的《浮士德的沉沦》。
1997年5月，合唱团在UBC陈氏表演艺术中心开幕式上首演了Sir Peter Maxwell Davies创作的清唱剧《约伯》。音乐会进行了现场录音，并由柯林斯古典公司发行了CD.
在温哥华，温哥华巴赫合唱团每个乐季都会举办一系列音乐会，并负责在不列颠哥伦比亚省首演多部重要作品，包括Rossini 的《圣母悼歌》、Fanshawe 的《非洲圣歌》、Lloyd Webber 的《安魂曲》、Paul McCartney 的《利物浦清唱剧》、Berlioz 的《庄严弥撒曲》、Penderecki 的《波兰安魂曲》以及Adam 的《圣婴》。此外，合唱团还委约并首演了加拿大作曲家John Estacio和 Christos Hatzis 的长篇作品，以及许多其他加拿大作曲家的短篇作品。
VBC 1932
VBC 1949
VBC 1954
VBC 1967
VBC 1970
VBC 1980
VBC 1980
CWBC 1989
SARABANDE 2007
VBC OLYMPICS
VBCC and VBC 2013
Since 1984, the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus has been making beautiful music and providing excellent training to young singers. Founded by Bruce Pullan, former Artistic Director of the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus was created as special project of the Bach Choir to provide a high-quality choral opportunity for children, with a strong emphasis on vocal pedagogy and music education. Over the years the organization has thrived and expanded, adding many more levels of choirs and rehearsal locations. Over the VBCC’s 35 year history, we have also recorded several CDs and toured extensively through Europe and North America.
Bruce Pullan, former Music Director of the VBCC, was educated as a Choral Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge and New College, Oxford. He came to Canada in 1974. In addition to his position as Music Director of the Vancouver Bach Choir from 1983 – 2010, he conducted the major choral repertoire with numerous major Canadian orchestras. He was Head of the Department of Music at Western Washington University from 1975 to 1993; President of the Vancouver
Academy of Music from 1993 to 1997; and Professor and Head of Choral Music at the University of British Columbia from 1999 to 2009 when he retired as Professor Emeritus. In 2008 he was appointed to the Order of Canada.
The birth of the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus is also intrinsically linked to the energy, incentive, and passion of Joyce Maguire. In addition to co-founding the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus in 1984 and acting as its Manager for 24 years, Joyce was also an extremely accomplished pianist, playing as the accompanist for the Vancouver Bach Choir for 42 years. When Joyce passed away in 2008, Vancouver lost a tremendous spirit. Her love of music, her respect for children, her tireless work ethic, and her wry sense of humour will continue to live on in the VBCC.
Marisa Gaetanne joined the organization nearly 20 years ago as a conductor for our Piccolo and Junior Choirs. Showing great skill, talent, and enthusiasm for working with young voices, the VBCC has been greatly enriched by Ms Gaetanne’s exceptional contribution through the years. Upon Mr Pullan’s retirement in 2009, we were proud to see Ms Gaetanne take the helm as our new Artistic Director. She currently the artistic director for the VBCC and conducts the Chorus, Chorales and Toccata choirs.