The Vancouver Gaelic Choir
Coisir Ghaidhlig Bhancoubhair
Conductor: Dubravko Pajalic
For more than a century Vancouver has been home to people with an interest and love for traditional singing in the Gaelic language. For the most part, the traditional forms of singing were preserved by individuals and groups at ceilidhs in their homes, or at concerts and other venues. Unison choirs grew out of this tradition and were operating in Vancouver as early as the1930s.
The current Vancouver Gaelic Choir was formed in 1983 by a group of Gaels keen to share their Gaelic heritage and their love of the music. Thirty years later, our current choir includes members who are not native speakers, but who love the lilt of Scottish music and love to sing the songs, and share the rich Gaelic musical heritage of Scotland.
The choir has performed in Scotland’s Royal National Mòd four times, winning trophies on three occasions. The choir also participated in and was an integral part of the biennial Mòd Vancouver festivals, participating with choirs from Scotland, Seattle and Victoria, BC.
Our choir regularly performs at various community events which have included Burns Suppers, Vancouver’s Celtic Festival, SFU’sTartan Days, Granville Island’s Culture Days Festival, Van Dusen Garden’s Festival of Lights, and many concerts and ceilidhs at the Scottish Cultural Centre.
Our choir always welcomes new members!
We sing about half of our repertoire in Scottish Gaelic, but knowledge of Gaelic is not a requirement to join with us. All that is necessary is a love of music, and a desire to enjoy and share the Gaelic language and culture through our music.
If you are interested in joining us, please drop in to any of our open rehearsals on Tuesday evenings from September to June at All Saints Anglican Church, 7405 Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby, or call Roberta Milne at (604)433-3326 or John MacLeod at (604) 582-9206 for further information.
The current Vancouver Gaelic Choir was formed in 1983 by a group of Gaels keen to share their Gaelic heritage and their love of the music. Thirty years later, our current choir includes members who are not native speakers, but who love the lilt of Scottish music and love to sing the songs, and share the rich Gaelic musical heritage of Scotland.
The choir has performed in Scotland’s Royal National Mòd four times, winning trophies on three occasions. The choir also participated in and was an integral part of the biennial Mòd Vancouver festivals, participating with choirs from Scotland, Seattle and Victoria, BC.
Our choir regularly performs at various community events which have included Burns Suppers, Vancouver’s Celtic Festival, SFU’sTartan Days, Granville Island’s Culture Days Festival, Van Dusen Garden’s Festival of Lights, and many concerts and ceilidhs at the Scottish Cultural Centre.
Our choir always welcomes new members!
We sing about half of our repertoire in Scottish Gaelic, but knowledge of Gaelic is not a requirement to join with us. All that is necessary is a love of music, and a desire to enjoy and share the Gaelic language and culture through our music.
If you are interested in joining us, please drop in to any of our open rehearsals on Tuesday evenings from September to June at All Saints Anglican Church, 7405 Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby, or call Roberta Milne at (604)433-3326 or John MacLeod at (604) 582-9206 for further information.