The Island Consort Chamber Choir is a 23-voice community chamber choir that first appeared in concert in late April 2007. Its repertoire is varied and loosely “classical”, with roots in Late Renaissance and Baroque music but including Romantic, Modern and Contemporary material as well.
The Island Consort Chamber Choir produces two mainly a cappella programs per year, fall and spring, often with incidental accompaniment by keyboard and/or strings players from the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra.
The group is directed by Bruce Farquharson who has been involved with musical groups in Nanaimo since 1977. He has been Vocal Director for 6 community Broadway Musicals, he has played trumpet with and also been Musical Director of the Nanaimo Concert Band, and is currently a cellist with the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra. Before becoming Musical Director of The Island Consort Chamber Choir, he directed the Nanaimo Tidesmen Barbershop Chorus for over 7 years and also the chamber choir, A Cappella Plus, for over 14 years.
The Island Consort Chamber Choir rehearses Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30. This is an auditioned group with considerable musical and choral experience, one that aspires to a higher standard of performance. The choir entered the 2013 National Choral Competition in the Chamber Choir category and has benefitted well from that experience. Prospective members may audition from time to time as positions come open.
Director: Bruce Farquharson
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