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AGM and Songfest Highlights Concert
AGM 4 pm Report from Members poll, financial report, Canadian Art Song digital library and elections to the board. Potluck dinner 5 pm - please bring food to share. Beverages provided. Highlights concert 6 pm - Featuring the winners of our songfest competition 2024 All interested persons warmly invited to attend; zoom link available on request. Please email groberts@capilanou.ca.
Find out more »Fall Student Recital – St. Cecilia’s Day!
An opportunity for our students to perform in a public but supportive space with good acoustics and with a quality sound system available, all on a day celebrating the patron saint of music! Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 1600 Delta Avenue, Burnaby. Some on-site parking available. Zoom attendance by request to groberts@capilanou.ca just prior to the start of the concert. Students from novice to advanced are welcome, all genres. To reserve a spot on the program, send student and repertoire information to…
Find out more »Spring Student Recital
A student recital scheduled to help students prepare for the music festival season. Come test-run your festival repertoire in front of a friendly supportive audience. Sound technician will be on-site for those using microphones and/or backing tracks.
Find out more »Songfest 2025 – Returns to Spirit of Life Church!
Songfest 2025 will be held on Saturday May 3 at Spirit of Life Lutheran Church in Vancouver. Songfest is open to singers of all ages studying with both NATS and non-NATS teachers. Click on the links below for information on this year's festival and registration SYLLABUS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/153TnJJ6jXf7WF7g6sPDQNcSaaDV-jmclxvKXeXklpEc/edit?usp=sharing APPLICATION FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8GBiGT8ogwHSXk0D0K2tZGL4oYKxTtHycZC6m-oWn2IIc1A/viewform?usp=sharing
Find out more »Fall Social and Roundtable Discussion
An opportunity to speak with industry professionals about singers and the recording studio. Hear from a composer producer, a professional jazz singer and a voice actor about their experiences in the world of the recording studio, and find out how we as teachers can best prepare our students for studio work should the opportunity present itself. Social time, refreshments, and a learning opportunity to start your teaching year. Zoom option and details available from geordieroberts41@gmail.com
Find out more »NATS Northwest Regional Conference in Victoria
Join your colleagues from throughout the Northwest Region for professional development and other sessions of interest to voice professionals in all genres. The weekend includes optional social events including a ghost walk, a jazz evening, the conference dinner and high tea at the Empress Hotel. You can find the details here. https://www.northwesternnats.com/nw-regional-conference-2025.html The early bird deadline has passed, but you can even register on the first day of the event.
Find out more »Fall Student Recital
Our Fall Student Recital will be held on Friday November 21 at 7 pm at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 1600 Delta Avenue, Burnaby. Any student of a Vancouver Chapter member is welcome to perform. The recital is open to all levels of study and genres of singing including those using amplification and/or backing tracks. If you require an accompanist please contact Geordie to find out which pianists will be attending the event. At time of writing, Geordie Roberts will be there.…
Find out more »Spring Student Recital February 20 at a new-to-NATS venue
Friday February 20 starting at 7 pm Place des Arts, 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam Deadline for registration: February 17. Number of participants limited to 20 singers. Open to singers at all levels of learning and all ages singing all genres of music from classical to pop to musical theatre to....surprise us. To register, send to following info to geordieroberts41@gmail.com Singer name Years of study (for programming purposes) Title of song and composer (maximum of two songs. please aim for 6…
Find out more »Songfest 2026 – May 2 all day
Our annual celebration of song and singers. Performances run all day and singers will receive an adjudication and mini-workshop. Scholarship prizes available in almost all categories. Click on the links below to view syllabus and to register. Open to students of NATS and non-NATS teachers alike. 2026 Syllabus https://www.natsvancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SONGFEST-2026-SYLLABUS.pdf Registration form https://forms.gle/im4Uv1rqCLBMZjkQ9
Find out more »AGM and Songfest Highlights – May 24
A brief business meeting, social time, our famous 'by donation' book sale and the best of the Songfest 2026 performances. Please save the date. Sunday May 24 at Spirit of Life Lutheran Church 5 pm Business Meeting 6 pm Potluck supper 7 pm Songfest Highlights recital
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