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Vancouver Cantata Singers

The Vancouver Cantata Singers (VCS) is an auditioned Canadian choir in Vancouver, British Columbia, founded in 1959 by organist and conductor Hugh McLean.

Conductors
2013–present: Paula Kremer 2002–2012: Eric Hannan 2001-2002: Peter Butterfield 1995-2000: Tony Funk, Assistant Conductor - Associate Conductor, 2000/2001 1973-2000: James Fankhauser 1966-1973: John Wiebe 1957-1966: Hugh McLean ==Composers in residence==
Composers in residence
2018–present: Craig Galbraith 2014–2017: Kristopher Fulton ==Recordings==
Recordings
• Christmas Reprise XVIII (2021) • Kristopher Fulton: The Twilight Cities (2015) • Rethink Forever (with musica intima, works by Peter Hannan), Winner of the Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Classical Recording 2011 (2011) • Vancouver Cantata Singers 50 (2011) • A Christmas Reprise (2005) • Rheinberger: Sacred Music, Vol. 5 (1999) • A 1640 Venetian Mass (1998) • Venetian Vespers of 1640 - 1994 Juno Award Nominee; Association of Canadian Choral Conductor's 1994 National Choral Award: Outstanding Choral Recording (1994) ==Awards and honours==
Awards and honours
2019: National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs • Winner of the Canada Council for the Arts Healey Willan Prize • First Place: Mixed-Voice Adult category • Second Place: Contemporary category • Best Performance of A Canadian Work in Any Category 2011: National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs • First Place: Chamber Choir category 2010: National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs 2008: National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs 1984: CBC National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs • Winner of the Healey Willan Grand Prize 1994: Juno Nominee Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance), Venetian Vespers of 1640 ==Collaborations==
Collaborations
Spinal Chord From 2009 to 2016, Vancouver Cantata Singers and the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries held collaborative annual fundraisers ("Spinal Chord") to benefit spinal cord research and the arts through both non-profit organizations. The choir routinely performs at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre at Vancouver General Hospital as a part of their relationship with ICORD. Early Music Vancouver Vancouver Cantata Singers regularly collaborates with Early Music Vancouver, performing large-scale works with baroque orchestra including Handel's Theodora, Coronation Anthems, and Messiah. ==References==
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