Chor Leoni
Chor Leoni. Photo by Phil Jack
Founded in 1992 and described as “one of the best male choirs on the continent”, Juno-nominated Chor Leoni performs more than 35 concerts each season to over 15,000 patrons. Vancouver’s choir of singing lions inspires audiences, trains artists, educates youth, and advances the male choral art form by creating, promoting, and presenting male choral music. For Chor Leoni, music is more than just entertainment; it connects people and provides healing, all through men singing in harmony together.
Chor Leoni has been honoured with many awards at the national and international levels over the years, including five first place awards in the CBC National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs. In 2020 the ensemble received a Juno nomination for its album When There Is Peace: An Armistice Oratorio by Zachary Wadsworth, and in 2019 received the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from the professional choral organization, Chorus America.
In 2018 the ensemble performed at the Singapore International Choral Festival and the Bali International Choral Festival, singing in the opening and Grand Prix concerts for both. Between the two festivals, Chor Leoni won five gold medals, two Choir Championships, and a special jury’s prize for outstanding choreography.
Under the guidance of artistic director Erick Lichte, Chor Leoni prides itself on its musical ambassadorship for Vancouver and Canada and has performed at major festivals and concert venues in Canada, the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, and the Czech Republic.
Chor Leoni champions new music and has commissioned hundreds of pieces for male choir, ranging from pop and folksong arrangements to modern works.
Chor Leoni’s Emerging Choral Artist Program invites ambitious and experienced young singers to participate in a highly selective, project-based mentorship opportunity.
MYVoice is open to anyone aged 12 to 22 who wants to sing TTBB music and experience the transformative power of choral singing through 10 free weekly rehearsals and an on-stage performance as part of the VanMan Male Choral Summit.
The VanMan Choral Summit, Canada’s premiere TTBB choral festival, welcomes all people singing tenor, baritone, and bass regardless of gender identity or expression for a life-changing weekend of music-making.
