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Newcombe Singers
A non-auditioned, friendly and ambitious choir that welcomes all voices.
The Newcombe Singers is a unique choir with deep roots on Vancouver Island, a welcoming culture, and a commitment to both musical growth and to service for our singers, audiences, and community.
Open to all voices without audition, we sing beautiful, uplifting, and sometimes challenging choral repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. A community-facing choir since its founding in 1967, we sing two public concerts a year, appearing also at the BC Legislature, and in seniors’ residences throughout our city.
As part of our ongoing “Choral Bridges” project developed by our Music Director, Kathryn Whitney, our current concert programming mixes traditional choral music with important, newly composed works, and music that fosters understanding and connection with under-represented groups in our community.
Join the Newcombe Singers to sing stunning choral music, improve your choir skills, serve your community, and be part of a very special company of musicians. We are looking forward to singing with you, or to welcoming you to one of our concerts this season!
Our Next Concert
OCEAN
A CONCERT AS MOVING AS THE TIDES OF THE SEA
with special guests the EMILY CARR STRING QUARTET
Concert Dates: Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4, 2025, 3.00pm.
NEW VENUE: St Mary’s the Virgin Church
1701 Elgin Road, Victoria, BC V8R 5L7
Join us for an afternoon of music from above and below the surface!
In the first half of the concert, you’ll hear music about people who work on the waves, live along the shorelines.
In the second half, you’ll hear the Ocean itself singing its own unique ethereal, eternal song.
Featuring the exhilarating multi-movement work The Secret of the Sea by Jake Runestad for choir, string quartet, and percussion.
Also featuring sea shanties, Celtic ballads, maritime songs of Stan Rogers, Kathleen Allan, and Andrew Balfour.
Also featuring ‘Seal Lullaby’ by Eric Whitacre and the Canadian premiere of ‘Walvisnota’ (Whale Melodies in Afrikaans) by South African composer, Franco Prinsloo.
Artistic Director Kathryn Whitney leads a 70-voice choir with the superb Victoria-based ensemble The Emily Carr String Quartet in this unique and engaging program of richly evocative music.
A collaboration with
the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea
Emily Carr String Quartet
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Territorial Acknowledgement
We acknowledge with respect and thanks the Xwsepsum (Esquimalt), Lekwungen (Songhees), and WSÁNEĆ peoples, together with the Quw’utsun (Cowichan Tribes) Scia’new (Beecher Bay), T’Sou-ke (Sooke) Nations, and other First Nations on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, on whose unceded ancestral lands the Newcombe Singers is based.
We acknowledge with respect and thanks the Xwsepsum (Esquimalt), Lekwungen (Songhees), and WSÁNEĆ peoples, together with the Quw’utsun (Cowichan Tribes) Scia’new (Beecher Bay), T’Sou-ke (Sooke) Nations, and other First Nations on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, on whose unceded ancestral lands the Newcombe Singers is based.
Our Supporters
We gratefully acknowledge Fairway Market, the Capital Regional District (CRD), and the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society for their generous support of concerts by the Newcombe Singers.
