Welcome to the harmonious world
of our community choir!
We are delighted to extend our warmest greetings and invite you to explore the joyous melodies and captivating performances that define our ensemble. Whether you’re a seasoned vocalist, a passionate music lover, or simply seeking an outlet to connect with like-minded individuals, our choir offers an inclusive and vibrant community where voices come together to create something truly magical.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Voices Up!
Come on a Canadian journey by train, canoe, horseback and highway. With songs from the rainforests of BC to the fishing villages of Atlantic Canada, the Brockville Community Choir will sing a program of all Canadian music on Sunday May 24 at 2 pm at St. Lawrence Church.
In this concert, we will sing music by Canadian composers based on texts by poets such as Pauline Johnson and Emily Carr, as well as popular well known music by composers/performers including Gord Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Rush, Tragically Hip, Bruce Cockburn, Stompin’Tom, Ian Tamblyn, Oscar Peterson, and Québecois and East coast composers. The choir will be accompanied by piano, violin, guitar, bass and percussion. Tickets $25 from choir members or online at brockvillechoir.ca
Celebrating 40 years of Brockville Community Choir!
A Note from Lydia Adams
Dear Brockville Community Singers and Workshop Singers:
Thank you so much for such an amazing workshop and concert yesterday at St. Lawrence Church in Brockville.
It was an enormous pleasure for the Elmer Iseler Singers to come and sing for and with you!
We are so thankful to the Brockville Community Choir for such outstanding hospitality to us all, and for making sure that we all were greeted and cared for in every way once we entered the building.
Special Thanks to Choir President Barry O’Brien, Artistic Director Madelyn Mensen, the BCC Board of Directors and all the volunteers who took such great care of us all.
Thank you all for your wonderful singing. We just loved singing with you and making great music together.
Sending you each our very best wishes for the remainder of your singing seasons, and thank you for singing together with us yesterday. It was a day to remember!
Best wishes from us all at the the Elmer Iseler Singers.
Lydia Adams, Artistic Director for General Manager Jessie Iseler and all the Singers – Thank you!
Our 40th Season
Brockville Community Choir turns 40 years old in 2026!
The choir’s founding director was the late Howard Alexander. Subsequent directors have been Michael Capon, Peter Willsher, Jeff Reusing, Heather Eyerly, Dianne Baird, and our present artistic director Madelyn Mensen.
The choir has been SATB throughout its history, and welcomes singers of all ages and experience without auditions, giving everyone an opportunity to try the music for 3 practices before they make a commitment. We give two major performances per year, in Spring and late Fall. We also have performed for the community as part of other events, and in schools and retirement homes. Most seasons the repertoire has been classical, with a few exceptions for Broadway and popular music, and Canadian folk music including some with indigenous roots.
Some of our concerts have themes, such as Music for Gratitude and Peace, Harmonies of Hope, Light within Darkness. We welcome new choir members, new audience members and sponsors.
A celebratory project for our 40th anniversary will be a workshop (1 pm) with Lydia Adams OC and concert (4pm) by the Elmer Iseler Singers, entitled Songs for Springtime, to take place on Saturday April 18 afternoon at St. Lawrence Anglican Church in Brockville. Our next Brockville Community Choir concert, Voices Up!, all Canadian music, will be Sunday May 24, 2026. See brockvillechoir.ca for further details and tickets information.
President’s Message – Spring 2026
Dear Brockville Community Choir Members and Interested Singers
We are eager to continue our 40th year and the Winter/Spring Session with our Artistic Director Madelyn Mensen and our Collaborative Artist Abe TeGrotenhuis.
The regular Winter/Spring Session will start Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. Registration for returning and prospective members is Wednesday January 7th and 14th at 6:30pm at St. Lawrence Anglican Church followed by a rehearsal at 7:00pm. Regular rehearsals will take place in the church proper each Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Prospective members may attend three rehearsals prior to formally joining the choir. Membership dues will remain: Individuals at $100 per session and Students – free.
Our Spring Concert will take place at St. Lawrence Anglican Church, 80 Pine Street, Brockville the afternoon of Sunday, May 24th 2026. Selections for the Spring Concert will feature Canadian choral music. Please save the date and check our website for updates!
In addition to our regular Winter/Spring session and Spring concert, under the auspices of our R. A. Millar Living Legacy Grant, the choir is hosting a choral workshop and concert by the Elmer Iseler Singers. The workshop and concert (under the direction of Lydia Adams, C.M.) are the afternoon of Saturday, April 18th 2026 at St. Lawrence Anglican Church.
While our rehearsals and concerts are subject to public health guidelines, at this time, all COVID related restrictions are suspended. For members of the choir and audience masking is optional. In any case, singers ought not to attend if they have any respiratory or influenza symptoms.
In closing, I hope that this information is helpful as you consider returning to or joining the Brockville Community Choir. We look forward to welcoming you.
Hoping you will be joining us,
Barry O’Brien
President – The Brockville Community Choir
The Choir Invites You To …
BCC Spring Concert
