The Covergirls Are Back
The Covergirls are back, and the fire never went out—it was just waiting for the right moment to flame again.
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Arranging The Next Movement
As the May Artist in Residence at Chambers House, Barbara Chamberlin is crafting something of her own with four arrangements for the choir.
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Christmas with the Choir: COVID-19 restrictions mean an online (but still joyful!) holiday concert this year
The Whitehorse Community Choir, “Tidings and Tinsel,” for 2021. COVID-19 restrictions mean an online (but still joyful!) holiday concert.
The Masked Singers
It’s been a complicated year for Whitehorse Community Choir. Around a year ago, they went from regularly scheduled full rehearsals to absolutely nothing, and had no idea when or how they’d be able to return.It’s been a complicated year for Whitehorse Community Choir.
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Ring in the Holidays with Song
For many, the holiday season would not be complete without their favourite Christmas music. The Whitehorse Community Choir has the perfect solution for those who
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Choirs celebrate Celtic music
Spring is coming and so is the merry month of May, when a choir director’s fancy turns to … tartan? Yes, the Whitehorse Community Choir
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Bah! Humbug!
Christmas—’tis the season to be jolly, for many; but for others, not so much (think “Grinch”!). Perhaps … just maybe … a little balance to
Bah! Humbug!
Christmas —’tis the season to be jolly, for many; but for others, not so much (think “Grinch”!). Perhaps … just maybe … a little balance
25 Years and going S(tr)ong
The Whitehorse Community Choir is preparing for their 25th Anniversary Concert, to be held May 4 and 5 at the Yukon Arts Centre.
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Taking the Sound of the Yukon to a National Stage
On July 1, the community choir, along with the Persephone Singers and the Chamber Choir, will take their sound to Ottawa. As part of the annual Unisong Choral Festival, they will sing with and for choir members and audiences from around the country and the globe.
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A Creative Way to Spend Your Vacation
Discover the Keno City Music Fest Workshops, featuring diverse sessions on songwriting, painting, and more
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Like a Boomerang
Exactly five years after releasing her third album, Of Ice and Men, Whitehorse singer Barbara Chamberlin is about to launch a new one titled Boomerang Girl, under
Barbara Chamberlin defies categorization
If it’s April and you’re hoping to hear Barbara Chamberlin perform, forget about it. “April is just a killer month,” she says. “I wouldn’t even
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Protest and Psychedelia
The Sixties are making a comeback in Whitehorse this week, complete with musicians ranging from Pete Seeger to Led Zepplin. On May 2 and 3,
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Collecting songs of the North
Songs tell the stories of places, and the Whitehorse Community Choir Yukon Song Project reflects the stories of the North. The WCC choir director Barb
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Singers sing sea shanties
“They are clean drinking songs,” says Barbara Chamberlin, half laughing and half pleading. “There is such a thing.” The conductor of the Whitehorse Community Choir
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The Yukon’s own Lilith Fair
It isn’t easy to mount the Yukon’s own version of Lilith Fair. “It was a lot, a lot, a lot of work,” says President Erica
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A ‘rase’ by any other name …
Q: What do Brian Fidler, Barbara Chamberlin and Harreson Tanner have in common? A: Those of us in the media often spell their names wrong.
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Musical benefit for Richard Godson
A man who has helped Yukon musicians for years — as a key organizer of the Alsek Music Festival and as a music teacher at
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Hallelujah, Zombies and the Man with the Octopi Hands
“Zombies. The theme is obviously zombies!” A man wearing a black Mexican wrestler’s mask, with a gaudy, bejewelled cross emblazoned on his forehead, spat poetry
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Very Close to Home
Wow! Talk about your Northern content … The cover of Barbara Chamberlin’s latest CD, Of Ice and Men, is the work of renowned Yukon artist,
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Christmas Concert is Caliente, Caliente, Caliente
Barbara Chamberlin is loving the wordplay surrounding the Whitehorse Community Choir’s upcoming Christmas show, Christmas Caliente. “It’s music to warm your soul,” she says deliciously.
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YWIM New Album Features 14 Talented Yukon Women
Storytelling has always been an integral part of Yukon history and tradition, in all its forms and mediums. That’s why this year, the non-profit Yukon
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Whitehorse Community Choir Goes Out With a Pop
It was within the depressing January weather stats that the Whitehorse Community Choir began its preparation for its Spring Concert, taking place at the Yukon
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Carols and Moonsongs
Who’s in for soaking up an afternoon of heartfelt acoustic and strong songwriting in a peaceful environment, while the snow outside drifts ever deeper? Copper
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The Magic of Madrigal
When the Whitehorse Community Choir presents its annual spring concert this week, it will be in a different venue than usual—the Sacred Heart Cathedral on
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The Corner of Broadway & Wood
They’re dusting off their blazers and strapping on their tap shoes. Next week, the Grade 11 and 12 students of the Music Arts and Drama
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Tone and Diction Rule
It’s 7: 25 on a Monday evening. Over the past few minutes, 67 members of the Whitehorse Community Choir have arrived at the Whitehorse United
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