Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir

The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir is an all-male choir. It has around 60 members who perform a mix of traditional Celtic music and modern songs.

In 2024 the choir had Christmas Concerts in White Rock, New Westminster, Surrey, Vancouver and North Vancouver on November 29th and December 1st, 3rd, 7th and 13th. They’ll have concerts in the spring of 2025 as well. Exact details about future concerts, however, are to be confirmed.

See the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir website for tickets & full concert details.

The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir

Founded in 1980, the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir is a group of auditioned, all-male amateur singers. They are led by two professional musicians: Jonathan Quick and Karen Lee-Morlang.

The Choir performs around a dozen or so concerts a year including benefit concerts to raise money for charity. They also have a Community Outreach Program which helps those who otherwise would not have the funds to attend their performances.

Vancouver Welsh Men’s Concerts in 2024

Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir concerts typically happen from the fall through the spring or early summer. There is an annual Remembrance Day concert on November 11th and multiple concerts during the holiday season.

The following are the choirs’ concerts for the first half of the 2024/25 season. (Note: Dates and times are subject to change.)

Monday, November 11th – a Remembrance Day-themed concert at 2:30 pm at the South Delta Baptist Church. The address is 1988 56th Street in Delta.
Friday, November 29th – a concert at 7:30 pm at White Rock Baptist Church, located at 1657 140th Street in Surrey.
Sunday, December 1st – a joint performance with Winter Harp at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster. The theatre’s address is 735 8th Avenue and the performance begins at 2:30 pm.
Tuesday, December 3rd – at the Surrey Arts Centre at 13750 88th Avenue. The concert is at 7:30 pm.
Friday, December 13th – the final concert of the calendar year is at Highland United Church. The church is at 3255 Edgemont Boulevard in North Vancouver.
Saturday, December 14th – the choir performs at 7:30 pm at Shaughnessy Heights Church in Vancouver, located at 1550 West 33rd Avenue.

There are to be more concerts from January to June, 2025. but exact details are to be confirmed as of early September.

Tickets for every show are available on the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir website.

Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir at Shaughnessy Heights — Concert at Shaughnessy Heights United Church

Concert Video

For an idea of what to expect at a concert with the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir, check out the video below. It features footage from the choir’s final concert of the season in June 2023. The event was held at Shaughnessy Heights United Church in Vancouver.