The Vancouver Oratorio Society (VOS) is a musical non-profit organization. Under its umbrella is the VOS Chorus, VOS Chamber Singers and VOS Chamber Orchestra.
The Vancouver Oratorio Society is a group of talented Christian singers and musicians. They perform sacred music at venues and events in the Lower Mainland.
See the Vancouver Oratorio Society website for full details about the choir and its concerts.
Vancouver Oratorio Choir
A group of vocalists founded the Vancouver Oratorio Society in 1991 to perform classical religious music. The choir consists of more than 90 members from over 50 different churches in the Metro Vancouver region. Everyone involved has had to pass an audition.
Conductors include Kemuel Wong, Cecilia Chueh and Neville To. Together, their mission is to present the Gospel of Christianity by praising and glorifying God through their music.
The non-profit organization hosts two big concerts most years. They also perform at a variety of other events, sometimes collaborating with other individuals and groups.
The Choir’s Concerts
The Oratorio Society puts on one concert in the spring or early summer and another during the Christmas season, along with a couple more small performances in between. Below are details about the choir’s 2026 spring concert as well as for their Christmas concert a couple of years ago.
The Creation Concert (June 7th, 2026)
The Vancouver Oratorio Society’s spring concert takes place on Sunday, June 7th, 2026. It’s at the Chun Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. The venue is located at 6265 Crescent Road in Vancouver and the concert begins at 7:30 pm.
This show is the choir’s 35th anniversary celebration. The event features Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation”, Hubert Parry’s “I Was Glad”, and Giovanni Palestrina’s “O Beata Trinitas”. Conducted by Kemuel Won and Rt. Rev. Dr. Silas Ng, the concert showcases the VOS Chorus, VOS Chamber Singers, and the Schola Cantorum Emmanuel choir.
Tickets cost between $30 and $45 per person.
Visit vancouveroratorio.org for the choir’s official website.
Christmas Concert (2026 Date TBC)
The choir’s Winter Concert in 2024 took place on Sunday, December 1st. It happened at the Evangelical Chinese Bible Church in Burnaby. Like the spring concert, it began at 7:30 pm. The event was also free to attend.
The headlining piece in this concert was “Gloria” by Antonio Vivaldi. VOS members picked out a number of other Christmas choral songs, some of which they sang in English and others in Chinese. Kemuel Wong and Nevil To conducted the concert, which also featured guest vocalists Lydia Choi and Alyssa Nicole Samson.
The Christmas concert in 2026 may be similar, although exact details are to be confirmed.
Other Information
Visit the Vancouver Oratorio website for more information about the choir.
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