Oakville Choir for Children & Youth
123 Maurice Drive L6K 2W6 Oakville, ON, Canada

RHV is singing the Arabic Carol Laylat Al-Milad (Night of Christmas) led by the amazing Natalie Fasheh. In rehearsal, Natalie played the video of OC singing this piece in concert last year, with the lyrics posted. She then asked RHV to submit words that describe how this song made them feel while listening to it and reading the lyrics. Using Mentimeter, she created this wordcloud to represent their feelings and reactions to the music. Choir is certainly differen...t virtually, but one thing is for sure: music still (evidently) moves us. Now more than ever we must come together to listen, create and reflect on music in our lives. Thank you, Natalie for leading this valuable discussion and reflection! See more

Throwing it back to 2017 of us distancing before it was mandated. Even though it feels super strange not to be gearing up for a live winter concert, we ARE preparing for a virtual concert! SAVE THE DATE! On the evening of December 19th we will be sharing some of our amazing choir projects for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home! Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

We are SO grateful for the amazing weather we’ve had this fall! It allowed RHV to have another outdoor (distanced + masked) vocal technique workshop. We’ve all been missing singing together a lot these days, so it felt extra great to connect in person in a fun and safe way.

It’s Halloween week in choir! We’ve enjoyed singing spooky songs and showing off our costumes! We hope everyone has a fun filled Halloween this year!

It was performance day in RHV Jr! All our singers performed a solo piece they’ve been working on from our Virtual Vocal Academy. Today we heard art songs, folk songs, jazz, pop and music theatre. Congrats to our singers who bravely shared their voices!

Movie night! Last week our associate conductor Dr. Charlene Pauls hosted a zoom viewing party of the documentary The Social Dilemma with RHV Chamber. The discussion that followed was fascinating and extremely insightful, as the girls discussed the complexities of social media. Thank you for opening up this important dialogue with our choristers, Charlene!

Happy Halloween! We are so excited to share this spooky song with you! RHV Cherub choir has worked extremely hard on their very first virtual project, singing the wonderful "Halloween Night", composed by the OC's former Associate Artistic Director, Janet Stachow Correia. The poem, by Isabella Hamilton, was selected as part of a composition contest open to all Oakville students in 2015. Recording alone into a phone is very different from singing together with our friends, but we are so proud of our young choristers' beautiful singing- and they look pretty cute in their Halloween costumes too!

Two weeks ago RHV Chamber enjoyed an outdoor rehearsal! We discovered that our singers were holding back their singing voices due to lots of virtual singing in their homes (and likely trying to avoid making too much noise!) so we worked on freeing our whole body to sing. After lots of vocal warmups these girls were singing with their full, wonderful sound that we know and love! We were so grateful that the beautiful fall weather allowed us to join together (distanced and masked ) in song!

If you want your heart to completely melt, watch Gabriel sing a major scale and find out what he has to say about it! #AFewGoodMenInTraining #BoyChoir

It’s Halloween week in choir! We’ve enjoyed singing spooky songs and showing off our costumes! We hope everyone has a fun filled Halloween this year!

#throwbackthursday to our Halloween rehearsals last year! While we can’t snuggle in this close anymore, we are excited to share some of the Halloween music our singers are working on!

This weekend we are thankful for our CHORISTERS! Thank you for continuing to sing with us, especially during these challenging times. Here are some throw back pics to RHV’s social in September!

We enjoyed a wonderful distanced park social this morning with our younger choirs! It was special to have this in-person time to kick off our virtual season together. Mother Nature was definitely cheering us on by giving us a beautiful autumn day!

Tomorrow we are thrilled to welcome Little Voices, RHV Cherub, AFGMIT, RHVJr, and AFGM to our physically distanced outdoor park social! We can’t wait to welcome these choirs to our season. Location and times have been emailed to all families. Remember to bring your mask, water and a towel or blanket to sit on. See you soon!

These ukuleles are almost ready to be delivered to our RHV Jr singers! They’ve been tuned daily for the last 2 weeks and they can’t wait to meet their new owners at our retreat on Saturday!

Reunited and if feels so good! What an amazing start to our season we’ve had as we welcomed all 7 of our choirs back. We are still accepting new members if you’d like your children to be part of something magically musical! Reach out to learn more.

This is the week! Our season finally begins Monday & Tuesday and we could not be more excited! Hands up if you or your child will be joining us this week.

One more week until our first rehearsal! Our conductors are prepping music, resources and instruments for our choristers and they cannot wait to kick off our virtual season! There’s still time to join if your child is seeking some meaningful music-making this year. Link in comments to learn more.Programs available for children aged 4-19.

We are 2 weeks away from the start of our season and we could not be more excited! Help us spread the word about our Virtual Vocal Academy by sharing this video. We’ve got great stuff in store for singers aged 4-19! Physically apart but musically together. Were just getting started!

Did you know that singing in groups is scientifically proven to make you feel happier? Researchers examined the benefits of singing among people with mental health struggles including anxiety and depression. They found that people who took part in a community singing group maintained or improved their mental health. The combination of singing and socializing was an essential part of feeling great because it promotes an ongoing sense of belonging and wellbeing. It’s ...not too late to join our wonderful community filled with joyful singing and connection! Virtual programs available for ages 4-19. First rehearsals start on September 28/29. Link in comments to register. (Source: University of East Anglia) #mentalhealthmatters #connection #community See more

Sadly, many school music programs will be extremely limited this year due to current COVID-19 restrictions. Most schools can’t allow students to play instruments or sing during in-person music classes. Our hearts go out to students who will miss out on this, and teachers who are doing their best to teach without these valuable tools. If your child loves singing and would benefit from being part of a quality music program this year, feel free to reach out. Our online p...rograms are chock full of engaging music activities complete with singing, access to instruments, and ample resources to support their learning. Not to mention they will also be loads of fun! There’s no doubt about it, we could ALL benefit from a little more music and fun these days! Link in comments to learn more.