Sing with Island Soul Choir!
All you need is a desire to sing in order to join Island Soul Choir. There are no auditions. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never sung in a choir before. You don’t even need to know how to read music. This is a community choir in its truest sense!
- Our repertoire includes gospel, spirituals, world music, blues, pop, soul, R&B… basically any type of music that touches, moves or inspires the soul.
- Just 5 rehearsals are held each session—about 3–4 weeks apart—on weekend afternoons; our usual rehearsal venue is in Lantzville. Our end-of-session concerts are held at The Port Theatre in Nanaimo.
- All choir registrations are accepted ONLINE ONLY through the choir's website each session:
- The Fall session typically runs from late August to the last Sunday in November.
- The Spring session typically runs from early February to the last Sunday in May.
- During the registration process, you can choose to participate either in person or online only.
- In-person participation is open to people of all ages who reside on or near Vancouver Island. There are no location restrictions for online-only participants.
- We accept up to 140 in-person singers each session; there is no limit on the number of online-only singers.
- We provide free, robust learning resources each session:
- All sheet music/lyric sheets are provided as pdf downloads; members can either print them or save them to their tablets.
- Audio rehearsal tracks, sung for each part and all parts together, help members learn their parts for all songs. These files are provided by CD and online.
- We will work with members to organize sectional rehearsals in their communities, as needed.
- All rehearsals are available live via Zoom for our online-only members and any in-person members who cannot attend in person. These Zoom transmissions are simultaneously recorded, and later divided by song and posted as additional learning resources on the choir's website. Definitely a great way to catch up if you have to miss a rehearsal, and an easy way to double-check what you may have missed during a rehearsal.
- Online-only members are welcome to join the in-person choir for the final rehearsal and concert if they feel they are confident to perform.
Check the Rehearsal & Concert Schedule and Member Handbook (see buttons below) for complete details. If you still have other questions, be sure to contact us. We’ll be happy to help.
What being in the choir means to our members
We polled our members. Here is what they had to say about being a member of Island Soul Choir…
It means joy and inspiration… singing music that transcends race and nationality to touch the human being in all of us… living a dream you thought would never materialize… finding your own voice and making it heard in the world…joining voices to create beautiful harmonies… energizing us with passion to take on life’s adventures with renewed vigour.
It means connection and sharing with the other singers… laughing at our mistakes, then regrouping and trying harder to get it right… celebrating, encouraging and supporting those who step up to sing a solo… seeing our audience enjoying themselves so much that they stand up and dance and clap to our songs… feeling alive and present, calm and energized at the same time, like having a really good workout without all the sweat and sore muscles.
It means community… making me a part of something bigger than just myself… a collective and inclusive friendliness and warmth… going beyond the confines of the familiar, bonding strangers together through the music… transcending beyond our oneness and getting in touch with the energy that we are all part of.
All of this and more is what being in the choir means for us, and it’s what keeps us coming back!
Next chance to join Island Soul Choir
Registration for our SPR26 session will begin January 24, 2026.
Thinking of joining us?
By being on our “Interested in joining” mailing list, you will receive a reminder email before registration begins. All registrations are completed right here on our website.
If you have been part of the choir in the past, you will automatically receive a reminder email in case you’re thinking of rejoining the choir — just be sure we have your most recent email address on file.