Remember last year's Once Upon a Mattress (shown left), and what a blast it was? Well, the time has come for casting the 2012-2013 musical! Point Grey's musicals come every two years, and though it requires gruelling work, and hours of rehearsals, it is always worth every minute. Read more »

Already in the music program or interested in joining a higher level choir? Then why not audition for Chamber Choir or Vocal Jazz? To be in either of these auditioned vocal groups you must be passionate, comitted and in another concert program, this could be concert choir, band or strings. Chamber Choir is grades 9-12 and Vocal Jazz is grades 10-12, however, you'd be auditioning for next year - so grade 8's don't be afaid to try for Chamber and grade 9's for Vocal Jazz. Read more »

Yes, the Point Grey Music Department is quite busy. The Chamber Choir has just returned from their Loon Lake retreat, Tour Choir has started rehearsing, and the Band is getting ready for the Kiwanis festival. The Grade 8 music students are taking time out of their busy schedules to go to their own musical retreat to to Loon Lake.

They will spend time doing fun outdoor activities such as archery, high ropes, hiking, and low ropes. But the main purpose of this trip is to explore and fine-tune (pardon the pun) their musical talents. They will work with guest conductors/directors, as well as older student mentors in our own music program. Read more »

Missed your friends in Chamber Choir? Now they're back from their musical retreat to Loon Lake! The choir had a wonderful time participating in mass choir rehearsals and group clinics with other choirs from North Vancouver and Burnaby. It was an amazing experience for everyone who went. Not to mention their incredible improvements as well.

The Chamber Choir isn't the only group going on retreat. Our grade 8 music students will also be disembarking on their trip to Loon lake on January 25th, participating in rehearsals and section-specific clinics.

Every other year the music department goes on tour in another country. Two years ago a group went to England, and this year another group is heading to Cuba. While they won't actually be leaving until April, practices for the tour choir started on Monday evening, January 23rd. The tour choir consists of members from the senior and auditioned choirs as well as some from the band and strings who want to try performing in a choir. This means that while some have been singing for years and may already know the majority of the repertoire, others have no experience and will need to learn from the beginning. We wish them luck!

January 20^th through the 22^nd, Point Grey’s Chamber Choir got a chance to do something very special. They were invited to take part in a choir retreat with choirs from Burnaby Central (Burnaby) and from Seycove (North Vancouver).

After navigating snowy roads, the choir arrived at Loon Lake camp and almost immediately began singing with the other choirs, directed by three guest clinicians. The group was then split by gender and attended clinics focusing on the specifics of male and female voices. Read more »