Our Passion for Music and Community

Who We Are:

The York Region Community Choir has enriched the lives of its members and the community for more than three decades. We are an inclusive, non-auditioning, mixed adult choir.

Why we love choir:

Choir members- choristers- enjoy a healthy activity every week. Singing together has been shown to have many health benefits. Choristers build and rebuild musical skills and they also build community through the weekly connection with each other. Singing together, we enjoy the music and learn the songs, and safely work through big themes, like love and peace among kindred spirits. Our inclusive community is a supportive environment where every voice is heard and appreciated.

How we support York Region:

 By providing musical  performances at local events and by occasionally collaborating with other local musical groups, the YRCC brings attention to choral music and group singing in the greater community.

Our connection with seniors:

Our many annual performances at seniors residences and care homes foster intergenerational connections and much joy, always with a selection of songs chosen for relevance to the senior audience members to sing (and even dance) along with.

Where and when we meet:

The YRCC singing season runs from September to June. We meet on Tuesdays from 7:30-9:30 in the Seminar Room in the York Region Administrative Centre on Yonge Street in Newmarket. (For many years we met on Monday evenings.)

Our concerts:

Every year, the YRCC puts on two public performances, one in the first weekend in May and the other in the first weekend of December.