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Scholarships
The Salt Spring Singers support vocal music education in the community by collecting donations at our concerts and online to fund two scholarships annually:
- One, with a value of $1500, goes to a graduating student from Gulf Island Secondary School. The award for a graduating GISS student is announced at the graduation ceremony. Information on the GISS award is available through the school’s web site.
- Another, with a value of $500, goes to a Salt Spring Island community member wishing to pursue music studies and who demonstrates promise, commitment and an enthusiastic attitude. Consideration will be given to community involvement in musical activities such as performances, concerts and training. Preference will be given to candidates intending to study voice and/or who are members of a community or school choir.
An applicant may receive only one of the Salt Spring Singers awards in any one year. Each spring, invitations to apply for the Community Awards are advertised in the Gulf Islands Driftwood and on Salt Spring Exchange.
Note: In 2026, the Salt Spring Singers will be awarding the GISS Scholarship only. We will not be accepting applications for the Community Awards. We hope to resume our Community Awards in 2027.
Click here for a list of over 60 islanders who have won scholarships from 2002 to the present.
Donations to the scholarship fund
The Salt Spring Singers are grateful to our many supporters for their donations to our Scholarship Fund. Over the years, you have helped us maintain our scholarships through our concert fundraising efforts.
(This button takes you directly to our donation page. A tax receipt will be issued by CanadaHelps.org)
Thank you for helping us give the gift of music education to fellow islanders.
Join Us – Fall and Winter 2024
On this page you can find out what the Salt Spring Singers have to offer to people like you who love to sing. We have two seasons: in January, we start up to work towards our Spring concert in May. Then, after a summer break, we meet again in September to start rehearsing for our Winter concert.
Our Spring concert is held on one of the first three weekends of May and registration for the season is scheduled for the first or second Tuesday of January, between 6:15 and 7 p.m.
Our Winter concert is held on the first or second weekend of December and registration for that season is scheduled for the first or second Tuesday of September, between 6:15 and 7 p.m.
Our next session starts Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Choir members will receive details by email. If you are new to the choir, please contact the President for details. Click on this link to Register online, or download the registration form and bring it to the first rehearsal.
The registration fee of $150 can be paid by cash, cheque (payable to Salt Spring Singers), or Interac E-Transfer. The recipient email address for Interac e-transfers is treasurersssingers@gmail.com. The Singers’ e-transfer account is set up for autodeposit so no security question and answer are needed. And if you wish to save up to $20, you can register and pay for the Winter 2024 and/or Spring 2025 Sessions before August 15 2024, and you will pay only $140 per session!
Rehearsals for the full choir are held from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday evening. On Mondays the soprano and alto sections rehearse from 5 to 6 pm and the tenor and bass sections rehearse from 6 to 7 pm. Choir rehearsals are held at the Salt Spring Baptist Church, 520 Lower Ganges Road. There is plenty of parking in the front and also in the back of the church.
The choir welcomes singers in all registers: soprano, alto, tenor, bass, but we are always especially in need of tenors, baritones and basses.
You don’t need to audition to join the choir and, while being able to read music is undoubtedly an asset, it is not essential to being a member. Being able to carry a tune and sing on pitch is a requirement. You’ll be able to master your parts with the help of music files, provided on this website.
Contact
Inquiries about the choir should be directed to the President:
Email: jean.brouard17@gmail.com
Inquiries about payments, donations, charitable tax receipts should be directed to the Treasurer.
Email: treasurersssingers@gmail.com
The mailing address for the Salt Spring Singers Choral Society is:
301 Canvasback Place, Salt Spring Island V8K 2W5
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Spirit and Splendour
For over 50 years, Salt Spring Singers has brought songs honouring the season and celebrating love and joy with our community. Join us for our December concert “Spirit and Splendour” that will be under the direction of Adam Dyjach and pianist James Yi.
The program combines old and new songs, including familiar Christmas music from both secular and sacred traditions. A special treat will be the world premiere of a new composition, “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening,” the Robert Frost poem set to new music by Victoria composer Paterson Warrender.
Tickets are available from ArtSpring for $30 for adults and $5 for students. Bring a friend: if you purchase 2 tickets to the show you will receive one additional ticket for free!
There will be ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY on Saturday 12 December at 2:30PM at ArtSpring.
It’s the Start of a New Term!
September is here, which means that the Salt Spring Singers are starting to gear up for our Christmas Concert in December. If you love to sing and want to join us, Now Is The Time! We start rehearsals Tuesday September the 8th, and will be singing every Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm. Get all the information on our Join the Choir page.
Here is a little more information about our Christmas/Winter concert which we will be presenting on December 12th at Artspring.
Spirit and Splendour. An assortment of Sacred and Secular Christmas favourites featuring arrangements by Brian Tate and a new composition by Paterson Warrender, a choral setting of Robert Frost’s poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
After-Concert Party Information
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Sounds of Salt Spring Singers Concert, May 2026
For over 50 years Salt Spring Singers has brought songs of love, hope, and peace, along with sophisticated and amusing numbers to our community. This year, Adam Dyjach, the new director, brings his expertise and musicality to the group. Adam is the music director for Fairfield United Church and also directs a choir in Victoria called the Westwind Singers.
The Salt Spring Singers will be accompanied again by the talented James Yi on the piano. For this session, the members of the choir were asked to suggest favourites from the Singers extensive library. Selections include pieces by John Rutter (“For the Beauty of the Earth”), Morten Lauridsen (Dirait-on”), John Lennon (“All You Need Is love”), Cole Porter (“Just One of Those Things”) among others. And they will be debuting a brand new song “Late Day Sun” composed by alto Bronwen Duncan. Numbers will be sung in French, Latin, Spanish and Zulu. Do join them and see if they have selected one of your favourites!
The concerts will take place at All Saints by the Sea on May 2 at 7:30 PM and May 3 at 2:30 PM.
Tickets are $30.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. Tickets are available at the ArtSpring box office and at the door.
Dirait-On Pronounciation
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Photos from 2025 Winter Concert
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Music Selection for the Spring Term
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12 Days of Salt Spring Singers Christmas!
Ken Tate took video of our entertaining take on the 12 Days of Christmas, and he has kindly allowed us to post it here. We all had great fun with that!
Meet Adam Dyjach, our New Director for 2026
Dear Salt Spring Singers: I am delighted to be taking on the position as your new musical director. I’ve sung in choirs most of my life and am ready to be taking on this new role of directing. I’m so grateful for this opportunity to work and make music with you all. For our spring concert program I need your help. Could you please think of a favourite piece that you’ve done with the Salt Spring Singers in the past. We are looking to create a program of some of the choir’s favourites. One of the things I really admire about this group is the wide variety of musical styles that you perform. I wish you all the best with your upcoming concert. I won’t be able to attend as I myself have concerts that weekend with the Newcombe Singers here in Victoria. I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!
A little bit more about Adam:
Originally from Waterloo Ontario, Adam is a singer, voice teacher and music director living in Victoria, BC. Adam has a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Victoria where he studied with Benjamin Butterfield. He has performed as a Tenor soloist and choir member with various ensembles on Vancouver Island and the mainland. Adam is the new musical director for the Salt Spring Singers. He also conducts a new vocal ensemble called the Westwind Singers which is having its debut concert with Saltspring Baroque in March 2026. On Sundays Adam directs the music at Fairfield United Church which worships at United Commons, formerly First Metropolitan United Church. In addition to directing and performing, he teaches music lessons out of his home studio AD Music and is part of the voice faculty at the Canadian College of the Performing Arts. Adam works with students of all ages and levels of experience. He is also the president of the Victoria Chapter for NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing). To learn more about Adam go to: adamdyjach.com
A Canadian Christmas (Concert!)
Come and join the Salt Spring Singers, under the direction of Deborah Smith, as they celebrate the holiday season with “A Canadian Christmas” featuring James Yi on piano and Simon Millerd on trumpet.
The program will feature familiar Canadian composers such as Joni Mitchell, Rita MacNeil, and Stompin’ Tom Connors. The program also includes Iesous Ahatonnia, a special re-write of the familiar Huron Carol by Sarah Quartel and Wendat poet Andree Levesques Sioui, the traditional French carol Entre le Boeuf et l’Âne Gris,and Kenley Kristofferson’s beautiful tribute to humanity We Are Stars. Of course you can also expect some fun seasonal surprises too.
The Salt Spring Singers look forward to seeing you at their festive musical celebration of stars, trumpets, angels, snow and all things Canadian.
Please note that the shows are on different days and times this year: an evening performance Friday December 12th at 7:30 pm and a matinee Saturday December 13th at 2:30 pm. Both shows will be at All Saints by-the-Sea Anglican Church. Tickets are $30 for adults and $5 for children and are available through the ArtSpring box office and at the door.