About Our Chorus

The Gold Coast Chorus is about 20 guys who have a great time singing and intertaining! We belong to a world-wide association, the Barbershop Harmony Society. In fact, our organization's motto is Keep the Whole World Singing!

We'll teach you HARMONIZE and to become an even better singer than you are today. Join the Barbershop Chorus for the fun, the fellowship, the music training, and the sheer joy of singing each week. Singing has proven to improve your physical and mental health.

What is barbershop?

Barbershop is a four-part, close-harmony, unique style of singing done without musical accompaniment (a cappella). We sing a few songs from the turn of the century but have many contemporary songs from movies and shows as well as Elvis and Beach Boy numbers. You will enjoy our repertoire!

As a member of our chapter you can choose to sing in one of four vocal parts, depending upon your abilities and vocal range: tenor, lead, baritone or bass. Music is provided to all members and learning tracks with your part are made available so you can learn at home or in your car. It makes the whole process incredibly easy. To join the Barbershop Chorus, you don't need to be a trained singer! All we ask is that you love to sing and can hold your part as you sing in four-part harmony.

What else does barbershop mean?

It means performance. We don't just sing for ourselves! Each year we stage one or more formal shows, plus accept numerous performances throughout the year for community and charity events in the Lower Mainland. The chorus sings every year at our Society's sponsored competitions, along with choruses from BC, Alberta, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Idaho. For more information, visit the Evergreen website by clicking here.

It means fellowship. Perhaps the biggest reward of singing with the Barbershop Chorus is the fun and fellowship each member experiences. By sharing the common bond of barbershop singing, this chapter brings men of all ages together from all walks of life. Whether young or old, rich or poor, singing is the unique thread that delivers a special camaraderie found in no other recreational endeavor.

Barbershop is an international hobby shared by over 30,000 men and their families worldwide! Barbershop is sung in 52 countries, and if you attend an International Barbershop Convention, you'll find yourself singing with men literally from all around the globe.

Help us "Keep The Whole World Singing"! Visit one our rehearsals soon.