SongRise Improv Choir

SongRise is a Vancouver community choir based on spontaneous vocal creation — it’s music in the moment!

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2026 Schedule

WINTER/SPRING SEASON

📅 Tuesdays, 7:30–9pm (doors 7:20).

12 Week Series runs Tuesdays: February 3rd to April 21st

No session Jan 27th.

Kits Neighbourhood House 7th & Vine

Click HERE  to register for individual dates:  $20 (plus s/c) in advance (before 5pm the day of).

BUY A PASS, SAVE MONEY AND SUPPORT THE CHOIR

• Season Pass: 12 sessions = $192 (save $48)

• 6-Week Pass: $108 (save $12) — valid any time during the series.

📧Email Laurel to purchase a pass. Payment via E-transfer. (Unused sessions for passes are non-refundable.) No one will be turned away for lack of funds — contact Laurel to make other arrangements.

How is SongRise different than a regular choir?

SongRise Improv Choir is a Vancouver community choir for singers who are curious, open-hearted, and excited to try something a little outside the box. If you can carry a tune and have a feel for rhythm, you’ll feel right at home.

Led by vocalist and improvisation guide Laurel Murphy, SongRise invites you into a circle of grooves, harmonies, and melodies created on the spot. Stepping together, we build music through call-and-response, looping, layering, and playful exploration. It’s part structure, part surprise.

Whether you’ve sung in choirs, on your own, or simply love harmonizing with others, you’ll find space here to stretch your voice, tune your listening, and connect through sound. There’s room to experiment, discover new things about your voice, and grow at your own pace.

This Vancouver community choir offers a unique way to make music, connect, and expand your creativity in a supportive environment. Drop in for a single session or join the full series. Come with your voice, your curiosity, and a willingness to play.

How is this different than a regular choir?
There are no songs– all the music is improvised. Singing in a circle with chant-like repetition is ancient and communal. It helps us drop into the body and breathe and connect with each other. We sharpen our listening and learn to sing from a place of ease. The more you come, the more you will learn and connect with the community.

Who is it for?
SongRise is open to singers of all levels experience, from beginner to professional, who love to sing, have basic skills in rhythm and pitch, who want to connect with others.

Each session includes vocal warmups, group experimentation and opportunities for more adventurous singers to solo.

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SongRise Virtual Improv Choir on Zoom

Yes! You can sing with each other on Zoom! It is not perfect but improvisation lends itself quite well to this medium. Come and see for yourself!

Join the mailing list to hear when the next series will begin.

The Local Online Group is open to all singers who are wanting to explore their voice and learn about improvisation. A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is recommended.

The Global Online Group is for experienced singers with strong rhythm and pitch and previous experience improvising.

These sessions are for singers who want to liberate the voice, uplift the spirit and cultivate open-hearted connections.

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