Winter 2023 started September12th and we are back in our room in the York Region Administrative Centre!
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The York Region Community Choir
The mission of the York Region Community Choir is to provide residents of York Region with a fun and challenging musical outlet and to offer seniors in retirement homes entertaining performances and the opportunity to sing old favourites with the choir.
Established in Newmarket in 1995, The York Region Community Choir is a non-auditioning mixed adult choir. Members of the choir benefit from this active outlet for musical expression, and also consider it a fun way to contribute to the community. The choir enriches the quality of life of seniors in the community by visiting retirement residences and care homes, giving seniors entertaining and inspiring performances and the opportunity to sing with the choir with sing-along selections. The choir has performed at several community events over the years, including the Aurora Relay for Life and the York Region Character Community Awards Celebration. The York Region Community Choir puts on two public performances every year, in December and May.
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 years we met on Monday evenings.)
Happy Together May 2023 Renate conducts the audience
Merrily Singing Together: A real live holiday concert (finally, after 3yr pandemic pause) Dec. 2022
Thank you, Jane, for always decorating so beautifully! I love our pointsettia fundraiser.
Renate looking calm because there's nobody else there. A peaceful moment Dec.2022
The lovely and talented Donna Corbett, our fabulous accompanist. Dec.2022
Lauren designed and drew this awesome poster and we had matching tickets and programme too!
YRCC at ChoirChoirChoir 80s Sing-along! It was super fun!
Waiting for the show to start. November 2022
YRCC in the Park: Fairy Lake
August 2021 Outdoor Pandemic Rehearsal
Spring 2012 Concert Poster
Spring 2019 Just Love: it's all we need
Spring Concert poster, May, 2019
Winter Concert poster December, 2016
2017 Spring Concert poster
Christmas 2016 Singing Joy to the World
Singing Joy to the World: Christmas 2016
Our super President, Lauren. Spring 2017
Renate holds the note along with the choir. Spring 2017
Spring 2017 Portrait with Jeannie, the flute player
Spring 2017 YRCC Portrait
2017 Spring Portrait
Mewsette dressed up for our Canada theme
Don't you just love Carol's lovely, fun, welcoming smile!
Was this the Boogie Woogie Man Small Group in 2010?
We looked and sounded fabulous at Trix's Wedding on Sept.12, 2014
A rather large "small group" performs "Edelweiss". We have a super arrangement that features the Alto section (!!!) and piano and flute accompaniment.
Superstar webmaster and music librarian also sings super solos!
"The Sopranos"
Kevin and Kevin accompany Heather on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Love the flower!
Stanley and Mona sang "Somewhere" with great feeling and everyone loved it!
It was so cool to have Robyn play flute for Song for the Mira and Edelweiss!
Our vibrant president, Lauren is always smiling when she's singing :-)
Kevin, Janet, and Kevin created a fantastic medley of Gordon Lightfoot songs for our concert.
Gerry was the referee for "The Hockey Song". Fun!
Oh my, so intense. Lucky thing the audience doesn't see my face when I'm conducting.
Something made me happy. A good chord, the right timing?
YRCC group shot before our show May 3rd, 2014.
Sisters in song
Formal Portrait Fall 2011 (taken in our rehearsal room, Committee Room B)
United Way Craft and Gift Sale 2012 (we entertained and had a table)
Alto section - YRCC singing at the 20th YRP Male Chorus Concert, "In Harmony with the Community" Nov 17, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Parish, Newmarket, Ont.
"One Voice" solos - YRCC singing at the 20th YRP Male Chorus Concert, "In Harmony with the Community", Nov 17, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Parish, Newmarket, Ont.
YRCC singing at the 20th YRP Male Chorus Concert, "In Harmony with the Community", Nov 17, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Parish, Newmarket, Ont.
YRCC singing at the 20th YRP Male Chorus Concert, "In Harmony with the Community", Nov 17, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Parish, Newmarket, Ont.
YRCC sings at the Winter 2012 Concert, "Together for the Holidays" on Dec 2, 2012 at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora, Ont.
Our fearless leader, Renate, as YRCC sings at the Winter 2012 Concert, "Together for the Holidays" on Dec 2, 2012 at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora, Ont.
YRCC sings at the Winter 2012 Concert, "Together for the Holidays" on Dec 2, 2012 at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora, Ont.
Lauren Solar and Patricia (Trix) Verge singing "Sisters" - YRCC Winter 2012 Concert, "Together for the Holidays" on Dec 2, 2012 at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora, Ont.
Winter Concert poster December, 2012
Janet and Kevin rehearse at Trinity United in Newmarket, Dec. 2011
Small Group rehearsal at Trinity United in Dec. 2011
Performance at St. Andrews in Aurora (2010?)
Enid Maize, an inspiration, a choir sister, and a good friend. St. Andrews in Aurora (2010?)
Senior's Tour performance with Svetlana conducting. Winter 2007
Seniors Tour performance winter 2006?
Seniors Tour performances are always special. Remember when we had our red binders for Christmas/Winter season performances?
2006 with Svetlana and Peter
2009 at RHCPA performing for Character Community Awards
We have lots of fun on our Seniors tours! Isn't it nice to have photos of our old friends looking so great?!
Heather and her guitars are surely missed! This was at St. Andrews when we performed at a fundraiser to thank them for their support with rehearsal space.
Our Sylvia, so humble and such a powerhouse
A super small group: Boogie Woogie Man
Renate conducts and acts as MC at our concerts.
Trix embroidered the golden notes on the ties
Squeezing in at Trinity United in Newmarket
YRPMC In Harmony with the Community concert Nov.2011
We're there in white, queezed in on the left, at the YRPMC concert. One of 4 choirs
Renate's making the choir hold a note (like her hero, Bugs Bunny)
Singing at Upper Canada Mall Summer 2012
A photo shoot after a performance at the Mall to celebrate Canada at the 2012 Olympics.
At Upper Canada Mall
Our favourite trio, Kevin, Janet, and Kevin
Renate sings with Bill, The Prayer, 2011
It was cold! Newmarket Winter Fair (what year was that?)
Winter Concert 2011 at Trinity United in Newmarket
