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ESCAPE

A BENEFIT CONCERT SERIES FOR VANCOUVER ABORIGINAL HEALTH SOCIETY

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ABOUT US

At Chorus Studio, we believe in the transformative power of music to connect, uplift, and inspire. Our mission is to build an inclusive, creative community where singers of all levels can grow, express themselves, and make a meaningful impact. Home to four contemporary choirs—YVR Pop Choir, B-Roll, Pacific Soul, and Spotlight—as well as professional private voice lessons, workshops, Open Mic Nights, and Karaoke Nights, our studio offers a space where people come together to sing, grow, and be heard.

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Since 2017, Chorus Studio has raised over $98,000 for local charities, including the BC Crisis Centre, Wildlife Rescue BC, and the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. We believe the magic of singing with like-minded people and giving back to our community creates a ripple effect of joy that lasts far beyond the stage.

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Whether you're an experienced vocalist or just starting out, we invite you to join the Chorus Studio community and experience the transformative power of music.

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vancouver aboriginal health society

Since 1991, Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society (VAHS) has been a vital source of healing, connection, and culturally grounded care for Indigenous individuals and families in Greater Vancouver. Rooted in Indigenous values and guided by the Medicine Wheel’s holistic view of wellness, VAHS offers integrated health services that support physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

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Their community-driven approach centers respect, safety, and cultural identity, creating a welcoming space for those who may have experienced barriers in the traditional healthcare system.

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Your ticket makes a difference. Net proceeds from every ticket sold will be donated to VAHS to support their life-changing programs, including:

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  • Primary health care designed for Indigenous clients

  • Trauma-informed mental health and addiction counselling

  • Dental care and chronic disease management

  • Elders-led cultural healing and traditional medicine

  • Child, youth, and family wellness services​

 

By attending this concert, you’re helping ensure this critical work can continue to grow—thank you for standing with us in support of Indigenous health and community care.

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ACT ONE:
YVR POP CHOIR

A Pop, Rock, and Indie Choir | Directed by Rebecca Lam Kania

01

Cool-Doug, at Night

Song by Sammy Rae & The Friends

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Featuring Cynara Geissler as Cool-Doug​

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania

04

Witness Me

Song by Jacob Collier​

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Soloists: Loise Czar Campo, Rachel Wong, Christabel Umaguing

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Arranger: Cristian Larios

07

Hip Replacement

Song by Lawrence

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Soloists: Pedro de Souza, Jodie Aguinaldo

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania​​

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Choreographer: Shannon McKague

10

Call My Name

Song by JP Cooper​

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Soloist: Matt Lowe

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Arranger: Nicky Brown

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02

Heard It All Before

Song by Bend Sinister

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania​​

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05

Castle on the Hill

Song by Ed Sheeran

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania

08

Texas Hold 'Em

Song by Beyoncé​​​​​

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Featuring Nicholas Jansen on banjo

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania

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Choreographer: Gracelle Mesina

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Square Dancers: Megan Robichaud, Kendra Wragg, Hanae Bezad, Shannon McKague

11

Don't Stop Believin'

Song by Journey​

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania​

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03

Rumour Has It

Song by Adele

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Soloist: Angeline Vaughan

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania

06

It Ain't Me, Babe

Song by Bob Dylan

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Soloists: Laryssa Vachon, Matt Lowe

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Featuring Richard Pinto on cajon

09

Take Me to Church

Song by Hozier​

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Soloist: DJ Fuentes

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Arranger: Rebecca Lam Kania​

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12

Royals
SECTION LEADER FEATURE

Song by Lorde

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Arranger: Ben Bram

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ACT TWO:
SPOTLIGHT

A Musical Theatre & Dance-Pop Choir | Directed by Jared Suitor

01

Into You

Song by Ariana Grande​​

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Arranger: Jared Suitor

04

Little Blue

Song by Jacob Collier

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Soloist: Jared Suitor

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Arranger: Jacob Collier

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07

Pink Pony Club

Song by Chappell Roan

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Soloist: Celina Chiasson

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Arranger: Jared Suitor

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10

Raise You Up / Just Be

From the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots"​

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Soloists: Erika Kolli, Vaughn Rae, Jaira Brownlee, Kathy Mills

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​​Arranger: Mac Huff

02

Bad Romance

Song by Lady Gaga

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Soloist: Siearra-Rose Fries, Zoe Maylin​

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Arranger: Jared Suitor

05

Wellll

Song by Jacob Collier

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Arranger: Jacob Collier

08

One Short Day

From the Broadway musical "Wicked"​

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Arranger: Voctave

03

Love Wildly

From the Broadway musical "In Pieces"​

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Soloists: Mel Lee, Rupert Hudson​​

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Arranger: Joey Contreras

06

Starships

Song by Nicki Minaj​

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Soloist: Kayla Coutts

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Arranger: Jared Suitor

09

What Is This Feeling?

From the Broadway musical "Wicked"​

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Soloists: Kathy Nguyen, Nastassja Dorotich

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Arranger: Roger Emerson

OUR TEAM

Behind the scenes of every concert, there's a dedicated team working tirelessly to bring it all together. We're so grateful for the incredible talent and hard work of the Chorus Studio team who make it all possible!

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From the creative visionaries to the operations gurus, to the unsung heroes in admin - each member plays a vital role in delivering a meaningful experience. Here are the extraordinary people who make the magic happen!

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Rebecca Lam Kania

Showrunner, Music Director of YVR Pop Choir and B-Roll, Vocal Arranger and Coach

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Rachel Wong

Operations Advisor, Head Admin​

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Jodie Aguinaldo

Vocal Coach

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Conall MacSuibhne

Stage Assistant

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Jared Suitor

Music Director of Spotlight, Band Leader, Vocal Arranger and Coach

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Marie Hui

Vocal Coach

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Grace Wu

Stage Manager

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Hayden Guy

Stage Assistant

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Richard Pinto

Music Director of Pacific Soul Choir, Vocal Arranger and Coach

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Nova Lupton

Vocal Coach

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Nastassja Dorotich

Master of Ceremony, Photographer

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Valentina Forte-Hernandez

Administrator

Our choir members are the true MVPs of this community! Week after week, they show up with hearts full of passion and voices ready to soar. Between juggling work, family, and so many other responsibilities, these incredible people still make time to learn new music, nail those choreographed moves, and bring pure joy through song. Their dedication is truly unmatched.

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To our singers - we are in awe of your creativity, your teamwork, and the light you shine on everyone lucky enough to experience your performances. Thank you for investing in yourselves and sharing that gift with all of us. Chorus Studio truly would not exist without you!

Abbey Piazza

Agata Cwalina

Alana Chan

Alana Meikle

Alex Skodyn

Alexandra Hansen

Alexandra Toth

Alexis Dean-Jones

Ali Cameron

Alice Peterson

Alisha Masongsong

Alishia Suitor

Alison Moore

Alison Murray

Allison Cano

Amelie Nikitin

Amy Booth

Amy Chalmers

Amy Mander

Amy Tan

Andrea Wesley

Andrew Butler

Agata Cwalina

Angelica Lim

Angeline Vaughan

Anita Pajak

Anna Guest

Aoife Reilly

Ava Yazdani

Benjamin Kelly

Bhavana Vahi

Bonny Yu

Breanna Barber

Brianne Racinsky

Brooklyn Duong

Caitlin McKinnon

Cameron Barker

Camille Minot

Carol Wu

Cass D'amato

Catherine Hocknell

Catriona Hippman

Cecilia Strachan

Celena Saayman

Celeste Jhala

Celina Chiasson

Charlene Gunn

Charlotte Jense

Chaymae Zemmouri

Chelsea Bromley

Chelsea Schneider

Cherry Yang

Chloe Hoppie

Chloe Hudicourt

Christabel Umaguing

Christina Drahos

Christina Placsko

Christine Dang

Conall Sweeney

Cormac O'Dwyer

Corrie Chow

Curtis Quirion

Cynara Geissler

Daisy Pineda-Klenk

Darcey Sudeyko

Daria Bryleva

Dee Dee Lapper

DJ Fuentes

Dominika Urbanowski

Donna Giraud

Eddy Boudel Tan

Elan Hannah

Elana Zysblat

Elesha Hoffarth

Elijah van der Giessen

Elli Niinivaara

Eloise Menzies

Emilie Henderson

Emily Baker

Emily Davidson

Emily Lapper

Emily Lonie

Emma Kakimoto

Erika Kolli

Erin Malmgren

Gabriela Rosales

Galen Hutcheson

Gary De Guzman

Geoff Peters

Georgina Johnston

Glauce Fleury

Grace Potma

Grace Wu

Gracey Mesina

Guida Heir

Haley Plaa

Hanae Bezad

Hannah McGregor

Hannah Nielsen

Hannah Robertson

Harriet Ballantyne

Hayden Guy

Hazuki Kohama

Heather Burt

Heidi Postl

Ide Moynihan

Isabella Medalle

Isabella Mendoza

Isobel Worrall

Ja-Hae Oh

Jacqueline McCallister

Jade Duchscherer

Jai Kumar

Jaira Brownlee

Janet Evans

Janet Majendie

Jari Orellana

Jennifer Northrup

Jen Rothfelder

Jenny Gardiner

Jeremy Long

Jessica Young

Jill Dennis

JJ Tracy

Joanne Yen

Joao Pedro Lopes Alves

Jodie Aguinaldo

Joel Sojonky

Joey Liu

John Roden

Jonathan Paez

Julia Lemieux

Julie Nishi

Kaile Khonje

Kaisha Markiewicz

Karen Maenje

Karina Edora

Kate Murray

Katherine Fretz

Katherine Rojas Vargas

Katherine Song

Kathleen Sance

Kathy Johnson

Kathy Lee

Kathy Nguyen

Katie Sanford

Katrina Basnett

Katrina Levack

Kayla Coutts

Kelly Bustus

Kelly Metzger

Kelsey Lee

Ken Lau

Kendra Wragg

Kimberly Dawson

Kori Grekul

Kotryna Druteikaite

Krista Parham

Kristina Farkasova

Lara Bewyck

Laryssa Vachon

Laura Edwards

Laura Ryan

Lauren Ahart

Lauren Davis

Leah Gobin

Leonie Wilcke

Lily Nguyen

Lisha Armstrong

Loise Czar Campo

Lucie Wallace

Lynda Schmit

Maddy Wilson

Maja (Maya) Milosavljevic 

Mandeep Kalan

Margarita Banting

Maria Bychkova

Marielle Alviz

Marina Hu

Marina McDuff

Martin McVey

Matt Ferguson

Matt Lowe

Maya Popovich

Megan Berks

Megan Robichaud

Mel Lee

Melissa Seymour

Michelle Huynh

Michelle Ng

Misket Peker

Monica Yau

Monique Cherrie

Morva Rohani

Nadeeka Perera

Nanami Komorita

Naomi Rozenberg

Natalia Sudeyko

Natalie Gibbs

Nathalie Pauletto

Neena Jha

Nkese Harriott

Nicholas Jansen

Nicola Khan

Nicole Parr

Nicole Parr

Nicole Yakashiro

Nicolette Rivera

Nikita Leung

Noah Varley

Nothando Bhila

Nova Lupton

Octavia Ireta Gordon

Olga Paredes Galego

Paige Gorsak

Patricia Edem

Patrycja Sk

Peter Van Garderen

Peyton Moro-Kirton

Pia Banting

Paula Weinberg

Pedro de Souza

Rachel McPherson

Rachel Truscott

Rachel Vasey

Rachel Wong

Raumina Rezai

Raya Anderton

Rebecca McLellan

Rebecca Spouge

Rebekah Golubev

Regis Denefle

Rene Vargas

Rita Sheena

Rosine Dika

Roya Rahmanian

Rupert Hudson

Sahar Kanani

Salima Vaiya

Samantha Sedler

Samer Salem

Saori Fukushima

Sara Jung

Sarah Bromwich-Price

Sarah Hall

Sardana Nikolaeva

Sean Marlyn

Selena Chu

Serah Metapalli

Shannon Leigh Miller

Shannon McKague

Shelley Adam

Sharina Duprey

Shirley Tam

Siearra-Rose Fries

Sinead Nugent

Stacie Kohut

Stephanie Allan

Stephanie John

Stephanie Taur

Sue Chan

Suzana Goncalves

Suzanne Brownlee

Sydney Wong

Sylwia Wu

Tannie Lam

Tara Moon

Tassja Dorotich

Thea Rawjee

Thomas Li

Tiffany Hughes

Vaani Sojaguen

Valentina Forte-Hernandez

Valentina Jaramillo

Vanessa Payne

Vaughn Rae

Valri Pawlik

Vicky Stephens

Victoria Smith

Vinny Welsby

Yi Shen

YJ Tso

Yumiko Sasakawa

Yung Coffey

Xiaoyu Xu

Zoe Maylin

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SECTION
LEADERS

Chorus Studio has a special community, and that's all thanks to the incredible section leaders who give their time and talents to make it shine. From coordinating section rehearsals to welcoming new voices, these dedicated volunteers go above and beyond to support our choirs. Their passion and commitment are truly inspiring.

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To our section leaders - thank you for your tireless work behind the scenes. Your leadership is the heartbeat that keeps our choirs in sync and our community thriving. We couldn't do it without you!

YVR Pop Choir

Anita Pajak, Christabel Umaguing, Eloise Menzies, Laryssa Vachon, Shannon McKague, Marina Hu, Loise Czar Campo, Pedro de Souza

Pacific Soul

Christine Dang, Paige Gorsak, Alana Chan, Lucie Wallace, Michelle Ng, Zoe Maylin, Jai Kumar, Ken Lau

B-Roll

Christina Placsko, Celena Saayman, Amy Booth, Alexis Dean-Jones, Brianne Racinsky, Emilie Henderson, Conall MacSuibhne

Spotlight

Jacqueline McCallister, Maddy Wilson, Elesha Hoffarth, Isabella Medalle, Celina Chiasson, Emily Davidson, Valentina Forte-Hernandez, Hayden Guy, Vaughn Rae

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OUR crew

Our incredible band, administrators, speakers, and crew members are the backbone of this concert experience! We're so grateful for the endless hours of hard work, creativity, and pure talent that went into making tonight unforgettable. From the musicians who poured their hearts into every note, to the crew who worked tirelessly behind the scenes - your dedication is truly inspiring.

Masters of Ceremony

Cynara Geissler, Nastassja Dorotich

Audio Technicians

Max Sample, Neal Miskin

VAHS Representatives

Rupert Hudson, Sharina Duprey

Head Electrician

Carlie Yeung

The Cultch Team

Siobhan Powell, Lucy Rosenstiel, Jude Weismiller, Andrew McCaw, Ry Strachan, Cara Siu, Madelaine Walker, Kaden O'Reilly

The Band

Jared Suitor, Jim McLaren, David Soutar-Spidel, Samuel Cartwright

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THANK YOU

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of today’s concert! Your energy lit up the room and filled the air with music, joy, and community spirit.

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Today wasn’t just about the songs—it was about coming together to create real change. Thanks to your support, net proceeds from this event will go directly to the Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society (VAHS), helping provide culturally safe healthcare and wellness programs for Indigenous individuals and families in our city.

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At Chorus Studio, our mission is to build an inclusive, uplifting community through the power of music. Today was a beautiful example of what happens when we raise our voices together—with heart, with purpose, and with hope.

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JOIN A CHOIR

Did the concert leave you feeling inspired to raise your voice? 

 

Our choirs are a place where all voices are celebrated and nurtured. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a total beginner, we'd love to sing with you!

 

Don't let your voice stay unheard - share your gift with us and be part of something special. Click the button below to learn more about joining, and reserve your spot for a complimentary trial rehearsal!

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