Our Story
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Our Story 🎶
The BCC is a leader in choral musicianship training and continues to set the highest standards of musical literacy and education for community choirs.
Our program, founded in 1987 by Linda Beaupré, offers something special to the wonderfully diverse residents in the Greater Toronto Area, building positive relationships among the participants through musical education, creative expression, striving for excellence as well as exploring a broad range of cultures through our repertoire and performance projects.
Our Past Artistic Directors
Linda Beaupré
Founder and A.D. from 1986-2016
Charissa Bagan
A.D. from 2016-2023
Our Mandate
We take children, and their education, seriously.
Awards & Honours
First Place for Choirs II and III at the OMFA’s Virtual Provincial Music Festival (June 2025)
Received Platinum Awards for Choirs I, II, III, and Chamber at the Kiwanis Music Festival (February 2025)
Featured guests at the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto’s “Holiday Serenade” concert with the Hannaford Street Silver Band at the Meridian Arts Centre (December 2024)
Featured guests at the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Home for the Holidays” concert (December 2024)
Performed in Carmina Burana with Pax Christi Chorale and the North York Concert Orchestra at the Meridian Arts Centre (June 2024)
First Place for Choirs I, II and III at the OMFA’s Provincial Finals (March 2024)
Received Platinum Awards for Choir II, Choir II, and Chamber, and a Gold Award for Choir I at the Kiwanis Music Festival (February 2024)
Long-time pianist, Eleanor Daley, was appointed to the Order of Canada for her contributions to choral music nationally and internationally (March 2023)
BCC Chamber Choir performed with Opera Atelier, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale & Measha Brueggergosman-Lee in a 3-show run of “Dido & Aeneas” at the Elgin Theatre (October 2023)
Co-Produced a concert with the all-professional Hannaford Silver Street Band in a concert hosted by Canadian radio icon, Tom Allen
“I am currently in my seventh year in the BCC. I love it so much, and it’s helped me to improve my
musical skills and grow as a person.”
— BCC chorister
Join us next season!
Book a no-obligation, short vocal assessment with our Artistic Director and join one of our seven choirs in September 2025