Canto Vivo, the VLACC Choir, creates a community around the love for Latin American music. Since 2017, Canto Vivo has built a strong sense of community among the singers and with the broader Vancouver community. Its current and past members are from over 15 different countries in Latin America and beyond!
Canto Vivo’s choirmaster and music director, Dr. Sérgio Pires, holds degrees in choral conducting and music education and has many years of experience developing community choirs.
The choir’s repertoire includes popular and traditional songs from all over Latin America in Spanish and Portuguese, most of them arranged especially for the group by Sérgio.
To inquire about participating in Canto Vivo please email thais@vlacc.ca.
(songs are sung in Spanish and Portuguese)
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