The Voices In Motion Blog
A Season Wrapped in Song
This Spring we celebrated the season with a full choral concert and gathering with friends and family at Broad View United in Victoria BC. There was a lot to celebrate, including a full season with a brand-new choral director, Annika Sauser. A highlight of the...
Walking in Harmony for Alzheimer’s
On May 31, our choristers teamed up to fundraise for this year's IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer, which supports the Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon. Through their combined efforts, they managed to fundraise over $4,800, the second highest amount raised by a...
Singing Our Story on CBC Radio
In October 2025 we were thrilled to be featured on CBC’s All Points West. Choristers, long-time supporters, board members and our new music director were all interviewed. Listen to the interview on CBC online to hear how singing together with Voices in Motion...
Music as Medicine
Music as Medicine: How Music Can Benefit Wellbeing and Brain Functioning Cynthia McDowell | Published in Wellness Talks A recent blog in Wellness Talks cover the benefits of music on brain functioning. By Cynthia McDowell, Doctoral Student, Lifespan Health and...
Voices in Motion choristers serenade local little free library
Voices in Motion choristers serenade local little free library As published in the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network | Voices in Motion A recent blog in the Greater Victoria Placemaking Network website post about our choir. On February 22, 2023, the Voices in...
Good Vibrations: Our fall update
It’s wonderful to connect with all of you to share some updates and stories from Voices in Motion Choral Society. In this edition of Good Vibrations, you will hear from our Board Chair and our new Musical Director as well as some heartfelt stories about music and what it means to be a part of the musical family that is Voices in Motion.
An Artful Farewell Gift for Erica & Rick
An Artful Farewell Gift for Erica & Rick Painting by Elfrida Schragen | Supporter | Voices in MotionWords cannot express how much we will miss Erica and Rick when they leave Victoria in June 2022. Their hard work, dedication and artistic vision has shaped...
The Importance of a Caregiver Support Group
The Importance of a Caregiver Support Group By Kathryn Watts | Participant | Voices in MotionAs the partner of and caregiver to someone with dementia, I have come to appreciate and value the supports and friendships that develop by meeting regularly with others in...
What ViM Means to Me: Wendy Ackinclose
What ViM Means to Me By Wendy Ackinclose | Participant | Voices in MotionI was born from a musical womb and was soon dancing, singing and playing piano. Because many songs were/are in keys above my range I developed an ear for harmony so I could sing along - into...
What ViM Means to Me: Penny and Ralph
What ViM Means to Me By Penny & Ralph | Participants | Voices in MotionIn the early years after the diagnosis of dementia, it was easy to get caught up in losses. Ralph was a lover of adventure, an avid sailor who once sailed around Vancouver Island in a small...
Our Online Choir Experience
Our Online Choir Experience By Jörg and Tish Stangl | Board Member & Participant | Voices in MotionAs a lifelong chorister, Tish benefits immensely from the opportunity to rekindle her passion for singing. There is something very powerful that occurs when...
Social Prescribing: Addressing Social Needs
Social Prescribing: Addressing Social Needs By Debra Sheets | Lead Researcher & Founder | Voices in MotionSocial prescribing is a care coordination model in which healthcare providers refer clients to a wellness navigator who explores and helps address the...
What ViM Means to Me: Geraldine Meagher
What ViM Means to Me By Geraldine Meagher | Participant | Voices in MotionWhen I joined Voices in Motion in January 2020 as a “friend” of the choir, I found what I was looking for - a welcoming group of people singing in beautiful harmony together – and no audition...
What ViM Means to Me: Wendy and Ken Patterson
What ViM Means to Me By Wendy and Ken Patterson | Participants | Voices in MotionFor Ken, VIM was initially all about the singing. In grade school, when his voice was changing, his music teacher banished him from choir and sent him off to a supplemental math class...
What ViM Means to Me: Erica Phare-Bergh
What ViM Means to Me By Erica Phare-Bergh | Artistic Director | Voices in MotionI’ve been blessed to experience many wonderful choral communities in my 34 years of directing choirs, but the choristers of Voices in Motion are family. What began as a research...
Caregivers’ Support Group
Caregivers’ Support Group: The Power of Sharing By Margie Noonan | Participant | Voices in MotionIt is with gratitude and thanks to Rick and Erica for their perception during the pandemic in recognizing the need to form a Caregivers’ Support Group that would meet...
I Wish You Could Have Been Here
I Wish You Could Have Been Here By Rick Bergh | Executive Director | Voices in MotionWhat a privilege and blessing it is to sing with Voices in Motion. I personally sing with all three of the community, in-person choirs as well as with the online choir. I can’t...
The Research Arm Commitment
Continued commitment to research through our newly established Research Arm Coordinated in partnership with Dr. Stuart MacDonald, Dr. Debra Sheets and Dr. André Smith from the University of VictoriaVoices in Motion is pleased to announce that it will continue its...
Introducing our Intergenerational Bursary Program
Introducing our Voices in Motion Intergenerational Bursary ProgramOne of the things that makes Voices in Motion unique is our commitment to recruit and welcome young people into our choir. We are an intergenerational choral group. If you want to change the world, it...
Thien Tran – Our First Bursary Recipient
Thien Tran – Our First Bursary Recipient By Andrea Warner | Board Member | Voices in MotionThien Tran, who has been part of the Voices in Motion Choir since its inception three years ago, has been awarded the first VIM bursary! At age 19, and now that he has...