Powell River Youth Choir

The Powell River Youth Choir is a thirty voice mixed choir with members ranging in age from 15 to 18. The choir specializes in a cappella music from the Middle Ages to the 20th century and regularly commissions new works by Canadian composers. The Powell River Youth Choir frequently collaborates with soloists, instrumentalists and other choirs in the performance of major choral works. The choir is conducted by Paul Cummings.

The choir has won prizes in the CBC National Amateur Choir Competition and in international, regional and provincial festivals. The Powell River Youth Choir has given concerts in North America, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Finland, Russia, Denmark, France and Italy singing in major festivals and concert halls.

Their concert tours have included Europa Cantats in Strasburg,  France 1985, Vittoria, Spain 1991, Herning, Denmark 1994, Linz, Austria 1997, Arnum, Netherlands 2000, Barcelona, Spain, 2003 and in 2005 Singing Week in Bent Belgium.

Paul Cummings

Paul Cummings is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and Western Washington University where he received his Master of Music in choral conducting. Mr. Cummings teaches vocal and instrumental music at Brooks Secondary School and the Powell River Academy of Music. He is an accomplished instrumentalist and singer and has been the director of the highly successful BC Vocal Jazz Festival. In 1995 Mr. Cummings received the Outstanding Music Educators Award from the British Columbia Music Educators Association.