The Awards
2001 - Juno Award Nomination: "Once on a Windy Night"
2002 - Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee Medal: Jon Washburn
2001 - Member of the Order of Canada: Jon Washburn
Juno Award Nomination: "Once on a Windy Night"
2000 - Friend of Canadian Music Award: Jon Washburn
(Canadian Music Centre and the Canadian League
of Composers)The
Louis Botto Award: Jon Washburn (Chorus America)Education
& Outreach Award: (Chorus America) 1998 - Margaret Hills Award for Choral Excellence (Chorus America)
1996 - Juno Award Nomination: "An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts"
1995 - Distingushed Service Award: Jon Washburn
(Association of Canadian Choral Conductors) Outstanding
Choral recording: "An Apostrophe to the Heavenly
Hosts"(Association of Canadian Choral Conductors)
1989 - Ensemble of the year: Canadian Music Council
From the critics
"...singing of intensity and quality."
-THE
VANCOUVER SUN"... in [Jon Washburn's] hands the choir's sound was inviting and well balanced."
-THE
VANCOUVER SUN"... When it comes to unearthly beauty and awe-inspiring power, they're a pretty fine mortal approximation of how celestial singers should sound."
-NORTH SHORE NEWS"Jon Washburn's Choir remains at the forefront of Canadian vocal ensembles."
- THE TORONTO STAR"...the choir's performance... began with admiration and finally left you in awe."
-THE VANCOUVER SUN"Canada's leading professional vocal ensemble."
- THE TORONTO STAR"...one of the finest ensembles in the world."
- CHORUS! MAGAZINE ATLANTA"The Vancouver Chamber Choir has no rivals..."
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THE HALIFAX CHRONICLE HERALD "This was a brilliant performance and the audience appeared spellbound..."
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"Elegante Virtuosität - polyphone Farbigkeit."
-BOTE
VOM GRABFELD, GERMANY "Spectacular triumph."
- CALGARY HERALD
From the audience
"I am always forced to pause and listen with an open heart when I hear your voices."
- Debret Dawson
"The [Vancouver Chamber Choir's] concert was simply outstanding... presented with clarity of line, dynamic control, and balanced, beautiful tone."
-Marie McCarthy, Director, Acadia Vocal Ensemble
"I was transported!"
-Mary Ellen Poole
"Quite simply, you took my breath away!"
- Bari Castle, first-time VCC concert-goer
"This is the first time I have witnessed a standing ovation within a concert program. It was richy deserved..."
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Milton Olsson, American Choral Directors' Association "... the a capella voices thrilled, comforted, and allowed us to drift from our present cares and concerns into a world of beautiful harmony."
- Virginia , Minnesota
"It's such a treasured experience each time."
-Barbara J. Fox, subscriber