Ekoos Choir, Sooke, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

The EKOOS vocal ensemble in Sooke on Vancouver Island consists of a group of singers who enjoy performing a wide variety of choral music, mostly a cappella. Our musical director is Wade Noble, who is a well known choral director and baritone soloist in British Columbia. We are enjoying singing under his leadership, with his distinctive style and ways of teaching new and challenging pieces.

Our Director: Wade Noble

Where did the name Ekoos come from?

You can decide from the following possibilities which Ken Gray suggested early on when Ekoos was formed:

A cryptic religious anagram.
A school for the performing arts in New York City.
Greek chamber music using the Hexachord.
Turkistan throat singing.
The name of Tonto's horse.
Sooke spelled backwards.

Ekoos would like to acknowledge the West Shore Arts Council for the financial and other support it has provided to us, and other Arts organizations in our region.
The Arts enrich the lives of all of us!

For details about some of the pieces we have performed, click here.

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The current choir members are as follows

Sopranos: Gail Abernethy, Margriet Andrew, Debbie Needham, Karen Davies, Alice McLean, Natexa Verbrugge

Altos: Merle Fulton, Gail Nash, Sheila Whincup, Ellen Himmer, Sue Lea

Tenors: Warren Moore, Barry Martin

Basses: Fred Andrew, Bryan Potter, Christian Braeunig

We are also looking for more male voices for the Ekoos Ensemble. Please use the contact information below to arrange for an informal audition if you are interested in joining the group.

For further information call: 250-642-7966 or email: ekooschoir@shaw.ca