InspireOYC - Inspiring the next generation of choral singers in Ontario! 

The Ontario Youth Choir (OYC), founded by Choirs Ontario in 1971, is a choral training program which provides a unique opportunity for young singers from across Ontario to work with some of Canada's outstanding choral leaders. 

For 52 years, the Ontario Youth Choir has played an integral role INSPIRING the next generation of Ontario’s choral community, fosters connections and friendships and embracing the full potential of the choral arts. 

The Ontario Youth Choir is comprised of 40 auditioned young people who come together from all over Ontario, the program offers a wonderful experience for the singers, audiences and communities they perform in. OYC offers a rare bridge from school choirs to professional choirs and serves to inspire young, talented choristers to continue to pursue the choral arts. Over the course of the camp, OYC choristers show a dramatic growth in musical skill and confidence. 75% of participants continue to pursue the choral arts and 3-4 choristers per cohort go on to pursue music professionally. We are proud of our 1,600 alumni who continue to enrich their communities as choristers, conductors, soloists, accompanists, composers, and educators. 

InspireOYC hopes to bring awareness to the benefits and potential of Choral Music in Ontario and provide support for the 2023 Ontario Youth Choir program and its singers. 

Your generous gift will help cover expenses associated with mounting and running this program, including paying professional conductor, collaborative pianist, and vocal coaches, renting rehearsal and performance spaces, purchasing sheet music and touring. 

We invite you to make a contribution to the InspireOYC Campaign and to be a part of an exciting future for the Ontario Youth Choir.