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On Saturday December 6, some of our grades 4 to 7 singers — along with brave parents — will be entertaining the Granville and Broadway area. We were invited by the South Granville Business Improvement Association to participate in this event:Sip, Shop & Sparkle in South Granville Did you know that there are proven health…

On November 25, 2025 the two Senior Choirs from Hudson and Trafalgar performed at the CKNW’s Kids’ Fund day on radio.  Choirs from around the city are invited to be background music for an hour each. Hudson was on from 10 AM to 11 AM and Trafalgar was on from 1 PM to 2 PM. This…

If your school community is participating in the program and we’ve sorted out logistics, you can register online. Our system provides the ability to request financial assistance. If your school is not showing, please contact president@vems.ca. Sometimes it’s all a matter of timing! For school communities wishing to bring extracurricular music to life, please look…

Our friends at the Maritime Museum graciously shared these awesome photos taken by Christian Zane. This was December 12, 2024. Kids from at least 8 different schools joined forces for the celebration.

We invited our Senior Choirs from all over the city to join the Maritime Museum in its annual Light Up the Harbour celebration.  On December 12, 2024 we arrived with 47 kids and their parents to help with the festivities.  Catherine Campolin, our Choral Program Director led the kids.  Dave Dagta our pianist kept the…

We have below a selection of “scary” music groups from October 31, 2024.  Don’t anyone say that choir and band isn’t spooky fun!

The Vancouver Extracurricular Music Society (VEMS) was incorporated as a BC Society in May 2023.  VEMS currently provides 36 choirs and 2 beginner band offerings in 22 elementary schools as extracurricular activities.  We are a charitable organization registered with the CRA.   Our goal is to bring as much music as possible to kids in Vancouver…

We are currently loading up schools for registration. Some are already up and some will come later. To check it out, please visit www.vems.ca/signup.html Email president@vems.ca if you have any questions.

We are excited to say that on April 8 we obtained our Canada Revenue Agency Charitable organization status.  This means we can issue tax receipts!  And pursue other grants.  We provided $9,352 in financial assistance in Term 3 and could use some help to ensure we finish the year in the black and can fund…

VEMS is a CRA registered charity and we rely on generous people. Donate pages like this one abound. But how does it work. Assuming you pay tax on every pay cheque, some of your charitable donations reduces the tax you pay. For example, if for an entire year, you donate $250 to charities that issue…