Calgary’s World Music Choir

Vocal Latitudes is a non-auditioned mixed choir, performing a wide range of music from around the world as well as close to home. We love experiencing different styles, languages, and genres, and our rehearsals aim to be enjoyable and productive while staying casual. Our repertoire is fun and accessible to all kinds of singers, including those who cannot read music. If you can carry a tune, we’ll do the rest!

Register for the 2026 fall/winter/ session at this link and join us for our first rehearsal on Tuesday, September 15th at Calgary Unitarians (1703 1st St. NW).  New members are encouraged to arrive by 7pm to get organized before rehearsal begins at 7:15. See you then!

Our Artistic Staff

Rachel Miranda – Artistic Director

Rachel’s musical journey began at the Vancouver Academy of Music with Suzuki violin
at age four. At eight, she joined the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus under Bruce
Pullen, and later sang at Carnegie Hall with John Rutter and the Burman University
Singers under Wendolin Munroe.
Recruited to La Sierra University in Riverside, CA, she sang 2nd Soprano in their Vocal
Octet for four years, performing frequently, recording two albums, and touring the U.S.
After graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Voice), she
began teaching in Southern California and sang with the Pacific Chorale under John
Alexander.
For six seasons, she has been a section leader with Mount Royal Kantorei, touring
Ireland and collaborating with composers like Katarina Gimon, Imant Raminsh, Larry
Nickel, Jake Runestad, and Ola Gjeilo. Her 26-year teaching career spans public,
private, and Catholic schools, her private studio, and roles as a church musician and
choral director.
In 2023, Rachel earned a Master’s in Music Education (Social Justice) from the Longy
School of Music and an Advanced Performance Program Certificate in Choral
Conducting from Mount Royal University.
She is now the Artistic Director of the Vocal Latitudes Choir in Calgary, Alberta.

Faye White – Pianist

Faye White entered the Calgary music scene in 2012 following the completion of her master’s degree in piano performance at the University of Manitoba. She has lent her piano skills to various choirs, ensembles, and soloists, while also leading worship on piano, guitar, and drums at church. Recently, she ventured into piano composition, amassing over 150k streams on Spotify. Faye has been Vocal Latitudes’ pianist since the fall of 2016.