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Coastal Sound’s mission is to transform lives and build community through choral music.

What began more than 36 years ago as the Coquitlam School District Honour Choir, has grown to be Coastal Sound Music, a non-profit charitable organization and an essential part of the cultural fabric in the Tri-Cities. 

Based at Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam, Coastal Sound Music offers holistic choral music education for everyone ages 5 to adult, through its seven singing groups.

Transforming lives and building community through choral music.

Over the years, the mission and values of Coastal Sound Music Academy have been unwavering: to transform lives and build community through choral music and group singing. Singers are challenged through the pursuit of choral music artistry and high quality music education, while at the same time nurtured to be kind, caring, compassionate and committed humans. 

Coastal Sound supports singers and families through its Bursary program, so that financial hardship is not a barrier to access the opportunities provided. 

The Music Commissioning Fund ensures that Canadian composers can be supported while exciting, beautiful new music is created for Coastal Sound groups, ultimately adding more quality Canadian music to the choral canon internationally.

It feels like our mission is more important than ever: to build a sense of community and connection when there are so many isolating forces pulling humans apart from one another. No matter your background or age, everyone needs to feel emotionally connected, seen, understood and worthy.

Your donation makes a big difference. Thank you!

I am forever in debt to Coastal Sound and to you and the other members of the choir. This choir has brought me sanctuary and peace every week. Thank you for that.

Before joining Coastal Sound, our son enjoyed singing but always felt that performing was something distant or “not really for him.” Your guidance and support helped him see that he can be a singer—and more importantly, that music can be a space where he belongs. We’re so grateful for the musical growth and confidence he gained through the choir.

Thank you to our partners

We acknowledge the financial assistance of the City of Coquitlam and the Province of British Columbia.

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In Kind Donations

Founder’s Circle
Above $1,500

Victoria Foundation (Flagstone Fund)

Donna Otto & David Spence

Judie Tang

gay mitchell & Mark Johnston

Diana Clark

Directors’ Circle
$500 to $1,499

Gerry & Loretta Sieben

Dana & Kai Lee

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Super Fans
$150 to $499

Katherine Lee

Orson Low

Sherryl Peters

Leo de Sousa

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Provincial Employees Community Services

Alice Hu

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Supporters
$50 to $149

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Tara Fisher

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Emily Reilly

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John Sinkie

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Jade Tang

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Donations are current as October 29, 2025. If we have made an error, please contact us.