Nanaimo’s A Cappella Plus choir rehearses at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre on Nov. 4 (Josef Jacobson/The News Bulletin)

Nanaimo’s A Cappella Plus choir rehearses at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre on Nov. 4 (Josef Jacobson/The News Bulletin)

Nanaimo’s A Cappella Plus choir performing at Vancouver Island Conference Centre

Fall show 'How Can We Keep From Singing?' explores how music shaped humanity

This weekend Nanaimo’s A Cappella Plus choir presents its latest program, How Can We Keep from Singing? Song of the Folk. Director Patricia Plumley said the show is inspired by the book The World in Six Songs by McGill University neuroscientist Daniel Levitin that examines the commonalities of songs across cultures and how song has shaped human nature.

WHAT’S ON … A Cappella Plus presents How Can We Keep from Singing? Song of the Folk at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre’s Newcastle Island Lobby on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $23 and only available in advance from choir members or online.


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