Universal Gospel Choir sings songs that honour struggle and celebrate strength on June 13
The choir, which has shared stages with international superstars Alicia Keys and Chris Martin, closes its season with a concert titled Songs of Resilience
Universal Gospel Choir
Universal Gospel Choir presents Songs of Resilience at Canadian Memorial United Church on June 13 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
FRESH FROM performing alongside tenor Spencer Britten and the Vancouver Cantata Singers at the inaugural event for the city’s newest concert venue, the Freedom Mobile Arch on the PNE grounds, Universal Gospel Choir returns to more familiar turf for its season-closing concert.
The 70-plus members of the long-running, multi-faith choir will be at Canadian Memorial United Church on June 13 for a concert titled Songs of Resilience. Music Director Lonnie Delisle hasn’t spilled any of the details of exactly what’s on the set list, but the choir promises “songs that honour struggle and celebrate strength”, and an exploration of “the ways faith, love, laughter, and community continue to carry us forward, even when the path feels uncertain”.
All of that sounds especially timely, since the path forward feels more uncertain now than at any time in recent history. In today’s world, we can certainly use any bit of hope and resilience that we can muster, and it’s definitely a bonus when it comes with a dose of goosebump-inducing harmonies.
How good is Universal Gospel Choir? Good enough to have been hand-picked to sing with Alicia Keys when the 17-time Grammy winner performed at Rogers Arena in 2022. Good enough to be the choir that backed Coldplay frontman Chris Martin during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Invictus Games at BC Place. That good. 
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