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Joey Minshall is a vocal arranger, writer, composer and certified music therapist.Her fun-to-sing a cappella vocal arrangements are known for their creativity, and have been performed worldwide and recorded by groups in Canada, the US, Sweden, Germany, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Dubai, Saudi Arabia.
Joey has been part of the barbershop community and affiliated with Sweet Adelines International since 1974 as a successful quartet singer, chorus director, coach and arranger.
She is currently is part of a unique 3-woman directing team for Westcoast Harmony Chorus in Surrey, BC.
"I was very fortunate to grow up in a family that valued singing, and that sang together - ordinary, everyday singing: doing the dishes, riding in the car, making up songs and creating harmonies. I have come to believe through my life and my work, that one of the most powerful things that we human beings can do - to move towards each other, to connect with each other, to create community, to build strong relationships – is sing with each other. |
That belief has led Joey to many musical involvements:
• Co-creator, with friend Mo Field (Stockholm, Sweden) of theharmonyrainbow, a yahoo discussion group for gays and lesbians in the barbershop community worldwide
• Director of the first Young Women in Harmony (YWIH) chorus on the Vancouver lower mainland, “Somethin’ Casual”, which introduced many young women to the fun of singing barbershop
• “Sounds of Christmas” a cappella chorus (2005)
• “Flying Solo”, a series of solo-singing sessions for women (2006)
• Founding director (1995 - 2008) of the a cappella mixed-voice community chorus, Soundscape
• Musical director of five productions with Applause! Musicals in Concert, including Nine, Dear World, 70 Girls 70, On the Twentieth Century and 50 Million Frenchmen (2002-2008)
• Co-facilitator on a 10-day “Tune-Up Cruise” between San Diego and several Mexican ports-of-call (2007)
Joey is currently working to publish a children's book, Simon LeDrew, and a second book When We Are Old Women, both stories illustrated by her partner Yvonne Meyer.
Joey also recently founded Socks-on-Purpose, a community project creating hand-knit socks for children and adults in need. More information and a new website and blog coming soon!