About

Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir

Label: Independent
since circa 2004
Now in its 12th year, Good Noise has become Vancouver’s “go to” gospel choir, receiving many requests for special performances, both live and on television and radio. Good Noise has performed with artists such as Barbra Streisand, David Foster, Josh Groban, Holly Cole, Daniel Lapp, Dee Daniels, Jim Byrnes, John Lee Sanders, Jennifer Scott, Karin Plato, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, and has appeared on CBC TV, CBC Radio, Global TV, CityTV, Bravo, Knowledge Network and Vision TV. The choir has performed at several festivals, including the Vancouver Folk Festival, Envision Jazz Festival and the Wintersong Festival. In the Fall of 2013, Good Noise was featured live in concert in an episode for a new television series on Vision TV, “Gospel To Go”. The choir has also been featured in a television Christmas gospel music special “Tell It On The Mountain” on the Bravo Network, Vision Network and the Knowledge Network and featured in the Disney corporation’s promotion of the musical “The Lion King”. In addition to concert and festival engagements, the choir has also performed many benefit performances for charitable organizations including: BC Cancer Agency, Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, HIV/Aids care in Africa, Soles for Souls and the Christmas Wish Foundation.

Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir is known for its dynamic vocal sound, excellence in performance and a commitment to sharing the “good noise” that is gospel music. The choir’s mandate is to develop and promote an appreciation and understanding of gospel music in all its many styles and forms and introduce audiences to the unique and powerful aspects of this music.

Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir is an auditioned community choir, with no specific religious affiliation. The choir calls Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia “home” as a choir in residence. In addition to rehearsing and performing at the Cathedral, Good Noise enjoys collaborating with the Cathedral Choir in special performances and most recently co-commissioning a new choral work by Paul Halley, “The Dawning”, performing its world premiere in June 2011.

The choir, founded in 2004 as gospel choir in residence at Christ Church Cathedral, is directed by founding artistic director Gail Suderman. With her reputation as an outstanding voice teacher and conductor, Gail brings with her the ability to guide singers in finding their voices as well as her skill in directing a gospel choir that is known for vocal and musical integrity. Known in both the classical and contemporary music communities as an outstanding performer, conductor, accompanist and voice teacher, Gail brings many years of formal music studies as well as many years of performing experience to her role as leader of Good Noise.

In addition to being known for its vocal sound and music, Good Noise is also known for the outstanding musicians that accompany the choir. Gail directs the choir from the piano, and the choir is honoured to work with Mike Kalanj on Hammond B3, Laurence Mollerup on Bass Guitar and Double Bass, Elliot Polsky on Drums and Percussion and Ingrid Stitt on Alto and Soprano Saxophones.
Available for Shows/Gigs

Community Events

Current Lineup

Megan McPeak
Alto
200 - present
Teresa Nesbitt
Alto
200 - present
Tara Wasney
Alto
200 - present
Susan Geddes
Alto
200 - present
Susan Boss
Alto
200 - present
Shirley Walsh
Alto
200 - present
Sarah Vandergugten
Alto
200 - present
Robin Clarke
Alto
200 - present
Rebecca Hurst
Alto
200 - present
Pippa Shepherd
Alto
200 - present
Pamela Redden
Alto
200 - present
Trish Windsor
Alto
200 - present
Marian Ma
Alto
200 - present
Marian Gunn
Alto
200 - present
Mai Bui
Alto
200 - present
Leona Adams
Alto
200 - present
Kristina Broadfoot
Alto
200 - present
Judy Van der Horst
Alto
200 - present
Jodi Scott
Alto
200 - present
Ingrid Kulaots
Alto
200 - present
Glida Morgan
Alto
200 - present
Elysia Rotaru
Alto
200 - present
Devon Goodman
voice
200 - present
Stephen Nestmann
voice
200 - present
Shayne Lovelace
voice
200 - present
Sacha Médiné
voice
200 - present
Richard Marion
voice
200 - present
Peter Shaver
voice
200 - present
Peter Senften
voice
200 - present
Max Innes
voice
200 - present
Jean-Luc Perron
voice
200 - present
Irving Lau
voice
200 - present
Ian Beaty
voice
200 - present
Cynthia Turley
Alto
200 - present
David Williams
voice
200 - present
André Baron
voice
200 - present
Allan Cathcart
voice
200 - present
Alex Operacz
voice
200 - present
Alberto San Pedro
voice
200 - present
Al Mitschke
voice
200 - present
Aaron Buchholz
voice
200 - present
Wendy Royle
Alto
200 - present
Velma Moore
Alto
200 - present
Helen Williams
Soprano
200 - present
Margo Baculis
Soprano
200 - present
Lyne Hawryzki
Soprano
200 - present
Lesley McKnight
Soprano
200 - present
Laura Gardner
Soprano
200 - present
Kaitlin Klein
Soprano
200 - present
Jo Turner
Soprano
200 - present
Janna Van Hengel
200 - present
Janice Lowell
Soprano
200 - present
Holly McMillan
Soprano
200 - present
Corinne Thorsell
Alto
200 - present
Eilis Courtney
Soprano
200 - present
Dee Van Meer
Soprano
200 - present
Cayla Brooke
Soprano
200 - present
Betty Nobel
Soprano
200 - present
Ashley Drummond
Soprano
200 - present
Amy Perreault
Soprano
200 - present
Alice Hutchings-Niwinski
Soprano
200 - present
AJ Klein
Soprano
200 - present
Marianne Li
Soprano
200 - present
Christine Spencer
Alto
200 - present
Celesta Wilson
Alto
200 - present
Bonnelle Strickling
Alto
200 - present
Anna Peters
Alto
200 - present
Ann McDonell
Alto
200 - present
Aiden Dee
Alto
200 - present
Willow Martin Seedhouse
Soprano
200 - present
Vicki Anne Effertz
Soprano
200 - present
Tamara Tedesco
Soprano
200 - present
Scovia Maeko
Soprano
200 - present
Patt Green
Soprano
200 - present
Pam Martin
Soprano
200 - present
Nichole Myers
Soprano
200 - present
Michelle da Silva
Soprano
200 - present
Melissa Edstrom
Soprano
200 - present
Melanie Zaffran
Soprano
200 - present
Karen Campbell
Soprano
200 - present
Gail Suderman
Artistic Director/Pianist/Arranger/Vocalist
2004 - present
Michael Kalanj
Hammond B-3 Organ
2006 - present
Ingrid Stitt
Saxophones
2006 - present
Laurence Mollerup
Bass
2007 - present
Elliot Polsky
Drummer
2007 - present

Past Members

Lou Hoover
drums
2004 - 2007
Dave Olson
bass
2004 - 2007
Marcus Mosely
Co-Director/Vocals
2004 - 2009