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Lions Gate Chorus

Greater Vancouver / New Westminster·Vancouver, British Columbia·Canadaest. 1954Pacific blue gowns

Founded in 1954, the longest-standing Canadian chapter of Sweet Adelines International. In 2023 it became the first chorus ever to win the SAI championship with a perfect score from the judging panel.

Sweet Adelines International Chorus Champion 2024 (first-ever perfect-score win)

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