Ashley
Wey
Want to Join? Our Season starts October 19, 2025.
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Starts Sunday, October 19th
Sundays 4:00 - 5:30 PM @ St. Paul's United in Sidney, B.C
Directed by Ashley Wey
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This welcoming ensemble invites singers of all levels to explore a joyful mix of contemporary, classic favourites and gospel.
No auditions required- all welcome!
New Choir in Sidney, B.C!
Join Ashley Wey’s Sidney Community Choir
Born and raised in Sidney BC, Ashley Wey spent many years having her music take her around the world. Now she’s back and settled in her roots, happy to be home in Sidney with a dream three years in the making.
It all began when Ashley was performing at a show with her trio and someone said to her, “Have you ever thought of starting a choir?” That simple question was the seed that has now blossomed into something beautiful—Ashley is finally launching her community choir for anyone who would like to sing and have a bunch of fun, of any age, right in the heart of her hometown.
Ashley believes everyone should be singing together. The world would be a better place if we were all singing together—families, communities, neighbors on the blocks where we live, all coming together to sing.
Too many of us have been told at some point that maybe we shouldn’t sing, maybe we should just mouth the words. This is a tragedy. Singing is our way to communicate and connect and breathe together as a community, breathing joy. It’s a beautiful point of unity where people from all walks of life can come together and share something truly special.
The Lighthouse Community Choir is completely inclusive, with the intention of spreading joy, sharing joy, and building community here in the heart of Sidney, British Columbia.
The ashley wey trio story
Ashley Wey is a multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist. She has worked with Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila, Juno Award-winners Brandi Distrehaft, Mae Moore, The Parachute Club and has toured on cruise ships around the world with four-time Grammy Award winner, Manny Kellough. With three critically acclaimed self-produced albums to her credit, Wey is releasing her first album of entirely original music, Hummingbird – a genre-bending project melding alternative folk, pop, and jazz on July 7, 2021.
Ashley lights up the stage with her bright smile, charming charisma, and magnificent sounds that open minds and reach hearts. Pianist, composer and singer Ashley Wey is a multi-faceted artist, who is highly regarded for both her playing and her writing as well as how she seamlessly crosses over from indie pop to D&B, hip-hop and jazz.
Ashley Wey met her bassist Louis Rudner while working on the high seas. They traveled the world together performing on cruise ships for three years before getting married and making Victoria their home together.
Louis Rudner is a diverse musician who has studied personally with many bass greats including Rodney Whitaker, Victor Wooten, Oteil Burbridge, and Paul Keller. Louis is happy to relocate to Victoria and has been welcomed by many high caliber musicians on the west coast.
Louis Rudner and drummer Nicholas Bracewell met a decade ago in Michigan while completing their masters degrees at Michigan State University. Nicolas Bracewell has performed with award winning greats such as Etienne Charles, Rodney Whitaker, Randy Napoleon, Gabriel Mark Hasslebach, Maureen Choi, and many more.
Once Nicholas Bracewell moved to the west coast the Ashley Wey trio began to breathe and embody the energy it was intended to have. Bracewell can authentically blend the breadth and depth of the sounds and energy they have been envisioning.
Anchored by audience interaction, diverse musicality, and candid authenticity, the Ashley Wey Trio has become beloved to fans around the world whenever they can be seen in performance. And while Ashley continues to earn high honours in the Jazz world, her unique genre-bending sound is what sets her apart as she masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy.
