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Polyfollia 2010

World showcase and marketplace for choral singing

October 27th - November 1st
Saint-Lô & Basse-Normandie
14 invited ensembles worldwide selected

50 concerts
60 amateur choirs
150 free events mini-concerts and workshops
1 day dedicated to international presenters
1 study tour for international young choir managers

...the invited ensembles at a glance: www.polyfollia.org

Orientale Concentus III

The third installment of Orientale Concentus is coming your way and this time we're going to Taiwan! From 9 - 13 July 2010, choirs will be gathered at Yilan County, Taiwan for competition on an international scale. More details can be found on the prospectus attached to this email. SFCM membersenjoy an extremely special discount rate on this festivalpackage. If you and your choir have yet to join, send in your membership registration form to qualify for the discounted rates!

Please do visit the website at www.ace99.com.sg/SFCM/ to look at some of our other events like Cantus Angelicus International Choral Festival which will be held in December 2010.

Last chance to register for the International Krakow Choir Festival!

There are only 30 days left to send an application to take part in the International Krakow Choir Festival in Poland on the 10-13th of June 2010.

The choirs can take part on a competitive basis and compete for total money prizes of 7500 Euro and beautiful statuettes and diplomas. Choirs can also take part in additional concerts only, without competition.

This year, the head of the Jury will be composer Romuald Twardowski. All choirs will take part in gala concert with the Krakow Philharmonic.

It’s a great chance to compete and give concerts with other choirs in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

For information please visit www.krakowchoirfestival.pl. We are a member of International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM)

Unite 2010!

We invite you to join us in Winnipeg from April 29th to May 2, 2010 for the 21st National Conference of Carl Orff Canada.

Canadian and International Orff Clinicians will include Steven Calantropio, Jo Ella Hug, Sofia Lopez-Ibor, Manuela Widmer, Lucie Allyson, Marcelline Moody and Ruth Wiwchar. We are very pleased to present a full complement of sessions in French. For more information and to register visit our web site:

www.unite2010.ca<http://www.unite2010.ca/>

Meet Your Musician 2010

First Baptist Church Regina presents the highly regarded MEET YOUR MUSICIAN 2010 which is now only THREE months away...May 14-16! MYM, if you do not know, is a choral workshop celebrating the traditions of sacred choral music. It is in its 22nd year and is a week-end devoted to the exploration and singing of choral music under the direction of a NOTABLE guest musician from Canada or the United States. Numerous major music publishers are also participating by contributing complimentary music resources.

Our guest musician for 2010 is Pepper Choplin, a highly regardedcomposer, arranger, pianist, entertainer, humorist, and worship leaderwho has been leaving an indelible impression upon the music scene in North America. He ispresently minister of music/worship leader at Greystone Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.

At a time when choral music seems to be experiencing a revival of sorts in many churches, MEET YOUR MUSICIAN continues to encourage and nurture choral musicinthe churches, schoolsand communities at large. Please encourage your singers, keyboardists, choir directors, worship leaders, and music enthusiasts to consider registering for MYM 2010. Each registrant will receivepackets of complimentary music that will far exceed their registration fee. Come and experience a wonderful, uplifting week-end with over 120 other musicians participating in the Sunday evening CELEBRATION CONCERT!

Have you registered? If not, and if unable to attend in person, registerat least to receive the music packets at a somewhat reduced registration rate of $50 PLUS shipping. For those of you who have registered already, if you encourage someoneelse to attend now I will be happy to offerto you twobonus choral titlesper registrant that responds because of your influence.

PLEASE spread the word and encourage others to register. Our registration numbers are higherat this time than in the previous few years! THERE IS STILL ROOM FORMORE, so please find an enclosed attachment containing the MYM 2010 brochure and send it along to a friend.

Remember, if 3 or more register from your choir, I take off an additional $5.00 per registration.

Check out our website at www.firstbaptistregina.ca

Elaine Quilichini - Woman of Vision Recognition

Calgary's Elaine Quilichini, conductor of the Calgary Girls Choirs, was recently recognized as a "Woman of Vision" by Global TV Calgary. For the news clip, please follow this link:

http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/video/index.html?categoryID=1050140380

Parkinson's Voice Study

Do you have Parkinson's disease?

Would you like to improve your vocal projection and endurance?

A research study to help people with Parkinson's disease improve their voices is taking place in 2010. Merrill Tanner is conducting this study as part of her PhD program. She is trained as a speech-language-voice pathologist and as a classical singer.

If you would like to participate please email Merrill at merrill.tanner@ualberta.ca or phone her at 780-436-6553.

Coastal Sound Festival: July 4-9. 2011

GUEST CONDUCTORS:ROLLO DILWORTH & HENRY LECK!

Imagine! These two world class choral professionals at the same festival forchildren and youth singers to experience! Doesn't happen very often (if ever!) with both Dilworth & Leck at the same festival! The repertoire will be very exciting! Don't miss the opportunity!

LOCATION: Vancouver & the surrounding area is a spectacular natural setting with ocean and mountains & so manymarvelous west coast attractions.In the Opening Ceremonies of the world's largest winter sporting event of 2010, Vancouver was described as a "gleaming pacific emerald"! You will want to explore the legacy of remarkable new facilities, the beautiful parks, and the ocean points of interest!

HOSPITALITY & FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION! BC KNOWS HOW TO "WELCOME THE WORLD!"

All the details that make a festival tour successful will be well taken care of by the Coastal Sound Festival team of volunteers and staff. The '09 CSI Choral Festival was a resounding success - so our ideas for 2011 are being refined and renewed to make the experience even more rewarding for the participating conductors and choirs!

DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED: 12 choirs only.Application deadline is July 1, 2010.

For more information and application form, visit the Coastal Sound International Choral Fetsival website at www.coastalsoundfestival.com

Esquire Alberta Men's Chorus
Invitation to Male Singers!

EsQuire is a new and exciting men’s choir. The choir will include participants from throughout Alberta. Male singers of all ages are being invited to be a part of this annual event.

This is an opportunity to perform in one of the finest concert halls in the country and to meet and enjoy singers from every walk of life. Special guests for this concert include Duo Majoya, Martin Johann Kloppers and Canadian composer Roland Majeau. This inaugural concert will be conducted by Trent Worthington.

EsQuire is not an auditioned choir. Voice placement interviews will be held in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Grand Prairie and Hinton on dates to be announced shortly. At that time each committed singer will receive his music package.

A website is being set up to allow participants to access and download the music that will be performed and each voice will be highlighted. Concert music will include a new piece entitled “Construction-A Power Tool Concerto” which is being written especially for this inaugural concert.

Due to the logistical situation and availability of the Winspear, each choir member will be expected to work on his own once he has received the music. Rehearsals for the massed choir will be limited to Friday evening May 14th, Saturday May 15th and Sunday morning May 16th with the concert taking place at 2:00 P.M. May 16th,2010.

Each singer will be asked to provide a $50.00 fee. This fee will include one ticket to the concert, valued at $35.00, sheet music for all pieces to be performed and access to the website and mp3 downloads.

If you would like to participate please forward your contact information along with what voice you are to G.A.(Jerry) Paravicini – jerry@graffitiremovalbrigade.com, T (780) 465-9022,  F (780)461-1145; 5632-82 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6B 3E6.

GREENWOOD SINGERS ANNOUNCES NEW CD
Joy To the World: Music for Advent & Christmas

Greenwood Singers, under the direction of Robert de Frece, is proud to announce the release of its newest CD, Joy to the World: Music for Advent & Christmas.  The price of the CD is $20.00.

Each Christmas since 1981, Greenwood Singers has presented Edmonton audiences with a program of seasonal music, a varied and eclectic selection including Renaissance motets, arrangements of traditional carols, and recent popular songs.  For this recording, the choir has gathered some of its favourites amongst the sacred music sung in those concerts, pieces that anticipate, announce, and reflect upon the birth of Jesus Christ.

Included on the CD are pieces by Canadian composers Eleanor Daley, Diane Loomer, Brendan Lord and Healey Willian, Gloria by Randol Alan Bass and the choral suite Gaudete by Anders Öhrwall amongst others. 

Several local musicians took part in the project:

The official release for Joy to the World: Music for Advent & Christmas is scheduled for Monday, December 7, 2009 at the choir’s The Many Moods of Christmas concert taking place at McDougall United Church (10025 101 Street) at 8:00PM.  The CD can also be ordered through the choir’s website (www.greenwoodsingers.org), by contacting Greenwood Singers at greenwoodsingers@gmail.com, or through TIX on the Square (www.tixonthesquare.ca) 780.420.1757.

For Immediate Release
October 30, 2009

Canadian Choral Community Rescues National Choral Competition

St John’s, NL – Representative choral conductors, singers, and administrators from across Canada met recently to determine the fate of the defunct CBC Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs.

After more than 30 years of running the competition, CBC Radio was forced to relinquish the biennial event when the national broadcaster’s federal funding was cut by 5% or $56 million.

Representing nearly 40,000 Canadians involved in choral music, the Association of Canadian Choral Communities announced in June that it had entered into dialogue with CBC Radio and the Canada Council for the Arts with the intention of taking over the competition. 

“We understand how deeply loved this competition is and rather than seeing it end, we [hoped] there was a way that it could be kept alive,” said Mark Steinmetz, CBC’s Director of Radio Music.

“The Canadian choral community is the nation’s largest group of performing artists and can really have an impact when they are mobilized behind a cause.  This competition has brought fantastic visibility and pride to our sector and we weren’t about to let it die,” says Christina Murray, Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Choral Communities.

Newly renamed by the Association, the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs will involve approximately 5000 of the nation’s best choral singers in 12 categories including chamber choirs, children’s choirs, and pan-cultural ensembles.  CBC Radio has agreed to broadcast the competition finals in May, which will take place in Saskatoon during the national choral conference, Podium.

For more information about the Association of Canadian Choral Communities and the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs, visit www.choralcanada.org.

About the Association of Canadian Choral Communities
Founded in 1980, the Association of Canadian Choral Communities (ACCC) is Canada's only non-profit professional service organization for choral musicians and administrators. A national voice for over 600 conductors, 38,000 singers, as well as choral composers, publishers and administrators, the ACCC promotes its art form at all levels throughout Canada and supports and encourages the writing and performance of Canadian choral music. In addition to Podium, a large-scale, biennial national conference, the ACCC serves its constituents through key projects including:

A major communication forum for choral musicians across the country, ACCC also provides professional development opportunities and acts as a liaison with other national and international music organizations. ACCC is supported by all the provincial choral federations in Canada and gratefully receives funding through the Canada Council for the Arts. It is a member of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, the Canadian Arts Coalition, the Canadian Music Educators Association, and the International Federation for Choral Music.

For more information, please contact:
Christina Murray
Executive Director, Association of Canadian Choral Communities
902.442.7054
accc@choralcanada.org
www.choralcanada.org