ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rideau Music's Summer Choral Reading Sessions, 2010 edition! August 16 & 17 in Edmonton, and August 18 & 19 in Calgary. Secular Mixed Voices and Children's Voices will be hosted by Greg Gilpin and Mark Hayes will host the Sacred Adult session. Hayes will also be holding a Sacred Piano Workshop while in Edmonton and Calgary. For more information on Mark Hayes, go to:
http://www.markhayes.com/aboutmark.cfm
Just a reminder to all those registered for Rideau Music's Summer Choral Reading Sessions in EDMONTON, that the sessions will be held at a NEW LOCATION this year:
Southminster -Steinhauer United Church
10740 19 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
For anybody not registered, there is still room at most of the Edmonton sessions, so call or register online at www.rideaumusic.com. Also register for the Mark Hayes Sacred Piano Workshop, in Edmonton on Tuesday August 17. The piano workshop will start at 9:30 am and be also held at Southminster-Steinhauer United Church in Edmonton. The Edmonton Workshop has a small charge of $10.00 to cover the cost of the grand piano.
To register for our Summer Choral Reading Sessions, as well as Mark Hayes Sacred Piano Workshops,call Rideau Music at 403 269-6062 or 1 800 661-6874 or register online by clicking the following link:
http://www.rideaumusic.com/rm-news-190
First International Competition for Choral Composition "A Choral Work for Peace"
The International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM), in cooperation with Europa Cantat and Jeunesses Musicales International, announces the First International Competition for Choral Composition "A Choral Work for Peace" with the aim of promoting the creation and the wide distribution of a new choral repertoire and, above all, of promoting peace among the people of this world with the help of music. For more information, please go to www.ifcm.net .
Help promote singing with teens!
Londonderry Jr. High School in Edmonton is looking for a volunteer to work with students who are interested in singing this fall. Honorarium available. Contact Principal Phillip Grehan at 780) 473-4560 or phillip.grehan@epsb.ca.
Winners of ACCC Choral Competition Announced!
Congratulations to the winners of the Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs. The awards were presented by Choral Concert host, Peter Togni and Sylvia L’Écuyer, senior producer at Radio-Canada and host of L’Opéra du samedi, at the Podium banquet on May 22 in Saskatoon. The gala event, recorded by CBC Radio-Canada and Espace Musique, was broadcast nationally on May 23 and 24. A complete list of this year's recipients may be seen here.
CHORAL CONCERT, with host Peter Togni
The best choral music from across Canada and around the world
SUNDAY, Aug 22, 2010 9:00 - 11:00 am, (9:30 - 11:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2 - Beethoven's Choral Symphony
This week on Choral Concert Peter Togni brings you one of the great Choral Masterpieces of all time, the final movement of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Choral Symphony number 9 in an incredible recording by the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique led by John Elliot Gardiner. You’ll also hear a heart stopping performance of Mozart’s sacred aria “Laudate Dominum” with Barbara Hendricks and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields led by Sir Neville Mariner.
This week on Choral Concert Peter Togni brings you one of the great Choral Masterpieces of all time, the final movement of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Choral Symphony number 9 in an incredible recording by the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique led by John Elliot Gardiner. You’ll also hear a heart stopping performance of Mozart’s sacred aria “Laudate Dominum” with Barbara Hendricks and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields led by Sir Neville Mariner.
SUNDAY, Aug 29, 2010 9:00 - 11:00 am, (9:30 - 11:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2 - Schubert's Mass in A Flat
Continuing in our August theme of great choral masterpieces as interpreted by the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique led by John Elliot Gardiner, this week Peter Togni will bring you the Mass in A Flat by Franz Schubert. One of Schubert’s most lyrical and appealing masses, it is perfect for a summer morning at the end of August. You’ll also hear that incredibly charming theme to the television show ‘The Vicar of Dibley”, the Elmer Iseler Singers bring us joyful sounds with the Canadian Brass and also a few selections from the West Coast Mennonite Chamber Choir’s CD “Come, Hearts Delight”.
Visit the Choral Concert blog at: http://cbc.ca/choralconcert
The Concordia School of Music has 34 black choral dresses from size XS to XXXL to give away. We only ask that you arrange to pick them up at Concordia. Please contact Mireille Rijavec at (780)479-9355 or mireille.rijavec@concordia.ab.ca. if you are interested or would like more information. They will be available until Friday, July 30th.
The Elk Island Regional Honour Choir Association is cleaning house and have a number of uniform pieces for sale. PICTURES available here. For information, contact bchapman@telus.net
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. The news clip is available at 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.