The Alberta Youth Choir is the province's honour choir for singers ages 16-22. AYC provides a unique opportunity for outstanding young singers from across the province to join forces in the pursuit of excellence in choral music under the direction of a renowned conductor. Conductors and teachers from across the province are encouraged to recommend their strongest singers for an audition.
Rehearsal Weekend | 22-23 October 2011, Red Deer
Residency | 3-5 November 2011, Red Deer
The choir will be featured in the Gala Concert of Music Conference Alberta.
Friday, 4 November 2011, 8:00 p.m.| Mainstage, Red Deer College
TICKETS $10 (conference delegates do not need a ticket)
Catherine Robbins • AYC 2011 Guest Conductor
Due to a leg injury, Elroy Friesen is unable to conduct AYC 2011. So, we are thrilled to introduce Catherine Robbins as the Guest Conductor of AYC 2011!
Dr. Catherine Robbins is instructor of undergraduate choral pedagogy at the University of Manitoba where she teaches conducting, choral techniques, vocal techniques, and choral repertoire. Her areas of expertise include vocal pedagogy, vocology, and vocal hygeology. Her mission is to enhance choral pedagogy and choral rehearsal through a greater understanding of anatomy and vocal function, and increased self-awareness from multiple perspectives.
Ms. Robbins has recently completed her doctoral studies in Music Education through the University of Toronto where her areas of research have included negotiating the solo voice in choral singing, the influence of music festival participation on music directors’ professional practice, self-study and teacher education, and the formation of the musical self of choral music educators.
Catherine is in demand as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator at workshops and festivals both in the choral and vocal fields. She has taught at all levels of the public school system and was the Director of the Division of Preparatory Studies Youth Choir Program at the University of Manitoba for seven years.
Catherine loves to work with young singers and conductors alike, and is thrilled to be working with the choral community in Alberta.
Shannon Hebert • AYC 2011 Pianist
Click the links below to hear exceprts of past AYC performances
AYC 2008 | Adam Con, conductor • Desh by Ethan Sperry
AYC 2008 | Adam Con, conductor • Poputnaya Pesnia by Mikhail Glinka, arr. Vadim Prokhorov
AYC 2008 | Adam Con, conductor • Vela! Asambeni Siyekhaya! by Andre van der Merwe
AYC 2007 | Stephen Hatfield, conductor • Salish Song by Derek Healy
AYC 2007 | Stephen Hatfield, conductor • I Am the Great Sun by Jussi Chydenius
AYC 2006 | Juan Tony Guzman, conductor • Dos Indios Krau arr. Marcos Leite
REPERTOIRE HISTORY:
AYC 2010
Guest Conductor: Dr. Elroy Friesen
Apprentice Conductor: none
Accompanist: Sheila Wright
Vocal Coach: none
Nú hverfur sól | Einarsson (Íslensk Tónverkamidstöd www.mic.is 22195)
Kulokk | Traditional (unpublished)
Motion | Rasmussen (Cantando Musikforlag A/S, Stavangar, Norway Order No. 2400)
Kaikki maat, te riemuitkaate | Makaroff (Sulasol 1189)
Tre lå | arr. Kennemark (Argument Förlag)
Eatnemen Vuelie | Fjellheim (Boosey and Hawkes)
Kaksi laulua Vigiliasta (Two Extracts from the Vigil) | Rautavaara (Fennica Gehrmans Oy, Finland)
Gloria | Timothy Corlis (unpublished)
Woodsmoke and Oranges |Tamblyn as sung by Three Sheets to the Wind (unpublished)
AYC 2009
Guest Conductor: Maria Guinand
Apprentice Conductor: Maria Conkey
Accompanist: Dr. Roger Admiral
Vocal Coach: none
Al tribunal de tu Pecho | Carlos Guastavino (Neil A. Kjos)
Una de dos | Carlos Guastavino (Neil A. Kjos)
O Magnum Mysterium | Cesar Carillo (earthsongs)
Carpuela Lindo | Eugenio Auz (earthsongs)
Guarare | Ricardo Fabregas, arr. Alberto Grau (earthsongs)
Duerme Negrito | arr. Emilio Sole (earthsongs)
Pater Noster | Alberto Grau (earthsongs)
Son de la Loma | Miguel Matamoros, arr. Alberto Grau (earthsongs)
Donkey Riding from Boot Jack Jaw Harp |arr. Donald Coakley (Lesley)
The Winter's Gone from Boot Jack Jaw Harp |arr. Donald Coakley (Lesley)
Rattle on the Stovepipe from Boot Jack Jaw Harp |arr. Donald Coakley (Lesley)
AYC 2008
Guest Conductor: Dr. Adam Con
Apprentice Conductor: Elaine Myhre
Accompanist: Dr. Roger Admiral
Vocal Coach: none
Exultate Deo | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Schirmer)
Frohlocket Ihr Volker Auf Erden | Felix Mendelssohn
Desh | Ethan Sperry (earthsongs)
Paradise Song of Georgian Bay | Eleanor Daley (Rhythmic Trident Music)
Bach (Again) Come Sweet Death | J.S. Bach, arr. Edwin Londan & Rhonda Sandberg (Colla Voce)
Poputnaya Pesnia (Travelling Song) | Mikhail Glinka (Schirmer)
Vela! Asambeni Siyekhaya! | Andre van der Merwe (earthsongs)