Prairie Voices Inc. Now Accepting Applications for Position of Artistic Director

The search committee will begin interviewing applicants in Winnipeg, Manitoba after May 14, 2010. Applicants should indicate all their areas of expertise and competencies in their application. A background in choral music with evidence of teaching effectiveness at the collegiate level, or evidence of extensive background conducting choral ensembles at the collegiate or professional level is required. Special consideration given to applicants with advanced degrees in choral conducting. Payment of an honorarium (assigned according to qualifications), expenses incurred while performing the functions of Artistic Director and preauthorized professional development opportunities are negotiable.

Women in Song - Seattle 2010: April 22-25

Elektra is thrilled to be a featured ensemble for Women in Song - Seattle 2010, a choir festival that brings together women's choirs from Alaska, BC, Arizona, and Washington state to sing under the direction of our own Artistic Director, Morna Edmundson. The festival concert program will consist of a diverse repertoire including Dona Nobis Pacem by Ko Matsushita, Magnificat by Christine Donkin, as well as a piece by Vancouver composer Tim Corlis called The Garden of Dreams.  Other participating choirs are Cantora Arctica (Alaska), Southern Arizona Women's Chorus (Tuscon, Az) and Con Brio Women's Choir (Seattle, Wa). For information view the concert flyer.

Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton in Concert

The Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton, under the direction of Anne Sessa, present a varied spring program including selections by Byrd, Morley, Willan, Chilcott and Chatman. Saturday, May 1, 7:30 pm at Grace Memorial Baptist Church, Fredericton, NB and Sunday, May 2 at Trinity-St. Stephen's United Church, Amherst, NS.

Lyric Singers Present Surge Illuminare

The Lyric Singers directed by Nancy Rahn will present Surge Illuminare: women in music, yesterday and today on Saturday, May 1, 7:30 pm, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, 514 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster, BC.

DaCapo Chamber Choir Presents Love ~ embracing its many faces

DaCapo Chamber Choir, directed by 2010 Juno Award nominee, Leonard Enns, will present their final concert of the season on Saturday, May 1, 8:00 pm, at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Kitchener, Ontario. The program includes the premieres of "I carry your heart" by Jeff Enns and "Wie sind di Tage schwer" by Leonard Enns,  Flower Songs by Benjamin Britten, and Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre featuring talented local high school violinist, Victoria Melik. For information visit: www.dacapochamberchoir.ca

Kaleid Choral Festival 2010: April 30—May 2, Ottawa

The Kaleid Choral Festival enriches, energizes and inspires community choral artists of all ages and levels of experience!  Our Kaleidoscope of Voices celebrates community and choral art through workshops and performances in a non-competitive festival environment. Join us for our 5th anniversary Kaleidoscope of Voices featuring Finland's a cappella sensation, Rajaton, at Dominion Chalmers United Church, 335 Cooper Street at O'Connor. For information on workshops and performances contact the Ottawa Children's Choir: info@ottawachildrenschoir.ca

Société chorale de Saint-Lambet/St. Lambert Choral Society in Concert April 18, 3 pm

Veuillez employer le lien suivant pour trouver des détails d'un concert à donner par la Société chorale de Saint-Lambert le 18 avril 2010 chez le Paroisse Saint-Lambert.
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Please use the above link to find details of a preview concert to be given by the St. Lambert Choral Society on April 18, 2010 at the Paroisse Saint-Lambert.
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Capilano University Presents Faure's Requiem: Saturday April 17 at 8pm and Sunday April 18 at 3pm

Capilano University presents a choral concert of wonderful contrasts: Faure’s Requiem – beautiful and awe-inspiring with orchestra, soprano Heather Pawsey and baritone George Roberts; Stephen Hatfield’s Dubula – exuberant; Moses Hogan’s Battle of Jericho – powerful; Sam Pottle’s Jabberwocky – fabulous fun! Lars Kaario directs. Capilano Performing Arts Theatre, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC; $20 general • $15 students & seniors • $10 children 12 years and under Box Office 604.990.7810 or www.capilanou.ca/theatre

5th International Summer Academy of Choral Conducting and Music Pedagogy, July 4—16, 2010

5th International Summer Academy of Choral Conducting and Music Pedagogy, in collaboration with Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain), Capital University (Columbus, Ohio, USA) and Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil), will take place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Canary Islands (Spain). International faculty includes Lilla Gábor, Hungary, Director; Juan José Falcón Sanabria, Canary Islands, Spain;  Joan Litman, USA; Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Spain; Jeanette Massocchi, United Kingdom; Nauzet Mederos, Canary Islands, Spain; Dr. Marco Antonio da Silva Ramos, Brazil and special guests Dr. Sandra Mathias, USA and  Elaine Quilichini, Canada.
For further information contact: info@musicor.eu or visit www.musicor.eu

Choral Symposium: Art Song Goes Choral! June 10—13 with Kevin Zakresky

Presented in conjunction with Vancouver International Song Institute http://www.songinstitute.ca
An exciting opportunity to sing through and study the choral works of Barber (on this, his 100th year) and talk about how we, as singers, interpret text as a group. Included in the choral symposium is access to many of VISI's masterclasses and lectures as well, including a presentation by Samuel Barber biographer, Barbara Heyman.

6th Warsaw Choir Festival, "Varsovia Cantat": November 12-14, 2010 (Poland)

Choirs are invited to participate in the 6th International Warsaw Choir Festival "VARSOVIA CANTAT". The festival will take place at the prestigious Chopin University of Music, November 12–14, 2010 in Warsaw (Poland). Choirs will compete in four categories for statuettes of Gold, Silver and Bronze Lyre. Head of the Jury will be composer Romuald Twardowski. 
For more information visit www.varsoviacantat.pl

Choral Concert to Highlight Finalists in the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs

On Sunday, April 4, Peter Togni, host of CBC 2's Choral Concert heard from 9:00–11:00 am, will start the count down to the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs, sponsored this year by the Association of Canadian Choral Communities. The finalists in all 12 categories have been announced and over the next 7 weeks Choral Concert will be highlighting as many of these choirs as possible.