Choral Concert with host Peter Togni, November 14, 2010 9:00 - 11:00 am, (9:30 - 11:30 NL) on CBC Radio 2

From Australia: “The Idea of North”

This Sunday Peter Togni brings you “The Idea of North”, a vocal quartet from Australia that combine extraordinary tuning, incredible ensemble into a bright, eclectic a cappella sound. They are kind of a cross between the jazz sensibility of the New York based vocal group Manhattan Transfer, and the creative music sensibilities of the Finish sextet Rajaton.

You’ll also hear some wonderful contributions from Montreal’s Ensemble Caprice, the UBC singers, and the Elora Festival Singers.

Want to know more about their name? Visit the Choral Concert blog at:  http://cbc.ca/choralconcert

Setmana Cantant Tarragona 2011, Catalonia, Spain: July 16–24, 2011

The Singing Week, under the musical direction of Josep Prats and within the framework of the festivals of the Catalan Federation of Choral Associations (FCEC) and the European Federation Europa Cantat, will include many workshops. 

For information and to register please find an application form at www.setmanacantant.org.

International Choral Festival "San Juan Coral", August 11–16, 2011: San Juan, Argentina

The Universidad Católica de Cuyo's Choir organizes the International Choral Festival "San Juan Coral", which takes place every two years. It is a non-competitive choral festival, for 8 -10 selected mixed, female, male and chamber choirs (16 voices or more). Activities include concerts, lectures and workshops for choirs, singers and/or conductors.

Detailed information and application forms are available on our website
www.sanjuancoral.com.ar (with English version)

Final application date is March 15, 2011

Cork International Choral Festival: April 27–May 1, 2011

If  your choir would like to come to Cork, Ireland, to enjoy the Festival, sing, mingle  and soak up the festival atmosphere without the competitive angle, you  can also participate as a Non-competitive Choir.
Participating  non-competitively gives choirs the opportunity to perform in  various locations across the city, while having the chance to meet with other choirs, partake in a seminar  or workshop, see some of Ireland's breathtaking countryside and  attend the festival's excellent range of world class concerts and performances. Visit http://www.corkchoral.ie/ for details.  Deadline for receipt of  applications is November 30, 2010.

Musica Sacra 2011 International Composers Competition, Poland

Canadian composers encouraged to participate.
Please find rules of our competition here: www.competition.waw.pl

Choral Concert with host Peter Togni, November 7, 2010 9:00 - 11:00 am, (9:30 - 11:30 NL) on CBC Radio 2

Paying tribute to remembrance and contemplation

In anticipation of Remembrance Day coming up next week, Peter Togni and Choral Concert bring you a collection of incredible performances dedicated to remembrance and contemplation.

From Preisner’s incredible “Lacrimosa” from his “Requiem for my friend”,  through Loreena McKennitt singing with the St Petersburg Chamber Choir, to Christos Hatzis’ “Everlasting Light” with Lydia Adams leading the Elmer Iseler Singers, the program will take you through a heart stopping collection of some of the world’s most powerful and soaring songs of remembrance.

Visit the Choral Concert blog at:  http://cbc.ca/choralconcert  

Vancouver Chamber Choir 31st Annual National Conductors’ Symposium Deadline

Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir will present the 31st annual National Conductors’ Symposium February 7-12, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada.  The symposium offers selected conductors an opportunity to take part in masterclasses with Canada’s premier choral ensemble.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Application forms: Visit www.vancouverchamberchoir.com/outreach to download a brochure.

Cantabile Chorale of York Region Present Requiem by Karl Jenkins

Thornhill United Church, Elgin St. at Dudley
Sunday, November 14, 2010 3:00 PM

A modern setting of the Latin Requiem Mass interwoven with Japanese Haiku about the cycle of life and death. Performed with a guest instrumental ensemble; Robert Richardson, Conducting.

Web site: Cantabile.ca

DaCapo Chamber Choir: Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point ~ music for choir, organ, and saxophone
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church (corner of Duke & Water, Kitchener)
Saturday November 13th, 8pm and Sunday November 14th, 3pm

Organist Lottie Enns-Braun and saxophonist Allen Harrington (both from Manitoba) will be performing Leonard Enns' Vanishing Point, winding a thematic thread through deeply moving choral music of arrival and departure.  The program will also include In Paradisum by Timothy Corlis, Thou Mastering Me God by Jonathan Harvey and Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars by Jonathan Dove.

Tickets and more information at www.dacapochamberchoir.ca

Call for Proposals Podium 2012 * May 17-20, 2012 * Ottawa, ON

The Podium 2012 organizing committee invites you to submit your proposal for a session at ACCC’s next national choral music conference presented jointly with Choirs Ontario.
Send submissions before January 15, 2011 to: Podium 2012, c/o Choirs Ontario, A-1422 Bayview Avenue, Toronto ON M4G 3A7

Appel de propositions Podium 2012 * 17 - 20 mai 2012 * Ottawa, ON

Le comité organisateur de Podium 2012 vous invite à soumettre une proposition d’atelier pour le prochain congrès natinal de chant choral qui sera présenté par l’ACCC et Choirs Ontario. Envoyez vos propositions avant le 15 janvier 2011 à : Podium 2012, a/s Choirs Ontario, A-1422 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4G 3A7

Chor Leoni Presents Noble Peace

The longing for peace has galvanized some of the greatest writers of our times - and the best of those writers have been the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. Readings from the works of Jimmy Carter, Mother Teresa, Dag Hammarskjöld, and others will be interspersed with carefully chosen musical selections in Chor Leoni's Noble Peace, the choir's 18th annual Remembrance Day concerts.

The concert features the premiere of a newly co-commissioned work by Bob Chilcott, an arrangement by Ken Cormier of Elgar's Nimrod, and works by Nysted, Schubert, Schumann, Gretchaninoff, Mendelssohn, Lang, and more. Solemn and hopeful, Noble Peace explores our common desire for peace while honoring peacekeepers, soldiers, and those lost to war.

Chor Leoni will present the concert in West Vancouver and Vancouver on November 11, Surrey on November 12, and Victoria on November 14. For full details visit www.chorleoni.org, and to purchase tickets visit www.brownpapertickets.ca.