Canadian Chamber Choir

There's still time to join our Board of Directors! We've extended the deadline until March 31. Details on our website: https://canadianchamberchoir.ca/wel/call-for-board-members/

This week on Repertoire Wednesday we’ll take a look at Litany by the CCC's Composer-in-Residence, Jeff Enns. A beautiful Lenten work, this is a setting of a Phineas Fletcher poem that church musicians might recognize from settings other by Orlando Gibbons and William Walton. It's an intimate unaccompanied work and among Jeff's earlier output. It has some wonderful challenges for the singers in terms of register shifts and the tuning of stacked chords, which is a trademark of the composer's compositional style. Litany is featured on the CCC album, In Good Company.

Our friends in Canadian Centennial Choir are hosting a free Q&A with composer and Canadian Chamber Choir alto/pianist Laura Hawley on Tuesday, March 30 at 7-8:15 EDT.

The Canadian Chamber Choir is actively recruiting board members who are interested in supporting, through equity-centred leadership, artistic activities rooted in community. This is an exciting time for the CCC as we explore new ways to connect with our community. Not only have we developed impactful ways to expand our reach from the safety of our homes, but we are also taking concrete steps to become a more inclusive and equitable choir. If you or someone you know feels pas...sionate about our work, we'd love to hear from you! https://canadianchamberchoir.ca/wel/call-for-board-members/ CC: Choral Canada - Canada Choral / BC Choral Federation (BCCF) / Choir Alberta / Saskatchewan Choral Federation / Manitoba Choral Association / Choirs Ontario / Alliance chorale du Québec / New Brunswick Choral Federation / Nova Scotia Choral Federation / Choral NL / American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) / Chorus America

This week on Repertoire Wednesday we’ll take a look at The Lake Isle of Innisfree by Paul Aitken. We celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this beautiful setting of a Yeats poem! Well-suited to a high school or adult community choir, this piece provides a great opportunity to work on phrasing and legato singing. Each voice part is given a chance to shine, and the piano part is enjoyable to play. The Lake Isle of Innisfree is available from Cypress Choral Music.

Did you know? Tomorrow is another 'Bandcamp Friday' undeniably the best time to pick up a copy of our album, Seasons of Life and Landscape. (Bandcamp is waiving its share of the revenue and sending that $ right back to us!) Digital Download - $14.99 Physical CD - $20 + shipping... https://canadianchamberchoir.bandcamp.com/

Such a great way to spend a Saturday! Thanks for having us, Exultate Chamber Singers! The Canadian Chamber Choir is available for (digital) hire in 2021. Tell your choral friends and email [email protected] for workshop bookings.

WOW! Over 11,000 views on Facebook for "Unimagined Light". Thank you to all who have watched and shared this video!

Did you know? Each of our singers used green plastic tablecloths (and, in Karla's case, about 5 rolls of Painter's Tape ) to create their own DIY green screens for the "Unimagined Light" project. And then they uploaded a photo of a favourite cozy area of their home behind them. Find out why in our 'Making-Of' video... https://youtu.be/sAYNEoFaR6U

In late 2020, we had the honour of gathering some of our CCC singers online to hear a series of presentations about Indigenous traditions, cultural diversity and music education. We look forward to more listening and learning in the year ahead. Our gratitude to Elder and culture specialist Theresa Sims (Ontario), singer-songwriter Sherryl Sewepagaham (Alberta), and educators Cynthia Peyson Wahl (Saskatchewan), Deanna Gestrin (BC) and Frances Farrell (Nova Scotia) for sharing their incredible artistry and knowledge with us.