Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 7:30 PM
Sturgeon Creek United Church
207 Thompson Drive, Winnipeg MB
Winnipeg Male Chorus
Helen Bergen, conductor
Spring Sing
Special guests: St. James Assiniboine Divisional Senior Choir
Tickets: Available at the door.
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 3 PM
Knox United Church
400 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg MB
Winnipeg Mennonite Children's Choir
Helen Litz, conductor
A Golden Choral Classic
Featuring Alumni Artists:
Kristel L. Peters directing Prairie Voices
and
Rachel Hinton accompanist and solo performer
Tickets: $10 Children 12 and under are free.
Available from Choristers or Anna at 222-0642,
online at www.KwikTix.ca or at the door.
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 3 PM
Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute (MBCI)
181 Riverton Avenue, Winnipeg MB
Yuri Klaz, conductor
Let's Dance
Western Canada’s oldest mixed-voice choir turns 85 this year and it’s throwing a dance party to celebrate. The performance combines a multimedia presentation and modern dance with contemporary and classical music, a first in the long history of the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir. The 50-voice choir is proud to premiere Jon Washburn’s choral arrangement of Tango to Evora, by Loreena McKennitt.
Special guests: Bramwell Ryan (multimedia artist), Verna Wiebe (piano), Natasha Torres-Garner, Johanna Riley, Sarah Roche, Ming Hon and Lise McMillan (dancers) and Jennifer Essex (choreographer) of Young Lungs Dance Exchange.
Adult $20; Senior (65+) $16; Student $8
Available at the door, at McNally Robinson Booksellers,
or by calling 204-896-PHIL (7445).
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 3 PM
Gordon King Memorial United Church
127 Cobourg Avenue, Winnipeg MB map
The Community Singers
Louise Enns, conductor
Spring Fling
Tickets: $5 Children 12 and under are free.
Available at the door.
For information call Evelyn at 338-2554 or Kitty at 667-0638
Sunday May 4, 2008 - 4 PM
St. Andrew's Anglican Church (Woodhaven)
2700 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg MB
(The same concert will also take place on Sunday, April 20, 4 PM
at St. James' Anglican Church, 195 Collegiate St.)
The Choir of St. James' Anglican Church
Frances Seaton, Music Director and Michael Cutler, Organist
and
The St. Andrew's Anglican Church (Woodhaven) Choristers
Russell Greene, Organist and Choirmaster Choirmaster
A Short History of Anglican Evensong
A celebration of the uniquely Anglican service of Evensong, filled with centuries of historical fact and sometimes humorous speculation coupled with a wealth of beautiful music from the time of Thomas Cranmer to the present day.
Sunday, May 4, 2008 - 7 PM
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
Wardlaw at Nassau, Winnipeg MB
Carrie Schellenberg Wilson, conductor
Rise Up!
Step into the sunshine of Spring with some unique pieces
that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Adults $18; Seniors $16; Students $6
Available at the door or call 253-8817.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Coalition for Music Education in Canada
MUSIC MONDAY
Across the Canada, students and teachers take their music programs outside into the open air of their school grounds or into their communities to perform a short concert. More info
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 7 PM
Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church
360 McKenzie Avenue, Steinbach MB
Steinbach 55 PLus
10th Annual Music Fest
10th Anniversary Evening features: Steinbach 55 Plus Choir;
Winkler & District Senior Choir; Good Neighbour's Choristers from Winnipeg
and the Altona Seniors Choir with featured music by MESEJ.
Free will offering
Friday, May 9, 2008 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 10 - 2 PM and 7:30 PM
Salle Martial Caron Theatre, St. Boniface College
200, Avenue de la Cathedrale, Winnipeg MB
Spencer Duncanson, artistic director
Magic Flute
Fully staged opera in English
Also offered to schools on Thursday, May 8 @ 12:45 PM
and Friday, May 9 @ 12:45 PM.
Adult: $20 Student/Senior: $15 4 for 3 ticket pack: $60
Call for info about school show prices: 291-0555
Available at: McNally Robinson Booksellers or Online
Friday, May 9, 2008 - 7:30 PM
Knox United Church
400 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg MB
Setagaya Citizens Chours
Akihiro Kanagawa, conductor
Yoshimasa Hatano, chorus leader
Bison Men's Chorus
Steve Denby, conductor
Sister Cities Concert
Setagaya Citizens Chorus will perform selections from the choral suite “Life of Water”, nostalgic Japanese songs featuring the seasons in Japan, a few favorite selections from its repertoire and Sakura-Sakura (Cherry Blossoms). The Bison Men’s Chorus will present selections from the concerts it has held throughout 2007-2008.
Also featured at the concert will be Mr. Aran Matsuda, a student from Japan who is studying voice at the Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba.
Tickets for the concert are available from members of the Bison Men’s Chorus, the Manitoba Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (774-5909 or e-mail) and McNally Robinson – Grant Park.
Setagaya is a sister city of Winnipeg. The two cities first became friends in 1960 through a children’s art exchange program. This friendship was strengthened when the cities established a Sister Cities relationship in October 1970. Dr. William Norrie was Mayor of Winnipeg when this relationship was established. Since then there have been several occasions when citizens of Setagaya have visited Winnipeg.
Founded in 1987, the Setagaya Citizens Chorus is a mixed voice community choir with approximately 110 members. Its musical director is Mr. Akihiro Kanagawa who also is a director of the Japan Choral Association. Forty-four members of the Chorus will be making the visit to Winnipeg along with the chorus leader, Mr. Yoshimasa Hatano and accompanist Ms. Tomomi Nakamura.
As a co-host, the Manitoba Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre has been extensively involved in planning arrangements for this visit to Winnipeg. On May 8, the Centre will oversee the tour to be undertaken by the Chorus. The tour will include visits to City Hall, where the flag of the City of Setagaya will be raised, The Forks and the Manitoba Legislature. In the evening a banquet will be held at the Centre. Representatives of various organizations will welcome the Chorus to the city and province. Both choirs and Mr. Matsuda will perform at this banquet.
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 2 PM and 7 PM
Westminster United Church
Westminster and Maryland, Winnipeg MB
Season of Celebration
Tickets: $10
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 2:30 PM
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Corner of Donald Street and Graham Avenue, Winnipeg MB
Richard Greig, conductor
Romantics - Old and New
A concert of fine choral music of the Romantic Tradition beginning with Schubert and hearing contributions from Durulfe, Parry, Wood - Allan Bevan (The Canadian) and Gwyneth Walker USA.
Adult $15 Student $10
At the door or from Choir Members
Wednesday and Thursday, May 21 and 22, 2008 - 8 PM
Park Theatre
698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg MB
Andrew Balfour, conductor
Off the Wall
The Beatles go medieval and Kashmir by Led Zeppelin 'morphs' into a choral fantasia! Camerata Nova pushes the envelope further than ever before with this eclectic, but always musical, collection of songs. Guest artists Richard Moody, Lianne Fournier and Dan Wiebe (House of Doc) collaborate with Artistic Director Andrew Balfour to offer original compositions and 'off the wall' arrangements of rock songs and madrigals. Richard, Lianne and Camerata Nova will be joined by overtonists, percussionists, a keyboardist and a hurdy-gurdy player.
Sound by Dan Donahue.
Adult: $20; Senior: $18; Young Professional: $15; Student: $8
Available at McNally Robinson Booksellers, at the door or 989-6030, ext 8.
Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24, 2008 - 8PM
Irish Cultural Centre
654 Erin Street, Winnipeg MB
Irish Myst
Ed Reynolds, conductor
The Many Moods Of Love
7 PM cash bar. A lite lunch will be served.
Tickets: $15
Carolee 837-6056 or Joyce 669-3779
Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 7 PM
Park Theatre
698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg MB
Vic Hooper, conductor
Reaching Out - Now is the Time
Repertoire for this concert includes pieces from David MacIntyre’s Watershed Stories. MacIntyre, an acclaimed Regina-based composer and director, wrote Watershed Stories based on the true-life experiences of Regina’s GLBTchorus members. From gut-wrenching Taunts to the foot-tapping Vive la difference, this collection of songs moves and entertains. Also in the evening’s repertoire are jazz, pop, classical and comedic music ranging from the very romantic The Very Thought Of You to the very humerous Big Legged Women by the Righteous Mothers.
Adult: $15; Student and low income: $10
Available from members, McNally Booksellers, The Happy Cooker or online at KwikTix.ca
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 7 PM
Stonewall Collegiate Music Room
297-5th Street West, Stonewall MB
SCI Vocal Ensembles
Kendra Obach, conductor
5-276 Marion Street
Winnipeg, MB R2H 0T7
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PH: 204-942-6037
FAX: 204-947-3105
Manitoba Choral Association
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