March 2009

Monday, March 2, 2009 - 7:00 pm

CMU Great Hall, 500 Shaftsbury Blvd, Winnipeg MB

First Take * Wholly Jazz * The Dubs

Jeremy Fox, Marilyn Redekop, conductors

An informal sharing of vocal jazz music by the above ensembles. The out of town guests from Iowa are First Take directed by Jeremy Fox.

Silver Collection

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 7:00 pm

Westwood Collegiate Theatre, 360 Rouge Road, Winnipeg MB

Westwood Collegiate Jr. & Sr. Vocal Jazz Ensembles

and

Westwood Community Jazz Ensemble

in concert with

First Take - Jeremy Fox, director

We are very excited to welcome jazz pianist/singer/arranger/educator, Mr. Jeremy Fox and his outstanding vocal jazz group, *First Take*  to Westwood all the way from Creston, Iowa! Detailed informations about him can be found at www.jeremyfox.net

$5 at the door

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 7:30 pm

Location: TBA

Cantata Singers

Hauskonzert

Thursday & Friday, March 5 & 6 - 7:00 pm

Daniel McIntyre's Multi Purpose Room

Two days of vocal jazz concerts at Daniel McIntyre Collegiate - Featuring: FIRST TAKE from the School for Music Vocations in Iowa!

On Thusday, March 5th

SRSS, Tec Vox,  J.H. Bruns Collegiate, Maple Sugar and DMCice will perform, then welcome special guests FIRST TAKE!.

On Friday, March 6th

Westgate Mennonite, College Jean-Sauve and DMCchill and DMCice vocal jazz choirs will sing, and the evening will again close with FIRST TAKE!

Admission is by suggested donation of $3

Be there or be square!

Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 5, 6 & 7 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 8 - 2:30 pm

PW Enns Centennial Concert Hall, 783 Mountain Ave, Winkler MB

Garden Valley Collegiate musical website

Korey Peters, conductor

The Mikado

G&S famous comedy about the emperior of Japan!

Ticket info: Call PW Enns Centennial Concert Hall 204-325-5600

Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 6:30 pm

Waverley Heights Community Club, 1885 Chancellor Drive, Winnipeg MB

ECCO

Carrie Schellenberg Wilson, conductor

Sing and Dance Big Band

$25

Call: 253-8817

Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 3:00 pm

Westworth United Church, 1750 Grosvenor Avenue, Winnipeg MB

Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir

Yuri Klaz, conductor

Celebration of Canadian Music

Canadian choral works with soloists Kayla Vande Kraats and P.J. Buchan.

$20 adult, $16 senior, $8 student

Call: 896-7445 and at McNally Robinson Booksellers

Friday, March 13, 2009 - 7:30 pm

Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Ave Winnipeg MB

Prairie Voices

Kristel L. Peters, conductor

Annual Winter Concert

Premiere of Autumn, a commissioned work by Jussi Chydenius of Finland's Rajation.

$15 adult, $8 senior/student

Call: 889-9822 or Online: KwikTix.ca

Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 7 PM

Winnipeg Chinese Alliance Church, 261 Colony Street, Winnipeg MB

VOX Choir of Gordon Bell High School

Philip Lapatha, director

Fundraising Concert

From Choralfest, VOX earned an invitation to sing at Musicfest Canada in May 2009 and is in need of some help getting there.

$10 adults, $5 High School Students and younger

Saturday & Sunday, March 14 & 15, 2009 - 8 PM

Aboriginal Centre, 181 Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg MB

Camerata Nova

Andrew Balfour, director

Falls the Shadow

Collaboration with Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers

$20 adults, $18 Seniors, $8 Students

call 939-6030

Sunday, March 15 , 2009 - 3 PM

Westminster United Church, 745 Maryland St. at Westminster, Winnipeg MB

Pembina Trails Voices NOVA, Minnesingers East, Minnesingers West, and Choraliers - website

Ruth Wiwchar, artistic director

"Music for a Sunday Afternoon"

Join the youngest members of the Pembina Trails Voices family in a magic ohour of choral music for young singers.

$8

Tickets are available by calling Mrs. Batty at (204) 488-1767 ext. 1268

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.

CMU Loewen Athletic Centre, 500 Shaftesbury Boulevard, Winnipeg MB

CHORAL CONNECTIONS: A Men's Chorus Festival

Featruing CMU Men's Chorus, conductor Rudy Schellenberg; The Faith & Life Male Choir, conductor Henry Engbrecht; Singers from Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, conductor Victor Pankratz; Singers from Steinbach Regional Secondary School, conductor Kristel Peters.

Guest Soloist, Michael Martens, Tenor.

Freewill Offering

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.

Laudamus Auditorium, CMU, 500 Shaftesbury Boulevard, Winnipeg MB

CMU Chamber Choir website

Janet Brenneman, conductor

Envisioning Sound:
Encoutners with the Music of Olivier Messiaen

Featuring Rose van der Hooft, mezzo-soprano, Cheryl Pauls, piano and CMU Chamber Choir, Janet Brenneman, conductor.

Adults $10; Seniors $8; Students $5

Available at the door or call 487-3300.

Childcare available free of charge.

Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 7:30 pm

Westminster United Church, Westminster and Maryland, Winnipeg MB

University Singers

Elroy Friesen, conductor

University Singers Spring Concert

Ticket info: 474-6016 or from the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music Office

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 4:00 pm

Westworth United Church, 1750 Grosvenor Avenue, Winnipeg MB

Winnipeg Singers website

Yuri Klaz, conductor

PASSPORT PLEASE!

A Canadian/American Cross-Border Choral Celebration

The Winnipeg Singers will be joined by pianist Verna Wiebe, violinist Karl Stobbe, and percussionists Owen Clark and friends.

Adults $25; Seniors $22; Students $10

Available at McNally Robinson or at the door.

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 7:30 pm

Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church, , Steinbach, MB

Providence Chamber Singers

Henry Schellenberg, conductor

The Spring Concert

Featuring Providence Chamber Singers and Instrumental Ensemble; Straight Ahead Jazz Band; Providence Guitar Ensemble.

Music by local composers, the classics, gospel and jazz.

Free will offering.