Choral Scene
Central and South Okanagan
Choral Events
2/1/2016
The
New choral group in Kelowna!
Concert Listings
February 6
The Capilano University
Choir in Concert
Presented by the Okanagan
Choral Society
First United Church, Kelowna
4:00 pm
Adults $15
Students and children free
Feb. 8
Peachland Variety Singers
Mini Concert – part of
Peachland HeArts Festival
Kelowna Community Gospel Choir
The Kelowna Community Gospel Choir was originally formed in 2012 with
twelve members, but has grown to over 40 members this year with its new
director, Peter DeRoche, and accompanist, Shelly Burger.
This is a semi auditioned choir that sings gospel and sacred music.
The choir performs in a variety of venues and presents two main public
concerts each year. Admission is always by donation and money raised is
then given to a local charity organization.
If you are interested in joining this group please contact Dale Luksts, the choir
manager, at: kelownacommunitygospelchoir@live.com
Check out the Kelowna Community Gospel Choir on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/kelowna.community.gospel.choir
Naramata Community Choir
On March 31 the Naramata Community Choir, with director Justin Glibbery,
will be embarking on a 4-day road trip to Vancouver Island. Their first
performance will be in Courtney April 1, shared jointly with the locally based
Celebration Singers. On Saturday morning, April 2, they will have a music
clinic with the director of the Celebration Singers.
That evening they will take part in another joint performance, this time in
Victoria, with the Vancouver Island Chamber Choir at St. Andrews Cathedral.
They are looking forward to this trip and are excited about the new musical
experiences!
Fifty Plus Activity Centre
11:00 am
Admission by Donation
Feb. 15 and 16
Kelowna Senior Secondary
Choirs
‘KSS Encore Concerts’
Kelowna Community Theatre
7:00 pm
Tickets: Mosaic Books & at the
door
March 12
Okanagan Festival Singers
and Okanagan Festival
Camerata present:
Schubert’s Mass in G
Vivaldi’s Gloria in D
First Lutheran Church
Kelowna
7:30 pm
Adults $25
Students $15
April 2 and 3
Penticton Tune-Agers
Okanagan Festival Singers
‘Spring Concert’
Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 12 , when the Okanagan Festival
Singers, under the baton of Leroy Wiens, will perform two sacred choral
works: Schubert’s Mass in G and Vivaldi’s Gloria in D. The choir will again
be accompanied by the professional instrumental ensemble, the Okanagan
Festival Camerata, under the direction of Nancy DiNovo. The Camerata will
also perform a selection of instrumental pieces by Corelli and Vivaldi.
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This wonderful evening of music will take place at Kelowna’s First Lutheran
Church at 7:30 pm. Tickets on sale at Mosaic Books and from choir members.
Shatford Centre, Penticton
2:00 pm
April 9
Kelowna Community Choir
and duo ‘Steppin’ Out’
‘Spring Concert’
First Lutheran Church
Kelowna
Tickets at Wentworth Music
Adults $12
Children $6
April 10
Peachland Variety Singers
‘Young at Heart’
Okanagan Festival Singers and soloists perform Handel’s Messiah.
Fifty Plus Activity Centre
2:00 pm
Admission by Donation
April 16
Capilano University
Singers
Under the auspices of the
Okanagan Choral Society,
Lars Kaario, conductor of the
Capilano University Singers,
will conduct a choral
workshop of interest to local
singers, on the morning of
Feb. 6th at the First United
Church in Kelowna. Contact
John Powell for more info at
250.860.9696.
At 4:00 pm that afternoon, the
Capilano University Singers
will perform in concert at the
First United Church, Kelowna.
Heritage Week Feb. 15 – 21
Members of OFS will make up an old-time church choir, on hand to greet
participants of a ‘Mystery Tour’ on Feb. 20th, sponsored by the Central
Okanagan Heritage Committee. Participants will be treated to a luxury bus
tour and will visit three heritage locations, brought alive by re-enactors,
displays and music. Tickets are $35. Call 250.763.2417 to reserve your place.
Okanagan Children’s Choir
and Penticton Youth Choir
‘Spring Chorus’
First United Church, Kelowna
6:30 pm
Adults $10
Students & Children Free
April 17
Okanagan Children’s Choir
and Penticton Youth Choir
‘Spring Chorus’
St. Saviour’s Anglican Church
Penticton
1:30 pm
Adults $10
Students & Children Free
April 23
Musaic Vocal Ensemble
with Kaden Forsberg,
guest tenor
‘Roses I Send to You’
St. Saviour’s Church
Penticton
7:30 pm
Adults $15
Children $5
April 24
Musaic Vocal Ensemble
Okanagan Symphony Chorus
The OSO Chorus, under the magical direction of Rosemary Thomson, will
resume rehearsals on February 17th in preparation for their performance of
CARMINA BURANA with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra and guest
artists The Bergman Piano Duo, May 6th, 7th and 8th in Kelowna, Penticton
and Vernon respectively.
This 80 voice adult choir made
up of singers from all parts of
the Okanagan, will be joined by
100 high school students from
School Districts 22 and 23!
Rehearsals are every
Wednesday from 7.00 - 9.30pm
in either Kelowna or Vernon.
What a great opportunity to
sing - with a symphony
orchestra; with voices young
and “mature”; under the baton
of Rosemary Thomson, Music
Director/Conductor of the OSO.
There’s room for you
(especially if you sing tenor or
bass!)
For more information, please
contact:
Carol Colpitts,
OSO Chorus Administrator, Rehearsal Pianist
carcolp@gmail.com
The Spectrum Singers
The Spectrum Singers and director Kim Kleineberg, are excited to announce
their spring concert series, All Nature Sings . . .
Join them on Friday May 13th and Saturday May 14th at St. Michael's
Cathedral as they celebrate the season with favourites like Cyndi Lauper's
True Colours (arrangement by Deke Sharon) and Woodriver (arrangement by
Will Zwozdesky), as well as beautiful classics like There Is No Rose (arranged
by Stephen Caracciolo), You are the New Day (arranged by Peter Knight), and
many others.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students, and will soon be available at
Mosaic Books and the UPS store in West Kelowna.
Musaic Vocal Ensemble
The past year has been a joyful and productive time for the Musaic Vocal
Ensemble. The choir has a certain bounce in its step and a wish to keep
stepping up its musical game. The trip to Powell River and Kathaumixw in
with Kaden Forsberg,
guest tenor
‘Roses I Send to You’
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Summerland
2:30 pm
Adults $15
Children $5
April 30
Musaic Vocal Ensemble
with Kaden Forsberg,
guest tenor
‘Roses I Send to You’
St. Michael’s and All Angels
Church
Kelowna
7:30 pm
Adults $15
Children $5
May 6, 7 and 8
Okanagan Symphony and
Chorus
‘Carmina Burana’
May 6 – Kelowna Community
Theatre
7:30 pm
May 7 – Penticton Trade and
Convention Centre
7:30 pm
May 8 – Vernon Performing
Arts Centre
7:00 pm
May 7
Kelowna Liedertafel Choir
‘May Concert and Dance’
Featured Band Al Pilcher and Alpiners
Parkinson Rec Centre, Kelowna
Doors open 5:30 Concert 7:00
Tickets $20 - at Illichmans
German food available
May 8
Kelowna Community Gospel
Choir
with guests ‘Take Note’
Rutland Senior Secondary
Chamber Choir
‘Spring Concert’
St Michael’s Cathedral,
Kelowna
7:00 pm
Admission by Donation
May 13/14
2014, where there was exposure to wonderful choral groups from North
America and around the world, was the inspiration to take on challenging
music and to perform with love, enthusiasm and precision.
Musical director, Tracy Stuchbery, has been steadily building the choir’s
capacity to sing expressively and has complemented that effort with her
uncanny ability to select repertoire which challenges the choir and pleases
their audiences. As the group has changed over time, they have been
fortunate to attract singers from South Okanagan communities from Oliver to
Kelowna who, without fail, bring great energy and voice.
In the most recent concerts in December, Musaic performed with guest artists
Mike Treadway, percussion, and student Elise Wiesinger, violin, who
accompanied the choir and played their own pieces; this variety was well
received by everyone.
Musaic’s Spring 2016 concerts ‘Roses I send to You’ will be performed April
23, 24 and 30 in Penticton, Summerland, and Kelowna featuring guest Tenor
Kaden Forsberg. Following the spring concert, Musaic will record a number of
pieces for a compact disc which will be used as a fund raiser for the new tower
of the Penticton Regional Hospital.
Spectrum Singers
‘All Nature Sings . . . ‘
St. Michael’s Cathedral
Kelowna
7:30 pm
Adults $20
Students $10
May 14
Naramata Community Choir
‘Spring Concert’
Penticton United Church
Details TBA
May 14
Kelowna Community Music
School Youth Choir
‘Spring Concert’
Details TBA
May 29
Kelowna Community Music
School Youth Choir
Part of KCM School’s
‘Noteworthy Concert’
RCA
Kelowna
2:00 pm
Admission by Donation
June 3
Celebration Singers
‘An Evening with Walt and
the Babes’
Musaic Vocal Ensemble
Community Theatre,
Summerland
7:00 pm
June 4
Celebration Singers
‘An Evening with Walt and
the Babes’
Mary Irwin Theatre
Kelowna
Okanagan Children’s Choir, under Director Frances Chiasson
7:00 pm
Director, Susan Skinner, and the 90 voice Kelowna Community Chorus
Kelowna Community Music School Youth Choir
After singing at Cottonwoods this Christmas and really experiencing one of the most vulnerable and needy parts of
the community, the KCMS Choir have decided to make it a priority to “reach out” each season. This Spring they are
in the process of finalizing a concert at KGH for a date in early June.
KCMS Youth Choir under the direction of Laura Mireau
Rutland Senior Secondary School
There are two choral ensembles at Rutland SS. The Senior Concert Choir is comprised of grade 10-12 students which
meets twice a week at 7:30am. There is also an auditioned female chamber choir – ‘Take Note’, that recently
performed the national anthem on the ice at a Kelowna Rockets game. The choirs perform concerts and special
events throughout the year including the outdoor Rutland Christmas Tree Light up event, the December and June
school concerts, and a huge competition in Whistler, BC coming up in April. Current repertoire includes The Seal
Lullaby, Dirait-on, Away from The Roll of the Sea, and an arrangement by the new Rutland SS School Music Director,
Spencer Bach, of One More Beautiful Song from the musical ‘A Class Act’.
Kelowna Senior Secondary School
The Feb. 15 and 16 KSS Encore Concerts, under the baton of director Sheila French, will once again wow audiences
with performances by their Mixed Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Vocal Jazz and Vocal Combo groups. The choral
department will also join the OSO and OSO Chorus in May for the presentations of Carmina Burana.
A visit from Maestro Handel himself! (aka Leroy Wiens)
Okanagan Festival Singers and puppet friends
perform for the ‘Children’s Messiah’
The BC Choral Federation Rep for Central and
South Okanagan, Gloria Brooks, is happy to keep
you informed of upcoming choral events! Please
send concert information, news, photos and posters
to gjbrooks@skylark4951.com or call 250.762.3406.
Choral Scene
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April 15, 2016
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