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NEW BRUNSWICK YOUTH CHOIR 2019 May 1-5, 2019 Mount Allison University Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Conductor: Dr. Vicki St. Pierre
“"Art can communicate something that is deeper than just words or paint, or a picture. It’s not just notes on a page; it’s so much more than that. Art is reflecting the human experi-ence,” said St. Pierre on the importance of the arts. “Without that creativity and passion, the human race would be different.… It would be less.”” Dr. Vicki St. Pierre. From an interview by Jane Rempel in The Argosy September 19, 2018
We are thrilled to have a New Brunswick con-ductor for the first time as clinician of the New Brunswick Youth Choir! Dr. St. Pierre is Assistant Professor at Mount Al-lison University and highly sought after as a soloist, adjudicator, and pedagogical expert. She has a knack for getting the best out of her singers, and has quickly become an important part of New Brunswick’s musical life. She will conduct the Ontario Youth Choir in August. The fee for NBYC 2019 is $300 and includes all music, meals and accommodations. Complete details, including how to audition, are available at https://nbcfsite.wordpress.-com/new-brunswick-youth-choir/ Or by email to [email protected]
LE CHŒUR DES JEUNES DU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK 2019 Mercredi 1 mai—dimanche 5 mai 2019 Mount Allison University Date limite d’application: mercredi 20 mars, 2019 Chef de choeur: Dr. Vicki St. Pierre « « Ce que l’art peut communiquer est plus profond que de simples mots ou des traits de peinture, plus profond qu’une image. L’art n’est pas que des notes sur une page ; il va bien au-delà. L’art reflète l’expérience humaine », dit St. Pierre au sujet de l’importance des arts. « Sans la créativité et la passion qui informent l’art, l’humanité serait bien différente ; elle serait amoindrie. » »
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Dr. Vicki St. Pierre. Extrait d’un article de Jane Rempel dans The Argosy, numéro du 19 sep-tembre 2018. La FCNB se réjouit que, pour la première fois, le Chœur des jeunes du Nouveau-Brunswick sera dirigé par un Chef de chœur Néo-Brunswickoise. Vicki St. Pierre est professeure adjointe à Mount Allison University (professeure associée à partir du juin 2019) et a été nommée direc-trice des programmes d’art dramatique en 2018. Elle est très recherchée en tant que soliste, juge lors de festivals de musique et ex-pert en pédagogie dans le domaine de la musique. Elle a été choisi comme chef de choeur du Choeur des jeunes de l’Ontario. Vicki a le don de tirer le meilleur de ses étudi-ant(e)s et elle a rapidement assumé un rôle important dans la vie musicale du Nouveau-Brunswick. Coût : 300 $ (comprend frais d’inscription, par-titions musicales, logement et repas). Pour tous renseignements concernant la de-mande d’admission veuillez visitez: https://
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CHORAL FEST 2019! Friday, October 18—Sunday, October 20, 2019 Saint John NB Work: TBA Clinician: Dr. Rachel Rensink-Hoff Dr. Rachel Rensink-Hoff is Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music Ed-ucation at Brock University. She is also Artistic Director of the Niagara-based Avanti Chamber Singers. She is becoming one of the leaders of the next generation of great Canadian choral conductors. Former conductor of the McMaster University Choir and founder of the McMaster Women’s Choir, Dr. Rensink-Hoff completed her Doctor-ate and Master of Music degree at Western University, pursuing additional studies at the Eastman School of Music Conducting Institute, the Voice Care Network of St. John’s University, Minnesota, and the University of Toronto. She has engaged in master-classes under conduc-tors Helmuth Rilling, Joseph Flummerfelt, An-
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The New Brunswick Youth Choir 2018 |Le Choeur des jeunes du Nouveau-Brunswick 2018
Université de Moncton
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ton Armstrong, Dale Warland and the late Sir David Willcocks. Vice-President of Programming for Choral Canada, Rachel Rensink-Hoff is the 2014 win-ner of the prestigious Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting awarded by the Ontario Arts Council. In 2015, her McMaster Women’s Choir was awarded first prize in the National Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs of the CBC and Choral Canada. That same year she was nominated for the Excellence in Teaching Award at McMaster University.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NBCF’s strength is its membership—please take this opportunity to renew yours now! To become a member, visit our website: https://nbcfsite.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/membership/ Or contact the NBCF office: [email protected]
RENOUVELLEMENT D’ADHESION Notre force réside dans nos membres. Pour devenir membre, veuillez remplir le formulaire d’adhésion ici (en anglais): https://nbcfsite.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/membership/ ou nous joindre: [email protected]
MEMBER NEWS GRAND FALLS SOPRANO D’ARCY BLUN-STON WINS 2018/19 UBC SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONCERTO COMPETITION Open to all music students, the UBC School of Music Concerto Competition is an opportunity for young musicians to earn a coveted spot as a solo performer with the UBC Symphony Or-chestra. Competitors select virtuoso works which highlight their exceptional technical and
expressive abilities as musicians. There were many entries in the competition and the per-formance level was extremely high, as always. This year's winner is D’Arcy Blunston (voice) for her lyrical performance of Britten's Les illumi-nations de Rimbaud, Op. 18. Originally from Grand Falls, New Brunswick, D’Arcy was a member of the New Brunswick Youth Choir from 2011 to 2017, performed as soprano soloist at Choral Fest in 2016 and has many other soloist, choral and academic ac-complishments to her credit. D’Arcy wins the opportunity to perform as the soloist with UBC Symphony Orchestra on Sat-urday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. https://music.ubc.ca/blog/2019/1/14/congrat-ulations-to-the-concerto-competition-winners-2019
ELINOR JANE (LYNN) DUNCAN As remembered by conductor friend, Spencer Belyea: Lynn (as we called her) grew up in several On-tario communities with her United Church min-ister father and family. After marriage she moved to NB and, in the 1980s, sang contralto with me in the Canada Games and Tattoo 200 Choirs, as well as the Saint John Choral Soci-ety. Michael Molloy involved Lynn in another community choir called Cantus and she sang with me again when that choir combined with my chamber choir, Camerata in the late 90s to form the Saint John Chorale. I also enjoyed having Lynn in the Symphony New Brunswick Chorus. She was my volunteer administrative assistant for the Canada Games Choir’s 10th anniversary in 1995, for Festival By the Sea. Lynn was active on the NBCF’s Choral Fest committees when in Saint John, and was recognized for her suc-
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cessful silent auctions at those events. She also filled a vacancy on the NBCF Board when Di-rector Allan Bustin passed away. Lynn became a close family friend, and loving Godmother to our daughter. We stayed close over the years, and Lynn confided that she wanted to leave some funds to the NBCF. We agreed that many choral conductors lacked specific training in that pursuit. There-fore she kindly left money, in her will, for up to two bursaries yearly for NB conductors, to fur-ther professional development. Lynn thought this gift would enhance New Brunswick’s choral communities. Details of Elinor Jane (Lynn) Duncan’s bequest are pending. The NBCF is honoured to be en-trusted with this legacy that will benefit New Brunswick choral conductors long into the fu-ture.
SIRENS 2018-19 SEASON Now in its sixth season, Sirens is back for an-other year of performances! The 2018-19 sea-son includes a number of exciting collabora-tions and performances from our choral edu-cation program Harmonia Girls' Choir. Check out our listing of shows below! The World of Mahler 3 with PEI Symphony Orchestra, Sirens and Harmonia Girls’ Choir Sunday, April 14, 2:30 pm Homburg Theatre, CCOA, Charlottetown The Sirens family is pleased to join the PEISO and community choral singers in this choral-orchestra extravaganza! Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 is scored for soloists, two choirs, and ex-tended orchestra. This infrequently performed work is considered one of the 10 greatest symphonies of all time by BBC Music Maga-zine. A Letter from a Girl to the World with Har-monia Girls’ Choir Saturday, May 11, 3:00 pm Park Royal United Church, Charlottetown Finding their voice within a community of young women, Harmonia celebrates girl power in this collection of youthful, empowering songs to close out the ensemble’s 4th season. Sea Songs” with Sirens and The Aeolian Singers Saturday, May 18, 3:00 pm Park Royal United Church, Charlottetown Maritime women sing Maritime songs – Sirens is joined by Halifax’s Aeolian Singers in this presentation of songs from the sea. Folklore, water, and Maritime life are common themes that bring these two Atlantic Canadian wom-ens’ choirs together! Ticket information available here: https://siren-schoir.com/concerts/
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JEUNES CHANTEURS D'ACADIE - 50 ANS DE JEUNESSE EN CHOEUR Dimanche 28 avril. 2 h | Sunday, April 28, 2019. 2:00 pm Théâtre Capitol Theatre, Moncton NB La chorale des Jeunes Chanteurs d’Acadie célèbre son 50e anniversaire en grand, avec un concert au Théâtre Capitol. The Jeunes Chanteurs d’Acadie choir cele-brates its 50th anniversary with a very special concert at the Capitol Theatre. https://www.facebook.com/events/597200963994726/
FREDERICTON CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS FROM BAROQUE TO BROADWAY Saturday, April 13, 2019. Time TBA Venue TBA The Fredericton Choral Society will present From Baroque to Broadway Saturday, April 13, 2019. https://frederictonchoralsociety.blogspot.com
BEL CANTO SINGERS OF FREDERICTON CONCERT Monday, May 13, 2019. Time TBA Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton The Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton will per-form their spring concert at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Monday, May 13, 2019. http://frederictonbelcanto.wixsite.com/belcan-tosingers
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REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NEWS PODIUM 2020 May 14 to 17 , 2020 Montreal, QC Visit: https://www.podium2020.ca/ PODIUM 2020, co-hosted by l’Alliance chorale du Québec and Choral Canada, will take place in Montréal, QC. This bilingual city is world renowned for its liveliness, diversity and cultur-al dynamism. Every two years, Podium, Canada’s choral con-ference and festival, is co-presented by Choral Canada and one of Canada’s provincial choral organizations. Podium will take place in Mont-real for the first time in its history from May 14 to 17, 2020 in collaboration with the Alliance chorale du Québec. This major event with its sharing of ideas, repertoire and best practices will have a positive impact on the choral milieu in Montreal and throughout Quebec. The conference provides a unique opportunity for professional development through con-ducting master classes, numerous workshops and reading sessions for conductors, choirs and administrators, as well as outstanding per-formances by Canadian choirs chosen by jury and the National Youth Choir. All the concerts are open to the public. Early Podium confer-ences (1982, 1984 and 1986) were held as part of existing provincial events. The first self-sup-porting conference, Podium East, was hosted by the New Brunswick Choral Federation and Mount Allison University Department of Music in Sackville, NB in 1988. While each confer-ence has its own special flavour, focus and theme, the name Podium has been maintained since that time. Podium has been held in:
1982 Kingston, ON | 1984 Winnipeg, MB | 1986 Vancouver, BC | 1988 Sackville, NB | 1990 Calgary, AB | 1992 Waterloo, ON | 1994 Saska-toon, SK | 1996 Québec, QC | 1998 Halifax, NS | 2000 Edmonton, AB | 2002 Toronto, ON | 2004 Winnipeg, MB | 2006 Victoria, BC | 2008 Sackville, NB | 2010 Saskatoon, SK | 2012 Ot-tawa, ON | 2014 Halifax, NS | 2016 Edmonton, AB | 2018 St. John’s, NL https://www.podium2020.ca/ Apply to be a Session Presenter at Podium 2020 Application deadline is May 15, 2019 Would you be interested in sharing your knowledge and ideas with the Canadian choral community and beyond? Mark your calendar for the May 15, 2019, deadline to apply to present at Podium 2020 in beautiful Montreal, May 14-17 2020. The Session Presenter application form is on-line. Learn more at https://www.podium2020.ca/session-presenters.html
2019 NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CANA-DIAN AMATEUR CHOIRS Entry deadline: April 1, 2019 Each choir that enters the Competition must perform an original Canadian piece and prizes are given for the Best Performance of a Cana-dian Work and the Best Performance of a Canadian Contemporary Work. Cash prizes are awarded for the top performances in each cat-egory. http://www.choralcanada.org/national-compe-tition-for-canadian-amateur-choirs.html
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Concours national pour chœurs amateurs canadiens, édition 2019
The 2019 National Competitionfor Canadian Amateur Choirs
Choral Canada is pleased to announce Canada Choral a le plaisir d’annoncer
2019 Competition Categories%Children’s Choirs
Upper-Voice Youth Choirs Lower-Voice Youth Choirs Mixed-Voice Youth Choirs
Collegiate Choirs Mixed-Voice Adult Choirs
Mixed-Voice Adult Chamber Choirs Equal-Voice Men’s Choirs
Equal-Voice Women’s Choirs Pan-cultural Traditions
Contemporary Music
Chorales d’enfantsChorales de jeunes voix aigüesChorales de jeunes voix gravesChorales de jeunes voix mixtesChorales universitaires Chorales d’adultes voix mixtesChorales de chambre voix mixtesChorales de voix d’hommes voix égales Chorales de voix de femmes voix égalesChorales traditions culturellesChorales de musique contemporaine
Catégories pour le concours de 2019
PrizesHealey Willan Grand Prize - $5000
1st prize in each category - $10002nd prize in each category - $500Best performance of a Canadian
work in any category - $1000Best Performance of a French Canadian
work in any category- $500
PrixGrand prix Healey-Willan – 5 000 $1er prix dans chaque catégorie – 1 000 $2e prix dans chaque catégorie – 500 $Meilleure interprétation d’une œuvre canadienne toutes catégories confondues – 1 000 $Meilleure interprétation d’une œuvre canadienne française toutes catégories confondues – 500 $
Spiritus Chamber Choir (Calgary AB/Alb.), Winners of the Healey Willan Grand Prize 2017 Les gagnants du Grand prix Healey-Willan 2017
ENTRY DEADLINE April 1st 2019
DATE LIMITE POUR PARTICIPER
1er avril 2019
Pour les lignes directrices sur l’admissibilité, les exigences de participation et les règlements du concours, prière de consulter le site Web du Canada Choral: choralcanada.org/fr
Pour de plus amples informations, contactez : [email protected]
• Partagez votre musique au Canada et partout ailleurs sur cbcmusic.ca• Le prix canadien français est parrainé par le Centre d’excellence artistique de l’Ontario
Eligibility Guidelines, Entry Requirements and Competition Regulations are available on the Choral
Canada website: choralcanada.org
For more information, contact: [email protected]
• Share your music with Canada and beyond via cbcmusic.ca• French Canadian prize is sponsored by the Centre d’excellence
artistique de l’Ontario
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HALIFAX CHORAL CONDUCTING INSTITUTE WOMEN’S CONDUCTING INSTITUTE August 8–10, 2019 In 2019, HCCI is presenting a special 3-day event preceding the main institute — the first of its kind in Canada! The Women’s Conducting Institute will focus on topics specific to women in the field — such as women’s leadership, physical confidence, and commanding attention and respect — with the aim of empowering women conductors to make a greater impact on their ensembles and communities, while creating a supportive community of women conductors and provid-ing opportunities for networking. This event is open to conductors of all skill levels and will be especially relevant to women conductors. FEATURING Blue Engine String Quartet Conducting Mas-terclass August 8 Hilary Apfelstadt Women’s Podium Leader-ship August 9 Charlene Pauls Vocal Workshop August 10 Visit: http://halifaxsummerchoral.com/wom-ens-conducting-institute/
HALIFAX CHORAL CONDUCTING INSTITUTE August 12–16, 2019 2019 Guest Conducting Clinician Michael Za-ugg Each summer, HCCI attracts participants from across North America for a week of intensive choral conducting study in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Visit: http://halifaxsummerchoral.com/
DACAPO CHAMBER CHOIR 2019 NEW-WORKS CHORAL COMPOSITION COMPETI-TION Entry deadline: Monday, March 18, 2019 The purpose of the NewWorks competition is to foster new and engaging choral works by Canadian composers. We are continually look-ing for new pieces to perform which will chal-lenge us and our audiences — both musically and emotionally. This November, we released our newest CD - 9 of 10 tracks on this record-ing come out of this NewWorks competition! In its programming and performance, DaCapo aims to contribute to the work of building em-pathy, of fostering understanding, and of strengthening bonds between the entitled and the impoverished, focusing particularly on the refugee road in its present programming. With this in mind, for this year’s NewWorks competi-tion, we are asking for compositions that are related in some way to the theme of renewal: of hope, courage, and new purpose. The winning entry of the 2019 competition will receive a $1,500 cash award plus travel ex-penses to Kitchener to attend the premiere of his/her composition by the DaCapo Chamber Choir, under director Leonard Enns, in the choir’s 2017/2018 season. We are also inviting young composers (aged 25 and younger) to
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submit compositions for consideration in our Young Composers Reading Sessions. Full information is available on our web site: www.dacapochamberchoir,ca/newworks The New Brunswick Choral Federation La Fédération des chorales du Nouveau-Brunswick PO Box 714, Station A, Fredericton NB E3B 5B4 (506) 478-2875 [email protected] nbcfsite.wordpress.com Funding for the New Brunswick Choral Federa-tion comes from membership fees, private do-
nations, and grants. Programs are funded from the NBCF operating budget and from program registration fees, as well from as grants and donations whenever possible. To donate to the NBCF, visit: http://nbcfsite.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/donations-and-fundraising/ or: http://www.canadahelps.org/dn/10420 The New Brunswick Choral Federation is grate-ful to receive an operating grant from the Arts and Cultural Industries Branch of Tourism, Her-itage and Culture, Province of New Brunswick.
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