EnChor Weekly Announcements

April 22, 2024

From Morna

Thank you for reading the weekly email.  We are a VERY busy choir at the moment and the only way we can stay on top of everything is if everyone keeps themselves fully informed.

What a great evening of shared music on Friday night at A Choral Feast 2!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your beautiful singing.  I was very proud of us.  I have written to thank Kari Turunen and the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s ED and received kind words from both of them.  Great exposure for EnChor, to be sure!

Onward and upward in our busy few months!

This Friday morning, please welcome Janet Warren to take you through the first half of the rehearsal.  I will come in from a VSO rehearsal as soon as I can.  Please make time to practice all the pieces shown in your weekly rehearsal grid, including Now is the Month of Maying.  You know where your personal challenges are!

For those who are doing the Cedar Springs PARC performance Friday afternoon, the repertoire is now up in the Google Calendar.  Please check both the roster and the repertoire to be prepared so we have no surprises that afternoon. One of the singalongs (Over the Rainbow) can be sung unison or, if you have or want to print Ken’s arrangement, click HERE.

Advance notice that the board and I have decided to cancel the May 17 rehearsal.  Not only will I be away at a conference, but it’s the long weekend ahead and many will be away anyway.  We will resume on Friday, May 24.  The last rehearsal of the year will be on Friday, May 31.

My thanks to the board for all their hard work and to all singers who are able to fulfil our many outreach concerts.

See you Friday!

Morna

Fields of Gold repertoire in revised concert order

Now is the Month of Maying
Nature Boy
Tabula Rasa
Lullaby to an Ancient River
piano solo (Ken is choosing – will let you know)
Fields of Gold
Fix You
intermission
Fogarty’s Cove
Singalong: Moon River
Moonset
Rise Up, My Love
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
The Tree of Peace
Terre-Neuve

FROM CHRIS SALLIS

Hello everyone,

Greg Skidmore (who has sung with the Tallis Scholars) has been running a week-long workshop in Ontario for a few years and is now starting one here.  Last summer, he ran one here for a weekend, which was an exceptional opportunity for small and large ensemble singing, private lessons (!), some instrumental instruction and a real immersion into both sacred and secular music from the Renaissance.  For more information, please have a look at their website:

https://crmss.org/courses/crmss-pacific-2024

Chris