Some Kind of Choir Online Spring Concert
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Some Kind of Choir 2020
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Please note that as of March 14th Some Kind of Choir Practices and Concerts are cancelled due to government procedures during Covid-19 pandemic.
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WAC’s popular community choir returns for 2020 this January. Open to anyone and everyone who loves to sing. There are no auditions and no experience is needed–it’s just for the joy of singing!
5 January – 25 April 2020
Sundays 2-4pm
Knox Presbyterian Church
$60/person
Sign up via email or on at the first practice.
Registration / Questions? Email:
info@westportartscouncil.com
Classical Pianist: Vladimir Soloviev
WAC proudly presents award winning classical concert pianist Vladimir Solviev.
With a special feature performance of “Years of Pilgrimage: Italy” by Liszt, join us 7pm, Friday November 1st at Knox Presbyterian. Entrance by donation.
Chamber musician and choral conductor, Toronto-based Soloviev is a musician of a versatile repertoire. He has championed the music of contemporary Canadian composers, as well as works of Beethoven, Liszt and Rachmaninoff. Performing in concert across Canada, as well as the US, Italy, France, Spain and Russia, including appearances at Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie), Bohemian National Hall, the Canadian Music Center, and Sala del Notari. Read more about Soloviev…
Free Mass Choir Concert
Saturday, 4 May 2019
1:30pm
Join us for the Gathering of Choirs for an afternoon of beautiful singing. WAC’s own Some Kind of Choir will be joined by other local choirs in a musical gathering like no other. Free will donations are appreciated.
Gathering of Choirs
Saturday, 4 May 2019
Knox Presbyterian Church, Westport
Workshop 9:30 am with Nicola Oddy $10pp
Choir Festival 1:30pm Open to the Public *
Mass Choir 3:30pm Open to the Public*
- Public Entrance by donation with all funds going to the Rideau District High School Instrument Repair Fund
Click to download the info sheet.
Workshop with Nicola Oddy 9:30 am
$10 pp – Registration starts at 9am (cash or cheque only please)
Singing in Community: The Breath, the Vowel, and Aerodynamics led by Nicola Oddy
Experience the difference it makes when the vowel shape we make creates an aerodynamic environment that enables us to project, stay in tune, increase our range and inject energy into our sound! We’ll spend the morning trying techniques for exploring the breath and vowel shape and notice the difference in the result.
Choral Festival 1:30
The afternoon will be songs, songs and more songs.
Each choir will have 20 minutes to sing songs of their choosing. The Westport Arts Council is expecting to see a wide variety of music and it is sure to be a great afternoon. A panel of 3 choral experts from the area will be available to provide constructive feedback and next steps to take your choir to the next level.
Mass Choir from 3:30
The festival concludes with a mass choir singing 3 selections.
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen, Arranged by Roger Emerson
Here’s to Song – Allister MacGillivray, arranged by Lydia Adams
You’ll Never Walk Alone with Climb ev’ry Mountain – Hammerstein & Rodgers, arranged by Mark Hayes
FESTIVAL DAY NOTES:
Lunch from 11:30am – 1pm WAC has arranged a Festival Lunch Buffet at the Cove Country Inn $15.99 plus HST&Gratuity as an option for festival participants. There are plenty of eating establishments, picnic tables and benches around the village. Please be back at the church by 1pm.
PARKING: We suggest you park in the Community Centre/Arena Parking Lot.
QUESTIONS?
Email the Westport Arts Council.
Westport Arts Council 