Cantabile Choirs of Kingston Schedule of Important Dates 2017/18

Wed Sept 6: First rehearsal Children’s Choir - Open rehearsal! 4:15-5:00 pm M eeting Children’s Choir & \parents 5:00 – 5:30 pm Audition any interested new singers - 5:30 pm Potluck Men & Women's Choruses 6:00 pm / Rehearsal 7:30 Thurs Sept 7: First rehearsal teen choirs combined – Open rehearsal! 3:30 - 4:45pm Meeting with teen choirs and parents - 5:00 - 5:30 pm Audition any interested new singers - 5:30 pm Fri Sept 22: First Rehearsal Junior Choir, Open rehearsal! 4:15 – 5:00 pm Meeting Junior Choir and Parents – 5:00 – 5:30 Audition any interested new singers – 5:30 pm

Fri Sept 29: First Rehearsal, Primary Choir - 4:30 - 5:15 - Lower Hall ******************************************************** Mon Oct 9: Thanksgiving Monday – No Rehearsal ************************************************************** Sat Oct 21: Dedication of the Elevator, Children’s Choir – TBD

Mon Oct 23: Cantabile AGM 6:30 pm Upper Hall

Mon Oct 30 to Fri Nov 3 Concert Week – all rehearsals in the sanctuary Fri Nov 3: Junior / Primary Choir rehearse as usual Rehearsal, The Poet Sings: C, YM/YW, M, W – TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Children: 4:15 to 5:30 YM / YW: 5:30 to 7 M / W: 6:30 to 9:00 Sat Nov 4 – THE POET SINGS Final Rehearsal 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm details TBA, TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE Performance call time: Children – 6:30 lower hall all other singers, 6:30 upper hall PERFORMANCE – THE POET SINGS: 7:30 pm Sat Nov 11 – PEACEQUEST CONCERT 7:30 Isabel Bader Centre: YM / YW

Sun Dec 17: HEATHFIELD Carol Concert Heathfield Motherhouse - 2:00 pm C / M/ W Mon Dec 18 to Sat Dec 23 Concert Week – all rehearsals in the sanctuary

Thur Dec 21: Dress Rehearsal, When Angels Sing: C, YM/YW, M, W Children: 4:15 to 5:30 YM / YW: 5:30 to 7 M / W: 6:30 to 9:00 Fri Dec 22, WHEN ANGELS SING No Primary Choir today Junior Choir, Dress Rehearsal, 4:15 in the Sanctuary Performance call time: C / YM / YW / M / W 6:00 - all singers in the sanctuary for walk-through 6:30 - upper hall 1st PERFORMANCE - WHEN ANGELS SING: 7:30 pm Sat Dec 23, Matinee WHEN ANGELS SING Performance Call Times: JR / C / YM / YW / M / W Children / Junior Choir – 1:oo pm, lower hall YM / YW / M / W – 1:oo pm upper hall 2nd PERFORMANCE – WHEN ANGELS SING – 2:00 pm

Sat Dec 23, Evening Perf WHEN ANGELS SING Performance Call Times: C / YM / YW / M / W Children – 6:30 pm, lower hall YM / YW / M / W – 7:oo pm upper hall FINAL PERFORMANCE – WHEN ANGELS SING: 7:30 pm

***************************************************************** HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Rehearsals Begin Again Monday Jan 8, 2018 ***************************************************************** Wed Jan 10 – Open Rehearsal Children’s Choir! Thur Jan 11 – Open Rehearsal Teen Choirs! Fri Jan 12 – Open Rehearsal Junior Choir! Sun Feb 4 Sing Along Benefit Concert – 2:00 pm Proceeds to benefit The Spire and its ongoing renovations. Tuesday Mar 27 to Sat Mar 3 Concert Week – all teen and adult choir rehearsals in the sanctuary Special Guest Conductor, Jonathan Willcocks

Wed Feb 28: Workshops with Jonathan Willcocks Young Men - 3:30 to 4:45 Young Women - 4:15 to 5:30 Men - 6:00 to 7:30 Women - 7:30 to 9:00

Thurs Mar 1: Workshops with Jonathan Willcocks Young Women / Young Men - 3:30 to 5:00 Women - 5:15 to 6:45 Men - 6:00 to 7:45

Fri Mar 2: Workshops with Jonathan Willcocks Young Women / Young Men - 5:30 to 6:30 Men / Women - 6:30 to 7:30

Sat Mar 3: FINAL REHEARSAL – SING ME TO HEAVEN YM / YW - 1:00 to 2:15 M / W - 2:00 to 3:30 Sat Mar 3: Performance Call Times: 6:30 pm – Upper Hall: YM / YW / M / W PERFORMANCE, SING ME TO HEAVEN, 7:30 pm ************************************************************************** March Break – No Rehearsals Thur Mar 8 to Fri Mar 16, 2018 Rehearsals resume Mon Mar 19 ************************************************************************* Easter Weekend – No Rehearsals Fri Mar 30 & Mon Apr 2 ************************************************************************** Mon Apr 9 to Sat Apr 14 Concert Week – all Junior & Children’s Choir rehearsals in the sanctuary, and run from 4:15 to 5:30 Fri Apr 14: Rehearsal, Sing Me A Rainbow Details TBA

Sat Apr 14: Final Rehearsal, Sing Me a Rainbow TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE 1:00 pm to 3:oo pm: C / J

Sat Apr 14: Performance call times 6:30: C / J Upper Hall PERFORMANCE - SING ME A RAINBOW: 7:30 pm

No More Rehearsals for Primary, Junior & Children’s Choirs Mon Apr 16: Children’s Choir Re-auditions 4:00 – 5:00 last names beginning A to M. (you may come Wed if this does not work) Wed Apr 18: Children’s Choir Re-auditions 4:00 – 5:00 last names beginning N to Z. (you may come Mon if this does not work) Sun Apr 15: Evensong at St. George's M / W Rehearsal - 3:30 Service – 5:00 pm Mon May 21 to Sat May 26 – The Heart Sings Concert Week, all rehearsals in the sanctuary Workshop times with Bicycle Opera Workshop TBA

Fri May 26: Dress Rehearsal, The Heart Sings, with The Bicycle Opera Project YM / YW- 5:00 to 6:30 M / W - 6:00 to 8:00

Sat May 27 – THE HEART SINGS Final Rehearsal: YM / YW / M / W 1:00 – 3:00 pm Performance call times 6:30; YM / YW / M / W- upper hall PERFORMANCE - THE HEART SINGS 7:30 pm End of the regular season. Re-auditions Teen Choirs Mon May 28 – 3:00 to 4:00 pm Tues May 29 – 3:00 to 4:00 pm Information about re-auditions for the adult choirs TBA. June Chorus June 4 to 7, 11 to 14 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm Performance on June 15