Nbcf Newsletter June 2017

NBCF NEWSLETTER JUNE 2017

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NBCF NEWS CHORAL FEST 2017: POULENC GLORIA REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN! October 20-22, 2017 St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church 212 Parr Street, St. Andrews NB Clinician: Dr. Matthew Leese Registration and accommodation information and a tentative schedule for Choral Fest 2017 are now available! Online learning ﬁles are available at: http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/ Poulenc_F/poulenc_gloria.htm http://www.voiceparts.com/mfc/poulenc/gloria/poulenc_gloria.html Francis Poulenc and many other sites.

Visit: http://nbcfsite.wordpress.com/choral- AWARDS fest/ We continue to seek nominations for this year’s Please note that, although the start and end NBCF Award for Distinguished Service Award times of the Choral Fest weekend are ﬁrm, the and Youth Achievement Award. Please include proposed schedule is subject to change. a biography for your nominee. Winners will be SILENT AUCTION announced at Choral Fest 2017. We are looking for donations for the NBCF Email: [email protected] silent auction to take place during Choral Fest. Because the NBCF no longer has ofﬁce space, MEMBER NEWS our ability to store items is very limited. If you have a donation to make, we would appreciate FREDERICTON LADIES CHOIR NAMES NEW a description of the item and its approximate MUSIC LEADERSHIP TEAM value, and your willingness to keep it until The Fredericton Ladies Choir announces the Choral Fest in October. appointment of a new director and a new ac- And if you are interested in serving on the companist following the retirement of former committee, we would love to hear from you!

NBCF Newsletter June 2017 Page 1 of 8 NBCF NEWSLETTER JUNE 2017 director Peter Steeves and accompanist Julie de l'appel au voyage, celui de cœurs qui bat- Maston in the spring. tent le tempo. Sally Dibblee has accepted the position of Reconnu pour son répertoire éclectique et ses choir director. Sally has enjoyed 20+ years per- mises en scène soignées et originales, cet en- forming in opera and concert houses through- semble qui célèbre son 25e anniversaire ef- out North America. She has also been a vocal fectuera une tournée dans les Maritimes, s’ar- instructor privately and at Mount Allison Uni- rêtera à Moncton, pour un concert, en com- versity and serves as adjudicator at music festi- pagnie du Chœur Beauséjour. Les billets sont vals across the country. After spending 2-4 au coût de 15$ auprès des choristes et à la months on the road every year, she now wants porte. to spend more time in her studio at home in VOIX FERRÉES: LE SON QUI NOUS HANTE Fredericton where she lives with her husband and two sons. Thursday, June 29, 7:30 pm Central United Church The choir’s new accompanist is Nadine Martin, who moved to Fredericton two years ago after Le Chœur Beauséjour, under the direction of spending 10 years in Halifax. She was collabo- Monique Richard, will host the Montreal vocal rative pianist at her alma mater Dalhousie Uni- ensemble, Les Voix Ferrées, in a magnificent versity and accompanist for Gilbert and Sulli- concert entitled "The sound that haunts us." van Society. Nadine has been an accompanist But what sound? Of the wind that blows, of the since age 11 when she played for and directed call to travel, of hearts that beats time. the choir at her small church on Prince Edward Recognized for its eclectic repertoire and its Island. She has competed and accompanied careful and original staging, the ensemble is regionally, provincially, nationally, and interna- celebrating its 25th anniversary with a tour of tionally winning numerous awards. She was a the Maritimes, including a stop in Moncton for Young Artist for two seasons at Scotia Festival a concert with Le Chœur Beauséjour. of Music. Tickets are $15, available from choir members The choir will return to rehearsal in September. and at the door. The tentative date for the choir’s annual UNB SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS Christmas concert is December 10; further de- tails will be announced in the fall. The annual UNB Music Camps are dedicated to furthering the experience and growth of VOIX FERRÉES: LE SON QUI NOUS HANTE New Brunswick music students. Originally de- Jeudi 29 juin à 19 h 30 signed for string, wind, and choral students, it Église Central United Church has since expanded to include songwriter Le Chœur Beauséjour, sous la direction de camps, half and full-day camps for the very Monique Richard, accueillera l’ensemble vocal young, and programs for youth strings. montréalais, les Voix Ferrées, dans un mag- Every one of our summer camp activities-the nifique concert intitulé "Le son qui nous hante.” music, stories, and crafts-is specially designed Mais quel son direz-vous ? Celui des vagues to nurture your child’s natural curiosity, draw- qui se brisent, celui du vent qui souffle, celui ing him or her toward learning new concepts and new ideas. Through these fun filled activi-

NBCF Newsletter June 2017 Page 2 of 8 NBCF NEWSLETTER JUNE 2017 ties children gain a greater knowledge of mu- CAMPS D'ÉTÉ DU DÉPARTEMENT DE sic, inspiring creativity and imagination. MUSIQUE DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON Visit: http://www.unb.ca/cel/programs/cre- Camp « Soli Tutti » ative/music-camp/summer-music-camp/in- 3 au 7 juillet 2017 dex.html Avec les professeurs du Département de 150 VOICES FOR 150 YEARS musique: Saturday, July 1, 2017 • Michel Cardin, guitare Perth-Andover Veterans Field, 4:00 pm to • Michel Deschênes, percussions 7:00 pm • Nadia Francavilla, violon To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday this summer, the Perth-Andover Community Choir • Monette Gould, chant is hosting a wonderful Canada Day Event: 150 • Roger Lord, piano Voices for 150 Years of Canada. On Saturday, • Monique Richard, chorale area choirs will perform Canadian songs (of their choosing), and then all the singers will • Lisa Roy, chant joint together in one 150-voice mass choir to L’atelier « Soli Tutti », qui aura lieu du 3 au 7 juil- sing several Canadian songs. let, s’adresse aux autres familles d’instruments Bring a lawn chair and join us for some out- — chant, piano, violon, guitare, percussions, etc. standing Canadian Music on this special — et est offert sous la direction du personnel Canada Day! enseignant du Département de musique. Des- tinés aux francophones et aux élèves provenant d’un programme d’immersion en français de partout à travers les provinces maritimes (les jeunes issus de tout environnement linguistique sont toutes et tous les bienvenus), ces programmes mettent l’accent sur la créa- tion et l’interprétation de musique de chambre en petits ensembles. Les jeunes de 12 à 22 ans possédant au moins deux ans de formation sur leur instrument ou en chant sont invités à s’in- scrire. Cette semaine musicale, remplie de plaisir et de déﬁs, est conçue pour aider les élèves à élever leur niveau musical grâce à la com- préhension de la relation entre le corps et l’es- prit, le développement d’éléments fondamen- taux comme la production de son et la technique, de même que l’exposition à un réper- toire nouveau et inspirant. Les élèves recevront des cours privés avec les spécialistes du Dé-

NBCF Newsletter June 2017 Page 3 of 8 NBCF NEWSLETTER JUNE 2017 partement de musique, ainsi que de la forma- The « Soli Tutti » workshop, to be held on July tion en groupe dans le contexte de musique 37, offers instruction in all other instruments, de chambre. Des représentations profession- including voice, guitar, strings, percussion and nelles et des ateliers uniques auront égale- piano, by the faculty and staff of the Music De- ment lieu tout au long de la semaine. Chacun partment. Aimed at Francophone and French des camps se terminera avec une représenta- Immersion music students throughout the Mar- tion ouverte au public à la salle Neil-Michaud itime provinces (students of any language de l’Université de Moncton. background are welcomed equally), these Visitez: http://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-fass- programs focus speciﬁcally on the creation musique/camps-musique and performance of chamber music in small ensembles. Students aged 12 through 22 years of age with a minimum of two years of instruction on their instrument or voice type are invit- ed to apply. These two fun and challenging camps are designed to help students reach the next level in their musical achievements through improving their mind-body awareness and connection, reinforcing the fundamentals of sound production and technique, and exposing students to new and inspiring repertoire. Students will have the opportunity to study privately with specialist faculty members, and will receive ensemble coaching for various chamber music Élèves du camp d'été de l’U de M groupings. Professional performances and unique workshops will also occur throughout the week. Each camp will culminate with the UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON MUSIC CAMPS students giving a free public performance in U Camp « Soli Tutti » de M’s Salle Neil-Michaud. July 3-7 2017 Visit: http://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-fass- With the faculty of the Department of Music: musique/camps-musique • Michel Cardin, guitare SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC CHOIR • Michel Deschênes, percussions SCHOOL 60TH ANNIVERSARY PERFOR- • Nadia Francavilla, violon MANCES • Monette Gould, chant Thursday, July 6 , 7:00 pm • Roger Lord, piano St’ Luke’s Church, Saint John NB • Monique Richard, chorale The Diocesan School of Church Music annual Choir School will present a festive Choral • Lisa Roy, chant Evensong, with the Junior Choristers, Counsel- lors and Adult Staff.

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Sunday, July 9, 3:30 pm will be introduced to a number of skills for the Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton NB budding musician: The entire Choir School, approx. 100 singers, • the basics of harmony singing; will sing festive Evensong at Christ Church • introductory training of music theory and Cathedral. (Free-will offerings at both services musicianship; to support the Choir School.) • daily group vocal lessons (2-4 singers per These services of music represent the 60 an- lesson) with some of Sirens current members niversary of Canada’s longest-running Church music camp/school. Featured will be famous The week will conclude with a small perfor- cathedral music by Mathias, Stanford, Halley, mance for family members on Friday, July 21. and Vaughan Williams, among others. Location: The Montessori School of Charlotte- Music Director Spencer Belyea, Saint John, will town, National Bank Tower, 3rd floor be assisted by Kevin Parks, Halifax, Dr. David Ages: 9-14 year-old female singers Buley, Ontario, and Toto Phi, Moncton. Cost: $200 THE VICTORIA CHILDREN’S CHOIR Dates: Week of July 17; Camps run from 8:30 Tuesday, July 11, 7:00 pm am-3:00 pm. Saint John NB ST. ANNE’S CHAPEL OF EASE SUMMER The Victoria Children’s Choir, on their Mar- RECITAL SERIES itimes tour, will be performing at Trinity 12:10 pm-12:50 pm Church, 115 Charlotte St. (Doors open at St. Anne’s Chapel of Ease, Fredericton NB 6:30pm.) International award-winning Victoria Children’s Choir presents 150 years of song Come and enjoy beautiful music during your from Canadian, First Nations, Acadian, Gaelic, lunch hour in the peaceful atmosphere of our Maritimes, BC, and World musical traditions. historic chapel. *Denotes that the recital takes Tickets $15 Available at Trinity church office place in Christ Church Parish Church’s main (693-8558) and online. building and not St. Anne’s Chapel of Ease. Visit: www.VictoriaChildrensChoir.ca Wednesday, July 5* Krystyna Higgins and Dianne Roxborough HARMONIA GIRLS’ CHOIR CAMP Brown perform a recital of piano duets. Charlottetown, PEI Wednesday, July 12 Week of July 17 Steven Peacock and Gerry Can Wart, Classical Sirens will host the first edition of Harmonia guitars Girls’ Choir Camp this July! Wednesday, July 19 Harmonia Girls’ Choir Camp will focus on de- veloping strong vocal technique, as well as Lintuhtine Melodies and Note-ables perform building a community where girls can feel safe songs from musicals, movies, contemporary to find their voices through music. Lead by and traditional. Helen McKinnon, director and Sirens/Harmonia Artistic Director Kelsea Lynn Mills, accompanist. McLean and pianist Andrea Ellis, participants

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Wednesday, July 26* Karen Croll, contralto and Ruth Nieboer, piano Wednesday, August 2 Dulcinaya—Carolyn Holyoke and Line Michaud Free will donation taken at the door. REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NEWS 2017 NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CANA- DIAN AMATEUR CHOIRS WINNERS Winners of the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs will be announced on CBC’s Choral Concert, June 25, 2017. The National Competition for Canadian Ama- teur Choirs inspires choirs to strive for excel- lence, provides visibility for amateur choirs of all ages, and encourages the creation and performance of Canadian works. This year, more than 70 choirs entered the competition. Visit: http://www.choralcanada.org/activities- projects/national-competition-for-canadian- amateur-choirs/ THE 2017 RUTH WATSON HENDERSON CONCOURS NATIONAL POUR CHŒURS AMA- CHORAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION TEURS CANADIENS 2017: ANNONCE DES Application deadline, November 1, 2017 GAGNANTS Choirs Ontario is now accepting entries for the Les gagnants de la Concours nationale pour 2017 Ruth Watson Henderson Choral Compo- les chorales amateurs canadiens seront an- sition Competition. This year, the competition noncés le 25 juin 2017 lors de l'émission is for original SSA choral work. The winning en- « Choral Concert » sur le CBC Radio 2. try will receive a premiere performance with Le Concours national pour chœurs amateurs the Toronto Children’s Chorus, conducted by canadiens inspire les chœurs à viser l’excel- Elise Bradley, in spring of 2018, and a cash lence, met en valeur les chœurs amateurs de award of $2,000.00. tous les âges, et encourage la création et l’exé- • The composition must be an original work cution d’œuvres canadiennes. Cette année, for SSA choir 4 - 6 minutes in length. It may nous avons 70 choeurs dans le NCCAC. be a cappella or accompanied by piano. Visitez: http://www.choralcanada.org/con- • Texts may be sacred or secular and can be in cours-national-pour-choeurs-amateurs-canadi- languages other than just English and French ens/?lang=fr (languages that would be familiar to most singers are preferred, especially for SSA

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compositions). The text must be either origi- NSCF SING SUMMER CHORAL CONDUCT- nal or known to be in public domain, or not ING WORKSHOP currently under copyright but with written permission of the copyright holder. In this August 12-14, 2017 case, a copy of the written permission must Berwick United Church Campgrounds, NS be submitted with the entry. Come work with Dr. John William Trotter, • All submissions must not have been previ- renowned conductor and vocal pedagogue. ously commissioned, published or per- Workshop will include 3 times on the podium formed and must have been composed with- (videotaped), group vocal technique and dis- in the last two years. Arrangements of previ- cussions on other topics like practicing and ously composed works are not acceptable. preparation, vocal pedagogy, diction, and score study. Open for a maximum of 12 con- • The composer shall retain the copyright of ductors. the work. Repertoire selected from ACC Repertoire. • Previous award winners are not eligible. Conductors will receive selections ahead of Submission Guidelines: time to prepare (for singing and conducting). • Entries should be sent to info@choirson- You may also choose a selection and submit it tario.org (electronic submissions are pre- in advance (by July 15). You will need a mini- ferred, but if you wish to submit your appli- mum of 15 copies. cation by mail, please send it to Choirs On- Visit: http://www.nscf.ca/programs/sing-sum- tario, 626 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5S mer-choral-conducting-workshop/ 2R1). Applications must be postmarked no ST. ANDREWS ARTS COUNCIL 2017 OPERA later than November 1, 2017. WORKSHOP FOR ADVANCED SINGERS • More than one entry may be submitted, but each entry must be accompanied by a sep- July 24 - July 30, 2017 arate entry form and a fee of $25 Over the course of the past twenty-two years, • Four clearly legible copies of the score this workshop has gained a national reputation must be submitted, preferably in pdf for- as the place for singers to come for an intense, mat. Scores will not be returned. The com- artistic growth experience. Our workshop poser's name must not appear on any seeks to bridge the gap between voice stu- score. dent and young professional. The Award winner will be announced in De- Professional Development Intensive - August cember 2017. 1-5 — for established professional singers (by invitation only) Visit: http://www.choirsontario.org/ruthwat- sonhenderson.html Visit: http://www.standrewsartscouncil.nb.ca/ opera.htm

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ST. ANDREWS ARTS COUNCIL 2017 VOCAL PODIUM À L’EXTRÉMITÉ: CHANTONS TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP D'UN OCÉAN À L’AUTRE July 20-24, 2017 29 juin au 3 juillet 2018 Students 18 - 22 years of age. Enrollment lim- St. John’s, Terre-Neuve et Labrador ited to 8 singers/2 pianists Date limite pour l'appel de propositions pour Led by Wendy Nielsen, voice teacher and les séances thématiques et les causeries-réci- Anne Larlee, coach. Masterclasses with Tom tals: le 30 juin 2017 Diamond and Liz Upchurch. Eight singers and Tous les deux ans, Canada Choral organise, two pianists will be accepted into the program Podium, un congrès et festival national avec le which will focus on building the tools for com- concours d’un hôte provincial. Ce congrès of- plete performances both in song repertoire fre l’occasion de développement professionnel and opera. au moyen de cours de maître, de divers ate- Visit: http://www.standrewsartscouncil.nb.ca/ liers et de séances de lecture pour chefs de opera.htm choeur, chorales, administrateurs, étudiants et tous ceux qui aiment le chant choral. PODIUM ON THE EDGE: SINGING FROM Visitez: http://www.podiumconference.ca/ SEA TO SEA TO SEA calls--appels.html June 29 – July 3, 2018 The New Brunswick Choral Federation St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador La Fédération des chorales du Nouveau- Call deadline for Interest Sessions and Lecture- Brunswick Recitals is June 30, 2017 PO Box 714, Station A, Fredericton NB Podium is Choral Canada’s national, biennial E3B 5B4 conference and festival. The conference and (506) 478-2875 festival provide unique opportunities for pro- Funding for the New Brunswick Choral Federa- fessional development through national-in- tion comes from membership fees, private do- ternational keynote presentations, interest ses- nations, and grants. Programs are funded by sions, lecture-recitals, conducting masterclass- NBCF operating funding and program regis- es, workshops and reading sessions for con- tration fees, as well as grants and donations ductors, choirs, administrators, students and whenever possible. choral enthusiasts. To donate to the NBCF, visit: Visit: http://nbcfsite.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/ http://www.podiumconference.ca/calls--appel- donations-and-fundraising/ s.html or: http://www.canadahelps.org/dn/10420 The New Brunswick Choral Federation is grate- ful for the ongoing support of the Arts and Cul- tural Industries Branch of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, Province of New Brunswick.

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