Over $27,500 Raised for New CD! – Canadian Chamber Choir

May 17, 2015

Over $27,500 Raised for New CD!

Thanks to the generous support of over 200 donors, the Canadian Chamber choir successfully raised $26, 510 from April 7 to May 15, 2015 that will go towards recording a brand new CD of all Canadian music. We were truly amazed by the outpouring of support, and extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who so kindly offered a financial contribution that will make this project possible!

Entitled A Canadian Mass: Sacred Reflections of Canada, the new album will be recorded in Kitchener from May 14 to May 18, 2015 and will feature 19 works by 17 different Canadian composers – such as Emily Walker, Allan Bevan, Stephanie Martin, Peter Togni, Nancy Telfer, and CCC Composer-in-Residence Jeff Enns.

It’s also not too late to make a contribution to this project! For donations of $30 or more you will receive a copy of the new CD when it is released this September. All donations of $10 or more are tax-deductible, less the value of the CD if your donation is at least $30. Thank you!

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A founding member of the Canadian Chamber Choir and its Artistic Director since 2003, Dr. Julia Davids has led the ensemble on concert and workshop tours of every province, and conducted four recordings including their Juno-nominated 2015 release, Sacred Reflections. Born in London, Ontario, she grew up singing in the Amabile Youth Singers, the Ontario Youth Choir, and the National Youth Choir, for whom she was the first Apprentice Conductor. She is currently the Stephen J. Hendrickson Professor and Director of Choral Activities at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of choral conductors and committed to giving emerging and established Canadian composers a forum for their work. Read More

Dr. Joel Tranquilla is a conductor and music educator noted for his versatile musicianship and creative programming. Associate Conductor of the Canadian Chamber Choir since 2015, Joel also recently returned home to the Maritimes to assume the positions of Artistic Director of the Halifax Camerata Singers and Chorus Master of Symphony Nova Scotia. Formative choral experiences include touring with the American Boychoir as a boy soprano and singing as a member of the Nova Scotia and National Youth Choirs. He holds degrees from Mount Allison University, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University where his doctoral research was in the area of Canadian choral-orchestral works. Read More