The Canadian Chamber Choir returns to Ontario this summer for performances in Toronto, Huntsville, North Bay, Manitoulin Island and Owen Sound.
TORONTO:
Saturday, September 7, 2024
- 4:00 pm: Concert • Canadian Chamber Choir with special guests Sherryl Sewepagaham & Babεl
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church (230 St Clair Ave. W, Toronto)
Tickets: $35 ($20 for arts workers) • Available in advance and at the door. CLICK HERE to purchase.
HUNTSVILLE:
Sunday, September 8, 2024
- 3:00 pm: Concert • Canadian Chamber Choir with special guest Sherryl Sewepagaham
Trinity United Church (33 Main St. East, Huntsville)
Tickets $35 ($15 special rate for students) • Available in advance and at the door. CLICK HERE to purchase.
NORTH BAY:
Monday, September 9, 2024
- 7:30 pm: Concert • Canadian Chamber Choir with special guests Sherryl Sewepagaham & Near North Voices
St. Andrew’s United Church (399 Cassells St, North Bay)
Tickets: $20 • Available in advance and at the door. CLICK HERE to purchase.
MANITOULIN ISLAND:
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- 8:00 pm: Concert • Canadian Chamber Choir with special guest Sherryl Sewepagaham
Kagawong Park Centre (39 Henry Dr.)
Tickets: $35 • Available in advance and at the door. CLICK HERE to purchase.
OWEN SOUND:
Saturday, September 14, 2024
- 12:00 pm: FREE EVENT • Canadian Chamber Choir & Sherryl Sewepagaham: Live in Concert
Kelso Beach Amphitheatre (2nd Avenue West, Owen Sound, ON)
Embark on an interactive musical journey with the JUNO-nominated Canadian Chamber Choir and Cree-Dene singer/composer Sherryl Sewepagaham as they take you behind the scenes of their multifaceted choral collaboration. Discover a world of captivating melodies and innovative vocal artistry as 22 singers from coast to coast showcase unique repertoire, provide a demonstration of vocal technique across a variety of styles and cultures, and candidly answer your burning questions about what it means to be Canada’s only coast-to-coast professional choir. This noon-hour concert program will feature solo and collaborative performances by Sherryl Sewepagaham. It will also include works by eminent Canadian composers Tracy Wong, Scott Reimer and Hussein Janmohamed, interwoven between discussions about the themes that inspired them, and the artistic risks that brought them to the stage. - 2:00 pm: FREE EVENT • Choral Jam Session
Harmony Centre Auditorium (890 4th Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON)
This afternoon workshop will cover warm-ups, stylistically flexible vocal technique, and repertoire using Paul Aitken’s highly accessible but hauntingly beautiful “Peace Flows Into Me” as the vehicle for exploration. Join Dr. Julia Davids (Artistic Director, Canadian Chamber Choir; Director of Choral Activities, North Park University – Chicago; co-author of Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers & Singers) and Dr. Joel Tranquilla (Associate Conductor, Canadian Chamber choir; Artistic Director, Halifax Camerata Singers & Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus) for a Vocal Spa Day. Appropriate for singers of all ability levels, ages 12 and up. - 7 pm: TICKETED EVENT • Collaborative Concert (SweetWater Music Festival) “Sun on Water”
Georgian Shores United Church (997 4th Ave E, Owen Sound, ON)
This moving evening of music will feature the Canadian Chamber Choir and SweetWater Festival Orchestra performing Cree-Dene composer, Sherryl Sewepagaham, and Andrea Neumann’s work entitled ”Papîyahtik: Peace Chant”. The CCC will perform “Sun on Water” composed by Hussein Janmohamed. Plus a Canadian premiere of ”Shorthand” by Anna Clyne, performed by Karen Ouzounian.
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Sunday, September 15, 2024
- 3:00 pm: Collaborative Concert (SweetWater Music Festival) “SweetWater Jamboree”
Meaford Arts Centre (12 Nelson St E, Meaford, ON)
This epic not-to-be-missed festival finale will feature choir, strings, and more! The Canadian Chamber Choir will be performing their viral version of Joni Mitchell’s River, plus the SweetWater Festival string orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.
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