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Jun 07, 2024

Summer Tour Announcement

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 HUNTSVILLE: Sunday, September 8, 2024 NORTH BAY: Monday, September 9, 2024 MANITOULIN ISLAND: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 OWEN SOUND: Saturday, September 14, 2024 Sunday, September 15, 2024

Aug 03, 2018

CCC announces Manitoba tour this fall

The Canadian Chamber Choir is excited to announce its upcoming tour of Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba this September 21 through 29. Previous visits to the province were made in 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2009, the latter of which featured the recording sessions for our debut album, In Good Company. After nearly 10 years, it’s time to come back! “The CCC is delighted to be returning to Manitoba,” says Artistic Director Dr. Julia Davids. “Many of us remember fondly our very first concert, held in Brandon seventeen years ago! We’re excited to be reconnecting with good friends and fans from previous tours.”…

Feb 02, 2016

CCC Earns Juno Nomination for ‘Sacred Reflections’

The Canadian Chamber Choir is thrilled to announce that its second CD entitled ‘Sacred Reflections of Canada – A Canadian Mass‘ has been nominated for a Juno Award in the category of Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance. Released in September of 2015, the album was produced by Jeff Reilly and features 17 Canadian composers whose works were curated by CCC artistic director Julia Davids to create a composite Canadian mass. The nomination marks a huge milestone for the choir, which was formed over 15 years ago and has toured determinedly to almost every corner of Canada…

Jan 01, 2016

Kicking Off 2016 in Southwestern Ontario – January 10-17

Happy New Year one and all! We are geared up to hit the ground running early in 2016 with a January tour that will take us to some of our favourite places in southwestern Ontario. Two big joint concerts with Prima and Primus of the Amabile Choirs of London, plus the Windsor Classic Chorale are sure to be highlights, and the complete tour itinerary can be found here. We are especially excited about two aspects of this next tour: welcoming a new singer to the CCC family for her first tour; and being able to present our brand new CD…

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

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