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Central Region
Central Region Vocal Jazz Day
The Portage Trinity United Church was filled with song on Thursday, February 10, as the Central Manitoba Choral Association hosted another successful Vocal Jazz Workshop.
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A total of 132 singers and their directors attended the workshop, hailing from Portage la Prairie, Winkler, Morden, Gretna, and Manitou. The day’s schedule provided two opportunities – one for experienced jazz groups to perform for their peers and receive an on-stage workshop from clinician Cynthia Peyson Wahl, and one for singers who were not a part of an established jazz group, to become a “New Group” for a day, under the direction of guest clinician Sonya Williams. A special treat for the New Group was to sing and be mentored by Sonya’s own vocal jazz group from Tec-Voc High, which she brought with her for the day. Participants were also briefed on some of the features, challenges, and secrets of working with a sound system and microphones, courtesy of the sound engineer for the day, Jim Nickel.
After the day’s rehearsal, the new group took to the main stage and performed for the rest of the participants. A hearty supper of soup and submarine sandwiches was provided for all participants, who then returned for a special evening concert featuring Cynthia’s vocal jazz group, DMC Ice. Local vocal jazz group Jazzizle, under the direction of James Reynolds, opened the concert, before turning the stage over to the main act which brought the audience to their feet at the end of the evening.
The CMCA extends special thanks to James Reynolds and Craig Bennet for all their work at the local level, to Trinity United Church for hosting the concert, and to all who participated.
Central Manitoba Youth Choir 2011
2011 marks the 27th Anniversary of the CMYC. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Liane Ouimet as our conductor, and welcome back as accompanist, Loren Hiebert.
AUDITIONS
Auditions will be held in May, 2011. Students will be notified as to time and place.
FEES
If accepted, students will be required to pay a tuition fee of $260.00, which includes the cost of a CMYC 2011 T-shirt. A deposit of $100.00 will be required in June; remaining payment is due September 15, 2011.
CAMPS
The choir will rehearse on two weekends. Both rehearsal camps will be held at the Circle Square Ranch, near Austin.
The first camp will be held from September 15 to 18, 2011. The second camp will be held September 30 - October 2, 2011.
TOUR & PERFORMANCE DATES
The Choir will perform at the Central Region Senior School Choral Workshop on October 13, 2011 in Winkler, followed by a tour through the Central Region from October 14 through to October 17, 2011.
Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 15, 2011.
Vocal Jazz Workshop
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Trinity United Church
15 Tupper Street South Portage La Prairie
For any Junior or Senior High individuals or groups who are interested in learning about and singing vocal jazz!
$20 per student
Includes
- Workshop
- Performance opportunity
- Supper
- Evening Concert
EVENING CONCERT featuring: Jazzizle and DMCice
Trinity United Church
15 Tupper St. S Portage La Prairie 7:00 p.m.
General Admission $5.00
Central Manitoba Choral Association – the first 25 Years
Submitted by Loretta Thorleifson
I was honoured to be given the opportunity to share the history of the CMCA at a gala reunion banquet celebrating the 25th annual tour of the Central Manitoba Youth Choir, and it was suggested that I share the following text with the MCA readership.
1985 was the year that saw the invention and release of the Nintendo Home Entertainment system, and the first “Live Aid” concert to raise money for famine relief. Michael J. Fox starred in “Back to the Future”, REO Speedwagon came up big with the hit “I Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore”, and Rick Hansen circled the world in a wheelchair. History was in the making.
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And in small towns throughout Central Manitoba, telephones were ringing. An Arts Council staffer by the name of Bev Murray, and a music teacher by the name of Henry Peters were calling people to join forces to create a body which would promote choral music in the region. The Central Region Choral Committee was formed. Besides Bev and Henry, the inaugural members of that committee were Pat Adam from Treherne, Cindee Broeska from Carman, Craig Cassils from Gladstone, Peter DeRoche from Winkler, Margaret Loepp from Morris, Muriel Milgrom from Portage la Priarie, Dick Myers from Morden, and Loretta Sawatsky from Manitou.
The first Central Manitoba Youth Choir actually pre-dated the formation of the choral committee, as Henry, Bev, Craig and Peter had galvanized earlier in the year to initiate this project. The first conductor was Henry Engbrecht, and the accompanist was Cary Mead. The first School Choral Workshop was held in Winkler and Morden, with the Junior High Choir directed by Gerry Price, and the Senior High Choir directed by Ed Hildebrand, who this year is directing the 25th CMYC.
As the years went on, the committee changed faces many times, with committee members too numerous to mention joining or leaving the committee. People moved, people got married, people had babies, people brought their babies to the meetings – and in the blink of an eye, those babies grew up, participated in the workshops and choirs that their moms or dads had invested so much time in, graduated, and moved on.
The choral programs in the region grew and changed as well. In 1986, an Elementary School Choir component was added to the school choral workshop.
In 1987, a new initiative was added, with the first Central Region Church and Community Choir Workshop. Singers from throughout the region would meet for a one day workshop in February, forming an adult choir and a youth choir, and learning new songs with guest clinicians. After a banquet, the groups sang their newly learned songs for each other, and also listened to guest performances by local church or community choirs. This wonderful annual event carried on for nine years.
Also in 1987, the committee took on the formation of a regional adult chamber choir, directed by Henry Peters. This auditioned choir would meet in Carman and rehearse intensively over a period of a few weeks, and then present formidable concerts featuring works such as Handel’s Dixit Dominus, and Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, with Loren Hiebert and Verna Wiebe dashing off the four-hand accompaniment. Although this choir continued for only two years, it was a significant choral connection for the adult singers in the region.
In 1989, the committee decided to change its name to the Central Manitoba Choral Association, to more closely reflect its relationship with our parent organization, the Manitoba Choral Association, whose interest and support we have deeply appreciated over the years. In the same year, we were called to be part of a major review of funding for the arts in Manitoba. The monumental task of composing a paper to present to the panel coincided with the purchase of Al’s and my first computer, my first experience of losing and having to rewrite 10 pages of unsaved text, and no doubt Al’s first experience of witnessing my unleashed wrath in the face of technology.
As the work of the committee began to bear fruit, more and more students in the region began to take interest in CMCA events. In 1997 we expanded the school choral workshop to a two day event, in order to accommodate our increased numbers. This meant involving even more communities, volunteers, supper makers, billeters, and those countless other behind the scenes workers who continue make our events run as smoothly as they do. If the committee is the vision behind choral music in the region, then the local volunteers are certainly the hands, the feet and the backbone.
In the year 2000, CMCA responded to a growing province-wide interest in vocal jazz, by offering the first Central Region Vocal Jazz workshop. This one day event allows singers from established vocal groups to come and perform for each other, and receive on-stage feedback from a guest adjudicator, while inexperienced singers can come together to create a new group, learn some charts with a jazz expert and perform them at the end of the day. After supper, a local school jazz group opens the evening concert, and a featured guest group rounds out the entertainment. We are pleased to continue offering this exciting event every February.
The Central Manitoba Youth Choir has also evolved over the years. In the early years, the rehearsal camps rotated through various locations, including Winkler, Altona, Carberry, La Riviere, Holland, Boissevain, and even the Hotel Fort Garry. Over time, the choir happily settled in to the Circle Square Ranch near Austin as home base for rehearsals, where camp managers Lyle and Bev have graciously hosted us for many years now. Although we do not know exactly how many young people have sung their way through CMYC over the years, we do know that for many of them, the experience has been life changing. We have at least one pair of witnesses to that statement, as Justin Ried and Catherine Howatt, who sang together in CMYC later added the Wedding March to their repertoire. Their two sons could now be listed in the annals as pureblood CMYCers. Those are good genes!
In the year 2000, CMYC joined with Manitoba’s other two regional youth choirs, Westman and Eastman, in a gala Millenium Tri-Choir event held in Portage. This concert featured performances by each youth choir, followed by several rousing mass choir pieces. It was a truly momentous occasion.
Our committee has also been visited by sadness, with the passing of Mae MacNair last summer. Mae was a dedicated and tireless committee member for 10 years, and we fondly remember her attention to detail, her energy, and her love of music. Her legacy lives on in many ways.
There is no doubt as to the impact this committee has had on our region and on countless individuals, young and old. Over the years, when financial constraints are sometimes felt, deadlines sometimes loom, time and energy sometimes runs short, we ask ourselves “how” do we do this? But one question we never ask ourselves is “why” do we do this? The answer to that question is evident every day, in our schools, in our homes, and in our communities, as we see the richness that singing brings to our lives.
Choral music cannot be produced individually. It is only possible in a group. I believe that this interdependence, this shared discipline, this attention to detail, this appreciation of beauty and the resulting sense of profound joy represents values that are most fundamental and critical in our society.
On behalf of CMCA, I thank everyone who has shared in our journey.
This year's CMCA school choral workshop was held in MacGregor, Manitoba, on Thursday, October 14. A total of 74 students from Grades 9 -- 12 from throughout the Central Region converged on the MacGregor Collegiate and the MacGregor Evangelical Mennonite Church to learn a variety of repertoire in preparation for an evening concert.
The guest clinician for the Intermediate (Grade 9/10) Choir was Simone Gendron of Winnipeg, and the accompanist was Vanessa Klassen of La Riviere. Guest Clinician for the Senior (Grades 11/12) Choir was 2009 CMYC director Ed Hildebrand, and accompanist was MCA's own Robert Neufeld.
After a hearty pizza supper, the final evening concert was held at the MacGregor Collegiate at 7:00pm. Also performing at the evening concert was CMYC 2010, in the first performance of their tour.
The CMCA extends a hearty "thank you" to Mark Borgfjord and his local committee for helping create another successful celebration of choral music!
The 2010 Central Manitoba Choral Association (CMCA) Junior School Choral Workshop was held on Friday, October 15 this year in Holland, Manitoba. A total of 214 enthusiastic students from Grades 5 – 8 participated hailing from the communities of Langruth, Manitou, Winkler, Glenboro, Roland, Miami, Elm Creek, Crystal City, Holland, Oakville, Treherne, Gladstone, MacGregor, St. Francois Xavier, St. Eustache, Cartwright, Starbuck, Carman, and Portage La Prairie. Clinicians and accompanists were as follows: Grade 5 – Loretta Friesen, Clinician; Emmy Friesen, accompanist; Grade 6 – Sharon Marshall, Clinician, Cary Denby, accompanist; Grade 7/8 – Liz Kristjanson, Clinician, Helen Black, accompanist.
The singers rehearsed throughout the day at Holland School, Holland United Church, and Holland Community Hall, and performed their selections at a final 4:00pm concert held at Holland Community Hall. Special guests at the afternoon concert were the Central Manitoba Youth Choir 2010, on the second day of their five day tour.
The CMCA extends a hearty “thank you” to Jacqui Hurton and her local committee for their hard work in making this another successful event!
Director: Carrie Schellenberg Wilson
Accompanist: Loren Hiebert (C) 324-3241
Tour Organizers:
The CMCA Executive
Contact: Craig Bennet (H) 856 0012
Tour Manager:
Craig Bennet (H) 856 0012
James Reynolds (H) 239 7240 (C) 870 9051
Chaperones:
Jocelyn Van Koughnet (H) 745 6321 (C) 745 8144
Marie Dyck (H) 745 1316 (C) 750 3333
Bus transportation provided by:
Beaver Bus Lines 989 7007
Contact:
Wayne fax 231 2645 wayne@beaverbus.com
Rick Brown 989 7007 rickbrown@beaverbus.com
Driver:
TBA
Contact: Al Thorleifson (H) 242 2794 (W)242 2640
Financial Support of CMYC 2010
We would like to thank Larry McIntosh and Peak of the Market for their generous support of CMYC 2010. This generous donation has been designated to covering part of the choir’s travel costs.
Unless another arrangement has been made beforehand, each sponsor is asked to make a donation of $100 to the Central Manitoba Choral Association to help defray costs of the tour.
A collection in support of CMYC 2010 will be taken at each concert.
Individual donors may write cheques to the CMCA. These donors will be provided with a tax deductible receipt. Cheques may be placed in the donation bags at any of the concerts or may be sent to the treasurer,
Al Thorleifson
Box 557
Manitou MB R0G 1G0.
Bus Schedule
The bus will be available for loading at 11:20 am at Portage Collegiate Institute on Friday, October 15. The choir can load their luggage on the bus in front of the small parking lot by the band room which is on the south side of the west building along St. George Avenue. Risers, luggage, the electronic piano, drums and all other tour gear must be loaded for departure on tour by 2:40 pm Friday.
The bus will return the choir members to the Carman Active Living Centre after their final concert on Monday, October 18. The bus will also deliver students to Portage Collegiate Institute to disperse the singers who live closer to Portage. After the choir has dispersed, the bus will return to Winnipeg.
Billets
Over-night hosts will be required for 50 choristers, the director, accompanist, one chaperone, and the tour manager in all instances from Thursday night to Sunday night. The bus driver will require a billet from Friday night to Sunday night.
Thursday, October 14
Members of the CMYC have been encouraged to attend the Central Manitoba Grade 9 to 12 School Choral Workshop which will be held beginning at 9:00 am in MacGregor. Rehearsals will be held in the following venues:
Grades 9 & 10 MacGregor Collegiate, 150 Fox Street N
Grades 11 & 12 MacGregor EMC, Highway 350, East end of Hampton Street
All members of the CMYC 2010 must be at the MacGregor Collegiate by 6:00 pm for warm-up. CMYC 2010 will perform as a part of the workshop concert.
Concert 1
Central Manitoba Grade 9 to 12 School Choral Workshop Concert
MacGregor Collegiate, 150 Fox Street N, MacGregor MB
7:30 pm
Contact: Mark Borgfjord (H) 285 2979 (W)685 2047
Overnight billets for Thursday night will be provided by the MacGregor / Portage community.
Hosts are asked to provide choristers with breakfast and a bag lunch for Friday noon.
Billet Contact:
Craig Bennet (H)856 0012
James Reynolds (H)239 7240
Friday, October 15
CMYC choristers and chaperones must be at the Portage Collegiate Institute 8:30 am to store their luggage and prepare for rehearsal.
Opening Rehearsal
Portage Collegiate Institute, 65 - 3rd Street SW.,Portage la Prairie
9:00 am
Contact:
Craig Bennet (H)856 0012
James Reynolds (H)239 7240
The choir will be rehearsing in the band room. The choir can store their luggage in the band room. Please enter the band room from the small parking lot by the band room which is on the south side of the west building along St. George Avenue.
The rehearsal will run from 9:00 am to 12:00 am. Bus loading procedure will be reviewed as a part of this rehearsal time. This will include loading all personal luggage, the piano, risers, and all instruments. Bus loading procedures will be reviewed from 11:30 to 12:00. Lunch will be in the Portage Collegiate – 12:00 to 1:00.
Concert 2
The West Building Gymnasium
Portage Collegiate Institute
65 - 3rd Street SW
Portage la Prairie
1:30 pm
Contact :
Craig Bennet (H)856 0012
James Reynolds (H)239 7240
Bus loading 2:30 to 2:40 pm. Departure at 2:40 pm for Holland – 80 km. Arrival at Holland at 3:40 pm.
Concert 3
Central Manitoba Grades 5 to 8 Choral Workshop
Holland Community Hall 526 2384
136 Broadway Street
Holland MB
4:00 pm
Contact:
Jacqui Hurton (H) 526 2068 (W) 526 2179
Bus loading 5:20 – 5:30 pm. Departure for Morden at 5:30 pm.- 104 km. Arrival at Morden Alliance Church at 6:45. Supper will be provided by the Morden Community –6:45 – 7:15.
Morden Alliance Church 822 4060
181 15th Street
Contact: Ruth Polonenko (H) 822 9913 .
Departure for Morden Mennonite Church at 7:20. Arrival at Morden Mennonite at 7:25 pm. Setup – 7:25 to 7:35 pm.
Concert 4
- Morden Mennonite Church 822 7450
- 363 Gilmour Street
- Morden MB R6M 1M5
- 8:00 pm
- Contact:
- Loretta Letkeman, Church Secretary
- Laura Matychuk (H) 822 3552
- Rachel Hiebert (H) 331 3699
- Bus loading - 9:00 to 9:10 pm. Following the concert, the choristers will be billeted by the Morden community. Choristers should be picked up at the Morden Mennonite Church at 9:10 pm.
- Please provide the choristers with breakfast and a bag lunch for Saturday noon.
- Billet Contact: Erika Dyck (H) 822 6825
- Saturday, October 16
- Choristers are to meet the bus at the front door of the Morden Mennonite Church for loading at 9:00 am. Departure for Winkler at 9:15 am. Arrival at the Salem Home in Winkler by 9:30 am. Choristers may alternatively meet the choir at Salem, if they have made prior arrangements with the tour director. Set up from 9:35 to 9:45 am.
Concert 5
Salem Home 325 4316
165 15th Street
Winkler
10:00 am
Contact: Julie Ruban-MacDonald 325-4316
Bus loading 11:00 - 11: 10 pm. Bus leaves for the Arocha Site at 11:15 – 60 km. Students will eat their lunch upon arrival at the Arocha site at Pembina Valley Provincial Park – 12:00 to 12:30.
Students will be provided with a tour of the Arocha site and will be introduced to the programs provided there by
Larry Danielson, Nic and Susan Pharoah
During their tour of the trails at Arocha, the choir will be invited to perform some of their works, a capella, in the Stone Circle.
Concert 6
Stone Circle
Arocha 246 2059
NE 1 1 7W
Just off Hwy # 201
1:15 pm
Bus loading at 2:00 pm. Departure for Crystal City – 80 km at 2:05 pm. Arrival at Crystal City at 3:00 pm. Set up 3:00 – 3:10 pm.
Concert 7
Cornerstone Ministries Church 873 2000
131 New Hope Drive
Crystal City
3:30 pm.
Contact: Heather Hildebrand (H) 873 2630
Bus loading 4:40 to 4:50 pm. Supper will be provided by the Crystal City community – 5:00 to 6:00.
Bus leaves for Manitou at 6:15 pm. – 37 km. Arrival at Manitou at 6:45 pm. Set up 6:50 to 7:00 pm.
Concert 8
Manitou Opera House 242 3160
325 Main Street
Manitou
7:30 pm.
Contact: Al Thorleifson (H) 242 2794 (W) 242 2640
Load bus 8:30 to 8:40 pm. Overnight billets will be provided by the Manitou community.
Billet Contact:
Joy Pauls 242 2817
Evelyn Lea 242 2703
Sunday, October 17
The choristers are to be delivered to the front doors of the Manitou Opera House at 8:20 am for departure to Altona. The bus will leave at 8:30 am – 90 km. Arrival at Altona at 9:30 am. Set up 9:40 – 9:50 am.
Concert 9
Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church (worship service) 324 8122
117 2nd Street NW
Altona
10:30 am
Contact: Pastor Rick Neufeld 324 9027
CMYC will be seated as a group in the choir loft at the front of the church and will rise to sing. They will perform three or four selections from their sacred repertoire at appropriate points during the service.
Following the service, there will be a 10 minute break. A lunch will be provided by the church community -12:00 to 1:00 - in the Church Fellowship Hall.
Concert 10
Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church 324 8122
117 2nd Street NW
Altona
1:30 pm
Contact: Pastor Rick Neufeld 324 9027
Bus loading 2:30 to 2:40 pm.
Bus leaves for Winnipeg at 2:40 pm. – 112 km. Arrival at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church at 4:00 pm. Set up 4:00 to 4:10 pm.
The choir will rehearse with Ecco for their evening performance. Supper will be provided by the Winnipeg community.
Concert 11
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
NE Wardlaw & Nassau
Winnipeg
7:00 pm
Contact: Carrie Schellenberg Wilson
Load bus 8:50 pm to 9:00 pm. Bus departure for St. Francois Xavier at 9:00 pm. – 33 km. Overnight billets will be provided by the St. Francois community. Hosts are asked to pick up their billets in front of the St. Francois Community Club next door to the Elementary School at 9:45 pm.
Hosts are also asked to please provide choristers with breakfast and a bag lunch for Monday noon.
Billet Contact: Crystal Jochum 864 2834
Monday, October 18
Choristers are to be back at St Francois Xavier Community Club to load their luggage and to prepare for set up at the Elementary School by 8:45 am on Monday morning. Set up – 8:50 – 9:00 am.
Concert 12
St. Francois Xavier Elementary School 864 2868
991 PTH 26
St Francois Xavier
9:30 am
Contact: Mrs. Tiltman, Principal
Bus loading 10:40 - 10: 50 pm. Bus leaves for Carman at 11:00 am – 80 km. Arrival at 11:50 pm. Setup 11:50 – 12:00 pm.
Concert 13
Carman Active Living Centre
47 Ed Belfour Drive
12:30 pm
Contact: Jocelyn Van Koughnet (H) 745 6321
CMYCers will have their lunch together at the Centre after their concert – 1:40 – 2:20.
CMYCers who wish to may depart the tour at:
Carman Active Living Centre
47 Ed Belfour Drive
2:30 pm
Jocelyn VanKoughnet (H) 745 6321
or at
Portage Collegiate Institute
65 - 3rd Street SW.
Portage la Prairie
3:30 pm
James Reynolds (H)239 7240 (C) 870 9051
All instruments and risers will be distributed for return to their owners at either Carman or Portage.
The bus will depart for Winnipeg at 3:30 pm.
The Central Manitoba Choral Association would like to thank everyone who has helped to make this tour a success. The Central Manitoba Choral Association is proud of the Central Manitoba Youth Choir. The members of this choir are our region’s musical ambassadors and they deserve our support and encouragement. Please join us at whichever concerts you wish, and bring someone with you.
Thank you for you support!!!
The sound that we all created was so special because of who we were singing with. The group was very memorable. I will never forget the experience.
Ceone (singer)
….we are all alike. We all love to sing and have many musical talents. CMYC for me was a life-changing experience and I can't wait to come back next year!
Patricia (singer)
CMYC was a career highlight for me! Each singer is a musician, so I was able to collaborate with them and the music-making was evident right from the first weekend. I didn't anticipate getting so attached to each of them...but I guess that's what happens when you share such an intensely beautiful experience. I am truly grateful for the opportunity. It has made me a better musician and teacher.
Carrie (director)
CMYC was so awesome! I loved singing with ECCO in Winnipeg and meeting 49 other people that I have something in common with; we all love to sing. CMYC is like the place every teenager dreams of. It’s a place where you don’t get judged or ridiculed for being yourself. It was the most life-changing and unforgettable experience of my life. I can’t wait for next year!!
Salina (singer)
CMYC for me was definitely a life changing experience. All the choir members are very friendly, and everyone became friends before the end of the first rehearsal camp. As for the music, singing in a choir of that calibre is a phenomenal experience, and nothing else can compare to it.
Josh (singer)
The CMYC experience was absolutely amazing! To be able to sing in such a high-calibre choir along with the some of the most talented choristers in the province was an incredible privilege and blessing. The friendships and memories that were created during CMYC will stay with me forever!
Amber (singer)
This was my last year in CMYC and it was so memorable! The great people that you get to sing with and the awesome billets you get to meet makes the social aspect of CMYC really great. And the food....phenomenal!
Louise (singer)
I made more friends then I ever thought I would get from CMYC. It was a blast and I loved all the people I was with and hope to see them again soon ‘cause I already miss them!!
Nolan (singer)
I just hope the legacy continues to grow! This marked my last of three years singing in this choir, and all of them have become some of the most profoundly enjoyable experiences of my teenage years!
Skye (singer)
Your countryside is gorgeous, your hospitality is amazing, and your CMYC singing has left an impression on my heart.
Donna and Bucky (parents)
CMYC is a little bit of heaven on earth for me.
Loren (accompanist)
CMYC has already been an incredibly influential part of my life. Learning music quickly, memorizing and perfecting the songs was a fun challenge, but the best part is the other people there. You all share interests immediately and become friends very quickly. You get to know the other singers for only a few short weekends, but the bonds between the individuals, the director, and the choir as a whole are strong and long lasting…it's a phenomenal experience.
Katie (singer)
2009 marks the 25th Anniversary of the CMYC. It is with great pleasure that the Central Manitoba Choral Association welcomes Elroy Friesen to direct the CMYC Alumni Choir 2009 in celebration of a quarter century of great music.
Central Manitoba Youth Choir was formed to provide a high quality choral experience for senior high students demonstrating musical ability. The members have the opportunity to develop their skills and talents in an intensive choral setting. It is an honour, in our 25th year to celebrate all of those choristers who have been a part of the CMYC experience over the years.
The Central Manitoba Choral Association depends on the donations of those who love choral music. If you are able to help us fund our special celebrations this year, we would be pleased to accept your support. Just make donation cheques out to the Central Manitoba Choral Association and mail them along with your registration for the Alumni Choir.
Elroy Friesen is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba. He directs the University Singers, Cantata Singers and Women’s Chorus and teaches conducting, graduate conducting and music education. He is currently completing his doctoral studies at the University of Illinois (DMA) researching the choral music of Finnish composer, Einojuhani Rautavaara.
He has been a high school choral specialist in Manitoba where his programs included concert, chamber, and vocal rhythmic choirs. His ensembles have received numerous awards for their performances in Manitoba and Canada; they have toured internationally, and have performed with many outstanding arts organizations, including the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Kokopelli, the Winnipeg New Music Festival, Soundstreams Canada and Groundswell. Mr. Friesen earned his bachelor degrees in music (B. Mus.) and education (B. Ed.) and his masters in conducting (M.Mus.) from the University of Manitoba, receiving numerous study grants and scholarships from the Manitoba Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Foundation for Choral Music in Manitoba.
Mr. Friesen is the founder and past artistic director of Prairie Voices, has recently held the positions of Artistic Director of the Mennonite Community Orchestra, Director of Choirs at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Urbana, and director of the U of I University Chorus in Illinois. He is in demand as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor, and has conducted youth choirs and orchestras throughout Canada and the United States and has recently had conducting engagements in Sweden and South America. Elroy and his wife Heidi are raising their family of four children in Winnipeg, Manitoba
CMYC Tour 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Concert 1 - Manitou - 7:30 PM
Central Manitou Grade 9 to 12 School Choral Workshop Concert
Manitou Opera House, 408 Fuller Avenue, Manitou MB
Friday, October 16, 2009
Concert 2 - Pilot Mound - 12:40 PM
The Gymnasium Pilot Mound School, 225 Norquay St S, Pilot Mound MB
Concert 3 - Carman - 4:00 PM
Central Manitoba Choral Grades 5 to 8 Workshop Carman Collegiate Carman Collegiate Theatre, 121 4th Street SE, Carman MB
Concert 4 - Morden - 8:00 PM
Morden Mennonite Church, 363 Gilmour Street, Morden MB
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Concert 5 - Morden - 10:00 AM
Tabor Home, 230 9th Street S, Morden MB
Concert 6 - Winkler - 2:00 PM
Altona Mennonite Church, 267 8th Ave NE, Altona MB
CMYC 25th Anniversary Banquet - 5:00 PM
Winkler Emmanuel Mennonite Church, 750 15th Street, Winkler MB
Concert 7 - Winkler - 7:30 PM
Winkler Emmanuel Mennonite Church, 750 15th Street, Winkler MB
Sunday, October 18
Concert 8 - Starbuck - 10:00 AM
Trinity Lutheran Church, 43 River Avenue, Starbuck MB
Concert 9 - Baker Colony - 4:00 PM
Baker Colony School, SE 14-10-10 W
Concert 10 - Portage la Prairie - 7:30 PM
Trinity United Church, 15 Tupper Street S, Portage la Prairie MB
Monday, October 19
Concert 11 - Gladstone - 1:25 PM
William Morton Collegiate, 141 Morris Avenue S, Gladstone MB
Concert 12 - Elm Creek - 1:25 PM
Elm Creek School, 194 Gordon Avenue, Elm Creek MB
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