What a Wonderful World

Ordinary Boys. Doing Extraordinary Things.

Enjoy the wonderful sound of "angel voices" as the Land of Lakes Choirboys lift your soul with their gift of music.

Free Concert - no tickets required
Free-will offerings welcome

www.lolcb.org

Concert hosted by the Winnipeg Boys' Choir

DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.

The Land of Lakes Choirboys, celebrating its 41st Season, develops fine young gentlemen through the gift of music.  We pride ourselves on our motto of “Music, Respect and Honor,” teaching boys responsibility and independence, musical skill and self-discipline, manners and appropriate behavior.  We bring boys together to celebrate the gift of music while teaching them how to work as a team and how to become gentlemen.  Our music education includes music theory, sight-singing, ear training, harmonization, rhythm and much more.  The choirboys’ eyes are opened to the profound effect music can have in their lives and the lives of their audiences around the world.

Boys ages 5-7 are welcomed into the Prep Choir where they spend time becoming familiar with how their voice is used as an instrument.  Boys ages 8-12, by successfully completing an audition, are welcomed into the Training Choir.  Here the boys begin the formal process of the Voice for Life program designed by the Royal School of Church Music.  After completing the first level of training, the boys become eligible for the Concert Choir. Based on openings in our Concert Choir, the boys are invited to enter this choir to develop further their musical skills by singing in three and four parts.  The boys of the Concert Choir travel extensively throughout the United States and abroad.

The Land of Lakes Choirboys devotes all of its time to offering private voice instruction, leadership development, a music education and performance opportunities like none other.  The organization is also a member of the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame and recognized for its contribution for keeping the arts alive for young boys in our area.

The Land of Lakes Choirboys’ mission is to enrich the lives of boys by teaching excellence in choral music and self-discipline.  Learn more about the choirboys at www.lolcb.org.  Come enjoy the wonderful sound of “angel voices” as the Land of Lakes Choirboys lift your soul with their gift of music.

Muriel Smith, Conductor

This Land of Ours

Celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday with Canadian Songs. Includes guest artists.

Please bring a tin for the bin.

Advance: $10, At Door: $12 Children under 12 Free
Available at Tergesen's Store in Gimli, Arborg Nic-Nacs in Arborg (376-5023) or from any of the following: for Riverton Valdine Peterson 378-2207 or Percy Marks 642-7652, Gimli Candice Murphy 642-9791 and Winnipeg Beach Donna Winstone 389-4141.

Valdine Anderson, Conductor
Rachel Dyck, Accompanist

Esprit: I Love You!

Esprit unabashedly sings songs of love, in the midst of Spring, the season of love. Experience the sensuousness of Holst's Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, and Eric Whitacre's Five Hebrew Love Songs. Other works by Libby Larsen, Gwyneth Walker, and Canada's Steven Smith, and more, present lush lyrics on themes of diamonds, velvet, and the tango. Joining Esprit are Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra musicians Richard Turner, harp, and Meredith McCallum, violin, Winnipeg percussionist Steven Howes, and dancer Camila Schujman. 

Adults: $25.00 Seniors and Students: $20.00 Children under 12: Free
Available at the door, at McNally's bookstore, and from members of Esprit

Muriel Smith, Conductor

This Land of Ours

Celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday with Canadian Songs. Includes guest artists.

Please bring a tin for the bin.

Advance: $10, At Door: $12 Children under 12 Free
Available at Tergesen's Store in Gimli, Arborg Nic-Nacs in Arborg (376-5023) or from any of the following: for Riverton Valdine Peterson 378-2207 or Percy Marks 642-7652, Gimli Candice Murphy 642-9791 and Winnipeg Beach Donna Winstone 389-4141.

Richard Greig, Conductor

Spring Concert

The Senior Citizens Choir of Winnipeg present an afternoon of sacred, folk and show tunes.

$15
Available from choir members or at the door

Kendra Obach, Conductor

Selkirk Community Choir Celebrates Canada 150 Years with Spring Concert

Selkirk Community Choir will perform popular music celebrating Earth, Water, Wind and Fire in songs such as The Earth Song, Sixteen Tons, Four Strong Winds, etc.  
Guest performers are Tabula Rasa.
Refreshments follow the concert.

Student/Senior/Adult $10; children under 12 are free
Available at the door

For more info, contact Denise Jacobs at 204-482-7775 or Thea O. at 204-757-4411

Janet Brenneman, Conductor

A Garden of Song – Of Love and Beauty

Renaissance Voices presents A Garden of Song-Of Love and Beauty, the ensemble’s biennial spring choral concert. 
Come and enjoy light spring music on the theme of love and beauty in an informal, café-style garden setting. Under the direction of Janet Brenneman, the chamber choir will perform motets by Monteverdi, Victoria, and Healey Willan and madrigals by Thomas Morley and William Byrd. The choir is very pleased to feature our special guest-guitarist Andrew Erickson, who will perform an eclectic variety of works, including selections by 16th century composer John Dowland accompanying the choir.

Adults: $25   Student: $15
Available at: McNally Robinson Booksellers, at the door and from choir members

Muriel Smith, Conductor

This Land of Ours

Celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday with Canadian Songs. Includes guest artists.

Please bring a tin for the bin.

Advance: $10, At Door: $12 Children under 12 Free
Available at Tergesen's Store in Gimli, Arborg Nic-Nacs in Arborg (376-5023) or from any of the following: for Riverton Valdine Peterson 378-2207 or Percy Marks 642-7652, Gimli Candice Murphy 642-9791 and Winnipeg Beach Donna Winstone 389-4141.

Sherrie Bredesen, Conductor

Music of the Night

 Golden Chordsmen chorus plus our own quartets: HARLEQUIN-bsq, VOCAL POINT, & HATS OFF
Guest Quartet: FALLCREEK

Tickets: $20; Kids 6 and under
Available by calling John Latham 204--255-4558

Winnipeg Youth Chorus: Garth and Lisa Rempel, Conductors
Margaret's Choir: Nathan Poole, Conductor

Hope

The Winnipeg Youth Chorus and Margaret's Choir present HOPE - a collaborative concert benefiting the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba.

Tickets: Adults: $25; Students: $15
Available online at www.winnipegyouthchorus.com

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

MTS Rising Stars: Carmina Burana

Experience the power of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the WSO and Alexander Mickelthwate! For this special presentation, the symphony joins forces with a choir made of 250 high school students. The talent of youth will also be showcased through the Vocal Soloist Competition, which allows two students to perform a piece of their choice with the WSO – a thrilling opportunity!

Massed choir includes students from:

• Garden City Collegiate
• Glenlawn Collegiate
• Neelin High School
• Steinbach Regional Secondary School
• Stonewall Collegiate High School
• Kelvin High School
• Sisler High School
• Pembina Voices Boys

Artists:

• Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
• Carolyn Boyes, Rob Monson, Kristel Peters, choir conductors
• Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
• Sydney Clarke, soprano
• Adam Sperry, tenor
• Ben Erickson, baritone
• Alix Verrier, vocalist
• Selene Sharpe, vocalist

$25
Available from WSO Box Office: (204) 949-3999 or from choir members

Where Our Journeys Lead: Music to Celebrate Our Land

Music to celebrate our Canadian traditions through song. Special guests the Sweet Medicine Singers and Ecole Harrison Chorale Avancee under the direction of Marla Fontaine.

$10
Available at the door

Steve Denby, Conductor

Annual Spring Concert

Bison Men's Chorus Annual Spring Concert with special guests The Winnipeg Boy's Choir and Matthew Guidry, trombone (U of M music student and winner of the Steve & Cary Denby Scholarship in Music Education

Adults $15, Students (12 and under) $5
Available at the door

Annual event with seniors choirs sharing their music with each other.
Community created through music, food and fellowship.

Featuring:

• Joie de Vivre, conducted by John Tanner
• Altona Senior Choir, conducted by Henry R. Peters
• Winkler Senior Centre Choir, conducted by Wes Hamm
• Massed Choir, conducted by Henry R. Peters

Special Guest, World Class Violinist, Rosemary Siemens

Freewill Offering

Tricia Penner, Conductor

Sing

Come and enjoy a great variety of music with lots of Canadian favourites. Featuring the Junior Girls, Senior Girls and all of the Girls together.

Adults: $10, Children under 12: $5
Available at the door

Yuri Klaz, Conductor

Happy Birthday Canada! Canadian Landscapes

We celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with a youth choir, presenting choral works specic to Canadian landscapes. Guest choir will be the Mennonite Collegiate Chamber Choir from Gretna, conducted by Rick Heppner-Mueller. We have chosen a variety of Canadian choral music, including Songs of Autumn and Sunsets by Robert Ingari, The Song My Paddle Sings by Matthew Emery, Red River Valley by Leonard Enns, Si j’avais le bateau by Harry Somers and Five Canadian Folksongs by Stephen Chatman.

Adults: $30 | 65+: $25 | Under 30: $15
High School Students: $5 (at the door only)
ONLINE, McNally Robinson Booksellers, 204-944-9100 or at the door

Prairie Lullaby

Justin Odwak, conductor

Our annual spring concert filled with a wide variety of songs.

$15
Online, McNally Robinson Booksellers, The Happy Cooker and from choir members.
www.rainbowharmonyproject.ca

Yuri Klaz, Conductor of Winnipeg Singers
Muriel Smith, Conductor of Westshore Choir

Happy Birthday Canada! Canadian Landscapes

Winnipeg Singers returns to Gimli with "Happy Birthday Canada! Canadian Landscapes" - celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday! Our all-Canadian concert will reflect our distinctive Canadian landscapes sung in choral soundscapes. 

Winnipeg Singers welcomes our guest choir the Westshore Choir, conducted by Muriel Smith, with accompanist Ginny Parent. 

Yuri Klaz, Artistic Director is pleased to celebrate Canada 150 with music as he brings the Winnipeg Singers back to Gimli along with the Westshore Choir.

Celebrate Canada 150 with one of Canada’s best choirs - The Winnipeg Singers – winner of 3 awards at the 2016 Florence (Italy) International Choral Festival and Competition: Best Chamber Choir, Best Sacred Music, and winner of the “The Golden David” – Best Choir of the Festival!

Tickets: Adult $20, Student with ID $10
Available at: Tergesen's store in Gimli, and from Muriel Smith and the Westshore Choir, and the door (cash only).

Garth and Lisa Rempel, Conductors

Enharmony - Coffee House

Enharmony will be performing at Young United Church!  It is a “Coffee House” style of event. There will be coffee, tea and goodies available for purchase throughout the evening. Come on out for what promises to be an awesome night of music! All proceeds are in support of West Broadway Community Ministry, and the outreach program heavily funded by Young United Church.

$10
Available at the door

Neil Weisensel & Rachel Landrecht, Conductors

Change the World (one song at a time)

WORLD VILLAGE GOSPEL CHOIR presents CHANGE THE WORLD (ONE SONG AT A TIME), an uplifting concert celebrating inclusivity, diversity, and peace at 2 p.m. Saturday April 22nd at Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton St. Admission is $15, kids under 12 free. 
WVGC Co-Director Neil Weisensel: “In a world recently fuelled by expressions of nationalism and intolerance, we would like to offer up an alternate vision: an affirmation that diversity makes us stronger, that inclusivity is more important than exclusion, and that celebrating our common humanity will bring us to a better understanding of each other.”

Ticket Price: Adults $15, kids under 12 free

Where can tickets be obtained?: At the door or at http://worldvillagemusic.ca/product/buy-concert-tickets-for-world-village-gospel-choirs-spring-concert/

Bill Quinn, Conductor

Song for a New Beginning 2

A fundraising concert to assist in bringing a refugee family from Syria to Winnipeg. Featuring the Grace Choir and special guests, the SnowTones Vocal group (Dan Peasgood, Jodie Borle, Sara Clefstad and Bill Quinn).

$15

Carolyn Boyes and Spencer Duncanson, Conductors

This is My Home

A lovely concert of music to celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday.

Adults $12 / Students $8 / kids 12 and under Free
Available online at www.winnipegboyschoir.ca or at the door

In Concert

A renowned Canadian choir, the Elmer Iseler Singers, will make the first stop in Winnipeg on their Western Canada Tour.

The 20-voice professional choral ensemble will stage a concert of outstanding music. This Toronto-based choir is considered one of the finest choirs in North America. The choir, which was founded 38 years ago by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler, is conducted by award-winning artistic director Lydia Adams. Regularly featured on CBC Radio 2, the choir won the 2014 National Choral Award and is recently nominated for a Juno 2017 Award!

Tickets are $25 each ($30.00 at the door) and can be purchased at the Sturgeon Creek United Church Office Wed – Fri, 9-12 (204-832-1000) or McNally Robinson Booksellers.

Elmer Iseler Singers tour is made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and a grant from the Ontario Arts Council.

Michelle Chyzyk, Conductor

Konektis in Concert

This is Westman's newest choral group. The singers come from many towns surrounding Brandon. Konektis in the language of Esperanto means "connected" and this exciting ensemble strives to be connected with each other and also with the charismatic music that they perform. Many of the singers were past members of the Western Manitoba Youth Choir and the choir is working to provide this similar experience for adults to enjoy. We're very excited to show our year's work!

$10 admission at the door

John Wiens, Conductor

Isolation

To our great delight, John Wiens waves his magic want over us again in 2017, offering contemplative a cappella early music at its finest - a perfect start to Easter week. Isolation features music and composers who express the depth and beauty of profound isolation, including Cardoso, Josquin des Pres, White, Crequillon, Browne and not-so-early Balfour. Despite some of this music being over 400 years old, it all points to catharsis in our own moment in time.

2 Concerts: Sunday, April 9, 3:00pm & 7:30pm

Adult $30, Seniors $25 and under 30's $15
Available at: McNally Robinson, website www.cameratanova.com, Tel: 204-918-4547

St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church315 Munroe Avenue, at the corner of Brazier

John Wiens, Conductor

Isolation

To our great delight, John Wiens waves his magic want over us again in 2017, offering contemplative a cappella early music at its finest - a perfect start to Easter week. Isolation features music and composers who express the depth and beauty of profound isolation, including Cardoso, Josquin des Pres, White, Crequillon, Browne and not-so-early Balfour. Despite some of this music being over 400 years old, it all points to catharsis in our own moment in time.

2 Concerts: Sunday, April 9, 3:00pm & 7:30pm

Adult $30, Seniors $25 and under 30's $15
Available at: McNally Robinson, website www.cameratanova.com, Tel: 204-918-4547

St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church315 Munroe Avenue, at the corner of Brazier

Nathaniel De Avila & Sean Goerzen, Conductors

O Come let us sing

This concert is the debut of the Pax Cantata Chorus, a new choir consisting of CMU alumni and colleagues.
Concert Program:
G.F. Handel's Chandos Anthem No. 8, O come, let us sing unto the Lord,
J.S. Bach's Cantata 196 Der Herr denket an uns, and
A. Vivaldi's Dixit Dominus, RV595.

Accompanied by organ, this concert will feature soloists that are singing in the choir, including Anna Bigland-Pritchard, Alyssa Hildebrand, Rachel MacEwan, Jami Reimer, Lauren Harms, and Josiah Brubacher.

$10.00 Regular, $8.00 Senior (65+) & Student, 16 and under free
Available at the door.

Johanna Hildebrand, Conductor

To Drive the Cold Winter Away

Chase away the winter blues with an evening of spirited choral music from all the corners of the world.

Featuring special guests Prairie Voices.

Adults: $20, Students: $10
www.prairievoices.ca

Geung Kroeker-Lee, Conductor

The Slow Thaw

Prairie Voices presents their winter concert "The Slow Thaw". Celebrate the coming of spring with a variety of selections from the choral repertoire.

Featuring special guests Horizon.

Adults: $20, Students: $10
www.prairievoices.ca