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Start thinking about JOY again!

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I am excited to be able to think optimistically about our return to singing in person. Thank you to all that sang online this year. It was an experience that I hope brought you meaning and pleasure.

I miss you all, and I want to get back to singing as quickly as possible so I’m starting to make plans. However, ultimately we still at this point only have hope that sometime in the fall it will be safe again to sing together.

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Stay connected for updates. At the moment I am hoping to start Monday, September 13th, from 7-9pm. If you are reading this, look for an email that requests your intentions to return to sing or if your life has moved on and you will no longer be joining us.

We are starting to craft some new projects and some old. Its exciting to think about the possibilities.

So start thinking about JOY again. SINGING again. LAUGHTER again. HARMONY again.

Are we going to be able to take it? It will be so wonderful to see and hug all of you again.

Be in touch.

Warmly,

Nancy

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11 Tips on auditioning for Cantala-Part 2

Last year I wrote about some quick tips on how to audition for Cantala. Here 11 more tips on making the most of your voice and musical talent in the audition for Cantala, Part 2.

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Russian Beauty: Spring Concert Program

The final concert of our 10th Season is quickly approaching and we are celebrating in many ways, including performing Rachmaninoff’s Six Choruses for Treble voices, op. 15; a special gem from the Women’s choral literature in May. 

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My music calendar is empty, how about yours?

This is the first time in 20+ years that I haven’t had a jam packed, stressful, busy, over the top musical calendar. I usually find myself running to watching a performance of the Nutcracker, then running downtown to take in the kids’ symphony Christmas concert, then singing a Messiah performance here or there, and of course keeping up with my own performance schedule: Church services and choral concerts.

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New Beginnings

Cantala Choir and I had our first in person rehearsal in two years in February 2022 and for so many reasons, it feels like a new beginning. For one, as I re enter the world of choral music and choral programming I feel I have many new ideas and perspectives. So consider this: what about changing “hundred of years-old sacred text” to a sacred text that is relevant to our human society today? Radical idea? Read on.

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A look forward to Spring 2024

This spring we will be learning Canadian Folk songs. I was inspired recently by the work titled Woodsmoke and Oranges (Tamblyn). (Psst…. For those that know me, don’t be surprised to also anticipate other pieces that are not Canadian folk as well).

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