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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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PAST EVENTS
O Canada! 2012 trip to Ottawa
The Georgetown Children's Chorus had a great summer and is now looking for new members, ages 5 to 18, to join in its 20th anniversary season. The highlight of the summer was when 30 members of the 100 voice choir traveled to Ottawa on Canada Day to sing at the National Arts Centre, as part of the 400 voice Unisong Festival choir.
Twelve choirs from across Canada were invited to perform and the Georgetown Children's Chorus was asked to represent Ontario at this year's festival. Conductor A. Dale Wood and chorus co-founder Lois Fraser were there to lead the trip, which included a special performance in the Rotunda, the centre hall inside the Parliament Buildings.
All the choirs from across Canada learned a dozen songs (all Canadian composers, of course!) before arriving in Ottawa. Once there, they had combined rehearsals for three days, led by Winnipeg Conductor Dr. Elroy Friesen, who is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba. This was a wonderful learning experience and Dr. Friesen made every minute of rehearsal fun and exciting. He had all 400 young people in the palm of his hand.
Highlights of the trip included performing three concerts on Canada Day, along with the 60 piece National Arts Centre Symphony Orchestra, at the NAC. There were 2,000 people in attendance at each performance. The kids also shared the stage with well known Canadian fiddler Natalie McMaster, which was a thrill for the kids. Her energy and talent inspired the Georgetown kids and a lucky few met her after the performance for a chat. Following the concerts, the kids enjoyed the famous fireworks display on Parliament Hill.
At the end of the trip, everyone was exhausted but agreed that it was a very patriotic and exciting five days. The Georgetown Children's Chorus has performed all over Canada as well as the UK and Europe.
JULY 2012
We will be travelling to Ottawa June 28 to July 2, 2012 to participate in the 16th annual Unisong Festival. We will help to symbolically unite Canada through song. This unique musical experience will help bring hundreds of performers from across Canada to perform in 6 concerts. We will be at the Rotunda on Parliament Hill and the main stage of the National Arts Centre as well as a local church.
June 1, 2012 - Croatian Centre - singing O Canada for the Relay For Life (6:30/7:00)
November 11, 2012 - Remembrance Service with The Georgetown Choral Society at The Christian Reformed Church.
December 1, 2012 - Christmas Concerts at The Christian Reformed Church in Georgetown.
2011/2012
April 2012 - Spring Concerts were at 2:00 and 7:00 in Georgetown - Theme was "Canada Is".
December 2011 - Christmas Concerts were at 1:00 and 3:00 in Georgetown - Theme was "Christmas Around The World".
New Season started on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Half season starts on Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
Sunday, September 25, 2011.
4th Annual Georgetown Hospital Walk at The Georgetown Hospital. We were joined by The Georgetown Choral Society for some singing at this event.
Saturday, October 1, 2011.
We were invited to participate in a "FLASH MOB" to honour Culture days which is a national event that takes place during that entire weekend. We were singing and dancing to the song "WHEN I SING" at The Georgetown Farmers Market. It was awesome!!!
2010/2011
Christmas Concerts - A rock Musical, "A Ticket to Christmas" on Saturday, December 11th and Sunday, December 12th, 2010. 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. both days.
Spring Concerts - Music for the Soul on Saturday, March 26th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
April 2010
The Georgetown Children's Chorus is heading off to Nova Scotia on Monday, April 5th, 2010 for an exchange with a group of kids for one week. The group from Nova Scotia will be in Georgetown later on in the month to finish up the exchange. It will be an exciting time and some lifelong relationships will be formed.
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Media Coverage
- Georgetown Children's Chorus to Share Christmas Joy on Saturday
The Independant & Free Press - November 30 2005
Click here to read more - Local Children's Chorus Heads to The Netherlands with the
Support of Veterans Affairs
Halton Herald.ca - May 2005
Click here to read more - The Liberation of the Netherlands
Veterans Canada Website - May 2005
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