Sue Chick presents: An Evening in Two Parts
Come in out of the chilly Alberta winter and let the music warm you!
House Concert and
Vocal Improvisation Workshop
Saturday, 21 January 2012 - 7:30pm
Common House (Prairie Sky Co-Housing)
403 31st Ave NE, Calgary
Suggested donation $15
Please feel free to BYOB and/or nibbles to share.
Please RSVP to Houseconcert
If you are apprehensive about the "vocal improv" part of the evening, rest assured that there is NO requirement to sing, and you will enjoy the spontaneous music being made by others. You will not be alone. If you're up for a good sing though, there is no experience necessary - only a good attitude!
Location Description: The townhouses on the SE corner of 31st Ave and Edmonton Trail, right across from the Centex Gas station. Please park on 31st Ave NE (not 30th Ave) and come up the stairs by the garage doors.
Sue Chick is extending an invitation to all directors of choirs, choruses and singing groups in and around Calgary to participate in an upcoming vocal improvisation workshop.
There is no charge for this workshop, and it will be a chance to sing, play, connect, listen, grow and make music with other directors in the area. The invitation is to leaders or directors of all manners of chorus or choir - children's choirs, adult choirs, auditioned, non-auditioned, community, church, barbershop, chamber....
This is a free workshop, however space is limited so Sue is requesting that you register. If there is enough interest she will add a second date.
So please come join in singing for the joy of singing!
Choir Directors Sing YourSelf
Saturday, 11 February, 2012
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Christ Church Elbow Park - Crump Room
3602 - 8th Street SW, Calgary, AB,
Information is also at singyourself website. Please contact Sue for details, with questions, or to register.
Take advantage of the Red Deer College Adult Concert Band Workshop!
January 20-22
Cost: $110 plus GST Register by January 10 to receive 10% discount.
This year, RDC if offering one band at Grade 3.5-5 concert band level. In addition to full band rehearsals under the direction of the guest conductor, Clinton Marshall, there are instrumental clinic sessions and a wine & cheese social. The finale is a concert presentation. Take advantage of top-notch professional instruction and make music with people from across Alberta!
For more details and registration information check out the 2012 Adult Concert Band Brochure!
Join your musical friends at the 7th Annual West Valley Winds Workshop held in beautiful Canmore March 9, 10!
Cost: Just $45!
The Event
Geared to Grade 3.5-4.5 players, the entire workshop (Friday evening and all day Saturday) will be held in full ensemble under the direction of our guest conductor, Colin Clarke.
After the Friday evening sight reading session, everyone is invited to the Communitea Café for a closed party featuring our own jazz jam. Our rhythm section will lay down the beat and all are welcome to join in or simply listen and socialize with friends.
Saturday rehearsals will run from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Coffee breaks (with delicious snacks) are provided and everyone goes out to find lunch at any of the terrific Canmore eateries. The workshop will conclude with an informal concert at 5:00pm. For those who are having too much fun to stop, we'll go out for supper together!
Registration
Register soon! A group block of hotel accommodations has been arranged for the workshop. A hot breakfast is included in the reservation and the hotel has a newly renovated pool with waterslide and hot tub. Simply indicate on the registration form that hotel accommodations are needed and you will be emailed the phone number and reservation code. (The group block is just held until February 9th, so register now and make your arrangements.)
If you can't attend the full workshop, drop in to the free concert to join in the fun and hear some great music!
Guest Conductor
Colin Clarke resides in Oakville, Ontario with his wife Laura. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, a project he began as a student in high school. This multi-award winning ensemble has earned a reputation nationwide as one of the leading performance ensembles of its kind in Canada, specializing in music from the traditional through to the newest works for wind band and made its Carnegie Hall debut in the spring of 2010.
A recent recipient of the Clifford Evans Award for Conducting, Colin’s credits include collaboration with groups such as the United States Air Force Band of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Ballet Jörgen, jazz vibraphonist Peter Appleyard, trumpet virtuosi Allan Vizzutti and Jens Lindemann, and the Canadian Brass.
Colin’s popularity as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator and composer/arranger has captured the attention of instrumental and choral ensembles, schools and music festivals all across Canada. He has conducted several all-city bands, orchestras and choirs across Ontario, and has led the Provincial Honour Bands of Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island. In the spring of 2008 he served as conductor of the prestigious National Youth Band of Canada.
Previous guest conductors for the workshop have been Dr. Mark Hopkins (University of Calgary), Dr. Dale J. Lonis (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra), Dr. Gillian Mackay (University of Toronto), Mr. Patrick Winters (Eastern Washington University), Mr. Clinton Marshall (South Carolina) and Mr. Gareth Jones (University of Calgary).
Comments About Previous Workshops
From Guest Conductors:
“The Adult Band Workshop that I did for you was the highlight of last year's season for me. I don't remember when I've had such a satisfying and rewarding experience. The band was so responsive and fun to work with. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of such a unique and wonderful venture.” Clinton Marshall
“I just wanted reiterate what a wonderful time I had this weekend. You have a fantastic thing going with that weekend. Thanks for having me in to be a part of it.” Gareth Jones
From Participants:
• Great conductor. He really raised the bar for this workshop and accepted no less than your best. Good choice!
• I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. The director was fantastic!
• Very professional and very clear!
• A great sense of humour.
• Excellent workshop - director was awesome! Thank you!
Are you looking for a great last-minute Christmas present for your musical partner or friend? How about a day of big band jazz? $40 will buy a day of musical instruction, fun socializing, coffee breaks and lunch!
Just print the registration form, detach and mail the bottom portion with a cheque, and present the top portion to the lucky person on Christmas morning.
If only all your Christmas shopping was this easy!
The Metropolitan Winds presents “A Fall Concert” on Saturday November 19, with a wide variety of repertoire ranging from original works for Wind Ensemble, to Orchestral Transcriptions arranged for Wind Ensemble. “Archangel Raphael Who Leaves a House of Tobias”, “Amazing Grace” and J.S. Bach’s “Contrapunctus IX” are some of the selections we will be performing. This will be a very exciting and enjoyable concert for our audience and we encourage you to bring your whole family to what will be a fantastic event!
The Metropolitan Winds is a group of local amateur musicians from the Calgary area that has been performing for five years.
Please join us for the first concert of the 2011/2012 season at Hope Lutheran Church (3527 Boulton Rd NW) on Saturday November 19 at 7:30 pm. Tickets available at door ($10 adult/$5 students and seniors). For more information see www.metropolitanwinds.ca.
