CARMINA BURANA!
Spring 2025
Would you like to join us?
This spring, Dalhousie Collegium Cantorum will be presenting Carmina Burana with the Halifax Boys Honour Choir as the guest children’s choir.
If you would like to book an audition, please contact Laurie Ewer for more information at ewer.laurie@gmail.com
CARMINA BURANA!
Spring 2025
Would you like to join us?
This spring, Dalhousie Collegium Cantorum will be presenting Carmina Burana with the Halifax Boys Honour Choir as the guest children’s choir.
If you would like to book an audition, please contact Laurie Ewer for more information at ewer.laurie@gmail.com
SOUNDTRAX – A DYNAMIC CHORAL EXPERIENCE FOR SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS
Soundtrax is an auditioned SATB youth choir featuring students from across the HRA as part of the Halifax Regional Arts program. We are passionate singers who love exploring dynamic repertoire. If you are interested in joining this choir, please book an audition by scanning the QR code or visit https://hra.hrce.ca/ Auditions will be happening on Thursday, June 6th and 13th from 4:30-6:30 in Room 222 at Citadel High School. Please contact ffarrell@gnspes.ca for further information.
CALLING ALL VOCAL JAZZERS – SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS
Jazz Voices is an auditioned jazz/pop choir geared for folks who are keen to take their choral skills to the next level. We meet on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:00 at Citadel High School. Auditions for this group are happening on Thursday, June 6th and 13th from 4:30-6:30 in Room 222 at Citadel High School. To book an audition, please scan the QR code or visit https://hra.hrce.ca/ Please contact ffarrell@gnspes.ca for further information.
CALLING ALL JUNIOR HIGH UPPER VOICES
The Halifax Youth Honour Choir is looking for new members. This group of dedicated choristers meets on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:15 at Central Junior High. Auditions are happening on June 4th and June 11th from 4:30-6:30 at Oxford School. To book an appointment, please scan the QR code or visit https://hra.hrce.ca/ Please contact ffarrell@gnspes.ca for further information.
Dalhousie Collegium Cantorum, under the direction of Gary Ewer, will be accepting new members for our 2024- 2025 season. Most recently the choir has performed Handel’s Solomon, as well as Mozart’s Requiem.
For more information, please contact Laurie Ewer at ewer.laurie@gmail.
Interested in signing your child up for just one hour of FREE music training each week? Learn more at capellaregalis.com/join.
Capella Regalis is welcoming new boys and girls ages 6+ to join our Boys and Girls Probationer’s Programs (training choirs) which allows children to try the choir and learn music basics in a low-pressure, fun environment. Each group meets for one one-hour rehearsal each week at Saint Andrew’s United Church, Halifax: Boys on Fridays, 4-5 PM and Girls on Tuesdays 5:15-6:15 PM.
You can learn more or sign up by attending a half-hour Probationers Program Information Session, or you can request a brief and friendly individual audition, at capellaregalis.com/join.
The King’s Chapel Choir, directed by Dr Neil Cockburn, is celebrated throughout the Maritimes, and known across Canada for its professional-level choral singing in services and concerts. It maintains one of the most prestigious college liturgical choral programs in Canada – on a par with the chapel choirs of Oxford and Cambridge.
Section Lead (Lay Clerk) positions are awarded to professional singers in an annual application and audition process: one each of Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. We also maintain a substitute paid singer list to cover absences, and to enlarge the group for specific performances.
The choral season runs during the full academic year from September to mid-April, and the regular weekly schedule includes rehearsals on Tuesday evenings (7-9pm), and Choral Evensong on Wednesdays (4-6pm). There are occasional additional rehearsals on Saturdays (morning or afternoon). Two of the four Section Leads are also engaged each week for the Sung Eucharist service on Thursdays (4-6.30pm): the voice allocation (SA or TB) varies according to the repertoire to be performed. Other additional performance dates include Remembrance Day, Holy Week (Easter), and termly concerts and tours: the full schedule is confirmed at the start of each of the two terms (September to December, and January to April). There is no regular Sunday commitment.
To apply as a Section Lead or substitute singer for the 2024/25 season, please send a musical resumé, specifying your choral voice part and previous choral experience, to:
music@ukings.ca
A review of applications and scheduling of auditions will begin on Monday June 24, 2024. Applications will remain open until all positions are filled.
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