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Choral music and me, with links to actual music!

By Edward Willett in Blog, Music
May 2, 2017
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I’ve sung choral music all my life. Growing up in the Church of Christ, every Sunday morning and Sunday night and Wednesday night, I was singing hymns and gospel songs, a cappella. I started as a boy soprano, sang alto for a while, switched to tenor for about a year, and then settled into the bass-baritone …

Singing with the Prairie Chamber Choir

By Edward Willett in Blog, Music
October 31, 2016
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This year I’ve joined the Prairie Chamber Choir, directed by Melissa Morgan. I’ve missed singing with a high-quality choir, and this one definitely is that. We’re working toward our Christmas concert on December 18, but we did have a mini-concert recently, singing three songs by Winnipeg composer Sid Robinovitch in the Classical Showcase of Break Out …

Canadian Chamber Choir seeks applicants for conducting fellowship for 2013 project in B.C.

By Edward Willett in Blog, Music
May 19, 2013
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The Canadian Chamber Choir, with which I sometimes sing and on whose board of directors I served for a few years, is once again seeking applicants for its Conducting Fellow Program. If you’re a budding conductor, this would be invaluable…so read the press release below and consider applying! *** For Immediate Release CANADIAN CHAMBER CHOIR …

Music files once more online!

By Edward Willett in Blog
May 25, 2009
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A website is never really finished, and I’m still working on this one, exploring the possibilities of the new design and adding in some things that haven’t yet made the transition from the old site to the new one. I’ve just restored my page of music files. These are recordings of myself with various choruses …

Help the Canadian Chamber Choir make its first professional recording

By Edward Willett in Blog
March 6, 2009
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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m on the Board, and among the pool of singers, for the Canadian Chamber Choir, a fabulous national choir made up of auditioned singers from across the country. I’ve sung on two projects, one in Ontario and last fall one right here in Saskatchewan, and I can’t praise the choir and …

Canadian Chamber Choir tour is getting close!

By Edward Willett in Blog
October 9, 2008
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From October 18 to 25, I probably won’t be blogging much, if at all, because I’ll be touring Saskatchewan with the Canadian Chamber Choir. Here’s the information about the tour from the official press release. If you’re in the neighborhood of one of our concerts, please come out! It’s a great group. We sing really …

Musical months ahead for me

By Edward Willett in Blog
September 4, 2007
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I mentioned a while back that I’ll be part of the cast of Persephone Theatre‘s Christmas production of Beauty and the Beast in Saskatoon. I thought I was playing Monseiur Dark, but I received my contract today and I’m actually being signed on to play Maurice, Belle’s father. I’m pleased, to say the least, although …

The virtual choir

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 19, 2007
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Well, it looks like this fall I’ll be part of the Canadian Chamber Choir as it conducts workshops and tours out of Vineland, Ontario. Very exciting–I haven’t had the chance to sing with a top-notch choir since my last year in the University of Regina Chamber Singers, then conducted by Kathryn Laurin, and that was …