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CAMERATA IN THE NEWS
Top choral awards for Halifax Camerata Singers The prestigious Healey Willan Grand Prize is awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts for the best performance and overall musicianship, technique and program. The award was presented to Camerata’s artistic director, Jeff Joudrey, at the Association of Canadian Choral Communities (ACCC) biannual conference, held over the weekend (May 20-23, 2010) in Saskatoon. Camerata also placed first in the mixed voice chamber choir category, winning against finalists L’Ensemble Vocal Ste-Anne Singers of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC and St. Barnabas Choir, Ottawa. Camerata was the only Nova Scotia choir to make it to the finals in the competition. For more, see http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1184487.html UPCOMING CONCERTS
Music at the Three Churches
Friday, July 2 at 8 p.m.
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mahone Bay Individual tickets $20 (children 12 and under are free), available at Kinburn PharmaSave, Mahone Bay; Fulton’s Pharmacy, Lunenburg; Sagor’s Books, Bridgewater; and at the door of the church on the night of the performance. To reserve tickets: (902) 531-2248 or email threechurches@hotmail.com Information online: http://www.threechurches.com/
Indian River Festival
Friday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. |
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The Celtic Mass for the Sea, recorded by the Halifax Camerata Singers in 1993, is available only from the Canadian Music Centre
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In November 2009 Halifax Camerata Singers and Artistic Director Jeff Joudrey released their fourth recording. Solace: Songs of Remembrance is a tribute to loved ones who are no longer with us. The CD features material performed during In Remembrance concerts in 2004, 2006 and 2008, as well as new and unpublished works from leading Canadian composers. To order this or other CDs, please visit our recordings page. |
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More information about the Halifax Camerata Singers is available on the Media page
Photo credit Michael Gaul
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