Community

 

Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus and Chamber Choir is deeply involved in our community. Over the years, we have:

  • Participated with McDougall United Church in raising funds for refugee sponsorship;
  • Performed with Tom Jackson to raise funds for Edmonton Food Bank;
  • Supported the Edmonton Christmas Bureau by performing at its annual Christmas Carol Sing at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music;
  • Supported the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by performing at its annual Light the Night Walk;
  • Produced a concert, Freedom is in Our Hands, in support of Free The Children Foundation;
  • Produced a concert, Indigenous Voices, a tribute to the murdered & missing Indigenous women & girls;
  • Promoted national and civic pride by performing at Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies, Provincial Remembrance Day Ceremonies, and the Vimy Ridge 100 Vigil;
  • Collaborated with Alberta Choral Federation to organize Edmonton Choral Fair;
  • Provided support for ETown Vocal Music Society in offering vocal training and performance opportunities to inner-city youth;
  • Collaborated with Love We Share Foundation in a Benefit Recital for Alberta Cancer Foundation.

Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus has produced concerts at the Winspear Centre for Music:

  • Canadian premiere of Sir Karl Jenkins’ “The Peacemakers” with PJ Perry
  • Mozart’s “Requiem” with Tony Olivares Dance
  • Allan Bevan’s “Nou Goth” with i Coristi Chamber Choir
  • World premiere of Allan Bevan’s “Ancient of Days”, commissioned by Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus

The Chorus gave its Carnegie Hall debut performance in 2016. The New York premiere of Allan Bevan’s “Nou Goth”.

Throughout its history, Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus has been privileged to collaborate with, and learn from many gifted artists:

Soprano Vocal Coaches

  • Erin Craig, Katy Luyk, Janet Smith

Alto Vocal Coaches

  • Kimberley Denis, Kristel Harder, Laura Hawley, Misha Nelson, Mireille Rijavec, Jessica Robertson

Tenor Vocal Coaches

  • Hendrick Baerends, Ian Bannerman, Javier Castillo, RJ Chambers, Matthew Dalen, Robert King, Caleb Nelson, Trent Worthington

Bass Vocal Coaches

  • Kyle Carter, Gregory Crawford, Graham Fast, Michael Kurschat, David McCune, Gordon Ritchie

Singers

  • Anna Beaumont, Jacqueline Hernandez, Lizzy Hoyt, Tom Jackson, Jolaine Kerley, Martin Kerr, Roland Majeau, Sila Singers (Jenna Bloomfield, Malaya Bishop), Warrior Women (Matricia Brown, Mackenzie Brown)

Guest Conductors

  • Dan Began, Sara Brooks, RJ Chambers, Dr. Rob Curtis, Kimberley Denis, Graham Fast, Martin Galba, Dr. John Hooper, Junetta Jamerson, Dr. Danielle Lisboa, Mireille Rijavec, Dr. Richard Sparks, Jordan Van Biert, David Wilson

Choral & Instrumental Ensembles

  • 2islandgirls, Black Heritage Pioneer Singers, Bok Brass, Bomba!, Concordia Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Metropolitan Orchestra, Epsilon, Grande Prairie Boy’s Choir, i Coristi Chamber Choir, members of JUBA!, Keri Lynn Zwicker & Lizzy Hoyt Celtic Players, Khorikos (New York City), Kings Chorale (Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia), Les Bûcherons, Mission Hill Brass, Nueva Convivencia, Swoonshine, Lizzy Hoyt Trio, Trinity Western University Chamber Choir (Langley, BC), Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton, Vaughan String Quartet, Vocal Alchemy, Wajjo Drummers

Instrumentalists

  • Violin: Christina Barry, Frank Ho, Rhonda Lynn
  • Baroque Violin: Hsing Jou, Raymond Leung, Svitlana Remniakova
  • Baroque Viola: Blaine Madsen
  • Cello: Adele Bosse Morgan, Kasia Sturna
  • Baroque Cello: Ryan Hoffman
  • Flute: Petar Dundjerski, Jessica Rogers, Sarah Wu
  • Baroque Recorders: Stephanie Wong
  • Oboe: Christine Guptill, Beth Levia
  • Baroque Oboe: Stephanie Wong
  • Bassoon: Matthew Howatt
  • Soprano Saxophone: PJ Perry
  • Alto & Tenor Sax: Lyndsey Coulter
  • Baritone Saxophone: Dan Davis
  • Trumpet: Jeff Bryant, Wendy Grasdahl, Joel Gray, Alvin Lowrey, Jeremy Maitland
  • Horn: Megan Evans
  • Trombone: Alden Lowrey, Ken Read, Julien Simard
  • Tuba: Hannah Gray
  • Piano: Remi Do, Cherie Larson, Tova Olson, Rebecca Parsons
  • Keyboard: Jake Thorsteinson
  • Harpsichord: Charlotte Rekken
  • Organ: Marnie Giesbrecht, Jeremy Spurgeon
  • Harp: Nora Bumanis, Keri Lynn Zwicker
  • Celtic Harp: Gordon Ritchie, Keri Lynn Zwicker
  • Latin American Harp: Echo Mazur
  • Cellotaur: Martin Johann Kloppers
  • Ukulele: P.J. Groeneveldt
  • Banjo: Kevin Smith
  • Guitar: Kevin Smith
  • Baroque Guitar: Valentina Benevenuti, Renee Perez
  • Archlute: Renee Perez
  • Theorbo: Rene Perez
  • Double Bass: Thom Golub, Jeff Johnson
  • Bass Guitar: Keith Rempel
  • Theremin: Dave Clarke
  • Drums: Thom Bennet, Mark Lenyk
  • Percussion: Jayden Beaudoin, Dwayne Hrynkiw, Allyson MacIvor, Mark Maynor, Gord Oaks, Nathan Ouellette, Dean Pierno, Stephen Stone, Benjamin Vanderkruk
  • Baroque Percussion: Rodger Weir
  • Timpani: Court Laslop

Actors

  • Timothy J. Anderson, Kieran Martin Murphy, Dawn Sadoway, Two One-Way Tickets to Broadway

Dancers/Parkour Athletes

  • Levi Etherington, Tony Olivares Dance, FlyFree Movement

Artists

  • Levi Etherington, Jonathan Labillois

Poets

  • Diane Robiteille, Antoinette Voute Roeder

Photographers

  • Carlos M. Almagro, Tyler Baker Photography, Marc J Chalifoux Photography, Ian Jackson/EPIC Photography, Mufty Mathewson (REDress Project), Hal Thiessen, Mark Whittington, Brian Zahorodniuk

EdMetro Chorus has commissioned original choral works, and arrangements

  • Allan Bevan, Kimberley Denis, Brett Ludwig, Trent Worthington, Kyle Carter, Caleb Nelson, Martin Johann Kloppers, Roland Majeau, Tova Olson

 

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