| Announcement: Podium 2012: Canada’s National Choral Music Conference is One Week Away! | Patricia Abbott | May 10, 2012 |
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With more than 25 dynamic workshops led by renowned clinicians, 11 concerts featuring stellar choirs and a number of special events, Podium 2012 promises to be one of the top choral events of the year in Canada. The conference takes place in Ottawa and starts Thursday, May 17 and runs through t... |
| Concert: EMSB Chorale’s Annual Spring Concert | Patricia Abbott | May 3, 2012 |
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Oscar Peterson Hall, 7141 Sherbrooke W., Montreal
English Montreal School Board Chorale
92 young choristers sing Spring is Here! Le printemps est arrivé!
Conductor: Patricia Abbott; Assistant Conductor: Marie-Eve Arseneau
Anne-Marie Denoncourt, piano; ... |
| Announcement: Podium 2012: Register by March 1st and pay the early-bird rate | Patricia Abbott | February 23, 2012 |
| Canada’s national choral music conference, Podium: 2012, is
coming up soon. This Canadian choral celebration, featuring
workshops, reading sessions and concerts by some of Canada’s best
choirs, will be held in Ottawa for the first time May 17 to 20,
2012.
Register by March 1st to benefit from th... |
| Announcement: Podium 2012: Canada’s National Choral Conference/Congrès national de chant choral | Patricia Abbott | January 13, 2012 |
| The Association of Canadian Choral Communities and Choirs
Ontario are pleased to announce that online registration is now
available for Podium 2012, Canada’s national choral conference May
17 to 20, 2012, at www.podium2012.ca.
We invite you to join choral musicians from across Canada for a
long we... |
| Choir: Chorale du Gesù (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) | Patricia Abbott | January 8, 2012 |
| Auditioned women’s choir based at the historic Gesù Church, a
Jesuit chapel, in downtown Montreal. 2011-2012: 38 members
Founded 1980
Conductor: Patricia Abbott
Accompanists: Anne-Marie Denoncourt, pianist, and François
Zeitouni, organist
The choir produces two concerts a year (Christmas, spring... |
| Choir: English Montreal School Board Chorale (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) | Patricia Abbott | January 8, 2012 |
| Auditioned choir for students from Grades 4 to Secondary V
who attend
EMSB schools (some students outside the school board are
accepted).
Junior Chorale: Grades 4 to 6 (2011-2012: 60 members)
Senior Chorale: high school students (Sec. I to V)
(2011-2012: 40 members)
Repertoire: classical, folk, cont... |
| Concert: Christmas Eve Concert and Service at the Gesù, Montreal | Patricia Abbott | December 18, 2011 |
| 2011 CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND SERVICE AT THE GESÙ
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011
Église du Gesù, 1200 de Bleury, Montreal
No tickets required
Chorale du Gesù, Patricia Abbott, dir.
Choir of Jesuit Novices, Erik Oland, dir.
Stéfany Breton, trumpet
François Zeitouni, organist
CONCERT • 8:30 P.M.
Cho... |
| Concert: EMSB Chorale’s Annual Holiday Concert | Patricia Abbott | December 7, 2011 |
| The English Montreal School Board Chorale, directed by
Patricia Abbott and assistant conductor Marie-Eve Arseneau,
presents its annual Holiday Concert on Saturday, December 10 at 4
p.m. at Mountainside United Church, 4000 The Boulevard, Westmount
(Montreal), QC. With pianist Anne-Marie Denoncourt, a... |
| Concert: Minstrels of Hope from the Philippines in Montreal | Patricia Abbott | October 5, 2011 |
| The English Montreal School Board Chorale is pleased to host
The Minstrels of Hope vocal ensemble from Manila for an informal
friendship concert on Tuesday, October 11, at 7:30 p.m. The
Minstrels of Hope is made up of young women aged 17 to 25 from
Manila’s poorest quarters who seek to make a bett... |
| Concert: Ensemble vocal Cantivo Presents An A Cappella Bouquet in Old Montreal | Patricia Abbott | September 13, 2011 |
| The Ensemble vocal Cantivo, a chamber choir based in the
Laurentians north of Montreal, presents An A Cappella Bouquet on
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the
historic Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel in Old Montreal (400
St-Paul East, Montreal). Freewill contribution.
PROGRA... |
| Comment: Re: Good handbook for singer's diction - Spanish | Patricia Abbott | June 30, 2011 |
| Hello,
I have found Nico Castel’s A Singer’s Manual of Spanish Lyric
Diction (Excalibur Publishing, NY) to be excellent. Also contains
chapters on Latin American variants as well as Ladino.
Patricia Abbott
Montreal
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| Concert: Chorale du Gesù presents “Voyages spirituels et terrestres“ | Patricia Abbott | May 29, 2011 |
| The Chorale du Gesù (women’s choir in its 31st season)
presents
Voyages spirituels et terrestres (Spiritual and Terrestrial
Journeys)
Patricia Abbott, conductor
Anne-Marie Denoncourt, pianist
Sunday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Redpath Hall, 3461 McTavish,
Montreal, on the McGill University Campus
Ti... |
| Announcement: CAMMAC Lake MacDonald Music Centre Summer Camp 2011 Choral Highlights | Patricia Abbott | May 18, 2011 |
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CAMMAC’s Lake MacDonald Music Centre in the Quebec
Laurentians is pleased to announce the following choral highlights
of its summer 2011 camp program.
June 26 to July 3 (Week 1) : Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem
(piano four-hands version), Matthias Maute, conductor
July 3 to 10 (Week 2) : Excerpt... |
| Comment: Re: Looking for Directory of Canadian Choral Music Publishers | Patricia Abbott | January 6, 2011 |
| There are not many Canadian publishers of choral music, but
here are three:
Cypress Choral Music in Vancouver (www,cypresschoral.com
Classica Music Publishers, in Burnaby, BC (Vancouver),
www.classica.ca
Kelman Hall Publishing, distributed by Music Plus Corp. in
Kitchener, ON
Hope this helps!
Pat Ab... |
| Concert: English Montreal School Board Chorale Holiday Concert | Patricia Abbott | December 8, 2010 |
| Programme
Marking the World Day of Choral Singing for Peace
Soulignant la Journée monidale du chant choral pour la paix
* indique les compositeurs et arrangeurs canadiens / denotes
Canadian composers and arrangers
Prelude: Montreal Citadel Band – Favourite Christmas Carols
Montreal Citadel Band
â... |
| Concert: Chorale du Gesù - Esprit des Fêtes! Spirit of the Holidays! | Patricia Abbott | December 8, 2010 |
| Sunday, Deember 19, 2010 at 3 p.m.
Redpath Hall (McGill), 3461 McTavish, Montreal
Tickets: $22 (available at the door)
FIRST HALF
PROGRAMME
* INDIQUE LES COMPOSITEURS ET HARMONISATEURS
CANADIENS/Canadian composers and arrangers
Exsultate Cantamos Festivo Jay Althouse
In the Chill of Bleak Midwinter ... |
| Concert: 8th Annual CBC-McGill Youth Choir Gala | Patricia Abbott | November 24, 2010 |
| Young Artists’ Series
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 4 p.m.
Pollack Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University,
555 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, QC
Tickets: $15/adults • $10/students & seniors •
$5/children 12 and under
PROGRAMME
* indicates Canadian composers and arrangers
• Angelsâ... |
| Concert: Songs of War and Peace for Remembrance Day | Patricia Abbott | November 4, 2010 |
| Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 12:05 p.m./Mardi 9 novembre 2010
à 12h05
Série Midi es musica series - Église du Gesù Church, 1202 de
Bleury, Montreal, QC
Free admission - suggested donation $5/ Entrée libre - don
suggéré 5 $
CHORALE DU GESÙ women’s choir/choeur de femmes
Patricia Abbott, dir... |
| Comment: Re: Your all time favorite SSA piece | Patricia Abbott | September 17, 2010 |
| High on my list is Pablo Casals’ Nigra sum. One of the most
beautiful pieces I have ever conducted. Also: Srul Irving Glick’s
Psalm Trilogy. |
| Concert: From Josquin to Vigneault | Patricia Abbott | September 8, 2010 |
| Ensemble vocal Cantivo, under the direction of Patricia
Abbott, sings a program of a cappella music ranging from Josquin
des Prés to Gilles Vigneault.
Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. and again at 3:00
p.m. in the historic Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel in Old
Montreal (400 St-Paul St. E.)... |
| Concert: Chorale du Gesù women’s choir celebrates 30 years | Patricia Abbott | June 11, 2010 |
| The Chorale du Gesù women’s choir of Montreal, under the
direction of Patricia Abbott, celebrates its 30th anniversary with
a concert on Sunday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. in McGill´s Pollack Hall,
555 Sherbrooke St. West in Montreal. Special guest choir for this
event is the Choeur Beauséjour womenâ... |
| Comment: Re: Something "Different" for Young Singers | Patricia Abbott | May 14, 2010 |
| If you have not done this already, consider doing Lydia
Adams’ Mi’kmaq Honour Song (publisher: Leslie Music Supply in
Canada). I have done this successfully (as have many others in
Canada) with a combined group of younger and older choristers.
There is an aboriginal chant (unison, then in canon)... |
| Concert: EMSB Chorale 30th Anniversary Spring Gala | Patricia Abbott | April 19, 2010 |
| The English Montreal School Board Chorale celebrates its 30th
anniversary
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Oscar Peterson Hall, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal
Program
Junior Chorale
Farandole provençale (trad., arr. Stéphan Etcharry)
Arirang (trad. Korea, arr. Sonja Poorman and Jonathan S. L... |
| Comment: Re: Moses Hogan paper on the history of the spiritual? | Patricia Abbott | January 27, 2010 |
| I do not have this handout, but it would be worth your time
to consult André Thomas’ excellent book, Way Over in Beulah’ Lan´:
Understanding and Performing the Negro Spiritual (Heritage Music
Press).
Patricia Abbott
Montreal |
