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Choral célébration chorale Podium 2012: A Capital Experience!



Canada’s National Choral Conference presented by ACCC and Choirs Ontario
May 17-20, 2012 • Ottawa, ON

Sitting in as an observer last month at the Montreal Choral Institute’s conducting masterclass with Michael Zaugg and voces boreales, I was very excited about the prospect of having this excellent Montreal choir and conductor/teacher at Podium 2012. (You may also already know Michael as the conductor of the St. Lawrence Choir in Montreal and the Cantata Singers of Ottawa. He is also the recently named new artistic director of Edmonton’s Pro Coro.) Michael’s work on tuning and balancing chords, voices and sections is just one of the useful workshops that we have slated for the 2012 edition of our national conference. For me, the insight and practical information gained by attending such workshops and by being in the same room as Canada’s top choral practitioners inspires me in a way that no book or website can.

Podium 2012 will offer you some 20 inspiring, dynamic and useful workshops that are sure to make you approach your own next rehearsals in a different way. Conducting can be a lonely profession and this opportunity to participate and interact with conductors from across the country will make it seem a lot less lonely. To borrow from the oft-played credit card commercial: cost of Podium registration = affordable, the experience = priceless.

Patricia Abbott
On behalf of the Podium 2012 organizing committee

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Concerts, workshops and exhibits —
A Capital Experience!

Podium Silent Auction Special
Come prepared to bid on a commission for your choir from some of Canada's top choral composers. Jeff Enns, Ruth Watson Henderson, Allan Bevan, Peter Togni and Stephanie Martin have each donated a 3-minute composition and Willi Zwozdesky has donated an arrangement of carols.

Official Launch
The recently formed ACCC Student Chapter will be officially launched at Podium 2012 in Ottawa! The Student Chapter is the official wing of the Association of Canadian Choral Communities designed to promote and foster student activities in choral arts across Canada. Membership is open to all full-time students studying at a recognized post-secondary institution. Full-time student members of ACCC automatically become members of the Student Chapter (Membership Form). Follow their Incanto Blog which offers interesting articles, interviews, news and an opportunity to share ideas.

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Noteworthy

National Youth Choir 2012 Tour
Itinerary

Saturday, May 12, 2012
St. James Anglican Church
58 Peter Street North
Orillia, Ontario
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 Adult; $10 Student
Available at the door.

Sunday, May 13, 2012
Grace Church on the Hill
300 Lonsdale Road
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 Adult; $10 Student
Available at the door

Monday, May 14, 2012
Sydenham Street United Church
82 Sydenham Street
Kingston, Ontario
7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Église St-Pierre Apôtre
1201 Rue de la Visitation
Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 Adult; $10 Student
Available at the door

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Église de la Nativité de la St-Vierge
155 chemin Saint Jean
La Prairie, Quebec
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 Adult; $10 Student
Available at the door

Friday, May 18, 2012
National Youth Choir Gala Concert
Dominion Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street
Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25 Adult; $20 Student
Available online: http://www.podium2012.ca/ticketorder/new

Sunday, May 20, 2012
Knox Presbyterian Church (part of morning worship service)
120 Lisgar Street
Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 a.m.

Complete repertoire list here.

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Thank you in advance for your support.

Sponsor for the NYC Conducting Apprenticeship Program for 2012 is the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation
The Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation provides significant career development opportunities to young Canadian musicians and music scholars in their advanced education, and in so doing commemorates a great Canadian and his unique career. The Foundation’s Award is offered on a biennial basis across a wide range of areas of music through a competitive process that is national in scope. For more information see www.macmillanfoundation.com.