NBCF NEWSLETTER AUG. 2017

NBCF NEWS CHORAL FEST 2017: POULENC GLORIA Clinician: Matthew Leese Organist: Richard Kidd Soloist: Jessica McCormack October 20-22, 2017 at St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church, St Andrews NB NBCF is excited to welcome soprano Jessica McCormack and organist Richard Kidd to Choral Fest 2017. Both of these well-known and much-beloved musicians will help to make Choral Fest 2017 a memorable experience. Dr. Jessica McCormack is Coordinator of Voice Studies at Indiana University South Bend.

A Saint John native, Jessica is much in demand as a performer and educator. Hear Jessica in Saint John this August. She will be performing a program of French songs by Weckerlin, Mozart, Ravel, Fauré and Reynaldo Hahn, with Tim Blackmore on piano, on August 16, 2017 at 12:15 pm at the St. John Arts Cen-tre, 20 Peel Plaza Saint John NB http://www.earlymusicstudio.ca/summer-clas-sics-series Richard Kidd is a longstanding music teacher at Rothesay Netherwood School and has been Organist and Director of Music at the Cathe-dral of the Immaculate Conception in Saint John since 1986. He has guest conducted Symphony New Brunswick on several occa-sions. Richard leads his own jazz ensemble, and also works as an arranger, organist, pianist, trombonist, chorus master, musical director and conductor. He is married to New Bruns-wick singer, composer and director Janet Kidd. Choral Fest details: Information and a tentative schedule are on our web site. Please note that, although the start and end times of the Choral Fest weekend are firm, the proposed schedule is subject to change. Visit: http://nbcfsite.wordpress.com/choral-fest/ Online learning files for the Poulenc are avail-able on may web sites, including: http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Poulenc_F/poulenc_gloria.htm http://www.voiceparts.com/mfc/poulenc/glo-ria/poulenc_gloria.html

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We LOVE sharing photos of your choir in action! If you have photos to share, please send them. The next NBCF Newsletter will be posted mid-September, 2017. Send your news before Monday,

September 11 to: nbchoralfed@gmail.com

Jessica McCormack

NBCF NEWSLETTER AUG. 2017SILENT AUCTION We are looking for donations for the NBCF silent auction to take place during Choral Fest. Please contact Laurel Boone if you have silent auction items to bring: lboone@nbnet.nb.ca Because the NBCF no longer has office space, our ability to store items is very limited. If you have a donation to make, we would appreciate your willingness to keep it until Choral Fest in October. Please also give a description of the item and its approximate value. If you are in-terested in serving on the committee, Laurel is eager to hear from you. And thank you Laurel!

AWARDS We continue to seek nominations for this year’s NBCF Award for Distinguished Service Award and Youth Achievement Award. Please include a biography for your nominee. Winners will be announced at Choral Fest 2017. Email: nbchoralfed@gmail.com

CAROLYN NIELSEN LIBRARY UPDATE After many years in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, the Carolyn Nielsen Library is moving to a new location. Negotiations are underway to find a new space, and we hope to announce its new home in September. The NBCF is in need of updating its storage furniture, and we hope to replace many our filing cabinets with bookshelves, which will al-low us to better use our new space. If you have bookshelves or similar storage units to donate, please contact the NBCF office.

NEW BRUNSWICK YOUTH CHOIR 2017 21 of New Brunswick’s best young singers gathered at Mount Allison University May 5-7

for the 2017 Edition of the New Brunswick Youth Choir. A weekend of hard work brought the all-Cana-dian repertoire to readiness. Under the leader-ship of Dr. Marta McCarthy of the University of Guelph, the singers were introduced to some of the best music Canadian composers and arrangers have to offer. The NBYC is a chance to learn not only musicality, deeply exploring both the emotional and technical aspects of the repertoire, but also how to work well as a choral coach and director, choosing repertoire and leading rehearsals, lessons which will prove valuable in their future musical lives. It is a joy to watch the intensive rehearsal process, and to observe old friendships re-newed, new friendships formed, and peers working with their peers from all across New Brunswick.

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Dr. Marta McCarthy

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The choir was ably assisted by rehearsal pianist Dakota Scott-Digout. Dakota had graduated, the week before rehearsal started, from Mount Allison with a Bachelor of Music and will be pursuing a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance at l'Université de Montréal this fall. A sensitive and accomplished pianist and accompanist, and he is one to watch. The whole NBYC concert is always wonderful to experience, but highlights this year were Fire by young Canadian composer Katerina Gimon, Parlez-Moi by France Levasseur-Ouimet and arranged by Allan Bevan and Mo-juba, a Yoruban folk song wonderfully arranged by Brian Tate. A rollicking version of

Ruth Watson Henderson’s classic Les Raftsmen was a particular treat. The NBYC only happens thanks to the gener-ous financial support and volunteer efforts of many choirs, institutions and individuals, the many voice teachers and choir directors who take the time and effort to recommend and coach their singers, and the many parents and friends who support our singers’ love of music. NBYC 2018 will be held May 3-6, 2018 at the Département de Musique, Université de Monc-ton. Audition information for the 2018 New Brunswick Youth Choir and the 2018 National Youth Choir in Newfoundland will be released in September. Watch for news!

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NBCF NEWSLETTER AUG. 2017MEMBER NEWS

FREDERICTON LADIES CHOIR NAMES NEW MUSIC LEADERSHIP TEAM The Fredericton Ladies Choir announces the appointment of a new director and a new ac-companist following the retirement of former director Peter Steeves and accompanist Julie Maston in the spring. Sally Dibblee has accepted the position of choir director. Sally has enjoyed 20+ years per-forming in opera and concert houses through-out North America. She has also been a vocal instructor privately and at Mount Allison Uni-versity and serves as adjudicator at music festi-vals across the country. After spending 2-4 months on the road every year, she now wants to spend more time in her studio at home in Fredericton where she lives with her husband and two sons. The choir’s new accompanist is Nadine Martin, who moved to Fredericton two years ago after spending 10 years in Halifax. She was collabo-rative pianist at her alma mater Dalhousie Uni-versity and accompanist for Gilbert and Sulli-

van Society. Nadine has been an accompanist since age 11 when she played for and directed the choir at her small church on Prince Edward Island. She has competed and accompanied regionally, provincially, nationally, and interna-tionally winning numerous awards. She was a Young Artist for two seasons at Scotia Festival of Music. The choir will return to rehearsal in September. The tentative date for the choir’s annual Christmas concert is December 10; further de-tails will be announced in the fall.

150 VOICES FOR 150 YEARS The Perth Andover Community Choir under Marianne Tiessen Bell and a host of volunteers held this large community choral celebration of Canada’s 150th on July 1 in Perth Andover. One of the participants in this special event reports on it in her blog. Find that report here: https://bluebellmountainblog.wordpress.com/tag/perth-andover-community-choir/

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150 Voice Choir in Perth Andover

NBCF NEWSLETTER AUG. 2017FREDERICTON CHORAL SOCIETY REGISTRA-TIONS OPEN Start of Term: Tuesday September 12, 2017 Choir Rehearsal Times: 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm every Tuesday Choir Rehearsal Location: St. Paul's United Church, Corner of York and George Streets, Fredericton. Register now by clicking here:  https://tinyurl.-com/fcssept2017 This term will do two gorgeous pieces, Han-del’s Dixit Dominus and Duruflé’s Requiem.  The online registration form will ask you if you are borrowing a score for the term or purchas-ing music. We will have registration on site for the first three weeks of term. You can register and pay these first three Tuesdays. Fredericton Choral Society is a non-auditioning choir. You do not need to read music, but it does help. Every term, you can come and try it out for the first three weeks and decide if you'd like to join. Come give it a whirl—singing makes your heart and soul happy!

NEW BRUNSWICK SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL / FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE D’ÉTÉ DU NOU-VEAU-BRUNSWICK Pour obtenir des renseignements en français, vizitez: http://nbsummermusicfestival.ca/fran-cais/ Full details available online. Visit: http://nbsummermusicfestival.ca

MAIN SERIES PROGRAMS UNB Memorial Hall Concert 1 Wednesday August 16, 2017 – 7:30 • Madrigal | Granados. Richard Hornsby, clar-

inet, Peter Allen, piano • Watercolours for 10 Fingers | Kutnowski.

David Adams, violin, Danielle Sametz, vio-lin, Chris Buckley, viola, Sonja Adams, cello

• Suite populaire espagnole | de Falla. Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin, Peter Allen, piano

• Duo Staccato | Evangelista. Nadia Francavil-la, violin, Peter Allen, piano

• Piano Trio, Op 50 | Granados. Mariève Bock, cello, Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin, Peter Allen, piano

Concert 2 Thursday August 17, 2017 – 7:30PM • Pre-concert talk 6:45PM • Shades of a Romance | Estacio. Nadia Fran-

cavilla, violin, Peter Allen, piano • Sextet, Escena andaluza | Turina. Jean-

Sébastien Roy, violin, Nadia Francavilla, vio-lin, Chris Buckley, violin, Mariève Bock, cel-lo, Richard Hornsby, clarinet, Peter Allen, piano

• Opera Excerpts | Estacio. Peter Allen, piano, Sally Dibblee, soprano

• Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 49 (1894) | Granados. Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin, Nadia Francavilla, violin, Chris Buckley, viola, Mar-iève Bock, cello, Peter Allen, piano

Concert 3 Friday August 18, 2017 – 7:30PM • Pre-concert talk 6:45PM • Songs | Granados. Sally Dibblee, soprano,

Peter Allen, piano

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NBCF NEWSLETTER AUG. 2017• String Quartet No. 1 | Arriaga, David

Adams, violin, Danielle Sametz, violin, Chris Buckley, viola, Sonja Adams, cello

• La oración del torero | Turina, Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin, David Adams, violin, Chris Buckley, viola, Mariève Bock, cello

• Piano Quartet in A Minor | Turina. Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin, Chris Buckley, viola, Mariève Bock, cello, Peter Allen, piano

Gala Saturday August 19, 2017 – 7:30PM The festival ends on a casual note with bistro seating adding to the atmosphere, making it everyone’s favourite concert. • Spanish Serenade | Borodin. Richard

Hornsby, clarinet, Peter Allen, piano • Habanera | Champagne. Jean-Sébastien

Roy, violin, Peter Allen, piano • Quadrilha Brasileira | Champagne. Peter

Allen, piano • Polo Gitano | Bretón • Danse du diable vert | Cassado. Mariève

Bock, cello • Spanish Garland | Evangelista. David

Adams, violin, Danielle Sametz, violin, Chris Buckley, viola, Sonja Adams, cello

• Andalouse | Lavallée. Sally Dibblee, sopra-no, Peter Allen, piano

• Intermezzo | Granados. Festival Ensemble • Carmen | Bizet/Sarr. Festival Ensemble Details of other events including Music at the Cathedral and FUZE available online. Visit: http://nbsummermusicfestival.ca

MAPLE SYRUP IN CONCERT Sunday August 27, 7:00 pm Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 512 Charlotte Street, Fredericton This concert will feature Maple Syrup, a quartet singing in barbershop style presenting music ranging from traditional barbershop favourites to upbeat “modern” tunes, hymns and spiritu-als—all sung in barbershop harmonies. The quartet is made up of Shawn Bower, lead, John Piercy, tenor, Chris Colwell, baritone, and Neil Thorne, bass. Please join us for a relaxing and delightful evening of music with reception to follow in Church Hall.  Admittance by free will offering at the door.

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NBCF NEWSLETTER AUG. 2017REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NEWS

VANCOUVER CHAMBER CHOIR NATIONAL CONDUCTOR’S SYMPOSIUM February 12-17, 2018 Vancouver, BC Entry deadline: November 22, 2017 An intensive workshop with Master Conductor Jon Washburn and Canada’s premiere choral ensemble, the Vancouver Chamber Choir. The Vancouver Chamber Choir’s 38th Annual National Conductors’ Symposium is an oppor-tunity to take part in master-classes as a con-ductor or observer. Learn choral techniques, conducting gesture, score interpretation and more. Each conductor will conduct before an audience, as part of the Choir’s regular concert season. For more information, please email info@van-couverchamberchoir.com or visit www.vancou-verchamberchoir.com Visit: https://vancouverchamberchoir.com/out-reach/#ncs The New Brunswick Choral Federation La Fédération des chorales du Nouveau-Brunswick PO Box 714, Station A, Fredericton NB E3B 5B4 (506) 478-2875 Funding for the New Brunswick Choral Federa-tion comes from membership fees, private do-nations, and grants. Programs are funded by NBCF operating funding and program regis-tration fees, as well as grants and donations whenever possible. To donate to the NBCF, visit: http://nbcfsite.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/donations-and-fundraising/ or: http://www.canadahelps.org/dn/10420

The New Brunswick Choral Federation is grate-ful to receive an operating grant from the Arts and Cultural Industries Branch of Tourism, Her-itage and Culture, Province of New Brunswick.

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