On Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 1 PM, members of GCC will join a 100-voice choir to sing Mendelssohn’s “Psalm 42” under the direction of Dr. Charlene Pauls at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
We have a free preview concert on Sunday, March 10 at 6:30 PM in Oakville:
Incarnation Church
1240 Old Abbey Lane
Oakville
Audience donations will be accepted in support of a newly-arrived family from Afghanistan.
You can never go wrong with a great bottle of wine as a special addition to a dinner party, a wonderful accompaniment to a quiet night at home, or a last minute gift!
Our friends at Vieni Estates will donate a portion of proceeds from wine sales between December 5 and April 14 to GCC.
Choose from home delivery or pick it up at the winery directly!
Vieni Estates was named Top 10 Wineries in Canada – 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada
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Need some suggestions?
David Wieler, well known to us as Artistic Director Charlene Pauls’ husband, provides us with a list of his favourites!
Dave’s Faves!
| Red wines: | |
| Inexpensive and good: | Bruce Trail Red (proceeds support maintenance of the Bruce Trail) |
| Better: | Cabernet franc – excellent balance, very drinkable! |
| Best: | Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve – A full bodied friend which proves Ontario belongs in the business of making great reds. |
| White wines: | |
| Inexpensive and good: |
Bruce Trail White (bronze winner 2022 – proceeds support maintenance of Bruce Trail)
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| Better AND Best: | Riesling 2021 – I believe Vieni makes the best Rieslings in Canada (based on trying most of the others…) Both the dry and semi-dry are winners. |
| Other interesting Selections to Try: | |
| Rosso | A red sparkling wine, served chilled. This is one of Charlene’s favourites – we served it Christmas Eve! |
| Moscato | A sweet sparkler – Double gold 2022 New York World Wine Awards |
| Dolce picante | A Grappa-style spirit with a gentle, spicy kick |
| Cider | From apples grown on the property, a crisp, dry cider for all occasions |
| Happy Hour | A house-made version of the Aperol Spritz ready to serve |
We are inviting applications for a project-based mentorship in Concert Audio and Video Production and Post-Production Editing to take place at our upcoming “Halloween Gala” concert, Saturday, October 28, 2023, 7:30 PM in Guelph, Ontario.
We are partnering with Soundstill Productions to provide a mentorship for 1 or 2 ‘emerging technicians’ who are under 30 years of age, in the creation of a professional video of a live choral concert. This mentorship will include recording a 40+ voice SATB choir (GCC), 2 pianos, percussion (TorQ percussion group), and Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone soloists in a program of Halloween music, featuring Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ in the second half in Guelph on Saturday, October 28.
The GCC is offering $150 for the concert work on October 28, and an additional $200 for an estimated 10 hours of post-production editing work with Soundstill Production.
Submit Applications by Friday, October 20 to:
GCC General Manager, Tammy teWinkel
gmgcc22@gmail.com
Artistic Director, Dr. Charlene Pauls
pauls@guelphchamberchoir.ca
We are excited to launch our inaugural Guelph Chamber Choir Choral Competition for our 2023-24 Season, generously sponsored by the Quinn Family Foundation.
The Guelph Chamber Choir is a champion of Canadian choral music and as we celebrate our strong legacy of choral composers, we are also looking ahead to develop opportunities for the next wave of choral composers.
The winning composition will be premiered at our final concert of the season “The Language of the Stars”, on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the Basilica of Our Lady (Guelph).
The 1st Prize winner and Honorable Mention winner will be notified in March 2024.
A $500 “honorable mention” award will also be granted
A PDF score must be submitted by January 15, 2024 to GCC General Manager, Tammy teWinkel at gmgcc22@gmail.com
Included with your submission, please include the following:
All names on scores will be redacted before the 2 jury members receive the submissions.
The short-listed scores will be workshopped by the choir between January and March.
Many thanks to our 2023-24 sponsor:
We are currently holding auditions for new singers for the 2023-24 concert season. There are still a few openings left, so book a spot soon!
You can find out more in our “What to Expect” handout.
Then, please mail the New Singer Survey and a request to schedule an audition to our General Manager, Tammy te Winkel at gmgcc22@gmail.com
We have a full season of concerts and outreach events planned, and we’d love to have you join us.
Get behind-the-music insights directly from the composers featured in our March 26 concert!
On March 17, our Artistic Director Charlene Pauls and Kathleen Allan, Artistic Director of the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, host an international “composers’ chat”. They’ll be joined by composers Jon Washburn (Vancouver), Larysa Kuzmenko (Toronto), Shavon Lloyd (USA), Iryna Aleksiychuk (Ukraine/Spain), Ugis Praulins (Latvia), and Francesca Hauser (Toronto).
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet our composers and participate in a fascinating discussion.
RSVP here and we’ll send you the private YouTube link to join us on the morning of March 17.