Category: Arts

  • Calgary Children’s Choir presents Folk & Baroque

    March 16, 2019 at 7:00pm. – Tickets Now Available Purchase yours here!

  • Calgary Children’s Choir Presents Bach to Bethlehem

    We are super excited to announce our Christmas concert, Bach to Bethlehem! Tickets will be a hot commodity so be sure to purchase yours here!  

  • Introducing the Calgary Community Choir!

    The Calgary Children’s Choir is pleased to introduce the Calgary Community Choir. This is the newest addition to our multi-age program and will welcome choristers 21 and older. Anyone with the desire to sing is invited to enroll regardless of choral experience. The long-awaited, new group will be under the direction of Marni Strome, the […]

  • Singers As Storytellers

    The voice is a wonderful and singular instrument because of its unique ability to convey story. Composers have used variations in tempo, dynamics, melody, harmony and rhythm to convey a story, but singers have the added layer of text, and are thus uniquely equipped to also be storytellers. Here are 3 things singers must consider […]

  • How Singing Can Help You Learn More About Language

    Singing can help with learning in a myriad of ways, but one of the most subtle aspects of singing is in the acquisition of language. Here are three ways in which singing can help you learn more about language: #1. Libretto: Since the language often contained in vocal pieces is commonly in the form of […]

  • Studying Music At University

    Many of our choristers have gone on to study music, or arts related programs at University, and there are a variety of different career paths you can take to make music an even larger part of your life. We’ll discuss musical careers in greater detail in an upcoming series. Many of our choristers have also […]

  • Math and Science In Music – Engineering Instruments:

    Music is such a wonderful pursuit for mind and body because it is not just an art form, but combines a myriad of other disciplines, including mathematics, biology, and physics. This series, Math and Science in Music will explore the many ways in which music incorporates a variety of these disciplines. ENGINEERING INSTRUMENTS Music is […]

  • Math and Science In Music: Harmonics

    Music is such a wonderful pursuit for mind and body because it is not just an art form, but combines a myriad of other disciplines, including mathematics, biology, and physics. This series, Math and Science in Music will explore the many ways in which music incorporates a variety of these disciplines. HARMONICS  Musical harmonics are […]

  • Math and Science in Music – Time Signatures

    Music is such a wonderful pursuit for mind and body because it is not just an art form, but combines a myriad of other disciplines, including mathematics, biology, and physics. This series, Math and Science in Music will explore the many ways in which music incorporates a variety of these disciplines. TIME SIGNATURES Time signatures […]

  • Ottawa 2015 Tour Shirts!

    The Calgary Children’s Choir is very lucky to have a wonderful artist as part of our staff. Our Creative Consultant, Kat Long-Jones, recently created three new t-shirt designs for the choir to wear on our upcoming tour to the Unisong Choral Festival this summer! Kat designed these three t-shirts to be something the choristers would […]

  • Singing and Sports

    As our Calgary Flames play in the second round of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, it seemed like a great time to write a post about two distinct aspects of our popular culture that may seem incongruous, but are in fact closely aligned – sports and singing!   Anthems: Anthems are extremely prevalent at sporting events. […]

  • Vulnerability In Singing

    Music strikes an interesting balance between being an art form and a discipline. It is a difficult process to learn the intricacies of  music; understanding the mathematical principles behind music concepts such as time signatures, intervals, and chord progressions. But it is equally difficult to learn how to approach music as an art form; learning […]

  • 5 Ways In Which Singing Makes You More Creative

    #1. Awareness: A singer’s instrument is different from other instruments, because it is contained within a singer’s body. This means that singers have to have an excellent awareness of their own body, and they need to visualize their voice in a way that other musicians don’t have to. The inability to see one’s instrument allows […]

  • Organization In Choir – Concert Readiness

    Concerts are some of the most important events for our choir during the year. Here are several tips to make sure you are organized and ready for a concert! #1. Make sure your uniform is ready: Our uniforms are an important aspect of our presentation as a choir, so you need to ensure that your […]

  • Spring Concert Roundup! Songs of the Cinema

    On Saturday May 10th, 2014 we had our final concert of the year – our annual spring concert at the Rozsa Centre. This year, our theme was Songs of the Cinema, and we paid musical tribute to all of our favourite music from movies! Featuring music from The Lord Of The Rings, The Lion King, […]

  • Songs Of The Cinema: How Film Orchestras Work

    In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of ‘movie music’ each week!   A film orchestra is a very specialized type of ensemble musical group. For the most part, orchestras that have been […]

  • Songs Of The Cinema: The Role of Music in Movies

    In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of ‘movie music’ each week!   Music plays an important, and often essential role in creating the appropriate atmosphere in a movie. The score of a […]

  • Songs Of The Cinema: Famous Film Composers

    In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of ‘movie music’ each week! With the advent of sound in cinema, composers became of paramount importance in establishing the mood of the movie. Their work […]

  • Songs Of The Cinema: Movie Musicals

    In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of ‘movie music’ each week!   Movie musicals are a genre of film, and were a natural extension of theatrical musicals, when audio technology advanced to […]

  • Songs Of The Cinema: A History of Sound In Film

    In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of ‘movie music’ each week!   Motion pictures have been around for over a century, but sound was first introduced to motion pictures in […]

  • The Benefits of Learning Music Aurally

    Often, when we’re learning music in choir, we receive sheet music, and learn the piece by reading the essential information contained in that sheet music. While learning to read music is a vital part of being a good musician, there are also several benefits from learning music aurally.   Learning music aurally is often referred […]

  • 3 Techniques To Memorize Music

    All musicians must memorize music at some point in their careers, and singers have an extra bit of work to do when it comes to memorizing music, because there is the added layer of text that needs to be memorized. #1. Repetition: This seems quite basic, but one of the best techniques for memorizing music […]

  • Singing For The Joy Of It: A History Of Our Motto

    Singing For the Joy Of It is the motto of the Calgary Children’s Choir, and has been for the past 27 years! We asked Rosemarie Sherban, the choir founder, how she came up with the choir’s powerful and meaningful motto, what the motto means to her, and if the choir is still living up to […]

  • Folk Concert 2014 – Cantar! Concert Roundup

    On Saturday evening, we had our annual Folk Music Concert. This year, in honour of our tour last summer to Spain, we featured Spanish folk songs! We were thrilled to have Anastassiia Moussatova perform some amazing flamenco dance for us, and we were also very excited to have Brent Van Dusen on percussion, Michael Boyle […]

  • Flamenco Guitar

    Continuing our posts about Spanish music, and in particular the Flamenco style from the Andalusian region, in today’s post we will be looking at the flamenco guitar!   The Flamenco guitar is quite similar to a classical guitar, in its structure, and sound. There are subtle differences, however, including the use of lighter woods than […]