Upcoming Choir Events
Growing Smiles Winter Fundraiser!
This was a big hit last season! The plants and decor are top notch and everyone loved them! Please go to our website and click on the image to place your order. The deadline is November 20th. Please help us reach our goal by sharing with family, friends and co-workers and on social media!
Starting Monday, November 4th
Senior Choir Rehearsals will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in November.
Junior Choir Rehearsals will be from - 5:00 to 6:30 pm in November.
School Tour and Bowling - November 21st
Please fill out the permission form if your chorister will be attending this event. The two choirs will join together to visit 3 area schools to share our Winter Concert music and enjoy some pizza while bowling in the afternoon.
Gift of Music Concert - November 26thtF
This year, both choirs will perform at Festival Place. The concert starts at 7:00 p.m., and doors open at 6:30. Tickets can be purchased from the Festival Place Box Office.
Senior Choir call time: 4:00 pm
Junior Choir call time: 5:20 pm
Sherwood Park Winterfest - November 30th
Both Senior and Junior choirs will perform at this event at the Agora. Performance 3:00 to 3:30 pm at Agora in County Hall. Call time 2:30 pm. We will warm up in a meeting room beside the library before we perform. Winterfest is a fundraiser event for the Festival Place Cultural Arts Foundation, who provide our organization with grant support.
$1000 Raffle Tickets
Pam will be at the end of the Junior Choir rehearsal and the start of the Senior Choir rehearsal for the next few weeks to purchase books of tickets or to drop off your ticket stubs. The draw will be held at our Gift of Music Concert at the end of November and I suspect we'll be sold out of tickets before then so don't delay in grabbing your booklets!!
Sounds of Spring Concert
Our year end grand concert will be at Bethel Lutheran Church located at 298 Bethel Drive at 7:00 pm. The doors will open at 6:30 pm and tickets are $15 each for adults and $10 each for kids 12 and under (cash only). Along with our two choirs, we are pleased to welcome the Clé Choir Directed by Marie-Josée Ouimet, M. Mus.
We will be selling 50/50 tickets and drawing for our $1000 Raffle!
Secondary Choir - Camp Nakamun
Our Secondary Choristers will be returning to our annual retreat at Camp Nakamun in February! Get ready for music-making and fun times! They'll stay overnight and the next day they get to work with a fantastic guest conductor TBA
Winter Bottle Drive
Help us keep our choir fees low!!
We’ll have a big truck in the parking lot for the convenient bottle, can, and beverage container drop-off during Choir Rehearsal.
Let’s fill up the truck!!
Sounds of Winter Concert
Our concert will be at Bethel Lutheran Church located at 298 Bethel Drive at 4:00 pm. The doors will open at 3:30 pm and tickets are $10 each (cash only). We will be selling 50/50 tickets and drawing for our $1000 Raffle! A couple of very lucky people are going to have some extra moolah this holiday season!
Fall School Tour & Field Trip
For our Fall School Tour, the Junior Choir and Secondary Choir will be performing at several schools. We will plan a fun activity as well for them to enjoy. Everyone always has a fantastic time during these school tours! More information to come!
We will need some Parent Volunteers for the day - please contact the Choir Manager to sign up. Thank you!
Winter Fundraiser - Growing Smiles
Our winter fundraiser is a beautiful one! Holiday wreaths, decor and poinsettias just in time to brighten up the winter blahs. Please click on this link elkislandchoir.growingsmilesfundraising.com/ to place your order today. Deadline to order is November 16th and we’ll be distributing the orders at the December 4th rehearsal. This is another fantastic way to support your children’s choirs and help us continue to provide excellent instruction for a reasonable cost.
Fall Bottle Drive
Help us keep our choir fees low!!
We’ll have a big truck in the parking lot for the convenient bottle, can, and beverage container drop-off during Choir Rehearsal.
Let’s fill up the truck!!
City Hall Sings 2023
Secondary Choir Choristers have the opportunity to join their voices with others at Edmonton City Hall. The plan is to enjoy a delicious supper after the performance. This is such a fun event! Please contact Paula (Secondary Choir Parent and Board Executive) to sign up and receive more information.
Registration Fees are Due
If you haven’t already, please don’t forget to send in your registration fees today!
Annual General Meeting
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting! There will be a door prize and a wonderful opportunity to meet your Board of Directors and your Choir Team.
We’ll also be distributing our Fall Raffle Ticket booklets to each chorister family.
You or someone you know could win $1,000!
Each family is required to take at least one booklet to re-sell. Booklets are $50.
Fall Raffle for $1,000 - SOLD OUT!
Who wants to win $1,000? With only 500 tickets printed, you have an excellent chance of winning this amazing prize! And who couldn’t use some extra cash right before the holidays? The tickets are only $10 each! Proceeds go towards keeping our registration fees low and providing excellent musical instruction to the children and teens in our choirs.
Contact the Choir Manager to grab your tickets today! The draw will be held on December 10th during our Winter Concert!
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First Rehearsal of the Season
Our first choir rehearsal is almost here! We will be holding Monday rehearsals at F.R. Haythorne Junior High this season! Please use main entrance.
Junior Choir - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Secondary Choir - 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m.
New Choir Season Auditions!
We’ll hold auditions for our next choir season in September with our primary audition day on September 10th. Please get in touch with the choir manager to set up your child’s audition.
Sounds of Spring Concert
Both choirs will perform separately and together. We are also pleased to announce that the University of Alberta Madrigal Singers will be performing as well. It will truly be a wonderful night filled with amazing music!
We will have a raffle for amazing prizes as well as a 50/50 draw. Tickets at the door are $10 each. Please contact the Choir Manager if you’d like to pre-purchase tickets.
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Chorister call times TBA
Spring Fling - Bottle & Clothing Drive!!
During our dress rehearsal, we will be collecting any used clothing/household items to be sold to Value Village. We’re also holding our last Bottle Drive of the season! Perfect timing to coincide with your spring cleaning!! Get ready for summer by flinging out all that clutter and filling up our trucks!!
Junior Choir School Tour & Field Trip
For this school tour, the Junior Choir will be performing at Mills Haven Elementary, Madonna Catholic Elementary, Westboro Elementary, and then École Campbelltown after our bowling and pizza party! Everyone always has a fantastic time during these school tours! Big thank you to our volunteers for helping!
Matilda The Musical Jr
Secondary Choristers and Grade Six Junior Choristers along with their families are invited to attend Matilda. Tickets are $17/adult and $7/choristers (EIRHCA Board is covering $10 for the Secondary Chorister and for the Grade 6 Junior Chorister tickets). Plans to meet for dinner beforehand at the Old Spaghetti Factory are being discussed - please let us know if this interests you. Contact the Choir Manager for more information.
Join us as Victoria School presents “Matilda” In the Eva O. Howard Theatre!
Spring Fundraiser - Perogy & Sausage!
We are thrilled to partner with Widynowski's Sausage House and Taste of Urkraine for our Spring Fundraiser! Please take a look at the delicious selection of perogies, cabbage rolls, sausage, burgers, and jerky! Create a mouthwatering feast that the whole family will love!