Notes and
News
Membership Renewals
for 2008-09 due March 31
Podium
2008: Along with the Association of Canadian
Choral Conductors and Mount Allison University, NBCF will
host Podium 2008, the biennial national conference of
ACCC, May 15 - 18, 2008. Choral Waves - Ondes Chorales
promises to be an exciting event for choral enthusiasts.
Situated on the beautiful campus of Mount Allison
University, Sackville, NB, site of the original "Podium"
conference in 1988, Podium 2008 will offer outstanding
performances, stimulating workshops, a variety of
interest sessions and master classes for conductors.
Naturally no conference would be complete without ample
opportunities provided for browsing the industry
displays, enjoying social events or sharing a quiet
moment with friends old and new. Check the Podium web
site regularly for details and take advantage of this
opportunity to enjoy the fine choirs performing during
the conference.
2008 NBCF CHORAL AWARDS
ANNOUNCED
The recipients of the 2008 NBCF Choral Awards were
announced and celebrated at a reception during Spring
Choral Fest 2008 on Friday, March 28, at the
Crowne Plaza Fredericton.
Sister Lorette Gallant and April Boudreau
NBCF Youth Achievement Award
Awarded annually to an individual between the ages
of 16 and 25 who has demonstrated outstanding commitment
to choral singing
Norma Blanchet, incoming president of the New
Brunswick Choral Federation, presented the 2008 NBCF
Youth Achievement Award to April Boudreau, 21, of
Memramcook. April is New Brunswick's alto representative
on National Youth Choir and a long-standing member of the
Moncton-based community youth choir Les jeunes chanteurs
d'Acadie. In addition, certificates of honourary mention
and one-year memberships in the NBCF were presented to
Morgan Cogswell, 17, of Oromocto and Rebecca Steeves, 17,
of Fredericton.
NBCF Award for Distinguished Service to NB's Choral
Community
Awarded annually to a conductor, chorister,
composer, accompanist or administrator who displays
outstanding commitment and responsibility to choral music
and who has made a long-term contribution to NB's choral
community.
Marilyn Lewell, past president of the New Brunswick
Choral Federation, presented the 2008 NBCF Award for
Distinguished Service to Sister Lorette Gallant of
Moncton. The founding director of such award-winning
French choirs as Le Choeur Beauséjour, Les jeunes
chanteurs d'Acadie and Les amis de la chanson, Sister
Lorette Gallant was recognized for her extraordinary
ability to instill a love of music and a quest for
excellence in the young singers she has directed in over
50 years of service to the New Brunswick choral
community.
NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR TOURS NEW
BRUNSWICK
Canada's pre-eminent youth choir, directed by Dr.
Julian Wachner and featuring four young singers from New
Brunswick (Biographies
NYC Representatives) will be touring the three
Maritime Provinces , May 9-16. New Brunswick engagements
include concerts in Saint John (May 12), Fredericton (May
13) and Sackville (May 16). See full concert details in
Concert Calendar.
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PAUL BURNS MURRAY
March 21, 1927, to July 9, 2007
NBCF ENDOWMENT FUND FOR PAUL
MURRAY
The New Brunswick Choral Federation has established a
charitable endowment fund in honour of the late Dr. Paul
Murray. The Paul Murray Endowment Fund will provide
financial support to New Brunswick's delegates to
National Youth Choir. All donations are welcome.
Charitable tax receipts will be issued.
For more information, or to make a donation, please
contact:
Lisa Alward, Executive Director
New Brunswick Choral Federation
Old Soldiers Barracks, Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1
Tel: (506) 453-3731
Email: nbcf@nbnet.nb.ca
Web: www.nbchoral.org
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Coming Events
Workshops By Request : Need to develop basic
reading skills? Want to work on blend, tuning or
interpretation? Looking for some different repertoire or
just need a boost? Whatever the age, needs or skill level
of your choir, we are prepared to design a workshop
tailor made to fit the situation.
Workshops can be held as part of your regular
rehearsal or last for a day. Let us know what your
special needs are and we will arrange for a suitable
clinician to do the job. You supply the place, the choir
and, for a minimal registration fee, we will do the rest.
Registration fees will vary depending on the size of the
choir and the length of the workshop.
Contact the NBCF office to arrange for your workshop
by phoning 453-3731 or e-mailing nbcf@nbnet.nb.ca
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"Let New Brunswick Sing!"
Please remember to submit any digital photos from NBCF
events for the web page to alto@warpnet.ca.
