{"id":101415,"date":"2024-01-23T15:08:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101415"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:08:54","slug":"preview-choral-community-exchange-offers-day-learning-toronto-mendelssohn-choir-pax-christi-chorale-orpheus-choir-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/01\/23\/preview-choral-community-exchange-offers-day-learning-toronto-mendelssohn-choir-pax-christi-chorale-orpheus-choir-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Choral Community Exchange Offers A Day Of Learning From Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Pax Christi Chorale & Orpheus Choir Of Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Choral Community Exchange is co-hosted by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Pax Christi Chorale and Orpheus Choir Of Toronto, and offers a day-long learning event for choral music enthusiasts. The event will take place February 3, and includes interactive workshops, masterclasses, and lectures from a variety of speakers.<\/p>\n

Open to the public, advance registration is required. Whether your involvement has been largely of the armchair variety so far, or whether you\u2019re an active choral singer, it\u2019s a chance to elevate skills as well as come together and network with Toronto\u2019s vibrant choral community.<\/p>\n

The Event<\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s a look at some of the presenters and workshops.<\/p>\n

Keynote Presenter: Dr. Tracy Wong, Composer-in-Residence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choral conductor, music educator, composer, vocalist, and pianist Tracy Wong will lead participants through her latest composition. Dr. Wong is the Assistant Professor of Choral Studies at the Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University, and she also serves as the Conductor of the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir in Kitchener. She earned her Doctor in Musical Arts and Master in Music Performance (Choral Conducting) degrees from the University of Toronto, and was awarded the 2016 and 2017 Elmer Iseler National Graduate Fellowship in Choral Conducting, and 2018-19 McMaster University Student Union Teaching Award.<\/p>\n

Presenter: Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vall\u00e9e, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Artistic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

The TMChoir Artistic Director lends his expertise to a workshop on choral conducting and leadership. The goal is to demystify the process, and offer participants a comprehensive understanding of what a conductor does. There will be practical activities as well as discussions.<\/p>\n

Presenter: Elaine Choi, Pax Christi Chorale Artistic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elaine Choi<\/a> will take participants through a reading session to Explore Chinese Choral Repertoire. She\u2019ll guide participants through singing as a group, along with teaching Mandarin & Cantonese choral diction, and a brief history of choral tradition in Asia.<\/p>\n

Presenter: Thomas Burton, Orpheus Choir of Toronto Artistic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burton will lead a workshop titled Listening and Community Building through Improvisation with a goal of exploring improvisation techniques. What\u2019s key is building one on one connections between participants, who\u2019ll work on pitch and melody memory, and learning how to take risks.<\/p>\n

Other workshops include:<\/p>\n