First Semester: In Review

Dear choristers, parents and lovers of song,

Happy New Year, and welcome to the second semester of the Surrey Children’s Choir family of choir’s 22^nd season!  Our first semester was incredibly successful, marked by fun and efficient choir retreats, collaboration with another local children’s choir, community engagements and, as always, beautiful song. 

Highlights of the first semester:

Senior Choir Retreat to Timberline Ranch in Maple Ridge

Youth Choir Retreat to Harrison Hot Springs

Senior Choir performing 'Jellicle Cats' at Christ Church Cathedral

Junior Choir at our Halloween Concert with the Vancouver Children's Choir

Heritage Caroling at Burnaby Village Museum

Anthem and intermission performance at Surrey Eagles Junior A Hockey Game

Annual Family Christmas Concert, First United Church, White Rock

Sunday Service Performance at Gilmore United Church, Richmond

Carols of Comfort at First Memorial Funeral Services, Fraser Heights, Surrey

Carols and Sing-Along at Surrey's "Pioneer Christmas"

Looking Ahead in 2014 –

The Senior, Chamber and Youth Choirs, and the Adult Community Chorus have already begun work for this April’s Spring Concert – featuring Mozart’s C Minor Mass.  Continuing to honour his centenary year, the Chamber Choir will present Benjamin Britten’s Kyrie. 

In April and May, the choirs will compete at the annual Vancouver and Fraser Valley Kiwanis Festivals.  Best of luck to all the choirs, and here’s hoping the Seniors maintain their Provincial title!

This May, the Senior, Chamber and Youth choirs will embark on a tour of the Gulf Islands to share their love of song with residents there.

Also in May, the ‘family of choirs’ will present its year-end concert at the Surrey Arts Centre on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 11^th.

With great excitement for the remainder of our 22^nd season,

Stephen Horning
Artistic Director
Surrey Children’s Choir ‘Family of Choirs’

Presenting..

13 Songs for Halloween

Make the most of this spooky season - celebrate Halloween with the Surrey Children's Choir!

This Wednesday, October 30th at 7:00pm,  the SCC junior and senior choirs will join with the Vancouver Children's Choir, directed by Rupert Lang, to perform some spooky tunes in the beautiful Christ Church Cathedral.

Selections include songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" and "Jellicle Cats", and fun audience sing-a-longs to the Beatle's "Eleanor Rigby" and Halloween classic, "Monster Mash".

Admission is by donation; children dressed in costume attend free!

"13 songs for Halloween"
7pm, Wednesday October 30th,
Christ Church Cathedral
690 Burrard Street, Vancouver

Now Auditioning!

The Surrey Children's Choir, along with its youth and adults choirs, invites singers - boys, girls and adults, aged 6-86 to audition for its 22nd season!

Join the nationally and internationally acclaimed choir for a unique opportunity to explore different choral styles while building a strong musical foundation and creating life-long friendships!

Oh Canada!

The Surrey Children’s Choir’s 26^th season has flown by, and will go out with a bang this Sunday, at the Surrey Arts Centre, when the “choir family” presents “Oh Canada!” a celebration of songs written and arranged by Canadian composers.

The first half of the concert will see formal sets performed by the Junior and Intermediate training choirs, the Chamber Choir, the Youth Chorus, and the Surrey Children’s Choir ‘Senior Choir’.  Audience members will surely delight in hearing favourite folk songs such as “Away From the Roll of the Sea”, “Out on the Mira” and “Blooming Bright Star of Belle Isle”, to name a few.

The choreographed numbers of the second half are sure to entertain - what’s not to love about log-drivers, tango dancers and French-Canadian peasants? The second half will also feature 10 year chorister Robert McMorran-Rodgers as Anne of Green Gables, and 10 year chorister Kyra Borland-Walker and 20 year chorister Aaron Schollen performing “Indian Love Call” from the operetta “Rose-Marie”. 

The finale will see all 5 choirs in the SCC family joining together in song. 

“Oh Canada”
2pm, Sunday, May 12^th, 2013 (Mother’s Day)
Surrey Arts Centre
13750 88th Avenue

Surrey, BC

Tickets available at the box office: 604-501-5566

Trial By Jury

On Saturday, April 27th at First United Church in White Rock, join the SCC family as they present Gilbert&Sullivan's "Trial By Jury", and other british musical favourites!

The Surrey Youth Chorus and Surrey Adult Community Chorus (with the Children's Choir) have been preparing for months, and are very excited to stage our first ever "G&S" show.  Starring Stephanie Schollen, Aaron Schollen, Kirstin Hain, David Johnston, Danica Kell and Jerret Schwartz, this farcical production transports the audience to the "hall of justice" where Edwin, sued by Angelina, is judged for his breach of marriage.  You'll never guess the judge's sentence.

Before the main affair, the first half of the show features all 3 choirs, joined also by the Chamber Choir, staging fully choreographed numbers from musicals "Les Miserables", "Cats", "Oliver!" and "My Fair Lady", along with tunes from H.M.S Pinafore and the Mikado.

Highlight include the Chamber Choir's first foray into tap-dancing, an all-male dance number and several fabulous solo performances including those by 10-year choristers Kyra Borland-Walker and Roberta McMorran-Rodgers, and 20 year'er Aaron Schollen.

Sure to be show that will have you laughing days later, "Trial By Jury" is not to be missed!

Tickets:
adults | $23
seniors/students | $18
tix available through choristers, or at the door.

Start the holidays right with the SCC

Join us December 1st as we kick off the holiday season in the only way it should be done; with friends, family and beautiful choral music. Our annual Christmas concert is sure to be an entertaining evening with old favorites and new. Get into the holiday spirit and enjoy an evening of music with the Surrey Children's Choir!