elora festival singers

The Elora Festival Singers, a professional chamber choir, was founded in 1980 by Noel Edison as the principal choral ensemble of the Elora Festival. In 1992, the Elora Festival Singers was incorporated as a separate organization to manage its year-round activities. Since 1997, the choir has been the professional core of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, and is the choral ensemble-in-residence of the Elora Festival for four weeks each summer.

Over the past quarter century, through regular concert series, recordings, broadcasts, and touring, the Elora Festival Singers has established a reputation as one of the finest chamber choirs in Canada and beyond, contributing to the musical life, not only of the community, but on an international stage. With twelve releases on the NAXOS label, the Elora Festival Singers is known for its rich, warm sound and clarity of texture. The choir is renowned for its diverse styles, from early music to spirituals to contemporary, for its commitment to Canadian repertoire, and for its collaborations with other Canadian artists.

International touring has brought the choir to audiences around the world, including the Chan Centre, Vancouver, Carnegie Hall, New York, and the Musikverein, Vienna.

The Elora Festival Singers will tour Atlantic Canada in the fall of 2008.

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has been invited to be a part of the Cultural Olympiad in February 2010, in Vancouver.

singer auditions

Immediate

The Elora Festival Singers currently has openings for a professional Tenor and Bass/Baritone for its winter series, tours, and runouts, and for the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Please contact Esther Farrell to arrange a time for an audition.

Annual

Elora Festival Singers' chorister auditions are held in January for the upcoming Elora Festival and Winter Series. Those wishing to audition should contact Esther Farrell, Coordinator, at esther@elorafestival.com. Please include your name, telephone number, voice type and a brief outline of your musical and choral experience. You will be contacted when an audition schedule has been made.

singers' news

In the Fall of 2008, the Elora Festival Singers will tour Atlantic Canada. The choir will be performing at the following venues:

Saturday, September 27, 8:00 p.m., Woodlawn United Church, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
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Sunday, September 28, 4:00 p.m., Saint Bernard Church, Saint Bernard, Nova Scotia
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Wednesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m., Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro, Nova Scotia
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Thursday, October 2, 8:00 p.m., Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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Friday, October 3, 8:00 p.m., Riverview Arts Centre, Riverview, New Brunswick
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Saturday, October 4, 8:00 p.m., Imperial Theatre, Saint John, New Brunswick
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Sunday, October 5, 8:00 p.m., Fredericton Playhouse, Fredericton, New Brunswick
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The Elora Festival Singers Atlantic Tour is made possible by a grant from Canada Council
and the generous support of The Cooperators.