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Alberta Youth Choir

​PRESENTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF
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The 2022/2023 Alberta Youth Choir

Schedule overview
Rehearsal weekend — 28-29 Jan 2023
Residency and performances — 2-5 Mar 2023
​Both the rehearsal weekend and residency will take place in Edmonton.
We have now concluded our second round of singer recommendations and applications
RECOMMEND SINGERS FOR AN AUDITION
Conductors and teachers are invited to recommend up to 8 outstanding singers between the ages of 16 and 22 for an audition.
RECOMMEND SINGERS
Recommendation deadline — Nov 18
APPLY FOR AN AUDITION
Singers between the ages of 16 and 22 not being recommended by their conductor or teacher are invited to apply for an audition.
APPLY FOR AN AUDITION
Application deadline — Nov 18

AYC artistic team

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Dr. Rachel Rensink-Hoff is Associate Professor of Music at the Brock University Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts, Conductor of the Brock University Choir and Sora Singers, and Artistic Director of the Avanti Chamber Singers. She is also founder of the Niagara Choral Workshop summer program for choral teachers and conductors and host of an online guest choral series, Shared Perspectives.

Prior to her appointment at Brock University, she spent eight years on faculty at McMaster University. Rachel is the 2014 laureate of the Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting from the Ontario Arts Council. In 2015, her university women’s choir was awarded first prize in their category of the National Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs and in 2019 the Avanti Chamber Singers was named “Most Promising New Adult Ensemble.”

Recipient of the Choral Canada Award for Outstanding Dissertation in 2010, Rachel has published numerous articles on choral pedagogy and repertoire and presents regularly at national and international conferences. Her ongoing work focuses on conductor training and mentorship, singing and wellbeing, and the conductor’s creative processes in rehearsal and programming.

​Past Vice-President of Programs & Services for Choral Canada and Past-President of Choirs Ontario, she enjoys an active career as conductor, adjudicator, juror and workshop clinician across Canada. She served as guest conductor of the Nova Scotia Youth Choir in 2017 and is honoured to be leading the 2022 Alberta Youth Choir.

Raising the voice of choral music.


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Edmonton, AB  T6B 3J4

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  • ABOUT
    • Mission, Vision, Core Values
    • Leadership >
      • Board of Directors
      • Program Advisory Committee
      • Staff
    • Work With Us
    • Annual Reports
    • Get Involved
    • Strategic Plan
    • Media Kit
    • Key Policies
    • Affiliates
    • Contact
  • SUPPORT
    • Merchandise
    • Make a Donation
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Honour Choirs Bursary Fund
    • Our Supporters
    • Advertise with us
    • Volunteer
    • Catalyst50 Campaign
  • MEMBERS
    • Become A Member
    • Manage my membership
    • Member Benefits
    • Find A Choir
    • Members Only Area
  • PROGRAMS
    • Alberta Children's Choir >
      • History
      • ACC 2022 Choristers
    • Alberta Youth Choir >
      • AYC 2022/2023
      • Apply For an Audition
      • Recommend Choristers
      • History
      • AYC Chorister Page
    • Alberta Treble Choir >
      • ATC History
    • Alberta Vocal Festival
    • Awards of Distinction
    • Choralfest >
      • General Information
    • Conducting Apprenticeships
    • Composer-in-Residence Program >
      • 2022 Commission Consortium
    • The Convolution Project
    • Music Conference Alberta >
      • Music Conference Alberta Website
    • SongBurst
  • PRINT MUSIC
    • Library
    • Member picks
    • Recent Aquisitions
    • Canadian Collection
    • Choral Music Composed by Canadian Women
    • Musica International
    • Music For Sale
  • CALENDAR
  • COMMUNITY
    • ADVOCACY >
      • Advocacy toolkit
      • Alberta Music Advocacy Alliance
    • Announcements
    • Call for Singers + Auditions
    • Clinicians
    • Job Board
    • Resources