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The Alberta Children's Choir provides an opportunity for children between the ages of 11 and 15 from across the province to pursue excellence in choral music under the direction of an internationally recognized choral conductor. Conductors and teachers from across the province are encouraged to recommend their best singers to participate in this choir.
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Alberta Children's Choir Showcase Concert
________, guest conductor
Kim Cousineau, pianist
Kim Cousineau, pianist
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The 2024 Alberta Children's Choir
Guest Artists
_________, guest conductor
Kim Cousineau, pianist
Schedule Overview
(DATE) | Online rehearsal prep session
(DATE) | Rehearsal residency (________, Edmonton)
April 28, 2024, 3:00 p.m. | Concert (________, Calgary)
Registration Fee $250
Please note that participation in ALL scheduled rehearsals and performances is mandatory for accepted choristers. This will mean having to miss at least one day of school. A discounted room rate at a hotel near the rehearsal and concert venues will be available for out-of-town families.
_________, guest conductor
Kim Cousineau, pianist
Schedule Overview
(DATE) | Online rehearsal prep session
(DATE) | Rehearsal residency (________, Edmonton)
April 28, 2024, 3:00 p.m. | Concert (________, Calgary)
Registration Fee $250
Please note that participation in ALL scheduled rehearsals and performances is mandatory for accepted choristers. This will mean having to miss at least one day of school. A discounted room rate at a hotel near the rehearsal and concert venues will be available for out-of-town families.
Guest Artists
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__________, GUEST CONDUCTOR
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________________, PIANIST
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COVID-19 protocol
The health and wellbeing of ACC choristers is our top priority. All accepted choristers are expected to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols in place for this program. At present, our protocol requires that:
- Proof of full vaccination (at least two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine) must be provided before the first rehearsal
- Masks be worn by all individuals at all times
- 2-metre distance be maintained between individuals at all times
- A screening checklist be submitted on a daily basis prior to the first rehearsal of the day
- A well-organized process for arriving at and departing from rehearsals be in place
- Equipment or printed music not be shared
- Car pooling be avoided; but that, if there is no other option, individuals remain masked while in transit
- Any symptomatic individual not attend rehearsal
- Any individual who becomes symptomatic during a rehearsal leave immediately
What conductors & choristers say about ACC
ACC is a unique experience, and an opportunity to use my talents to create a masterpiece, alongside like-minded Alberta youth. I attend ACC because it is a chance to expand my musical horizons and learn new techniques. I would recommend ACC for any young chorister.
—Aliya, Northern ACC Chorister (Northern Lights Harmonics, Lac La Biche)
ACC is a wonderful program for gifted and hard-working young singers! The experience for choristers goes beyond the synthesis of their vocal, aural, theoretical, technical and interpretive skills. It provides them the opportunity to meet new friends and to work on a consistently high caliber of repertoire. Being in this safe environment of music-making builds their confidence for performing. It has always been a pleasure for me as a conductor to be able to recommend my choristers and have them come back rejuvenated with added tools and strategies for healthy singing. ACC also allows them the opportunity to be leaders in their choir as they model what they have learned and share their experience with other choristers.
—Beth Pecson, Music Teacher, Monsignor Fee Otterson School
I was blown away by the performance and stunned by what [the guest conductor] Ruth managed to create with the choristers in such a short amount of time! I was moved to tears and cheers by the songs the choir sang!
—Nicolette Groeneveld, parent of ACC participant
—Aliya, Northern ACC Chorister (Northern Lights Harmonics, Lac La Biche)
ACC is a wonderful program for gifted and hard-working young singers! The experience for choristers goes beyond the synthesis of their vocal, aural, theoretical, technical and interpretive skills. It provides them the opportunity to meet new friends and to work on a consistently high caliber of repertoire. Being in this safe environment of music-making builds their confidence for performing. It has always been a pleasure for me as a conductor to be able to recommend my choristers and have them come back rejuvenated with added tools and strategies for healthy singing. ACC also allows them the opportunity to be leaders in their choir as they model what they have learned and share their experience with other choristers.
—Beth Pecson, Music Teacher, Monsignor Fee Otterson School
I was blown away by the performance and stunned by what [the guest conductor] Ruth managed to create with the choristers in such a short amount of time! I was moved to tears and cheers by the songs the choir sang!
—Nicolette Groeneveld, parent of ACC participant