Light up your summer with singing!
REHEARSALS — August 15-18, 7-9 p.m. | Cloverdale Community Hall
WRAP UP CONCERT — August 19, 8:00 p.m. | Big Top, Fort Edmonton Park
SongBurst is a non-auditioned week-long summer choir for adults. Choir members learn a variety of music together in a casual and supportive setting. At the end of the week, the choir performs a wrap-up concert for family, friends, and fans.
POST REHEARSAL HANG-OUTS
Participants are invited to bring their lawn chairs and relax on the deck at Cloverdale Hall after rehearsal. Food and drinks will be available from local vendors!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Come and volunteer at SongBurst! We are looking for some help throughout the week from registration and setup, to ticket-taking at the concert. All volunteers will receive a free ticket to the concert on Friday, August 19th. More information at the link below.
CONCERT TICKETS
Join us under the Big Top at Fort Edmonton Park Friday, August 19th for our first-ever SongBurst Showcase Concert! This casual concert offers a mix of jazz, gospel, and folk music under the leadership of Regina's Melissa Morgan, with special guest performance by Edmonton singer/songwriter Kaeley Jade.
DOWNLOAD THE CONCERT PROGRAM
VOCAL COACHING
SongBurst participants can sign up for one-on-one vocal coaching sessions with Kim Denis! In these sessions, participants will learn tips and tricks to make singing easier and solve individual vocal challenges. Coachings will be positive, encouraging and practical with techniques that can be incorporated into their singing immediately. 
30-minute coaching  $35
WORKSHOP: MOVED TO SING
SongBurst participants can sign up for a group workshop with Melissa Morgan! The workshop explores ways in which simple movements using the entire body can open up your ears to hear yourself and others with clarity, purpose, and intentionality. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, August 17th, from 4:15 - 5:45 p.m., after which El Mero Mero Taqueria will be on site before rehearsal!

90-minute workshop  $1o
REGISTRATION
Individual registration  $125 + service charges
Group registration  $100 + service charges
Register as part of a group of 5 singers from your choir and save $25!
Registration is now closed for SongBurst 2022. If you wish to be placed on a waiting list, please contact the Choir Alberta office at info@choiralberta.ca.
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, all participants will be required to wear a mask while singing indoors. Masks will not be required while singing outdoors or socializing indoors or outdoors.
​ARTISTIC TEAM
Melissa Morgan, guest conductor
Dr. Melissa Morgan is the Assistant Professor of Choral Music in the department of Media, Arts, and Performance at the University of Regina. An active conductor, she is frequently asked to serve as a guest clinician, adjudicator, and conductor with high school, children’s choirs, and church choirs throughout Canada. Her choirs have won numerous awards including, second prize in the chamber choir category of the Choral Canada National Competition for Amateur Choirs. Dr. Morgan holds a Doctorate of Music Performance in Choral Conducting from the University of Toronto, a Master of Music Performance in Choral Conducting from the University of Western Ontario, a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Regina. For more information on Dr. Morgan please visit her website: www.classicmel.ca
Kim Cousineau, pianist
Kim received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Victoria and studied privately with Anna Cal, student of Russian pianist Pavel Egorov. He has been involved with numerous operatic and musical theater productions, He was a staff pianist and coach with Vancouver Island summer music programs “In The Key Of Glee” and “A Voce Sola” and with Singspiration in Edmonton. In high demand as a choral accompanist in the Edmonton area, he works with many groups including Concordia Concert Choir, Da Camera Singers, Vocal Alchemy, Joyful Noise, and Chronos Vocal Ensemble. In 2012, he was the recipient of the BC Choral Federation’s Joyce O. Maguire Award for outstanding long-term service as a choral accompanist.