2012 - 2013 Season
Calgary Sings! 2013
April 20, 2013
Nine great choirs...one unforgettable night!
The 2013 edition of Calgary Sings! featured a rich assortment of adult choirs from Calgary and area, each unique and special, all were eager to share their love of singing! The event, presented by the Adult Recreational Choir Society of Calgary (ARCS) and hosted by the Heebee-jeebees, culminated in a breathtaking Mass Choir performance of more than 400 voices.
Calgary Sings! is a celebration of choral music in our community. Net proceeds from this event will be donated to the Calgary Health Trust in support of Music Therapy for residents of Carewest Continuing Care Centres in Calgary. ARCS has provided more than $50,000 of funding to this worthwhile cause since 2005 in large part through the success of Calgary Sings!
The Calgary Boys' Choir 40th Anniversary "Celebration of Male Song" & "Grand Celebration Gala"
April 26 & 28, 2013
Calgary Men's Chorus performed in The Calgary Boys’ Choir 40th Anniversary Festival. The "Celebration of Male Song" and "Grand Celebration Gala" engaged city-wide audiences with choral concerts and solo recitals, all hosted by and showcasing The Calgary Boys’ Choir. Local and visiting choirs/artists were featured as well, with a guest conductor, massed ensemble events and new works commissioned especially for the occasion.
Comfort & Joy
EnChor Chamber Choir, the Savridi Singers and Calgary Men's Chorus - Three of Calgary’s top choirs joined together for a celebration of songs of the season.
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2012
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Scarboro United Church, 134 Scarboro Avenue SW
Broadway Rocks! with the Calgary Philarmonic Orchestra
New York Pops’ Steven Reineke led the Orchestra and Broadway Stars in this high-energy revue of the hit shows of the stage. Fans heard music from Rent, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King and much, much more.
Steven Reineke, Conductor
Christiane Noll, Vocalist
Capathia Jenkins, Vocalist
Hugh Panaro, Vocalist
Darius de Haas, Vocalist
Calgary Men's Chorus, Vocal Ensemble
Friday, November 30, 2012 – 8pm
Saturday, December 1, 2012 – 8pm
Jack Singer Concert Hall
Harmony for Hope
In Support of Child Find Alberta! Celebrating Universal Children's Day. Together we can achieve our vision of 'Every Child Safe from Harm'. This concert showcased the outstanding talent of five local choirs: Calgary Men's Chorus, Cum Vino Cantus, Cantaré Children's Choir, Mount Royal Youth Choir and Il Sono. The concert took place at the Boyce Theatre, on Tuesday, November 20, 2012.
One Love: A Sacred Music Celebration
Sunday, October 7, 2012
As part of the Calgary 2012 celebrations, CMC joined host Tom Jackson and six female soloists together with a choir of 100+, as we enjoyed an eclectic mix of music from around the world inspired by the rich and diverse systems of beliefs that enrich our world and our own cultural community of Calgary. Learn more here, or from the Calgary 2012 website.
Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life
September 23, 2012
The Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life is a national awareness and fundraising event that takes place every year in communities all across Canada. Funds raised support direct programs and services for Canadians living with HIV/AIDS in their communities. http://www.aidswalkforlife.ca/
2011 - 2012 Season
ICARUS
June 9, 2012
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary
This year's spring concert had Calgary Men's Chorus explore through song the themes of Icarus. Icarus is a cautionary tale of over ambition, but it is also a story about longing to escape and finding freedom elsewhere.
Artist - Jennifer Georgeadis
Longtime supporter and friend of the Calgary Men's Chorus Jennifer Georgeadis, has created many of the unique paintings that have adorned our concert posters and programs, adding to the unique look of the Calgary Men's Chorus concerts. Her most recent work Icarus, featured on our June 9th concert posters and programs, has added to our continued collaboration across artistic disciplines. To see more of Jennifer's work or to contact her, visit her website at: azuredragonfly.ca
One Voice - Debut!
June 3, 2012
Unitarian Church of Calgary
One Voice - Calgary's newest LGTB choir presented their first concert Debut! featuring the Calgary Men's Chorus.
Affirmation Celebration, Knox United Church
May 6, 2012
Knox United Church
The Calgary Men's Chorus performed at the 5 Year Anniversary of Knox United Church as an Affirming Congregation. The Calgary Men's Chorus were their guests at the original ceremony 5 years ago.
The Savridi Singers - A Trip Around the World
May 5, 2012
Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University
The Savridi Singers - Calgary's Premier Women's Choir presented A Trip Around the World! featuring theCalgary Men's Chorus and Instrumentalists.
Mad World
December 3, 2011
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary
This year's winter concert honoured World AIDS Day and all those who have been affected by HIV and AIDS. Mad World featured songs surrounding themes related to HIV and AIDS. $5,000 was raised for AIDS Calgary.
2010 - 2011 Season
BLUE
May 27 and May 28 (three sold out shows!)
SAIT Aquatic Centre
Our most adventurous concert to date featured aqua ballet choreographed and performed by Undercurrent Productions with special guest Bill May from Cirque du Soleil's "O" in Las Vegas.
ICE: Stories & Music of the Arctic
December 18, 2010
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary
This year's December concert featured Mitaartut: Inuit Dreams & Voices (Inuit throat singers, drummers and story-tellers from Nunavut).
Harmony for Hope
November 20, 2010
We joined five other local choirs at the Jack Singer concert hall to perform in this benefit concert for Child Find Alberta.
Margaret Cho's Cho Dependent Tour
October 1, 2010
Margaret Cho surprised her Calgary audience with the Calgary Men's Chorus at the very end of her show. It was lots of fun and Margaret was a sweetheart. Read More
Raise Your Voice
September 23, 2010
The Calgary Men's Chorus joined seven other local choirs at Knox United Church for this Homeless Awareness Week concert.
2009 - 2010 Season
Canadian Choral Festival: Unison 2010
May 21 - May 24, 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
We delivered a very eclectic set of 8 pieces at Unison 2010 and the audience loved us. We definitely held our own amidst many other talented GLBTT choirs from across Canada. Go to YouTube to watch amateur video clips of our 8 Winnipeg performaces. Search for "Calgary Men's Chorus Unison 1" through to "Calgary Men's Calgary Unison 8".
Sing for the Cure
March 7, 2010
The Calgary Men's Chorus partnered with the Savridi Singers to present this benefit concert at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. We raised just over $45,000.00 for the Calgary Breast Health Program.
Glory: An Encore
December 21, 2009
Cum Vino Cantus hosted the Calgary Men's Chorus at Knox Presbyterian Church to sing highlights from the sold out December 20 performance of Glory. The concert was followed by a reception with family, friends and fans.
Glory
December 20, 2009
With guest choir Cum Vina Cantus, the Calgary Men's Chorus' annual Christmas concert was a celebration of African-American music. This concert SOLD OUT two weeks in advance.
Knox United Church and CBC Radio Calgary 2009 Carol Festival
December 7, 2009
The Calgary Men's Chorus enjoys performing in this festival every year! Carol Festival is held in support of the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank.
Annual Candlelight Memorial Service, Foster's Garden Chapel
December 2, 2009
The Calgary Men's Chorus was hired to perform as part of this very meaningful and touching memorial service.
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
November 28, 2009
The Calgary Philharmonic Chorus invited the Calgary Men's Chorus to perform with them in the CPO's "Romanian Rhapsody" concert.
4th Annual Learning Affirming Conference
October 24 and 25, 2009
The Calgary Men's Chorus was honoured to be part of this conference. We performed twice: October 24 at Symon's Valley United Church and October 25 at Wild Rose United Church.
2008 - 2009 Season
Eclipse
June 20, 2009
Inspired by our heroes - both human and superhuman - we explored the subject of "dual identities" through an unexpected and very diverse mix of beautiful songs, comedy and other forms of musicality.
Calgary Sings!
March 28, 2009
The Calgary Men's Chorus was part of Calgary Sings!, a bi-annual celebration of choral music for adult choirs hosted and produced by the Adult Recreational Choir Society of Calgary (ARCS). Proceeds from this bi-annual event support the Music Therapy Program at Carewest. This year's event featured guest hosts, The Heebee-jeebees, and nine choirs: Up2Something, Calgary Men's Chorus, Sweet Adeline's Chinook Winds, Irish Cultural Society Choir, Petro-Canada Choir, Revv52, Savridi Singers, She's Up2Something, and Stampede City Chorus.
The Sword and the Cross
February 28, 2009
The Calgary Men's Chorus performed as a guest of the Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players, along with guests Airdrie Community Choir and EnChor Chamber Choir. This extraordinary event featured four choirs coming together along with an impressive ensemble of instrumentalists for the performance of two of Giovanni Gabrieli's poly-choral works, Omnes Gentes and Buccinate. These pieces, written for four choirs, organ and various instruments, are rarely performed and the Calgary Men's Chorus was very excited to be a part of this unique concert.
A Christmas Carol
December 20, 2008
The Calgary Men's Chorus collaborated with film director, actor and Professor Seth Michael Donsky (from New York City) to present an original choral concert inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" - a timeless story with an important message that still applies today.
CBC Radio's "Blitz Day"
December 17, 2008
The Calgary Men's Chorus joined numerous other choirs to sing at CBC Radio's "Blitz Day" in support of the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank.
WestJet's Christmas Party
December 5, 2008
The Calgary Men's Chorus was proud to be the opening act for WestJet's Christmas Party which was attended by over 2500 WestJet employees.
Knox / CBC Carol Festival
November 29, 2008
The Calgary Men's Chorus joined over twenty other Calgary choirs in this three-day festival in support of the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank.
University of Calgary Chorus' Fall Concert
November 27, 2008
We were extremely honoured when the University of Calgary Chorus invited us to sing with them at their annual fall concert.
Cum Vino Cantus Remembrance Day Fundraiser
November 9, 2008
The Cum Vino Cantus choir invited us to join them at the Auburn Saloon to raise money for the Veterans' Food Bank.
Affirmation Celebration, Scarboro United Church
October 26, 2008
When Calgary's Scarboro United Church became an affirming congregation, they invited the Calgary Men's Chorus to be part of their service of celebration.
