Voice of the Lake

Last Sunday was the official end of the season for the Winnipeg Singers. We had our final concert at Westminster United Church with the help of Prairie Voices, a choir of young singers from here in Winnipeg. The concert went quite well, with the main focus being fundraising for the Singers. I haven't heard the numbers yet, but I think we did rather well. Prairie Voices was great, and it was especially fun to do a concert with Kristel Peters (of Apogee fame) directing one of the choirs. I think she'd be a great conductor to work with on a regular basis.

But that's over and done with, and the important things is the next gig, not the last one. Right now I'm working at St Margaret's Anglican Church at Westminster and Ethelbert, taking care of the Sunday morning choir, the men's choir and the Vespers choir.This Sunday I'll even be playing the organ for the service, so now's your chance to hear it if you're in the area. It will be interesting, if nothing else.

The next big gig on the horizon is still the Voice of the Lake which I'll be taking part in in June. It's a major piece that my friend Andrew Balfour is composing for the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. He's the composer and conductor of Camerata Nova, a choir here in town I used to sing with, that has done very well for itself. He called back in December to see if I would be willing to sing a 'major' tenor aria in the piece. I said yes, and he's been composing it for me. Haven't seen the music yet, but I'm hoping it will come this week.