Calgary Children's Choir

Calgary Children's Choir costume contest and rehearsal fun.

And the Costume Award goes toooo....!!!! Spookiest: Coraline Most Creative: Shoe Rack Most marsupial: Koala... Most likely to finish the honey: Winnie the Pooh Most flexible neck: Owl Bravest: Ironman Rachael’s favourite: T-Rex All costumes were judged by an acclaimed panel (the Youth choir) and ALL WON a prize or two. We had such great fun at our rehearsal this week in Halloween spirit, games and candies, choir style Tick, tock, tick, tock. ONE.MORE.SLEEP until Trick or Treating.

Calgary Community Choir - distanced, masked, and still having a great time making music together!! We welcomed two new members at our Thursday rehearsal, and we would be happy to welcome you! Feel free to drop in and try it out with no obligation! https://calgarycommunitychoir.com/

We are Singing in October! All ages! Come and join us! More info/registration at calgarychildrenschoir.com

Had a great time at our first in-person rehearsal! Here are a few of our choristers- holding this year's mascot, Harriet - a distant cousin of Hildegard- as we explore music that expresses joy and resilience in tough times. #yyc #choir #choirlife #COVID19

Singing can be good for your health!! A 2004 study by Dr. Gunter Kreutz showed that singing in a choir increases SIgA production which helps with immune function! Keep on singing everyone! We can’t wait to be singing together again as a choir family! Photo: rehearsal time during 2019 tour. Credit: Orbis

Favorite choir memory #5, as shared by a chorister in our recent zoom meeting: " the first time I heard the choir sing Happy Birthday to someone and spontaneously harmonized!!" Share one of your favourite choir memories with us! Photo: choir camp fun! Credit: Laura Stuart

Favourite choir memory #4, as shared by a chorister in our recent zoom meeting: "meeting my best friend of 12 years, when I joined choir at age 5". Lifelong friendships are made in choir - tell us about one of your choir friendships! Photo: buddies cuddle Ottawa tour. Emilia Grindlay Elena Grindlay and Katie Levinson. Credit: Dan Link

Favorite choir memory #3, as shared by a chorister in our recent Zoom meeting: "On tour, walking the cobblestone streets in Europe, linking arms with our friends and singing" Share one of your favourite choir memories with us!!! Photo: Fan photo with JS Bach on 2019 tour Credit: Laura Stuart

We are looking forward to singing together again soon!! Stay tuned for our start and registration dates, which will be posted on August 7, 2020. Photo: Post concert joy! Credit: Laura Stuart

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Favorite choir memory #2, as shared by a chorister in our recent zoom meeting: "On tour in Prague when we met and sang with other choirs. We are still in touch with some of them, we still sing one of the songs they taught us" - share one of your favorite choir memories with us!!

Favorite choir memory #1, as shared by a chorister in our recent zoom meeting: "my first day in rehearsal - hearing all the voices around me. Immediately knowing I loved it" - share one of your favorite choir memories with us!! Photo: rehearsal time during our 2019 tour. Josh Carr & Rachael Stewart

A common phenomenon that choristers experience is breath-taking moments, sometimes experienced as goosebumps, the hairs standing on the back of your neck, or tears. These are physical reactions to the beautiful music we can make together with others. Do you have a goosebump moment you remember from singing in choir? Please share in the comments!!! Video: One of our long time favourite: All Too Soon. No one's in doubt that the children singing, all too soon shall be women and men... And the canny old land that we never could command, it will roll to the ocean, again.

Did you know that it has been shown that singers have more circuit connections between the right and left sides of their brains than non-singers? Memorizing music and words involve both left and right brain function. Singing is good for your brain. Sing often!! We look forward with great anticipation to an opportunity to sing together as a choir family again! Photo from 2011 photoshoot: Kat Long-Jones, Jesse Deutscher, Chelsea Wood, Emanuel, Emma Christina, Kyla Fradette, Emma Kostynuik and... Marni Strome gorgeous back of head :D

Singing is important as we age!! Neuroscientists have shown that musical memories engage broader neural pathways than other types of memories that’s why hearing an old song can flood one with very specific emotions and visual cues. What is a favourite choir song you can remember? Is there a choir piece you remember from waaay back? Tell us in the comments below. Video: Land of the Silver Birch - 2013 concert.

Did you know that some studies have shown that singing may increase prolactin production which helps regulate the immune system!! Keep yourself healthy with social distancing, hand washing, and lots of singing!! We can’t wait to sing together again! Photo cation Monet misses choir peeps.