Established as a SATB mixed choir in 1986, the Kanata Choral Society has established itself as a group of dedicated volunteers willing to work at their love of choral music to bring established and new choral works to audiences in the Kanata region of Ottawa-Carleton.

Now in their 23rd season, the singers continue to entertain audiences with a wide variety of choral repertoire from the Baroque period to contemporary music. The choir enjoys working with some of the region's finest soloists , instrumentalists and clinicians.

Annual membership fees are $90. Each singer is required to purchase some of his or her own music which is available for sale at rehearsals. Several titles will be loaned from the choir's library or from other sources. In addition, the choir sponsors workshops to help improve some aspect of the choir's overall performance. Members are expected to participate for a small fee to help the choir grow musically and artistically.

Rehearsals begin on Monday, September 14, 2009 and again on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 7:30 pm in St.Paul's Anglican Church, 20 Young Road, Kanata

This will be the nineth season under the musical direction of Gloria Jean Nagy. Click here to see her bio

Our accompanist is Ursula Pidgeon. Ursula Pidgeon has been an accompanist and piano instructor in the Ottawa area for seventeen years. She received her Bachelor of Music in piano performance from Queen's University, where she studied with Sophie Bristoe and Ireneus Zuk, and also pursued advanced pedagogical studies at the Banff Centre with Robin Wood. She has appeared as piano guest soloist with the Eastern Ontario Concert Orchestra in Belleville and has done extensive accompanying for choirs and instrumentalists. She is one of the founding members of the Christian music duo Alabaster Jar, which performed original music 1992-1996 locally and on tour in Ontario. Presently, Ursula maintains a private music studio and is the accompanist for the Kanata Choral Society and the West Ottawa Children's Chorus. She also directs the Lanark Highland Children's Chorus

For further information, please call 613-829-4402 or 613-592-1991

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