Welcome to December, Chor Leoni fans!
In this issue:
1. Tickets to this year's Spanish-flavoured Yuletide Fires are going fast!2. Eight opportunities remain to find the hidden paw print on our new website and win a copy of our next CD.3. Give the gift of Chor Leoni this holiday season.4. Chor Leoni's "Live to Air" Performances This Month.
Sunday, December 17, 2006 @ 3 pmNew Westminster Christian Reformed Church 8255 13th Ave Burnaby BCMonday, December 18, 2006 @ 8 pmTuesday, December 19, 2006 @ 8 pmChrist Church Cathedral690 Burrard St Vancouver BCAdults $28 Students/Seniors $23ticketmaster.ca 604.280.3311
Yuletide Fires travels southward, with the sparkling music and rhythms of Hispanic America, Mexico and South America. Chor Leoni performs Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, and selections from Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra by Ariel Ramírez. Accompanied by harp, guitar, and percussion, this Yuletide Fires is infused with the warmth of the sun!
2. Find the Hidden Paw Print and Win A Prize!
To
encourage you to explore the many facets of our new website we have a
contest. Hidden somewhere within our site is a lion's paw print. We have had two winners so far so the next eight people who find
it receive a prize. Go on a cyber-safari and find that print! (This
contest is not open to Chor Leoni members. Sorry guys.)
3. Give the gift of Chor Leoni this holiday season.
Chor Leoni has two Christmas CDs available and both have received high praise!
Magnificat features repertoire the choir will be singing as part of this year's Yuletide Fires performances. Read what the critics had to say
here.Our other Christmas CD,
Yuletide Fires received two prestigious awards in 2004:
- Outstanding Classical Recording - Western Canadian Music Awards
- Outstanding Choral Recording - Association of Canadian Choral Conductors
Read what the critics had to say
here.Both of these recording would be a perfect Christmas gift - or for yourself!
4. Chor Leoni's "Live to Air" Performances This Month.
CBC Food Bank Day: In the Midst Of PlentyFriday, December 8, 2006 @ 6 am
The Atrium of Pacific Centre Mall, Vancouver BC
CBC Radio One 690 AM – The Early Edition
Call in to support this fundraising effort to benefit the Vancouver Food Bank!
Chor Leoni sings "live to air" to our Lower Mainland audience on The Early Edition from 6 - 8:37 a.m. Early-risers are welcome to come down to the Atrium of Pacific Centre Mall to cheer us on - and to make a donation.
Chor Leoni and Shelagh Rogers Ring in ChristmasFriday, December 22, 2006 6 – 8 am
CBC Studio One, 700 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC
CBC Radio One 690 AM – Sounds Like Canada
Join the lions and Shelagh Rogers in CBC’s Studio One as they wish a Merry Christmas to the nation! Free admission; however an RSVP IS REQUIRED to:
admin@chorleoni.org by December 19. Admission will be restricted to names on the guest list.
