Dear friends,

Chor Leoni is a finalist in the upcoming 2008 CBC National Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs and we sing on Wednesday, April 30 just after 4:30 pm. (*Please note this is one hour earlier than we had originally thought.*) There are several other Lower Mainland choirs who are also finalists and they'd love to have your support as well.

Semi-Finalists and Finalists will hear excerpts of their 1st round entries on Studio Sparks (12 - 3 PM weekdays on Radio Two) April 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29.  They will devote about 45 minutes on each of those days to Choral 2008 Semi-Finalists.

FUN Tickets - A Rapidly Diminishing Quantity!
The tickets for our upcoming "lions in space" extravaganza under the Bard tent are disappearing so fast that we're not planning on producing posters or postcards this year! Unless you call now (Bard box office 604.739.0559) your best bet is a ticket to our Monday June 23 matinee at 3 pm. It is summer, after all, so skip work and come take a galactic journey with the lions!


Chor Leoni has often been told our concerts in the Bard tent are out of this world. This season you are invited to don your space suit and join us in the rarefied atmosphere of space! This “Lions in Space” adventure promises cosmic music, amazing spectacle, visits from mystery stars, and our infamous choreographic high jinks. We promise to send you home smiling with stars in your eyes!

Chor Leoni to Compete in CBC Choral Competition Finals April 30

April 6, 2008

We are thrilled to announce that Chor Leoni has advanced into the national finals of this year's CBC National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs in the Contemporary Music category. This is a competition-wide category and competitors must perform works composed within the past fifteen years. The other finalist is Lady Cove Women's Choir from Newfoundland.

On April 29 & 30, 2008, the finalists will perform in  'live-to-air' concerts presented across Canada specifically for Choral 2008. In B.C. these performances will be from 3 - 6 pm (PST) at Ryerson United Church.

Chor Leoni will sing sometime just after 4:30 pm on Wednesday April 30. Admission is free and we'd love to have you in our audience cheering us on! You'll find a list of all competitors (there are several Lower Mainland choirs in the finals, singing on both Tuesday and Wednesday) here.

Unable to join us at Ryerson? Then listen in over the internet!

If you are unable to attend in person, tune in via the internet. Our friends at the CBC have provided the following instructions on how to do so:
 
1. Go to http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/
2. In the right column, click on any of the five time zones of 'live' streaming audio and turn up your computer's speakers
 
For instance out here in BC if people were unable to attend the performance at Ryerson yet wanted to hear the broadcast in "real time", they could listen to the Atlantic audio stream to hear all choirs singing 'live'.  The broadcasts begin at 3 pm (1500 hrs) both days so fans on other continents just have to factor in the time difference - but, they also have 5 audio streams from which to choose.