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Sharing the Joy of Song!
The Georgetown Choral Society is a community choir of approximately 110 adult singers from a diverse range of backgrounds, musical experience, ages and occupations.
What unites us is the joy of singing, the fellowship, and sharing our music with the public.
We look forward to welcoming you at one of our concerts in the near future.
We always appreciate hearing from our audience. Please to give us your comments on our concerts and suggest material you would like the choir to perform.
Choir News
The audience certainly loved both nights of the Spring 2010 concerts as the choir performed songs from each decade of the 20th century. Maybe that was because the choir members dressed up in period costumes from various decades of the 20th century, (see photos) and sang the familiar songs with youthful enthusiasm. The song "Africa" was a particular hit as the choir mimicked the sound of a tropical rainstorm with, fingers, hands and stomping feet for thunder. And the audience had a great urge to rock & roll when the choir let loose with a rousing medley of songs from the Beach Boys.
The choir's performance of the powerful"Armed Man - Mass for Peace"by Karl Jenkins in April 2009 was rewarded by a standing ovation. As a result of the quality of the performance, the choir was invited to perform this work, along with other choirs, as part of a program to celebrate the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. day in the Lincoln Centre in New York in January, 2010. For more information and photos, see http://www.dciny.org/component/option,com_joomgallery/Itemid,252/catid,29/func,viewcategory/
To quote Jack Morrison, interim director of the choir " Those of us involved from Georgetown were absolutely thrilled by this opportunity. We stood on the stage and sang in front of a wonderful audience. It was awesome. Those who sang in the concert from Georgetown will always remember every minute of those three days. "
As one audience member in New York said: "I want to compliment you both on a wonderful job last night! I was extremely impressed with the caliber of talent and the thought-proving nature of the music. I was thrilled to be a part of the audience..."
Choir members were delighted to contribute to the Downtown Georgetown "Holiday Magic on Main" festivities on the evening of Thursday, December 3, with some caroling on the street. Many families with small children got into the Christmas spirit and joined in the singing as they walked by, while others waved from the horse-drawn wagon. A hot cider, courtesy of Young's Pharmacy, topped off the evening nicely. The choir is always happy to contribute to community events.
We hope you enjoy this video clip of the closing song from the Choir's performance of "The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace", by Karl Jenkins. Performed on April 25th, 2009 in the beautiful sanctuary of the Queen of Peace Croatian Church in Norval, Ontario - a very fitting setting for a "mass for peace". Coming after the deliberately disturbing pieces depicting the horrors of war, this final soft melody calling for "no more wars" leaves the audience with a hopeful message. It was on the strength of this performance that the Choir was invited to sing at the Lincoln Center in New York (see story on this home page) |
"The Choir continues to actively support the Halton Hills Cultural Roundtable (HHCR) in many ways. This new group in the community is working actively in partnership with many cultural groups to enrich the cultural fabric of the community. For more information on the second Annual Cultural Symposium held in January 2010, and on the plans and projects that the HHCR has under way, visit the Symposium web site.
On September 27, 2009, the GCS participated in the Georgetown Hospital Foundation's, second annual "Walk For The Georgetown Hospital".
The Hospital Foundation was delighted with the community's enthusiastic participation. This fun event raised some $40,000, and the choir contributed $1,141.
As a community choir, the GCS is pleased to contribute to this kind of charity event.
Thanks to Ron Stiel of The Georgetown Independent & Free Press for the photo