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YOU CAN ALSO FIND US AT

• Website – www.resoundchoir.ca/
• Facebook – www.facebook.com/Resound-Choir-Durham-Region-200585677272775/
• Instagram – instagram.com/resoundchoir?igshid=pec8n4fmbrez 
• Twitter – twitter.com/ChoirResound

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​CONTACT INFORMATION

• ​Email – RESOUNDbizManager@gmail.com
• Phone – 905 718 0533

 
​​ABOUT US
​​RESOUND is Durham Region’s newest contemporary-classical choir. Founded in 2019, the choir has mandates of excellence in choral performance and meaningful community outreach. Our outreach component is comprised of premiering 4-part arrangements of emerging composers, creating community with singers across the Region by singing large choral works together with orchestra, and working with front-line community service organizations to raise awareness and support of their work. We are a registered charity with a very active  Board. Our Artistic Director, Thomas Burton, has a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Michigan and has received numerous prestigious music awards.

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OUR VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES from 2020-2021

• Rehearsals are held Sunday evenings from 7:00-8:30 pm.
  
• Breakout groups met briefly during rehearsals to give people time to get to know each other
•  Each month, we had a one-hour clinic with a renowned conductor or composer
• We presented three concerts, each preceded by a “games night” fundraising event
• Subgroups also met virtually to discuss specific hobbies or to run fun in-house events
•  Weekly emails kept everyone apprised of choir news
•  The “Members Only” page of our website contains a variety of resources, our music, recordings of rehearsals, the members’ handbook, schedules, and other necessary information

Jerry Blackstone (ABOVE)
Professor Emeritus of Music (conducting)
Director of Choirs (retired)
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
University of Michigan
https://smtd.umich.edu/about/faculty-profiles/jerry-blackstone/

Dr. Julia Davids (LEFT)
Dr. Julia Davids is co-author with Stephen LaTour of “Vocal Technique – A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers” published by Waveland Press in 2012 and winner of Choral Canada’s 2014 award for Best Choral Publication.  More about Dr. Davids here:  https://canadianchamberchoir.ca/welcome/about-the-ccc/artistic-director/​

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TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

• Audit choir rehearsals.  This option is for people who want to improve their singing skills without the pressure of an audition, attendance expectations, or virtual recordings (although we will ask you to voluntarily participate in one of them with the core!).
• Join the core choir.  For the 10-minute virtual audition, singers are asked to prepare a 1-2 minute a cappella excerpt that shows their voice well.  In addition, the Artistic Director, Thomas Burton, may ask for any of the following:  range check, sight reading, sing backs, vocal exercises.  Core choir members have attendance requirements and must participate in all virtual recordings.

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KEY DATES

• Auditions:  August 2021 (TBD)
• First rehearsal of the upcoming semester:  Sunday, August 29, 2021
• Concerts:  December, March, June

FEES

• Adult (26 to 65) – $75 per semester (Semesters:  January to March, and, April to June)
• Youth – $50 per semester
• We issue a charitable receipts for membership fees
• ​ Please note: If you are having financial stress (eg COVID-19 related) that makes these fees difficult, please let us know (we are flexible).

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