For the better part of seven decades, the Winnipeg Male Chorus has brought together both men who love to sing and audiences who enjoy everything from folk and classical music to\u00a0hits from the 70s and 80s. The one constant in the group\u2019s ethos is the knowledge that songs are better when sung together, which is the basis for a new campaign to bring new singers into the fold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s a wonderful feeling when a room full of male voices comes together,\u201d says David Sanders, president of the Winnipeg Male Chorus. \u201cOne voice can be good, but a group of voices singing together can be quite powerful. Truly, songs are sung better together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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A choral community for men\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the choir\u2019s rehearsals and performances under the baton of music director Jeremy Vallance are a richly edifying musical experience, Sanders says that the group\u2019s best asset is its social component. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople sometimes think joining a choir is just about standing on stage and singing,\u201d he says, \u201cbut the friendships that we make are a big part of it. You\u2019re spending time with people every week, you rehearse together, you perform together, you laugh together, and sometimes, you struggle together, trying to get a particular piece of music just perfectly right.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Sanders adds that the group is perfect for those who remember the music of decades past and the feeling of singing along to the radio with the top down. \u201cIt\u2019s a reason to get out of the house,\u201d he shares of the choir\u2019s place in the lives of its older members. \u201cIt\u2019s a reason to meet new people, learn something new and be part of a group.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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An open invitation\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prospective singers are invited to join the Winnipeg Male Chorus for its first rehearsal of the season on a trial basis. The choir, which is non-auditioned, aims to be a landing place for singers of all backgrounds to experience the joy of community music-making.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they\u2019ll discover they\u2019re meeting with a group of guys who are there for exactly the same reason they are,\u201d says Sanders of the participants in the open rehearsal. \u201cYou\u2019ll get the music, you\u2019ll learn your part, and before long, you\u2019re singing along with everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Sanders hopes that as the choir gains new members, the group is able to rethink and reimagine what its role is in the larger Winnipeg choral ecosystem. \u201cIf you look at most community choirs, you\u2019ll find that the majority of those choir members are women,\u201d he says. \u201cWe want to give men a position or an opportunity to do something a little bit different: to have men come together, have some fun, and build relationships.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The open rehearsal for the Winnipeg Male Chorus will take place from 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on September 1 at Fort Garry United Church (800 Point Road). Prospective singers can learn more by visiting the chorus\u2019s website<\/a> or by emailing for more information.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the better part of seven decades, the Winnipeg Male Chorus has brought together both men who love…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":879612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-879611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}