Elroy Friesen & Mark Sirett Confirmed For ChorFest!

CHOIR DIRECTORS, DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WORK WITH CANADA'S BEST!

Saskatchewan Choral Federation is excited to announce that Dr. Elroy Friesen and Dr. Mark Sirett will be adjudicators at ChorFest Saskatchewan in Regina in February 2014.

Described as “innovative, expressive, and dynamic,” Dr. Friesen is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba where he conducts numerous choirs, and teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting and music education. He is in demand as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor throughout Canada, the United States, and Northern Europe. His award-winning ensembles tour nationally and internationally, and are frequently recorded and broadcasted by the CBC and they enjoy collaborating with many outstanding local and national arts organizations.

Conductor, composer, pianist and organist, Dr. Sirett is founding Artistic Director of the award-winning Cantible Choirs of Kingston, Ontario. He holds both masters and doctoral degrees in choral conducting and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. He has directed the Ontario Youth Choir, Alberta Honours Children’s Chorus and Manitoba Provincial Honours Children’s Choir. As an adjudicator, Dr. Sirett served on the Jury of the Cork International Choral Festival in 2009 and he has frequently adjudicated choral festivals in Canada including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg.

ChorFest Saskatchewan is a new provincial festival of choral music for all ages and genres of group singing. The festival focuses on choral growth and development through performance, adjudication and workshops with accomplished choral clinicians. The festival will start on Saturday, February 8th and conclude on Wednesday, February 12th. The festival will include performances, adjudications, workshops and feature concerts.

Plan to be in Regina early in February to take part. For more information contact the Saskatchewan Choral Federation at 1-877-524-6725 or email information@saskchoral.ca. Visit www.saskchoral.ca for more details.