Pax Christi Chorale is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural Great Canadian Hymn Competition. First Prize is awarded to Henry Boon of Windsor, ON; Second Prize to Judith Snowdon of Saint Joseph de Kent, NB; and Third Prize to Scott Bastien of Windsor, ON. Click here for more information about the competition and winners of the competition.
Eighteen of the top entries to the competition will be performed at Fanfare of Canadian Hymns II on Sunday, October 25th at 3:00 pm at Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. Pax Christi Chorale will be joined by guest host Eric Friesen and the new Pax Christi Youth Choir. To order tickets, click here.
This season, we are pleased to announce the formation of the new Pax Christi Youth Choir. The choir will
comprise youth between the ages of 13 and 21 and will be led by well-known, highly respected music
educator Lynn Janes, current Head of Music at Havergal College, former conductor of the Toronto
Mendelssohn Youth Choir (TMYC), and former music teacher at Earl Haig Secondary School.
Click here to learn more about the Pax Christi Youth Choir.
Pax Christi Chorale was recently featured in an April 23, 2009 article of The Toronto Star, written by John Terauds. Click here to read the article.
Messiah for the City
The Cathedral Church of St. James, Toronto, ON
December 13, 2008
As guests of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Pax Christi Chorale was honoured to be part of this event sponsored by the United Way, providing an opportunity for United Way clients in our city to hear a fully professional performance of Messiah with orchestra, soloists and chorus. Jack Layton hosted the concert and attested to the unusually high quality of the music making and the sincerity of feeling communicated by Pax Christi’s choral singers. Over 1000 United Way clients, who received free tickets to hear the concert, were delighted by our all-Canadian guest soloists: Laura Albino, soprano; Heather Jewson, mezzo soprano; James Tuttle, tenor; and Andrew Tees, baritone. Pax Christi Chorale’s choral forces were augmented by singers from the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, bringing the total choir to 100 members. Pax Christi Chorale was so pleased to be part of such a wonderful event and felt it was such a meaningful way to give back to the city that supports our efforts.
In November 2008, Pax Christi Chorale President and co-founder Emily Burgetz was featured in Grebel Now, the alumni newsletter of Conrad Grebel University College.
