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Chor Leoni is a low voice choir based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.The group was founded as Chor Leoni Men's Choir in 1992 by Order of Canada recipient Diane Loomer, C.M. (1940 - 2012), and consists of up to 70 TTBB singers.
The group explores various genres of music including folk, opera, music theatre, gospel, and jazz. The CCOC performs often; in addition to COC productions, they perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra , [ 1 ] Soundstreams Canada , the Hannaford Street Silver Band , Art of Time Ensemble , and The Tenors as well as in their own shows.
A musician and composer, he is beloved for his original songs, many of which depict the traditional way of life of Cape Breton coal miners and fishermen. His compositions are popular with both professional and amateur choirs, notably his "Song for the Mira", considered a classic and translated into several languages.
The charitable purpose of the society is the promotion of the public education in the art and science of Choral music by the presentation of public concerts and recitals. [34] The choir achieves this by staging several performances a year around London and Europe, participating in music festivals and commissioning music.
The Paris Choral Society (or PCS) is an auditioned amateur choir based at the American Cathedral in Paris, France. The PCS is incorporated as a voluntary association under French law as an Association loi de 1901, and is made up of 100 singers of different nationalities [1] dedicated to the performance of choral masterpieces. Three concerts are ...
Forrest is equally at home in both concert music and church music, and he composes for ensembles across the spectrum of choral music. His background in academia and experience with professional choirs and orchestras allows him to write complex music that requires sophisticated performers, yet he also writes music accessible for amateur choirs. [15]
The choir has been praised by critics in and outside the Netherlands: “treacherous harmonies”, according to The Times (London, 2017) and Volkskrant (Amsterdam, 2016): “a leading top ensemble.” Education and participation is a vital part of the choir's mission. The Netherlands has thousands of amateur choirs and numerous youth choirs.
Sweden has a long tradition of professional and amateur choir singing. A large percentage of the Swedes sing in amateur choirs in various styles. The choirs of Sweden are among the best in the world, with the Radio Choir, owned by Sveriges Radio (Swedish public radio) being one of the world's top professional classical choirs.