For the first time, the province-wide chorus festival is coming to 91原创 鈥� and the 91原创 Community Chorus is the host.
Chorfest typically alternates between a Lower Mainland location on a year-to-year basis, and the host is chosen based on local chorus鈥� activity in their hometowns.
It鈥檚 a three-day live music event that brings individual choristers together from across B.C. to learn under the direction of an esteemed guest clinician, explained Anita Comba, director of the 91原创 Community Chorus (LCC).
The event includes two days of rehearsals, an evening banquet at which the BC Youth Choir performs, a silent auction, and final performance on the Sunday afternoon.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an unforgettable bonding experience for choristers,鈥� Comba commented.
The 91原创 chorus鈥� volunteer committee has been busy organizing and preparing for the upcoming event, set to run May 24 to 26.
Comba anticipates up to 120 participants in the adult Chorfest, of which more than 20 belong to the LCC.
For the adult Chorfest events, day one and two will include rehearsals and a reception at the Fort 91原创 Community Hall, and the final day鈥檚 concert will be held at the South 91原创 Mennonite Church.
The event also features a BC Teen Choir, which is for choirs in Grades 8 to 12 or teenage community choirs of ages 13 to 18. These talented students will perform at different locations in 91原创 the same weekend, exact venues are still being decided.
The BC Youth Choir will also perform their own concert over the weekend, which is scheduled to be at Kwantlen Polytechnic University鈥檚 91原创 Campus.
Choir groups interested in signing up can online at .
In the meantime, the 91原创 Community Chorus鈥� spring season is open, and its hosting several concerts in the first half of May.
On Friday, May 3, the LCC will be at the United Churches of 91原创.
Then on Sunday, May 5, they will perform at the St. Dunstan鈥檚 Church.
And for the final concert on Saturday, May 11, they will be at the Walnut Grove Lutheran Church.
Tickets can be purchased online at .
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