Submitted by Valley Voices Choir
Our community choir, Valley Voices, has been rehearsing again since September 19, 2022 after having suspended operations due to the pandemic as of March, 2020. As outlined in the ad in this issue of the Pioneer, the group is excited to offer concerts to the community this coming weekend, to be held on December 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity.
The concerts will include a wide variety of seasonal favourites and will continue the long-held tradition of having a Christmas carol singalong built right into the program! Special guests will include Spring Burke, a local violinist who will both accompany the choir on some numbers and do a solo feature in the middle of the program. As well, Jane Fearing, a wonderful vocalist from Golden will once again join the program as a featured artist.
The choir is made up of community members from all over the Columbia Valley and is led by Paul Carriere. He studied music education at Western Washington University and holds a masters degree in jazz studies from the University of Victoria. Carriere brings to the choir his background as a secondary school music teacher, experience working with a number of community groups over the years, and playing and singing with various bands and ensembles. Also, the choir is very fortunate to have a skilled accompanist, Jana Van Urk, who is a local pianist and private teacher.
Check out the ad in this issue of the Pioneer for information about concert tickets. Come and join Valley Voices and guests for a great evening of music to usher in the Christmas season!
Valley Voices gratefully acknowledges the support of the Columbia Valley Arts Council.
