Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

I hope everyone knows what a wonderful year the YRCC has had. 2017 was Canada's sesquicentennial year and we were proud Canadians and sa...

We're going to be great. The last rehearsal made sure you'll keep working until the last minute :-) At the end, I said you should ...

Early group was Silent Night I'm sorry I left early. I'm sure Anne-Marie led a great rehearsal for the last half-hour. I was very ...

6:30 Barenaked small group rocked! We got it. We had a surprise sing-along of Ahead by a Century by The Tragically Hip. Some of us were un...

Tickets are on sale. Pick up tickets for friends and family. Poinsettias are on sale. Order them for yourself and as gifts for friends and...

When Halloween is the night after choir, the choir director forgets all about writing the rehearsal review. Sorry; I've had a wicked wee...

7:00 Baby it's Cold Outside 1. Somewhere a Child is Sleeping: So beautiful with the cello! Philip changed his accompaniment (which he...

Click here to read the article in the Auroran Newspaper about the Aurora Community Cafe and our concert!

6:30 Barenaked Small Group: learning to live up to our name, we're sounding less 'sweet and pretty'. Warm-ups: Interval sheet,...

Don't forget that the Barenaked Ladies Group (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings) is meeting early this Monday morning (Oct.16)!...

Our concert rehearsal was perfect. That is, we had enough terrible moments to ensure that the concert goes smoothly. A rehearsal with no mis...

Coffee and Treats Night! Wow! What a sweet spread we had! Thank you to all who contributed! This is why our bake sale is always so success...

6:30 Barenaked Small Group fist rehearsal: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings Warm-ups were short because we had visitors and plen...

Another fun, energy-filled rehearsal! Warm-ups: We started off with a short physical warm-up and then tried out our new interval exercise...

We're back!  This is the first rehearsal review of the 2017-2018 season! This Fall/Winter season is different from others because w...

Today is the second last Monday without choir. I've been missing you all, but I'm working on choir today and thinking about you, be...

Introducing  the Executive of the York Region Community Choir  for the 2017/2018 Choir Year: The Executive works together with t...

Mark your calendars and start rehearsing! St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church  (click for map) Sunday, October 15th  2:00-4:00 (12:30 ...

This video was brought to my attention (shared on Facebook), and some choristers are saying we should do this. What do you think? It would t...

'Tis the season! It's outdoor concert season! Christmas isn't the only singing season, Choristers! This summer, be sure to sin...

Formerly the Newmarket Jazz + Festival, The Newmarket Music Festival takes place at Riverwalk Commons again this year, and it's not on t...

1  O Canada- 2 verses  2  Four Strong Winds/ Hallelujah 3  Song for the Mira/ Where the Coho Flash Silver 4  Love Theme from St. Elmo’...

So, we didn't get a chance to go through this on Monday, but here are some links to the songs I'm planning to do. We're just do...

This Island Earth, V'la l'bon vent, and St. Elmo's Fire met early, and all was well. Mary-Ellen, Stanley, and Trix and Rob had ...

Thank you to Ellen, who found our sing-along songs on YouTube and sent these links! https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=upsZZ2s3xv8   ( The ...

Sorry, I missed rehearsal on the 10th. We had a family emergency. Thank you to Joy and Lauren and Anne-Marie for leading and making sure ...

Monday, April 3rd. Wow! It's April already!!! Roxanne sent a nice sample email that you can copy and paste to send to all of your frie...

Monday, March 27th Remember that tickets are for sale for our concert. Roxanne is selling them at break. Next week, we will have coffee an...