Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

 The show must go on, except when it can't. We can't have an open air concert with thunderstorms threatening, wind, heat, wet grass,...

 YRCC Concert in the Park July 24th. The forecast says rain, thunderstorms.  But, the forecast can change. I'm hopeful that the concert...

SO EXCITING! SUNDAY, JULY 24th 2:00-3:30  Come around 1:30 to get set up, stay after to chat. (Visit Main Street?) We're going to sing t...

Please take a look at the order of the Concert in the Park on Sunday, July 24th. I do hope you're coming!  Peggy made binders for everyo...

Missing Choir Nights already! This is a version of a series post I did for Instagram.

Last Tuesday, June 28th was our last seniors' performance for this season, Spring 2022. We went out with a bang! It was a wonderful end ...

 I’m so sorry to share that we’ve been asked not to go to Roxborough tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14th. I was wondering when we’d have a cancella...

 Tuesday evening was so much fun again, even though it was so different! We sang at Hollandview in Aurora to a large crowd of youthful and e...

 Mackenzie Place is alway a good performance! We were great, and everyone had a good time. Staff and residents alike sang and even danced al...

Wow! On May 24th, 2022, we performed, live, together, with a live audience!!! The last time the YRCC performed was in December of 2019! It w...

  Tuesday, May 17th at ST ANDREWS in the sanctuary Small Group:  Tomorrow Duet and Good Morning, Starshine  (Awesome!) Choir Warm-up :  ...

 Sorry, I'm a bit late this week.  Tuesday, May 10th at ST ANDREWS in the sanctuary Small Group: Good Morning, Starshine and Carol and ...

 All members would be welcome to come and join us singing a summer concert at Fairy Lake and/or Aurora Town Park. Your binders are ready, bu...

Renate comes from the Latin renatus/renata which means reborn. Rebirth, resurrection, reincarnation, revival, reawakening, regeneration, ren...

  Tuesday, May 3rd at ST ANDREWS in the sanctuary Small Group: Carol and Debbie duet Tomorrow is so sweet! Choir Warm-up: Short physical wa...

YRCC is meeting at St. Andrew's, Enid's church, for our May rehearsals. We've used this space many times over the years as a bac...

 Tuesday, April 26th Small Group: no small group  Choir Warm-up: Short physical warm-up included some synchronized movement/rhythm and some ...

 Tuesday, April 19th Small Group: no small group  Choir Warm-up: Short physical warm-up and some breathing while sitting with good posture, ...

In an old post of mine, on June 12, 2013 , I was inspired by this quote: "When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that ev...

  Tuesday, April 12th Small Group: Good Morning, Starshine: we added Karen to the sopranos, and while we were rehearsing, Pat and Jack ...

The amount of classical music I was exposed to by rabbits and other creatures in Muppet or animated form is amazing. What a fun way to influ...

  Tuesday, April 5th Small Group: Good Morning, Starshine was good except we forgot to warm up and we had no altos. Kit has offered to ...

I've decided to copy one of my old posts here. It was from May 2012, written during the seniors' tour, after singing at Doane House ...