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Chamber Choir offering unique experience in Marysburg

The Canadian Chamber Choir (CCC) is on their way to Saskatchewan and they will be making a special Humboldt area stop. Performing on the Marysburg Centre of the Arts Stage on Feb. 7, the Choir will be joined by the St.
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It was an obvious choice for the Canadian Chamber Choir as they planned their Saskatchewan tour this winter. They will be stopping in Marysburg on Feb. 8 with special guests the St. Peter’s Chorus. The choir includes members from Saskatchewan, including, Deborah Buck, (pictured: back row, fourth from the left). Founding member and artistic director Julia Davids (pictured: standing, eighth from the left) says that is the goal of the choir is to connection with communities of all sizes. photo courtesy of Andy Rice

The Canadian Chamber Choir (CCC) is on their way to Saskatchewan and they will be making a special Humboldt area stop.

Performing on the Marysburg Centre of the Arts Stage on Feb. 7, the Choir will be joined by the St. Peter’s Chorus to celebrate both established and emerging Canadian Chamber composers and their music.

Founding member and Artistic Director, Julia Davids, says them choosing Marysburg as part of their Saskatchewan tour was quite intentional since they try to include every size of community on tour, as well as every kind of singing group in different ages and stages of their singing careers.

“It’s people engaging with other people through music but also through words so we can connect as people. That’s what the CCC really endeavours to do.”

Just like any performance, she wants the audience, whether they like choral music or not, to be moved by the music and make a connection with the singers.

Some people can find Canadian chamber music quite daunting but Davids says they have made sure to curate the tour in a way where people can feel the connection.

Davids sees this Seasons of Life and Landscape tour as a journey through an art gallery where all the distinct Canadian seasons have their own room and very distinct works of art.

“This collection of art is loosely curated by season of effects, or emotion, or actual season,” she says.

Along with well known pieces by Gordon Lightfight and Susan Aglukark, the CCC will also be including music by Saskatchewan composers, like Leora Joy Godden and Joni Mitchell.

But that is not the only Saskatchewan connection in the choir with three singers of the group also sharing their Saskatchewan roots, including soprano Valerie Hall, and altos Karla Ferguson and Deborah Buck.

Buck is happy that the Chamber Choir will be returning Saskatchewan after eight years of playing in other parts of the country. It has been too long, she says.

“We had a wonderful time when we were here last. Made such good friendships and connections, we’ve been meaning to get back here.”

Marysburg Assumption Church has been a stop the choir has wanted to make for a while, says Buck, but it has not worked out before now.

Marysburg and Humboldt both have strongly supported and knowledgeable groups and Buck says the CCC have some connections to Marysburg Centre for the Arts and the St. Peter’s Chorus.

What they’ve done with the church is amazing, she says.

“I’ve been hearing about the acoustics for years and years and how special it is to perform there.”

The CCC’s mandate is to connect with communities from across the province and the St. Peter’s Chorus was a good opportunity to connect with the Marysburg area.

Buck is very grateful for the hospitality they have already received and will be receiving from their choir friends since they will be put up for their time in Marysburg and treated to a pancake breakfast.

St. Peter’s Chorus Director Maxine Moore says it is an honour to be invited to join the Choir for their Marysburg concert.

This is an amazing opportunity to collaborate with another choir and be part of a bigger experience, says Moore, with the choirs both singing on their own and together to end the night.

“That’s pretty much what we do wherever we go,” says Davids, “is connect to local choirs and organizations.”