Concerts will be at St. George’s United Church, 505 6th St. Courtenay BC on Friday December 6th at 7:30 pm and Saturday December 7th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are available online below, and they will also be available in Comox at Blue Heron Books and in Courtenay at Benjamin Moore House of Colour in November
MOZART REQUIEM
Introit and Kyrie
HAYDN CREATION
The Heavens are Telling
CHARPENTIER MIDNIGHT MASS
Gloria
VIVALDI GLORIA
Gloria
BACH CANTATA 147
Jesus bleibet meine Freude (10th mvmnt)
BRITTEN CEREMONY OF CAROLS
TBA
BIEBL
Ave Maria
PUCCINI MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Humming Chorus
VERDI NABUCCO
Chorus of the Hebrew slaves
VERDI IL TRAVATORE
Anvil Chorus
HANDEL MESSIAH
selections from Part 1
Paul Colthorpe – Artistic Director
Paul arrived in the Comox Valley in 1991 with his Bachelor of Music degree and a Master of Education (U. Vic.), He has taught secondary school band and choir and elementary classroom music. He is also Director of Music Ministries at Comox United Church. His mantra of “music by and for the community” has served him well. He has been the Artistic Director of the North Island Choral Society since 1995, almost 30 years and is proud of the choir’s many accomplishments and continued growth.
Julie Matthews – Accompanist
Somewhat of an enthusiastic keener about most parts of life, when Julie is not teaching private music lessons, accompanying, composing, song writing, recording, or taking music lessons herself, she can be found passionately growing food, fermenting vegetables, making cheese, quilting, or tending her beehives. Julie is thrilled to be accompanying North Island Choral!.
Mary Gray – President
Joyce Falkowski – Secretary
Ruth Hibberson – Membership, Website
Deirdre Rennie – Member at Large
Unfilled- Vice President
Maureen May – Librarian
Jo-Anne Preston – Publicity
Unfilled – Treasurer
North Island Choral Society rehearses at Comox Valley Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8:30. Two concerts are given each year; near the beginning of December and near the beginning of April.