Chor Leoni Men's Choir

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Genres Classical music Genre Classical music Record label Chor Leoni Records		Years active 1992 (1992) - Present Origin Vancouver, Canada (1992)

Website http://www.chorleoni.org Albums Wandering Heart, Goin' Home Similar Vancouver Chamber Choir, Larry Nickel, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Randall Thompson, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Profiles Facebook YouTube Twitter

Chor leoni we rise again

Chor Leoni Men's Choir is a male choir based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded by Diane Loomer C.M. in 1992, Chor Leoni consists of 50 men. While primarily focusing on classical repertoire, the choir sings music of all genres in many different languages.

Stars by riks e envalds performed by chor leoni men s choir

Achievements

1994 - Best Community Choir, CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

1994 - 1st Prize, Equal Voice (Male), CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

1996 - 2nd Prize, Equal Voice (Male), CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

1998 - 2nd Prize, Equal Voice (Male), CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

2002 - 1st Prize, Equal Voice (Male), CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

2002 - 1st Prize, Contemporary - CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

2002 - Best Performance of a Canadian Work - CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

2003 - 4th Place, European Broadcasting Union's "Let the Peoples Sing" International Choral Competition

2004 - National Choral Award for Outstanding Choral Recording ("Yuletide Fires"), Association of Canadian Choral Conductors

2004 - Western Canadian Music Awards, Outstanding Classical Recording ("Yuletide Fires"), Western Canadian Music Alliance

2006 - 1st Prize, Equal Voice (Male), CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs

Notable Performances and Tours

1997 - Atlantic Provinces Tour

2000 - Association of Canadian Choral Conductors’ PODIUM 2000

2000 - International Society of Music Educators’ 2000 Convention

2002 - Regional conference of the American Choral Directors Association, Tacoma, WA

2002 - Canadian representative, AmericaFest World Festival of Singing for Boys and Men, Collegeville, MN

2002 - Sixth World Symposium on Choral Music, Minneapolis, MN

2007 - Central Canada Tour, performances and workshops in Montreal, Lachute, Quebec City, Ottawa, Kitchener

2007 - Stratford Summer Music Festival, Stratford, Ontario

2008 - Invited guest choir, NW Division Convention, American Choral Directors' Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2008 - Invited guest choir, Western Division Convention, American Choral Directors' Association, Anaheim, CA.

2008 - Host Choir, 2nd International Boys & Men’s Choral Festival, Hradec Králové/Prague, Czech Republic

2009 - Canadian representative and International Guest Choir, 50th National Convention, American Choral Directors' Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Recordings

Songs of War and Peace - Skylark Records Cat. No. 9501

L'Hymne au Printemps - Out of print.

Canadian Safari - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. CCR0603

Canadian Safari 2 - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. CCR0401

Goin’ Home - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. 0701

Chor Leoni - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. CCR0604

Yuletide Fires - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. CCR0601

Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. 0703

Healing Voices - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. 0602

Circle of Compassion - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. 0702

Meetin' Here Tonight - Cypress Choral Recordings Cat. No. 0901

Songs

Goin' Home
Ave Maris Stella2014
Gaudeamus Igitur

References

Chor Leoni Men's Choir Wikipedia

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