News Update

MCC Hosts 4th Biennial Mississauga Choral Festival 2010

Bob Chilcott, one of the world's premier composers and choral conductors in Britain today, will be our special guest conductor in the fourth Mississauga Choral Festival on February 26-27, 2010. Six outstanding choirs from Ontario, including our very own Intermediate and Concert Choirs, will be participating in this biennial event. For anyone who loves choral music, this is an event not to be missed.

MCC Participates in Three Other Fabulous Festivals this Spring

• Saturday Mar 27: Bach Children's Choir Festival - Intermediate Choir The Bach Children’s Choir is hosting a choral festival in Toronto (Beaches area) with Jean Ashworth Bartle as guest clinician. Mrs Bartle was the Musical Director of the Toronto Children's Chorus and has also conducted all over the world. Our Intermediate Choir will be attending with approximately 10 choirs from all over Ontario. There will be workshops, mass rehearsal and a concert in the evening at which the choirs will sing individually and jointly – an exciting day! The choir has booked bus transportation and a snack and pizza supper will be provided for the children.

• Saturday Apr 17: Boy's Choir Festival
The Oakville Children’s Choir is hosting a boys’ choral festival. Over 125 boys from Mississauga, Halton Hills, London and Oakville will come together to work with guest clinician Matthew Larkin in some very exciting workshops. A concert in the evening will feature each choir singing individually, together and with international lyric baritone Russell Braun. Parents are being asked to transport their boys to and from Oakville and provide a bagged lunch. Snacks and pizza dinner will be provided.

• Sunday Apr 25: Peel Music Festival
This festival is a competition like the Kiwanis Music Festival held in Toronto. MCC performs two pieces and listen to other choirs in their respective category. At the end of the festival, the adjudicator gives them a positive critique of their performance and awards are presented.

MCC's Austria Tour 2009: A Resounding Success

The Concert Choir's Austrian Tour was a success. Click here for more details.