The 麻豆视频east Chorus and the Northwest Chorus came together on Saturday and Sunday for their annual celebration of Christmas music.
聽The first performance was Saturday night at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan and the second was Sunday afternoon at Concordia Lutheran Church in Crosby, N.D. Fifty-six musicians from southern Saskatchewan and northern North Dakota came together for the concerts.聽
聽Harlan Johnson and Shawna Meek are the two choir directors. Johnson is from North Dakota and Meek is from Estevan. Johnson has been a member of the choir since 1986 and he has been a director for 10 of those years.
聽Meek has been a member of the choir for 19 years and she has been directing for two years.聽
聽This year was the 48th annual Celebration of Christmas music, and Johnson described the choir as a non-audition choir to attract more young people. So far the choir has seen some new members and is still sounding great.聽
聽鈥淭his is our 47th year as being an international choir and we are a non-audition choir; we have seen more new members in the last few years,鈥� said Johnson. 鈥淲hat we really think is nice this year is we have gotten a lot of younger people to come and join us.鈥�
聽The choruses perform a mixture of music. Some is modern and some is classical. The choir had a band accompany them from North Dakota as well.聽
聽鈥淲e have a classical piece by Giovanni Pergolesi and we also have modern music that was written three years ago,鈥� said Johnson.
聽The choruses will also be part of the Rotary Club of Estevan鈥檚 Christmas Carol Festival on Dec. 10 at St. Paul鈥檚 United Church. Members will also appear at Tioga, N.D. this month.
