WELCOME
Spiritus Chamber Choir, Calgary's award-winning chamber choir, is committed to providing high-quality concerts to choral music lovers in Calgary and surroundings. Our members are accomplished performers who delight in sharing their love for music and the art of singing. The choir sings in a wide array of musical styles, from Renaissance motets to full-fledged choral-orchestral masterworks.
THE CHOIR
“Quality attracts— and for lovers of fine choral music, Spiritus Chamber Choir has come to mean refinement, poise and rich expression in choral singing.” — Calgary Herald
Spiritus Chamber Choir is an internationally award-winning amateur choir founded in 1995, based in Calgary, Canada. Spiritus has been recognized both nationally and internationally for its high-quality performances, musicianship and unique collaborations. Spiritus is committed to excellence in choral music, performing for music lovers in Calgary and surrounding areas.
Concert programming by the choir portrays a broad range of repertoire. In addition to performing choral classics, the choir has commissioned works by Canadian composers Allan Bevan, Georgina Craig, Quenten Doolittle, Jeff Enns, George Fenwick and Zachary Wadsworth. Spiritus also collaborates regularly with such diverse groups as the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Opera, New Works Calgary, Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Early Music Voices/VoiceScapes, Pro Coro Canada, as well as many local choirs including The Calgary Renaissance Singers & Players, The Calgary Girls Choir, Cantare Children's Choir, EnChor Chamber Choir & Mount Royal Kantorei to name a few.
Among its many accolades, Spiritus was awarded the prestigious Healey Willan Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts at the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs in 2017 and 2013. In 2014 the choir earned 2nd prize at the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition in Cork, Ireland. At the same competition, Spiritus won the Heinrich Schütz Perpetual Trophy for the best performance of a work by the German composer. In May 2011, at the Florilège Vocal de Tours International Choral Competition (Tours, France), Spiritus won the Ministry of Culture prize for the best performance of a work by a French composer.
Spiritus has produced five recordings to date, the most recent being James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross (2014). This, as well as the album All the Stars Looked Down, are available online.
The Choristers
SOPRANOS - Dawn Coulter • Kathryn Fraser • Anne Heinemeyer • Joanna Henry • Amanda Hillestad • Catherine Lippitt • Caitlyn O’Connor • Kim Reinhart • Sheryl Reinhart
ALTOS- Taylor Berry • Melike Ceylandr • Kathy Hanna • Bri Harvie • Anna-Marie Koszarycz • Sarah McLean • Julia Millen • Olena Simsek • Patti Vaillant
TENORS - Ari Agha • Volodymyr Amiot • Michael de los Santos • Boyd Hansen • Allan Morgan • Paul Newman • Chris Visser
BASSES - Jasper Buys • Kyle Canton • Joshua Field • Bryan Hryciw • Brady King • Colin Redekop • Chris Santos • David Schey • Bob Serrano • Nathan Severson-Baker
ACCOMPANIST - Colin Redekop
Spirit of Excellence
The heart of a great choir is its dedication to artistic excellence. This year, Spiritus is proud to launch Spirit of Excellence. It is an opportunity for you to join a community of people with a passion for choral music by investing in current and future artistic activities of Spiritus Chamber Choir. Funds raised will support guest artists, collaborations, commissions and new artistic initiatives. Join a growing community of music lovers in celebrating Spiritus' history, and supporting our continued ambition to be an internationally recognized amateur chamber choir within a city known for its love of choral music.
Our Supporters
Each year Spiritus Chamber Choir relies on municipal and provincial grants as well as the generous donations we receive from our supporters. Spiritus is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act. Tax receipts will be issued for society membership and donations. We gratefully acknowledge the support of numerous generous individuals as well as the following organizations:
CALGARY ARTS DEVELOPMENT
As the city’s designated arts development authority, Calgary Arts Development supports and strengthens the arts to benefit all Calgarians. It invests and allocates municipal funding for the arts provided by The City of Calgary and leverages these funds to provide additional resources to the arts sector. Its programs support hundreds of arts organizations, individual artists, artist collectives and ad hoc groups in Calgary.
ALBERTA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
A crown agency of the Government of Alberta, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) was established in 1991 with a mandate to support and contribute to the development of the arts in Alberta. It replaced the Alberta Art Foundation, the Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts, and the arts and cultural industries grant programs of Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism.
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