Event Schedules

Please note that photos will be taken throughout the Festival for public relations purposes.


Festival Schedule

Complete listing of Unison activities.

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Revised: May 14, 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010

12:00 - 7:00 PM

Registration

Delta Hotel - Ballroom Foyer

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Presidents, Managers and Conductors' Meeting

Delta Hotel, Campaign A

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Store Set-up

Knox United Church

7:20 PM -  7:50 PM

Store Open

Knox United Church

8:00 PM

Opening Night Concert

Knox United Church

Post Concert for 30 min.

Store Open

Knox United Church

10:00 PM

Chocolate Fantasy Reception

Delta Hotel, Ballroom A/B

Saturday, May 22, 2010

8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Presentations for 2014

Delta Hotel, Campaign B

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Registration

Delta Hotel, Ballroom Foyer

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Workshop: Music In Motion

Delta Hotel, Victoria

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Festival Choruses Rehearsal

Delta Hotel

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Tech Rehearsals for Concert Block 1

Knox United Church

12:45 PM -  1:20 PM

Store Open

Knox United Church

1:25 PM - 4:15 PM

Concert Block 1

Knox United Church

1:30 PM

Edmonton Vocal Minority

Knox United Church

2:00 PM

Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus

Knox United Church

2:30 PM

Bridge City Chorus (Saskatoon)

Knox United Church

3:00 PM

Break

Knox United Church

3:15 PM

Calgary Men's Chorus

Knox United Church

3:45 PM

Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo-Wellington

Knox United Church

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Store Open

Knox United Church

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tech Rehearsals for Concert Block 2

Knox United Church

6:45 PM - 7:20 PM

Store Open

Knox United Church

7:25 PM - 9:30 PM

Concert Block 2

Knox United Church

7:30 PM

Tone Cluster – quite a queer choir

Knox United Church

8:00 PM

AVIVA Womyn's Chorus (Nanaimo)

Knox United Church

8:30 PM

Forte - The Toronto Men's Chorus

Knox United Church

9:00 PM

Ensemble vocal EXTRAVAGANZA (Montreal)

Knox United Church

9:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Store Open

Knox United Church

10:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Manitoba Social

Gio's Club/Bar

Sunday, May 23, 2010

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Festival Choruses Rehearsal

Delta Hotel

10:30 AM - 11: 45 AM

Tech Rehearsals for Concert Block 3

Knox United Church

12:45 PM -  1:20 PM

Store Open

Knox United Church

1:25 PM - 4:15 PM

Concert Block 3

Knox United Church

1:30 PM

Synergy

Knox United Church

2:00 PM

Prairie Pride Chorus (Regina)

Knox United Church

2:30 PM

The Women Next Door

Knox United Church

3:00 PM

Break

Knox United Church

3:15 PM

Singing OUT!

Knox United Church

3:45 PM

Vancouver Men's Chorus

Knox United Church

4:15 PM -  4:45 PM

Store Open

Knox United Church

6:30 PM - 1:00 AM

Dinner/Dance

Delta Hotel, Ballrooms A/B/C

Monday, May 24, 2010

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Festival Choruses Rehearsal

Knox United Church

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Closing and Festival Choruses Performance

Knox United Church

12:30 PM

BBQ lunch

Club 200, 190 Garry St.


Presidents, Managers and Conductors' Meeting

Friday, May 21, 3:00 - 4:30 PM

Delta Hotel

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Up to 3 members of each choir including artistic and management team members are invited to attend this meeting.

Agenda items include:

  • Discussion of the future of the national festival of GLBT Canadian choruses including the possibility of creating an on-going national charitable organization.
  • The name of the festival
  • Proposals from choirs interested in staging the festival in 2014.
    • Presentations should include possible venues, lodging options, affordability etc.
    • We will then create an ad hoc voting body comprised of one member from each represented choir to make a decision before the closing ceremonies on Monday, May 24, 2010.

If you have any other points of discussion, please submit them by May 7, 2010 along with your RSVP to Paul Sullivan president [at] rainbowharmonyproject.ca.

 

Concert Blocks - Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton St.

Performances schedule of visiting choirs

Tickets for Concerts and Concert Blocks are $15 per concert and are available at the door.

Advance tickets may be purchased online at KwikTix.ca

Download Concert Block Schedule

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Revised: March 5, 2010

CONCERT BLOCK ONE - Saturday, May 22, 2010

12:45 PM

Shop Open

1:20 PM

Shop Closed

1:25 PM

Welcome

MC

1:30 PM

Edmonton Vocal Minority

AB

Paula Roberts

2:00 PM

Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus/Le Choeur gai d'Ottawa

ON

Joseph P. McEachren

2:30 PM

Bridge City Chorus

SK

Karen Altman

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Calgary Men's Choir

AB

Jean Louis Bleau

3:45 PM

Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo-Wellington

ON

Robert Miller

4:15 PM

Shop Open

4:45 PM

Shop Closed

CONCERT BLOCK TWO - Saturday, May 22, 2010

6:45 PM

Shop Open

7:20 PM

Shop Closed

7:25 PM

Welcome

MC

7:30 PM

Tone Cluster - quite a queer choir

ON

Jane Perry

8:00 PM

AVIVA Womyn's Chorus

BC

Laurie Munroe

8:30 PM

Forte - The Toronto Men's Chorus

ON

Edward Connell

9:00 PM

Ensemble vocal EXTRAVAGANZA

QC

Norman Robert

9:30 PM

Shop Open

10:00 PM

Shop Closed

CONCERT BLOCK THREE - Sunday, May 23, 2010

12:45 PM

Shop Open

1:20 PM

Shop Closed

1:25 PM

Welcome

MC

1:30 PM

Synergy

BC

Stephen Smith

2:00 PM

Prairie Pride Chorus

SK

Joan Robertson

2:30 PM

The Women Next Door

NS

Collectively Conducted

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Singing OUT!

ON

Jody Malone

3:45 PM

Vancouver Men's Chorus

BC

Willi Zwozdesky

4:15 PM

Shop Open

4:45 PM

Shop Closed


Performance Guide and Requirements

For performing choirs

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Performance Guide

Each choir will perform within 30 minute blocks of time.

This time includes:

  • Introduction
  • Choir entrance and set up
  • Performance
  • Choir exit and clearing of the stage
  • Suggested time of actual performance is 23 minutes.

Requirements

Choirs: Please submit the following by Friday, April 2, 2010:

  • Bio and Repertoire list
    • Choir bio in English and French
    • Repertoire list (including composers/arrangers)
  • Technical Requirements
    • We will do our best to accomodate your needs
  • Musician Request
    • We have a drummer, bass guitarist and pianist available for your use.
    • Fees: $150 per musician includes one rehearsal and performance.
  • Photos
    • Formal and informal photos (1-3)
    • Local pride parade photos (1-5)

Technical Rehearsals - Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton St.

Each choir has 15 minutes to rehearse entrance, choir placement/movement, microphone requirements/levels, exit, etc. Click on the "Open/Close" to view the schedule.

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TECHNICAL REHEARSAL FOR CONCERT BLOCK ONE - Saturday, May 22, 2010

10:30 AM

Edmonton Vocal Minority

AB

Paula Roberts

10:45 AM

Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus/Le Choeur gai d'Ottawa

ON

Joseph P. McEachren

11:00 AM

Bridge City Chorus

SK

Karen Altman

11:15 AM

Calgary Men

AB

Jean Louis Bleau

11:30 AM

Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo-Wellington

ON

Robert Miller

TECHNICAL REHEARSAL FOR CONCERT BLOCK TWO - Saturday, May 22, 2010

4:30 PM

Tone Cluster - quite a queer choir

ON

Jane Perry

4:45 PM

AVIVA Womyn's Chorus

BC

Laurie Munroe

5:00 PM

Forte - The Toronto Men's Chorus

ON

Edward Connell

5:15 PM

Ensemble vocal EXTRAVAGANZA

QC

Norman Robert

TECHNICAL REHEARSAL FOR CONCERT BLOCK TWO - Sunday, May 23, 2010

10:30 AM

Synergy

BC

Stephen Smith

10:45 AM

Prairie Pride Chorus

SK

Joan Robertson

11:00 AM

The Women Next Door

NS

Collectively Conducted

11:15 AM

Singing OUT!

ON

Jody Malone

11:30 AM

Vancouver Men's Chorus

BC

Willi Zwozdesky


Festival Choirs Rehearsals

Performances held during the Closing Ceremonies | Print Version

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Revised: May 5, 2010

Festival Choruses Rehearsal - SATURDAY, May 22, 2010 - DELTA HOTEL

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

TTBB

Spencer Duncanson

Delta Hotel, Campaign B

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

SSAA

Marg Stubington

Delta Hotel, Victoria Room

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

SATB

Scott Leithead

Delta Hotel, Ballroom A

Festival Choruses Rehearsal - SUNDAY, May 23, 2010 - DELTA HOTEL

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

TTBB

Spencer Duncanson

Delta Hotel, Campaign B

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SSAA

Marg Stubington

Delta Hotel, Victoria Room

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SATB

Scott Leithead

Delta Hotel, Ballroom A

Festival Choruses Rehearsal - MONDAY, May 24, 2010 - KNOX UNTIED CHURCH, 400 Edmonton Street

9:00 - 9:15 AM

TTBB

Spencer Duncanson

Sanctuary, Knox United Church

9:00 - 9:15 AM

SSAA

Marg Stubington

Christian Ed. Rm, Knox UC

9:00 - 9:15 AM

SATB

Scott Leithead

Gymnasium, Knox United Church

9:20 - 9:35 AM

TTBB

Spencer Duncanson

McLeod Hall, Knox United Church

9:20 - 9:35 AM

SSAA

Marg Stubington

Sanctuary, Knox United Church

9:20 - 9:35 AM

SATB

Scott Leithead

Gymnasium, Knox United Church

9:40 - 9:55 AM

TTBB

Spencer Duncanson

McLeod Hall, Knox United Church

9:40 - 9:55 AM

SSAA

Marg Stubington

Christian Ed. Rm, Knox United Church

9:40 - 9:55 AM

SATB

Scott Leithead

Sanctuary, Knox United Church

9:55 - 10:30 AM

TTBB

Spencer Duncanson

McLeod Hall, Knox United Church

9:55 - 10:30 AM

SSAA

Marg Stubington

Christian Ed. Rm., Knox United Church

9:55 - 10:30 AM

SATB

Scott Leithead

Gymnasium, Knox United Church

11:00 AM

Closing Ceremonies & Festival Choruses Concert

Sanctuary, Knox United Church