The Craig Bay Choristers Present Their 2025 Seaside Performance Concert Featuring THE PAPERBOYS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15 - 2 PM The Craig Bay Choristers are excited to announce that they have invited The Paperboys to perform for their fourth annual fundraising concert at Knox United. Proceeds from these events are used to support the ongoing activities of the choir and to make a donation to the Oceanside Hospice [...]
The Craig Bay Choristers present: “GLORY IS A-COMING”!! Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 3:00pm Knox United Church, Parksville A program of traditional and spiritual pieces such as "Silent Night" arranged by our own Ron Klusmeier. You can almost feel the magic of “Amid the Falling Snow” originally recorded by Enya and the merriment of “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas” from Home Alone 2. Fun stuff, too, such as the big reveal of what happens [...]
The Choristers Are Calling For All Singers… ...and everyone is welcome to join us! Our fall session kicks off with registration on Tuesday, September 3rd at 1:00 in the Beach Club Conservatory. Following registration, we’ll take a first crack at a few songs, with a break midway for beverages and goodies, and finish up around 4:00pm. The fee for registration is $90 payable by e-transfer (preferable) to craigbaychoristers@gmail.com or by cash or cheque [...]
Shopping at Thrifty's? Use Smile Cards from The Choristers! This is a significant fundraiser for The Choristers made possible by our loyal sponsor, Thrifty Foods. How? We purchase Smile Cards in bulk, at a slight discount, which we in turn sell to our supporters at face value. The cards have no expiry, can be used like cash at any Thrifty’s and all you need to do is send your request to craigbaychoristers@gmail.com letting [...]
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN… When the Craig Bay Choristers get back to singing every week and all are welcome to join us each Tuesday in the Beach Club Conservatory from 1:30 – 3:30. Never any auditions and the ability to read music, while helpful, is not even a must-have. Each song is loaded into Musescore, an application which facilitates easy in-home practice at your leisure. Registration is $85 this Tuesday, [...]
Our special guests: The talented singing group “Oceanside A Cappella”, directed by Rosemary Lindsay. The Craig Bay Choristers “Look Toward Christmas” SAVE THE DATE AND JOIN US! We are delighted to be back to Knox Church with a program of Christmas and winter themed music to celebrate the season, including an original composition by our very own Ron Klusmeier. Under the direction of Lonnie Moddle, and with Ron at the keyboard, The [...]
Your Brain and Singing: Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier The following is an edited excerpt from an article* published by Choral Director Magazine, Author Jaime Babbitt Any of us who have sung in choirs know all too well the joy it brings not just the audience, but also the choir members themselves. The power, the mojo that this (relatively) small time commitment offers…how is it possible? Endorphins release and interact with opiate [...]
