SAVE THE DATE for “SING, SING, SING” The Craig Bay Choristers’ Spring Concert is Friday May 3, 2024 at 7pm Knox United Church, 345 Pym St., Parksville $15 tickets will be sold in our Beach Club upper-level foyer Wednesdays and Fridays from 11am—noon starting April 10th - or you can order online at: craigbaytickets@gmail.com. Did you know: The Choristers are a non-profit organization who donate a portion of concert ticket sales [...]
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 [...]
Polish up your rusty pipes as we do the same! We start our fall session on Tuesday, September 5th from 1:00 – 4:00pm in the Conservatory, which includes a break midway for refreshments. We’d love to see new faces as well as those of our returning regulars - and we’ll make sure newbies are assigned a buddy to help them along. No auditions required and the ability to read music, while useful, is [...]
A Craig Bay Choristers Project... Get your tickets for this concert on Wednesdays: Jan 25th, Feb 1 + Feb 8 from 11am - 12:30pm in the upstairs lobby of the Craig Bay Beach Club. Tickets cost $20.
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 [...]
