May 4, 2022
Season concludes with BRIDGES
Our 2021-2022 Season: Rising concluded on Sunday May 1 with "Bridges", a program full of new Canadian music including four world premieres. Composers Andrew Balfour......
Feb 24, 2022
Hearts Afire in chilly Edmonton in February
Despite a cold winter evening, souls were warm at St. Andrew's United Church on Sunday, February 20 for Hearts Afire, featuring the poetry of Sara......
Feb 7, 2022
Competition Winner Announced!
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 edition of our annual composition competition! The field was very strong; ultimately the jury selected......
Nov 16, 2021
BREATHE performance a success; Digital Season launched!
We opened our season on November 7 with Breathe, featuring the world premiere of Matthew Emery's I Breathe (with the composer in attendance), plus premieres of new......
Oct 14, 2021
RISING: Our 2021-2022 Season announced
We are excited to be returning to in-person performance in 2021-2022! Performances will be produced under a careful set of COVID-19 Protocols including limited venue......
Jul 16, 2021
Looking back on a season like no other
As we move from the now-complete 2020-21 Season toward a return to in-person singing this fall, we want to say THANK YOU. Despite the ups......
May 30, 2021
Video: Stars (Ešenvalds)
At the end of March, with COVID case counts climbing, and sensing our season would be ending soon, we organized a recording session with about......
Mar 27, 2021
Back to in-person singing (while we can!)
This past Sunday, March 21, we were again able to assemble singers from Chronos Vocal Ensemble in-person to rehearse. This was our first in-person rehearsal......
Mar 18, 2021
Sailing the high C’s: We made a sea shanty!
In early March we'd hit the COVID doldrums, wanting to do something fun and put a new video out to the public despite the restrictions......
Feb 28, 2021
Still “Zooming” along with new Canadian music
The show must go on—or at least the rehearsal must, especially when you're working on new Canadian music!Online rehearsal time is also a chance to......
Jan 26, 2021
Announcing our 2020 composition competition winner!
After carefully examining 22 entries from 5 provinces through a blind adjudication process, our jury has selected the Grand Prize winner of Chronos Vocal Ensemble’s......
Dec 29, 2020
Mini-documentary: The sights and sounds of singing in 2020
Choral singing is a product of togetherness, and a choir's sound is something greater than the sum of its parts. Among its many challenges, COVID-19......