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The Faith and Life Choirs perform O Great Mystery

Faith and Life Choirs – O Great Mystery (Composer Timothy Corlis) from Mennonite Church Manitoba on Vimeo. BEAUTIFUL video from May 25 at Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church. I am again extremely grateful to directors Henry Engbrecht and Millie Hildebrand and to the cellist Jennifer Horne. Also thanks to Darryl Neustaedter Barg for producing the video. Thank-you!

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My awesome theory students!!!

I will miss you guys too! – thanks for a wonderful 2 years with a truly brilliant class. (more to come on the Tim bits composition…  an orchestrated version may be in the works!)

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Missa Pax for Choir and Orchestra at CMU!

    To all the wonderful musicians who are part of the Missa Pax performance tomorrow: THANK-YOU!!! CMU Singers, CMU Men’s Chorus, members of CMU Chamber Choir, and the Mennonite Community Orchestra. Congratulations Catherine Richard, soloist for the Rachmaninoff – we’re proud of you! 7:30pm, Lowen Athletic Centre @ CMU

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Missa Pax – Agnus Dei…

9:54 PM, March 15 – Finished writing the Missa Pax for orchestra.

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Vancouver Chamber Choir – Music Shore to Shore

Thank-you so much to the Vancouver Chamber Choir for including Sonnez Les Cloches on their cross Canada tour. I’m very grateful to be part of this program and delighted to share a place in the choir’s repertoire with my composition teacher Dr. Stephen Chatman. Also glad to see Matthew Emery on the program, a composer […]

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Congratulations on a great review!

Fabulous review on the recent conductors’ workshop, Feb. 1st, at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto. Noel Edison offering his mentorship to five emerging conductors: Renata Dworak, Jeffrey Moellman, Sarah Morrison, Raymund Ocampo, and Zachary Thompson. Glad to be a part of the event from a distance. Reviewer Christina Strynatka had this to say about the event: “The most […]

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Faith and Life Choirs – Thank-you!

Very warm Christmas wishes to the Faith and Life choirs and thank-you for your beautiful performance of “Oh Great Mystery.” Sincere thanks to Henry Engbrecht and Millie Hildebrand for all the good work that you’ve done to maintain the tradition of the Faith and Life Choirs! Especially, I’d like to thank Jennifer Horne for her […]

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Des Moines Choral Ensemble – Gloria rehearsal…

Many thanks to Dr. James Rodde, accompanist Elaine Millett Wedeking and the Des Moines Choral Society for posting this excerpt of the Gloria. That’s a glorious, warm sound! Wow. This is a rehearsal of the Gloria from the Missa Pax. Des Moines Choral Ensemble performed this on Dec. 14, 2013 as part of their concert […]

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Gloria – Luminous Voices Recording…

Thank-you and warm wishes to each of the singers in Luminous Voices, Calgary’s Professional Choral Ensemble. Timothy Shantz – director, Krishan Power – clarinet, Cheryl Emery – pianio, Meghan Prescott – Mezzo Soprano. https://soundcloud.com/luminousvoices/gloria-from-missa-pax-by

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Psalm 150 – Praise the Lord!

I’ve posted a recording from the Grebel 50th event on the weekend. Listen to the joy in this performance! Thank-you SO much to all involved. The whole concert was a very special experience for me. Thank-you to the choirs – Chamber Choir, Chapel Choir, and University Choir – for your dedication, enthusiasm and skill. Thank-you […]