Douglas Kuhl School of Music
This spring, the vocal ensemble at Douglas Kuhl School of Music participated in
its second season. The joy of this season was watching the students develop
friendships through music-making! Singing together is truly a communal
experience, and it was so enjoyable to see these students learn and grow
together! We performed in two concerts: The DKSM spring concert, and a
collaborative concert with the Winkler senior choir. At both concerts, we
performed three pieces, “I’m Homeward Bound”, a new arrangement of this
poem, “When I Grow Up”, from the musical Matilda, and “Somewhere”, from the
musical West Side Story. We also had the opportunity to sing “Edelweiss” along
with the senior choir. It was so exciting to see these two generations of
musicians working together!

Starting on Feb. 21, the Winkler Senior Choir offered it’s first in-person spring
session since 2020. Twenty-four enthusiastic seniors registered, and together
with the DKSM Vocal Ensemble, presented a concert on April 23. It was
wonderful to sing to an audience of roughly 275. The concert included
selections by both choral groups, three young instrumentalists, and soloist Ray
Giesbrecht. Gordon Billows of Sing Canada Harmony was in attendance and
presented DKSM with financial support for the two choirs. The concert
concluded with the combined choir performing Edelweiss. Many audience
members remarked how much they appreciated the variety and quality of the
performance. Clearly, the musicians were also delighted to be back with their
friends, sharing their music with the larger community.

Alyssa Hildebrand, Director, DKSM Vocal Ensemble
Wes Hamm, Director, Winkler Senior Choir

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Seniors sing and entertain others!
On behalf of our choir, Circle of Friends, I want to thank you for your generous scholarship. We are a senior group of ladies who in past years have practised in a member’s basement. With the help of your donation, we were able to rent a facility in our church which has been MUCh more conducive to singing and our 12-rowin12″ numbers. In past years our accompanist received what monies were left from honorariums we received at sing outs. This year we were able to compensate her at Christmas with a stipend of $300.00. Some of the scholarship was also used to photocopy music for new members and to purchase new music.
 
We had a very successful year with many members and many sing outs. As we entertain at senior residences and nursing homes, we do not charge. Some residences were able to give us an honorarium and some were not. Because of the scholarship, any honorariums we received were used to pay our accompanist for the second half of the season, with a little left over for new music this fall.
 
On behalf of Circle of Friends, please extend a sincere thank you to the board of directors of Sing Canada Harmony. The generous scholarship we received was greatly appreciated. Circle of Friends are looking forward to a future filled with harmony.
 
Yours truly,
Ruth Tweten,
Director Circle of Friends