Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Capital Vox Jazz Choir Concert! - We Live Here


We Live Here
Saturday April 30, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Knox Presbyterian Church
120 Lisgar Street at Elgin, Ottawa
Tickets $20
available at The Leading Note, Wellington Herb & Spice, Alcorn Music Studios, & choir members
www.capitalvox.ca

Nous Vivons Ici
Samedi le 30 avril 2011 à 19h30
Église presbytérienne Knox 
120 rue Lisgar, coin Elgin, à Ottawa
Billets $20; disponibles chez The Leading Note, Herb & Spice (rue Wellington), Alcorn Music Studios & des membres de la chorale
www.capitalvox.ca

Join us for our upcoming concert which deals with themes of place, peace, and community - as well as celebrating the talent of composers, poets, and songwriters who live in our own backyard. The creative work of fifteen Ottawa artists including John Akpata, Tim Bedner, Tony Cosier, Christine Fagan, Mark Ferguson, Megan Jerome, Elise Letourneau, Rupinder Singh, Nicola Vulpe, and others will be represented on the programme. Thirty voices under the direction of Elise Letourneau, plus saxophonist Mike Tremblay, pianist Mark Ferguson, guitarist Tim Bedner, bassist Mark Alcorn, and drummer Marilee Townsend.

Joignez-vous à nous lors de notre prochain concert qui traite du lieu, de paix et de communauté et célèbre le talent de compositeurs, de poètes et d'auteurs-compositeurs venant de notre propre cour. Le travail créatif de quinze artistes d'Ottawa, incluant John Akpata, Tim Bedner, Tony Cosier, Christine Fagan, Mark Ferguson, Megan Jerome, Elise Letourneau, Rupinder Singh, Nicola Vulpe et d'autres encore sera au programme. Trente voix s'exécuteront, sous la direction d'Elise Letourneau, accompagnées du saxophonist Mike Tremblay, du pianiste Mark Ferguson, du guitariste Tim Bedner, du bassiste Mark Alcorn et de Marilee Townsend à la batterie.


Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Summer 2011 Jazz Camp Tuition Scholarship for Singers!


Vocal Scholarship to Carleton University Jazz Camp
August 7-12, 2011
sponsored by Capital Vox Jazz Choir

Open to high school singers in grades 11 & 12

Send us the following:
- an MP3 CD recording of you singing something you love - a cappella or accompanied
- a statement of why you want to go to jazz camp - one page maximum
- a description of your music background - one page maximum
- the form below

All materials must be received by Friday May 20. Your submission will be reviewed by a panel of Capital Vox singers, including the director. Semi-finalists will be asked to audition live before the panel, and will be notified by May 23. The scholarship winner must agree to perform at one of the choir’s concerts during the 2011-12 concert season. The finalist will be notified by mid-June. Capital Vox reserves the right to not award a scholarship in the unlikely event that there are no qualified applicants.

Mail your application to: Capital Vox Jazz Choir, P.O. Box 681, Station B, Ottawa ON  K1P 5P8

Application form may be downloaded here.

For more information about the Carleton University Jazz Camp: www.cujazzcamp.ca

For more information about Capital Vox Jazz Choir: www.capitalvox.ca