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ArtsceneSUBMITTED PHOTOON STAGE: Oakville Children's Choir members are pictured at the Ontario Vocal Festival last week. The group received an invitation to a national festival later this year through a strong showing.Childrens choir has strong showing at provincial festivalThe singers of the Oakville Childrens Sarah Morrison, in a press release. With theAdjudicators at the festival ranked thein recording the OCCs all-Canadian CD dueChoir (OCC) showed what they are capable addition of many new choristers to theOakville Childrens Choir in the strongestto be released in December.of with a strong musical showing that is ensemble this year, from new auditions andcategories, noting the very beautiful toneThe OCCs Intermediate Choir will besending them to a national festival.our Intermediate Choir program, I wasand intonation of the ensemble as well asparticipating in a Training Choir Festival inThe OCCs senior and chamber choirs delighted that the Senior Choir has main-the excellent technical command of the rep-St. Marys in April. Furthermore, the OCCscompeted at the Ontario Vocal Festival last tained their strong performance level.ertoire, according to the release.Cherub Choir will compete at the Peel Musicweek, where they earned an invitation to The senior and chamber choirs performedThe OCC Senior and Chamber ChoirsFestival in Mississauga next month as well.compete at the MusicFest Canada national three Canadian pieces at the provincial festi-won gold at MusicFest Canada in 2009. LastThe OCC provides choral, musical andfinals. The national festival will take place in val at Galt Collegiate Institute in Cambridgesummer, they were awarded three silverperformance training to children aged five-British Columbia in May.Tuesday, March 1. They performedAlice bymedals at the International Choral Festival18. The OCC is welcoming new choristers toThis was the Senior Choirs first festival Sarah Quartel,Apple-tree wassailby Stephenof Preveza and the 16th Internationalaudition in the spring.performance since their performance tour to Hatfield and Olde Irish Blessingby OakvilleCompetition of Sacred Music in Greece. TheFor more information, visit www.oakvil-Greece last summer, said artistic director composer Linda Fletcher.Senior and Chamber Choirs are also involvedlechildrenschoir.org.17 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com