Small Vocal Ensemble Concerts Begin Friday, July 8

Festival 500 Sharing the Voices

Small Vocal Ensemble Concerts

8pm July 8, 9 & 11 at the DF Cook Recital Hall - Memorial University School of Music

One of the new features of this year's festival is a unique and exceptional opportunity for local audiences to enjoy performances bynine exceptional small a cappella vocal ensembles at the D. F Cook Recital Hall at Memorial University.  Peter Gardner, Festival 500 Executive Director, or Francesca Swann, Host/Producer CBC Radio host these concerts.

2011 Small Vocal Ensemble Concert Schedule

Friday, July 8, 2011

  • Innismara St. John's
  • AcaBella Corner Brook
  • EXTRA - St. FX Vocal Ensemble Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Saturday July 9

  • It's Time Red Deer County, Alberta
  • Six Vocal Ensemble London, Ontario
  • Malagma Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina

Monday July 11

Many of these small vocal choirs, plus two additional ensembles: Ikusasa Lethu, from Durban, South Africa and Toronto's ZARI, will also perform in Festival 500's Concerts in the Afternoon series and the evening World of Music Concerts.  Tickets for all these concerts are available at the Arts and Culture Centre box office. For a complete concert schedule check out Festival 500's website at www.festival500.com .