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"Some traditions just keep on improving with age....expect the unexpected from this vivacious, 55-voice chorus!" - Times Colonist

This show choir has been performing to sold-out concerts in the Sidney, B.C. area  for over 30 years, entertaining audiences with an eclectic and wide-ranging repertoire. The “Singers” cover music ranging from Broadway show tunes to spirituals, from rock-n-roll to hymns. At their Christmas concerts, traditional as well as modern carols are featured.  And for their spring concerts, Artistic Director Glenda Korella chooses compelling themes around which the songs are chosen.  We've saluted Canada, the British Isles & Ireland,  travelled "Around the World in 80 Days," celebrated "All You Need Is Love" and....for spring of 2012 we'll  look at the chapters in each person's life in "The Long and Winding Road." Says Lynda Spence, a nine-year veteran, "I enjoy being able to participate in choral music with its rich harmonies, challenging rhythms and varying moods. Glenda’s sense of humour makes it all fun, and we leave the stage with a sense of euphoria and a job well done."

We are an eclectic group. Many of us have moved here from all parts of Canada, particularly Ontario; and from England, Scotland, Germany and the United States.  In our ranks we number a brigadier general, a former vet, a piano teacher, an investment counselor, a geologist, a former treaty negotiator with the Dept. of Indian Affairs, a banker, a professor of nursing and several authors including one who writes romance novels.  We are teachers, former school principals, an oceanographer, a research scientist with Fisheries & Oceans and a professor from the UVic Faculty of Education. As well, our chorus includes a chartered accountant, a bookkeeper, a certified organic farmer and one owner of a marina.  We are parents and grandparents.

Members of the Chorus are drawn from the Greater Victoria area and most are amateur singers, with some semi-professionals in the ranks.  The Chorus is auditioned; they commit concert repertoire to memory.
  As part of their commitment to music in the Peninsula, the Chorus offers a hand up to young and talented artists from the Greater Victoria area, giving these future stars the chance to perform in front of our audiences. In the "Spotlight on a Young Artist," violinists, cellists, coloratura sopranos, ballerinas and pianists have all taken their place alongside the Singers, many of these youngsters going on to full-fledged professional careers. 

Performances take place at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre and our tickets are sold through the Mary Winspear box office: http://www.marywinspear.ca

Profits from concerts are donated to local charities on the Saanich Peninsula.

Glenda Korella
Artistic Director and Conductor, ARCT, BEd, MA

“Watching Glenda Korella conduct is such a joy”

 This Christmas marks Glenda Korella's 10th anniversary as musical director of the Peninsula Singers.   After moving from Calgary in 1998, Glenda began singing with the chorus, feeling that she “really needed music in her life at that time”.  In the spring of 2001, she took over conducting the Peninsula Singers. Under her leadership, the Singers have become a well-regarded show chorus, including choreography, costumes and humour in all their shows.  As well, Glenda moved the Singers' concerts from a Sidney church to Mary Winspear Centre--becoming the first entertainers to walk the stage of Winspear. The very popular "Spotlight on a Young Artist" is another Glenda innovation. "Music is my passion," says Glenda.  "And it's exciting for me to see the positive and uplifting effect music has on the Chorus as well as our audiences." Framed on the wall of Glenda's music studio are the words: “Music lifts the spirit and brings joy to the soul”.

Contact the Peninsula Singers: info@peninsulasingers.ca

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