{"id":6676,"date":"2024-12-08T22:36:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T22:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/12\/08\/winnipeg-boys-choir-celebrates-100th-season-winnipeg\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T22:36:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T22:36:52","slug":"winnipeg-boys-choir-celebrates-100th-season-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/12\/08\/winnipeg-boys-choir-celebrates-100th-season-winnipeg\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Boys\u2019 Choir celebrates 100th season &#8211; Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Nine-year-old Jeremy Grella is only in his second year with the Winnipeg Boys\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/choir\">Choir<\/a> but he\u2019s already finding his tune.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy when it\u2019s the grand ending of the song and everybody is doing all the harmony and it just sounds really good when we are all in the zone,\u201d Grella said.<\/p>\n<p>His fellow junior chorus member, Salvador Tait, is also in his second year. He says his family\u2019s long history of loving music drove him to join and he loves the discipline of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always have a goal and I think that\u2019s really important in choirs. It\u2019s always to exceed excellence,\u201d Tait said.<\/p>\n<p>While both boys have been in the choir for just two years, they\u2019re part of a long-standing tradition. The Winnipeg Boys\u2019 Choir was formed a century ago and hasn\u2019t missed a year since. In fact, it\u2019s the oldest freestanding boys\u2019 choir in Canada and continues to attract top talent with its rich history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWell, we are a fairly young city, a fairly young province, and for something to have the longevity of 100 years is a pretty big milestone,\u201d said artistic director Carolyn Boyes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get daily National news<\/h3>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Boyes has been with the choir for 27 years. She\u2019s proud to be part of an organization that\u2019s comprised of three ensembles with boys ages 6 to 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can only achieve the goal they set for themselves with the help of others \u2013 relying on others and communicating with others \u2013 and when those goals are achieved the impact is that much greater,\u201d Boyes said.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10904994\/purolator-ups-pause-shipments-canada-post-strike\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/purolator.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"What to know as Purolator, UPS freeze shipments amid Canada Post strike\" data-title=\"\">What to know as Purolator, UPS freeze shipments amid Canada Post strike<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10903098\/tfsa-contribution-room-2025\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20-dollar.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"CRA confirms the TFSA contribution limit for 2025\" data-title=\"\">CRA confirms the TFSA contribution limit for 2025<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Conductor Albert Bergen noted the boys are eager to learn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Canada<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re musical, they always want to improve their singing, they\u2019re enthusiastic, excited,\u201d Bergen said.<\/p>\n<p>The choir is 52 singers strong this year, and all are dedicated to high-quality music-making and vocal training.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the boys are in the thick of the Christmas concert season \u2013 one of their most special times of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Greer Kanhai, who\u2019s part of the senior chorus, said the season brings out many feelings. \u201c(I\u2019m) usually pretty nervous cause there\u2019s a lot of people but it\u2019s all fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanhai is looking forward to showcasing all their hard work, over two performances on Sunday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10907848\/winnipeg-boys-choir-100th-season\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine-year-old Jeremy Grella is only in his second year with the Winnipeg Boys\u2019 Choir but he\u2019s already finding his tune. \u201cI enjoy when it\u2019s the grand ending of the song and everybody is doing all the harmony and it just sounds really good when we are all in the zone,\u201d Grella said. 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