Sunday, December 15, 2024

Seven Oaks Performing Arts Centre

711 Jefferson Avenue, Winnipeg, MB

Show starts at 2:30 PM with doors opening at 2:00 PM for rush seating

Featuring the Chickadees, Rhapsody & Coda from:

Artistic Directors and Music Directors for Coda – Garth and Lisa Rempel

Chickadees Music Director – Mary-Lynn Berti

Rhapsody Music Directors – Jorrel Camuyong & Melanie Spulnick

Accompanist for Coda – Samson Romaniuk

Accompanist for Rhapsody and Chickadees – Melody Koop

Choral Assistant – Chelsea Hertzog

Drums – David Rozgonyi

Guests – Red Moon Road

The Winnipeg Youth Chorus acknowledges that we are gathered on ancestral lands, treaty 1 territory, traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis people. We respect the spirit and intent of Treaties and Treaty Making and remain committed to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration.

The Winnipeg Youth Chorus

The Winnipeg Youth Chorus Inc. (WYC) strives to provide an opportunity for young singers aged 7 to 25 from Winnipeg and the surrounding area to develop:  choral skills, choreography skills, dramatic skills, and performance skills.

They provide a variety of performance opportunities for the singers from performances within Winnipeg to performances outside of Canada, recording, special small group performances and many other opportunities.

Most importantly, the WYC is here to provide a positive experience for singers to develop their self-concept and self-esteem.  Friendships, family involvement, commitment and hard work are stressed at all times within a structure that is always caring but also demanding in terms of time, energy, drive, and commitment.

The WYC is flexible and innovative in style believing that choral excellence is achieved through proper training, hard work and instilling within the members a love for what they do, an enthusiasm for performance, and pursuit of excellence.

Message from the Artistic Directors

As artistic directors of the vibrant community that is the Winnipeg Youth Chorus, we are thrilled to share our joy with you this season. The world continues to be turbulent place with many struggles and challenges that can be overwhelming. Despite all of this, we can count on our singers to come together every week to make music, growing not only as singers but as people. When we think of what happens every week in rehearsals, we are grateful for the opportunity to be part of this community and for the dedication and energy of our members.

We are grateful for your ongoing support, which allows us to continue nurturing the incredible talents of these young people. Together, we’re building more than just a choir—we’re creating a space where creativity, teamwork, and personal growth flourish in a safe, inclusive, and loving environment.

We look forward to sharing our program with you today and invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy an afternoon of music sure to keep the holiday spirit flowing. join us on this exciting journey.

With gratitude,

Garth & Lisa Rempel

Program Order

Kris Kringle’s Kazoos – Chickadees

Words and Music by Mary Donnelly and George L. O. Strid

Northern Lights – Chickadees

Words and Music by Andy Beck

Whisper! – Chickadees

Words and Music by Greg Gilpin

It Feels Like Christmas – Chickadees

Words and Music by Paul Williams, arr. Audrey Snyder

You Make It Feel Like Christmas – Rhapsody

Words and Music by Blake Shelton, Justin Tranter, Michael Busbee and Gwen Stefani, arr. Mac Huff

Feat: Cadence Bults, Elise Luczak, Alayah Alby, Ava Rankin

Where the Light Begins – Rhapsody

Music by Susan LaBarr, Text by Jan Richardson

Feat: Eliana Nocita, Riel Wiebe

These Bells Will Ring – Rhapsody

Words and Music by Chloe Grace Baker, arr. Keith Sinclair

Feat: Mac Pratt

You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Rhapsody

Music by Albert Hague, Words by Dr. Seuss, arr. Philip Lapatha

Feat: Asher Pratt

Simple Kind of Christmas – Red Moon Road

Words and Music by Red Moon Road

Ballad of the Twinkle Lights – Red moon Road

Words and Music by Red Moon Road

The Grinch’s Lament – Red Moon Road

Words and Music by Red Moon Road

Beauty In These Broken Bones Medley – Red Moon Road, Rhapsody & Coda

Words and Music by Red Moon Road, mixed with traditional gospel, arr. Lisa Rempel

Feat: Sheena Rattai, Anah Rempel

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Rhapsody & Coda

Music and Lyrics by Johnny Marks, arr. Mac Huff

Feat: Ava Rankin

Deck the Halls (from CoolSide of Yuletide) – Rhapsody & Coda

Traditional Welsh Carol, arr. Francisco J. Nunez & Jim Papoulis

White Christmas – Coda

Words and Music by Irving Berlin, arr. by Mac Huff

‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime – Coda

Words and Music by Jean de Brébeuf, arr. Christopher Paul Aspaas

Santa’s Secret Reindeer – Coda

Words and Music by Kirby Shaw

Feat: Grace Spulnick, Daniel Loughren

O Holy Night – Coda

Music by Adolph Adam, Words by J.S. Dwight, arr. John Leavitt

Feat: Livia Jones

Mary, Go Tell It! – Coda

arr. Mark Hayes

Feat: Rebecca Pratt

Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth – Mass Choir

Little Drummer Boy: Words and Music by Katherine Davis, Peace on Earth: Words and Music by Larry Grossman, Ian Frazier and Buz Kohan, arr. Philip Lapatha

Feat: Taras Petrunko, Allison Lage

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing – Mass Choir & Red Moon Road

arr. Pentatonix

Feat: Sheena Rattai, Daniel Loughren

Who are Red Moon Road?

Sheena Rattai, Daniel Jordan, Daniel Péloquin-Hopfner

In the middle of their beloved holiday tour, A Simple Kind of Christmas, and ahead of their annual show in Winnipeg at the West End Cultural Centre on December 20th, the Winnipeg Youth Chorus is proud to welcome Manitoba Folk-Darlings Red Moon Road. From living rooms to folk fest main-stages nationwide, the trio has performed more than 1000 shows across 7 countries since 2012. Known for masterful storytelling and witty repartee between songs, the Polaris long-listed trio is comprised of the powerhouse vocals of Sheena -one of the finest Canadian vocalists on the scene today- flanked by the copious hair and lush pop harmonies of the two Daniels, who combine guitar, percussion, banjo, slide guitar, and mandolin into captivatingly nuanced arrangements.