News: Mount Royal Kantorei to compete for prestigious fleischmann international trophy in cork, ireland in 2025
Mount Royal Kantorei, is set to take the stage in Cork, Ireland, to compete for one of the most coveted trophies in choral singing, the Fleischmann International Trophy.
The auditioned, 82-person, mixed voice choir, which is Mount Royal Conservatory’s flagship chorus, will compete for the prize at the 70th annual Cork International Choral Festival next year. They will be up against some of the best amateur choirs in the world, with previous winners hailing from Finland, Estonia, USA, and Slovenia.
John Morgan, Mount Royal Kantorei’s Artistic Director, says the competition will be a milestone in the choir’s 30-year history.
“Kantorei is one of the most exciting classical choirs in Canada with an incredibly diverse range of voices, personalities, and singers who unite their voices in a shared love of traditional and contemporary classical choral music. An age gap of more than fifty years separates our youngest and oldest vocalists, proving the power of music to bring people together. We cannot wait to come together with other choirs from all over the world to compete for the Fleischmann International Trophy next year,” he said.
“2025 marks Kantorei’s 30th anniversary year - the choir was founded in 1995 and our choristers have performed more than 700 pieces of music in that time. Competing in Cork will be one of the highlights in our choral history, he continued. “We hope to make Calgary, and Canada, proud.”
New Video: The Sacred veil
In support of Ovarian Cancer Canada and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Mount Royal Kantorei presents The Sacred Veil Movement I: The Veil Opens
Written by Eric Whitacre and Charles Anthony Silvestri, The Sacred Veil is a vast and deep body of work inspired by the death of Silvestri’s wife, Julie, who died in 2005 at the age of 36.
Each year, 3,000 women in Canada are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This recording is dedicated to each of them and their loved ones. For more information, visit www.ovariancanada.org
Special thanks to: Morgan Music, Media Pop Films, and our funders – Calgary Arts Development and Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
VOICES WITH PURPOSE
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Mount Royal Kantorei is the flagship chorus of Mount Royal Conservatory and one of Canada’s most celebrated classical choirs. United by values of diversity, inclusivity and compassion, our mixed-voice, auditioned choir of 90 members has been making music for 30 years. READ MORE HERE.
Land acknowledgment
In the spirit of reconciliation, respect, and truth, Kantorei Choral Society offers this acknowledgement to the people, land, and ancestors of Moh’kins’tsis and the surrounding areas. These lands are the home of the Siksikaisitapi, the Blackfoot Confederacy of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai Nations; the Îyârhe Nakoda who include the Goodstoney Nation, Chiniki, and Bearspaw Nations; the Tsuut’ina Nation; and the Metis Nation Region 5 and 7. We acknowledge this land as the home of the ancestors of these nations and as the home of generations to come. We honor and respect their past, present, and future. We acknowledge the interconnectedness of the land, animals, and people made sacred by time-honoured traditions and oral history. We come with thanks for the stewardship of this land by the ancestors and the members of these communities today. We Kantorei, come with respect and hope for all who live, work, sing and play here.
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