Tag: Wayzata Women’s Chorus

Do you have a passion for singing a great variety of fabulous music including Classical, Spirituals, Jazz and Pop?  The Wayzata Women’s Chorus is looking for experienced choral singers in the Twin Cities area who share our passion for music and are available to rehearse Monday evenings starting September 12th for the 2011-2012 Season.  Rehearsals start at 7:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 3965 Co. Rd. 101, Plymouth, MN .  Please come a bit early to get music and register.  (Rehearsals are every Monday from 7:00 p.m.-9:15 p.m. at Peace.)  The WWC performs two major concerts each year along with numerous outings.

This award winning chorus is directed by Carole Birch and accompanied by Mary Fadden. The Wayzata Women’s Chorus competed in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales in July, 2011.  They placed fifth in the world in the Female Folk Category and ninth in the world in the Classical competition.  This was an exciting and wonderful opportunity for the Chorus!  They previously earned a bronze award at the Salzburg Music Competition.  It is well respected both for the depth and breadth of its repertoire and the quality of its sound.

The 2011 holiday season will bring two dynamic choruses together.  The Apollo Male Chorus has invited the Wayzata Women’s Chorus to join them in their holiday concerts on Saturday, December 3rd at Hamline University at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday, December 4th at the Hopkins Center at 3:00 p.m.  Watch for more details.

We look forward to welcoming new singers to the Wayzata Women’s Chorus rehearsals!  Please call Carole Birch at 952-473-8029 with any questions you might have.

We are now taking bookings for the Holiday season.  If you’d like to book the Wayzata Women’s Chorus for your event, please contact Lenore Miller at 952-484-8835 or lenoremiller@yahoo.com.

The Wayzata Women’s Chorus has been competing at the 2011 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales.  The following is a quick excerpt of an email from Bob Ambrose to Mayor Ken Willcox:

Dear Family & Friends,

Elaine and I arrived safely in the lovely perched village of Eze last evening, still so excited about the Llangollen experience, but very tired! This photo shows the view of Eze village from our place. The Med is to the left of the photo and about 1,500 feet down!

Eze village as seen from Bob and Elaine Ambrose’s room. Submitted photo.

The Wayzata Women’s Chorus performed perfectly during their appearances in competition on the main stage at the 4,000 seat Royal International Pavilion at the 2011 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales. However, we discovered that a choir must be “more than perfect” to win the Pavarotti Trophy as Choir of the World. That honor went to the official national choir of the Philippines. Nonetheless, the Wayzata Women’s Chorus and their director, Carole Birch, left knowing that they had given the best performances of their lives and that they are one of the “Top Five Female Choirs in the World” this year.

The Chorus and the spouses privileged to accompany them will remember this “magic carpet ride” forever!

Ken, the Chorus loved the Wayzata pins and we spread them far and wide. Many members gave up their own pins as gifts to new friends in other choirs. I hope we can replenish our stock when we return home!

Lenore, Joan and Carole, thanks for all that you have done to make this journey possible!

Peace and Love,

Bob

Congratulations and safe travel to the Wayzata Women’s Chorus.  See you back in town soon!

The Wayzata Women’s Chorus will leave Sunday, July 3rd for Llangollen, Wales to compete in the Llangollen International Musical Eistoddfod on July 8th and 9th, 2011.

“The Chorus will compete with people from all over the world in the Classical and Folk categories of this prestigious music, song, and dance competition. We are extremely honored to be one of four groups from the United States to be selected, ” said Carla Erpelding, Publicity Chair for the group.

The Wayzata Women’s Chorus is directed by Carole Birch and accompanied by Mary Fadden. Founded in 1985, this award-winning chorus is made up of women who share a love of music and enjoy performing in a variety of venues. The group attained the Bronze Level at the Salzburg, Austria Choral Competition in 1995 and have participated in several musical festivals in recent years.

Stay up to date with the Wayzata Women’s Chorus as they travel overseas on their blog: www.WayzataWomensChorus.com.  For more information on the You can get information about the Llangollen International Musical Eistoddfod competition, visit www.international-eistoddfod.co.uk.

The Wayzata Women’s Chorus has been chosen to compete with other women’s choirs from all over the world at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales on July 8th & 9th, 2011. This is an exciting opportunity for the Chorus, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary year in 2011.

The Wayzata Women’s Chorus is looking for experienced women choral singers in the Twin Cities area who share our passion for music. Please call Carole Birch at 952-473-8029 to schedule an audition time. Rehearsals start on Monday, January 10th at 7:00 p.m. and are held every Monday from 7:00 p.m.-9:15 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 3965 Co. Rd. 101, Plymouth, MN. Please come a bit early to get music and register. WWC performs two major concerts each year along with numerous other outings.

The Chorus is available for paid performances prior to departing on July 3rd for Wales. If you’d like to book the Wayzata Women’s Chorus for your event, please contact Lenore Miller at 952-484-8835 or lenoremiller@yahoo.com.

This award winning chorus is directed by Carole Birch and accompanied by Mary Fadden. The Chorus has traveled and competed internationally, earning a bronze award at the Salzburg Music Competition. It is well respected both for the depth and breadth of its repertoire and the quality of its sound.

We look forward to welcoming new singers to the Wayzata Women’s Chorus rehearsals! Please call Carole Birch at 952-473-8029 with any questions you might have.

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The Wayzata Women’s Chorus has been invited to compete at the International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales during the week of July 4-10, 2011.

In October, 2010, the Chorus sent an application and submitted a CD of three songs to be judged for the competition. In December, the members of the Chorus were given the good news that the application had been officially accepted in the Classical and Folk categories. They will compete against other choirs from around the world during two days of the competition. If they win first place, they will go into the world competition. This is a dream come true for director Carole Birch, who has wanted the chorus to participate in this competition since becoming its director 25 years ago. The chorus is accompanied by Mary Fadden.

The Chorus’ spring concerts, in May, will feature the music they will sing in the competition. To raise money for the trip, the chorus is available for paying engagements. Contact Lenore Miller at lenoremiller@yahoo.com or Carole Birch at cbbirch1@q.com.

Founded in 1985, this award-winning chorus is composed of women of many ages who share a love of music and enjoy performing in a variety of venues. The chorus is well respected for the depth of their repertoire. They attained the Bronze Level at the Salzburg, Austria Choral Competition in 1995 and participated in the North Carolina Music Festival in 1997. In June 2006, they performed in the Southern New England Music Festival in Boston.

Llangollen, clustered around the River Dee, nestled in the Vale of Llangollen, and surrounded by hills is as scenic as it gets.  It is best known today as the home of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. For one week in July this village comes alive with dancers, singers, choirs and musicians from all over the world and the village of 3000 people swells to 120,000 as cultural competitions and celebrations dominate the scene.

The village takes its name from Sain Collen who founded it in the 7th century. Two hundred years ago it consisted mainly of a green and a street joined by one of the “Seven Wonders of Wales”, a four arched bridge, built in the 16th century on parts of a 13th century one. The river rushes through the village making the bridge a favourite place to stand and contemplate the beauties of the area while listening to the water roaring past.

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