Coastal Sound Music Academy
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| Coastal Sound Music Academy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Genre(s) | Choral |
| Website | CoastalSoundMusic.com |
The Coastal Sound Music Academy is a Canadian choral organization based in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It began as an children's choir within the Coquitlam school district in 1975; this was transitioned into the Coastal Sound Music Academy in 1988. Today, the academy offers several different children's choirs, a youth choir, and a 60-voice adult choir.[1]
The flagship of the Academy is the Children’s Touring Concert Choir, an auditioned choir for children 8-15 years old with unchanged voices from throughout in the Metro Vancouver area. The choir has toured extensively through Europe, Cuba and China,[2] and has produced two CDs. The CTCC has been the “children's choir in residence” at the Evergreen Cultural Centre since 2001.[3]
The founding artistic director, Donna Otto, retired in 2009 after over twenty years with the Academy and was replaced by Diana Clark.[4]
The Coastal Sound Music Academy is the production partner for the Coastal Sound International Choral Festival, a non-competitive biennial international choral festival introduced in 2005. The festival runs mainly at Simon Fraser University with satellite concerts around the Lower Mainland.[5] The 2009 festival will feature ten choirs from Canada, the United States, and the Czech Republic.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Coastal Sound Music Academy: About Retrieved on 20 May 2009
- ^ Port Moody Delegation to China Makes Connections Retrieved on 20 May 2009
- ^ Coastal Sound Music Academy: Children's Choir Retrieved on 20 May 2009
- ^ Tri-City News: Founding artistic director takes her final bow 19 May 2009
- ^ Vancouver Courier: Young choirs descend on Burnaby Mourntain 28 June 2007
- ^ Coastal Sound International Choral Festival: 2009 Retrieved on 20 May 2009
