All singers are invited to join Dr. Joy Berg for an exciting choral workshop in the Comox Valley on Sunday, October 2.

Participants will enhance their singing technique through a series of unique vocal exercises and will delight in the magic of harmony and community as they tackle a number of choral pieces.   

Time : 1:30- 5:00 PM  

Location:  at St. George’s United Church,  505 6th St , Courtenay, BC.  

Don’t miss this opportunity!

• Online registration for non-members – $35
• Online registration for members of a BCCF choir – $25
• Online registration for individual BCCF members – $20 
• Online registration for youth in full-time education – $15

Same rates applicable for at-the-door registration – cash or cheque accepted.

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED; SINGERS MAY STILL REGISTER AT THE DOOR

For more information please contact Sheila Doncaster – sheilald[at]shaw.ca

“Having worked with Joy for many years, I can affirm her positive spirit, her genuine affirmation, and her ability to use choral singing as an instrument of community building. Her musical skills are excellent and she is an inspirational teacher and conductor. She is warm, friendly, and encouraging — perfect for choristers of any background or skill level!” – John Hooper (Island Voices Artistic Director)

Dr. Joy Berg has taught as a professor of music and director of choral activities in the academic world for over 20 years (mostly at Concordia University of Edmonton). She is presently the Director of Music at Christ Church Anglican in Edmonton, Alberta, as well as conductor of The Kings Community Chorus, Cantabo Women’s Ensemble, and Chorale Colibri (a global choir). Intrigued by the gift of the singing voice, Joy loves working with choirs, and enlivening the choral music and congregational music of the Church. She has two doctorates in these passion areas: a Doctorate of Musical Arts in choral conducting (from U. of Iowa, 2001), and a Doctorate of Worship (from the Robert Webber Institute of Worship Studies, 2019). Joy is a curator for the Cypress Publishing church choir series, Songs for the Sanctuary; she has written several articles, a few hymns, and, as a collegial collaborator, has won service awards in her community (particularly the Companion of the Worship Arts national award from Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada in 2014, and the “Con Spirito” community service award, provincial award from the Alberta Choral Federation in 2008). Joy often adjudicates in the areas of voice, choral, and piano.