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Diane Loomer Choir 23/24

Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director, recently visited Vancouver’s Little Flower Academy and their Choral Director, Marizza Mislang, to deliver the good news that their secondary school’s choral program has been designated Elektra Women’s Choir’s Diane Loomer Choir 23/24 in recognition of their commitment to a choral program for sopranos and altos.  The school receives a certificate, …read more

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Review of The Lost Words

by Barbara Ebbeson Last Sunday, when I was hurtling along west 45th impossibly late for a choir concert with a cute title about magic spells, (I had initially put the wrong address in Google maps) all I was thinking was I could sure use a magic spell of my own to get me there in …read more

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Christmas with Elektra Cookbook

Celebrate Christmas this year with Elektra’s very own Christmas Dinner with Elektra recipe book, as a free downloadable pdf. Elektra singers, staff, board, and alumnae contributed some delicious recipes to help you prepare a feast for Christmas Dinner last year, and in hopes of starting a new Elektra Christmas tradition, we’re sharing it again this …read more

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Elektra celebrates its 17th CD entitled “Fire Flowers”

Fire Flowers invites the listener to a wealth of 21st century repertoire for women’s voices, including several first recordings. The opening work, Sicut Lilium Inter Spinas, is the exception, written for women in a 16th century Italian convent. Its authorship by Eleanora d’Este is conjecture based on modern-day research. It was originally published anonymously, as …read more

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Elektra Awards 2020 Youth Scholarship

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Elektra Women’s Choir Youth Scholarship for 2020, Heidi Goetz, from Port Coquitlam, BC. Congratulations to Heidi who will be following her musical pursuits at the University of Victoria in September. In her scholarship application, Heidi talked about the positive impact music has had on her life …read more

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Winner of 2019 Raffle

Elektra Women’s Choir congratulates the winner of this season’s raffle of a trip for two to Haida Gwaii; Karen Gilmore! Karen won a return airfare with Pacific Coastal Airlines from Vancouver to Masset, valued at $1700, and 2 nights stay at the Alaska View Lodge valued at $700.00. The winner was announced on Wednesday, December 11th at …read more

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Sprinting to the finish line!

On June 23, 2019, singers and supporters of Elektra Women’s Choir will be walking and running the Scotiabank Charity Challenge 5k or 21.1k to help our choir continue our performance and outreach mandates. Choose a team member to support, or make a general donation to our team. Please support us if you can – every bit helps. …read more

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Elektra announces new scholarship winner!

  Elektra’s mandate is to inspire and lead in the choral art form through excellence in performance and through the creation, exploration and celebration of women’s repertoire. As part of its many outreach opportunities, Elektra is pleased to announce the winner of the Elektra Women’s Choir $500.00 Youth Scholarship for 2019. Our congratulations go to Connie Goetz, a …read more