Evolution of a Choral Junkie

By Dr. Steven Hunt

Twenty-five years ago, give or take, a choral fundraiser to rebuild the tower of St. James’ Anglican Church on Union Street with all-comers invited to participate. The Cantabile Children’s Choir lines the walls of the sacristy as Mark Sirett waves his magic wand from the altar steps. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? performed in angelic surround-sound and not a dry eye in the house on the closing chord.

Someone has to follow that, and the Queen’s German Choir has drawn the short straw. ... Read the rest of this article

From our 2018 Messiah with Orchestra Kingston

From our Luminous Night of the Soul Concert

May 4, 2018

Photo by Rick Cairns

Photo by Bill James

Slider photo by John Perreault

No Concerts Planned for 2020/2021 Season

Due to COVID-19 the Kingston Choral Society is not planning any concerts for the 2020/2021 Season.

However the Kingston Choral Society is "Alive and Well" and our members will be rehearsing and learning throughout this difficult year.

A mixed model of in-person and virtual rehearsals has been developed. Our rehearsal space at The Spire will safely handle 40 people socially distanced. Each singer will wear a specially designed "singers mask" to reduce viral transmission. The remainder of our normally 100 member chorus will attend virtually and participate in other virtual learning and practice activities.

While health and safety is our top priority it is also critical that KCS's fiscal position remain healthy. We survive on both membership fees ($200 this year) and income from concerts. Without this concert income our fiscal situation has become very tight. We are asking members and the public to consider donating to the Kingston Choral Society to sustain us through this difficult year. As we operate under the umbrella of the Kingston Symphony Association the KSA will issue tax receipts for donations ear-marked for the Choral Society. Please see the instructions to the right.

As with many other artistic organizations the Kingston Choral Society depends in large part on revenue from ticket sales from our concerts. Due to COVID-19 we are unable to mount concerts in what would have been our 2020/2021 season. But most of our expenses continue. KCS members are bearing part of this revenue shortfall through increased membership fees and donations when they are able. But we ask YOU, as supporters of the KCS to consider donating to assist us in this challenging year.

As the KCS is a member of the Kingston Symphony Association and donations to the KCS will receive a tax receipt from the KSA.

There are two ways to make a donation, by cheque and through the Canada Helps website. Since Canada Helps takes a commission on every donation, we prefer cheques, but we are still very happy to receive donations either way. Regretfully, donation by e-transfer is not possible.

IF YOU WISH TO DONATE BY CHEQUE

1. Make the cheque out to the Kingston Symphony Association, but use the memo line to direct the money to the Choral Society as shown in this example:

Donation cheque image

2. Send the cheque to:

Kingston Choral Society
c/o The Spire
82 Sydenham Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3H4

IF YOU WISH TO DONATE USING "CANADA HELPS"

1. Go to the Canada Helps website at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/donate/ and search for "Kingston Symphony", (you can also find them by selecting “Arts and Culture” under "Category" and then selecting Kingston, Ontario under “Location”).
2. Click on “Donate Now”.
3. In the “Include a message for this charity” box, type, "Please forward this donation to the Kingston Choral Society."
4. Complete the remainder of the form.
5. Please let us know that you have made this donation by email to president@kingstonchoralsociety.ca telling us that you have made a donation and the date it was made.

Again, thank you for your generosity and your support. You help the music continue and grow.

Evolution of a Choral Junkie

From our 2018 Messiah with Orchestra Kingston

From our Luminous Night of the Soul Concert

No Concerts Planned for 2020/2021 Season

Donate to the KCS

Auditions

Each year in September the Kingston Choral Society welcomes new members who successfully pass an audition.

Please visit our Join Us page for information.

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