Photo by Mark Edwardson

Photos by Mark Edwardson

Who we are• premier choral group of

Northumberland,

• 60 plus amateur choristers under the direction of a professional Music Director and Accompanist,

• Lynn Janes debuted as Music Director last November,

• currently presenting our 49th

concert season.

What we do• offer exceptional music experiences

to the public, presenting choral works of various genres,

• offer music education opportunities such as workshops open to the broader community,

• assist in the artistic and professional development of area musicians featured as guest soloists and instrumentalists,

• share music holdings through our digital music library.

Who we serve

Music Lovers & Performers Music and education offerings, Engagement opportunities for area musicians, Access to digital music library.

Municipality cultural resource and expression of artistic vibrancy

of our community, with audiences from Northumberland and beyond,

an asset in future cultural tourism development appointed to the Steering Committee to develop a

Cultural Master Plan for the Town of Cobourg.

Members and volunteers rewarding experience for volunteer choristers, many

of whom are seniors.

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Where we are now

Getting It Right

• working hard to ensure continued stability and sustainability,

• new fundraising & development efforts for financial health,

• strategic Planning for continued growth & development,

• presenting successful concerts and events,

• celebrating longevity and success with the community that helped make it happen.

Photo by Mark Edwardson

Photo by Mark Edwardson

Photos by Mark Edwardson

What others say

November 26, 2018We wish to thank you for the lovely evening Saturday. I have attended The Messiah in Toronto with the Mendelssohn Choir and enjoyed your rendition more! Loved it!! Lynda Pacora, Warkworth.

November 26, 2018It went by soooo fast. It was great. Well-timed and the choir really sounded like a unit. The soloists were fantastic and I didn’t expect so many musicians. The acoustics were great. I loved it when the audience stood up to sing the chorus.Marjorie Willoughby, Norham

Laura Pudwell, AltoGeoffrey Sirett, Bass

Ryan Downey, TenorAgnes Zsigovics, Soprano

Coming Soon…• March 31 - River Reflections

Concert event

• April 6 – GatheringBenefit dinner and scotch tasting event

• April 13 – Decoding Sight ReadingWorkshop with Shannon Linton

• May 25 – North Meets SouthConcert event

50thAnniversarySeason

Our request to Council

• seeking funding for our May 2019 concert, to support the event and Oriana Singers’ overall success.

• Music of the Americas theme to be postponed, due to cultural sensitivities.

• new theme is North meets South, celebrating Canadian and American composers and how we are all connected, to include composers from Northumberland: Nancy Telfer, Mark Sirett and Robert Grandy.

• Funding will help ensure quality concerts, allow new music acquisition, hiring of local guest artists, collaboration with local ensembles

• Funding will help ensure the choir continues to thrive and give back to the community that has supported us so wonderfully these last 49 years.

Our thanks!We thank Council for its consideration of this request, and for our grant last year. We trust it has proven to be a good return on your investment.

Council support has provided a valuable level of endorsement that helps our efforts to generate dollar support from donors and other contributors.

Choristers and volunteers feel pride in Council’s interest and investment, and encouraged by a sense of partnership in continued cultural development.

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