Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
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The Canadian Children's Opera Chorus (CCOC) was founded in 1968 by Ruby Mercer and Lloyd Bradshaw. The Chorus consists of five divisions of ca. 240 boys and girls aged 6 to 19. The Principal Chorus has over 80 choristers, and they participate as the children's chorus in productions by the Canadian Opera Company (COC). The current artistic director/conductor is (Ann Cooper Gay). The CCOC performs many times in the year; in addition to COC productions, they perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Soundstreams Canada, the Hannaford Street Silver Band,as well as on their own.
The CCOC's repertoire consists of a mix of traditional music and modern classical pieces. They have released four CDs.
[edit] Commissioned works
The CCOC has commissioned a number of works in the past, including the following:
- The Hobbit (Dean Burry)
- The Star Child (John Greer/Ned Dickens)
- The Snow Queen (John Greer/Jeremy James Taylor)
- A Midwinter Night's Dream (Harry Somers/Tim Wynne-Jones)
- Dr. Canon's Cure (Derek Holman/Robertson Davies)
- Chip and His Dog (Gian Carlo Menotti)
- A Dickens of a Christmas (Errol Gay)/(Michael Patrick Albano)
[edit] Discography
- Dandelion Parachutes
- Creatures Great & Small
- Sir Christemas
- There and Back Again
[edit] External links
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