Saturday, March 23, 10am to 3pm Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, beside the Eaton Centre 19 Trinity Square, Accessible MAP Cost $30. Purchase ticket here with Zeffy or sliding scale cash at door. Pot-luck lunch, bring something to share.
david will lead us through call and response as we learn inspiring traditional and new songs by ear, no music reading required. From his original songs about our volatile time to Spirituals that carried Freedom Seekers along the Underground Railroad, this is music to move your hearts and minds.
The workshop begins with a thorough warmup to wake up and tune in to our voices, breathing and bodies. Come and be part of a daylong community chorus – and feel the joy of connecting through music.
david sereda is a singer-songwriter whose moving music has been heard in concerts and festivals across Canada. Whether a cappella, solo at the piano, or with his stellar ensemble, david’s joy of singing is irresistible. His unique songs draw from folk, gospel, soul, jazz and pop. His lyrics are rich in meaning and emotion. Originally from Edmonton, Alberta he now lives in Grey County, Ontario near Georgian Bay. “david sereda’s range as a singer-songwriter is breathtaking.” (The Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, NS)
Andrew Craig & Bongani Magatyana Canada Council for the Arts Digital Now
In September 2023, the multi-talented Andrew Craig offered a dynamic workshop for choir members at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto. Echo welcomed members of the Toronto Children’s Concert Choir (TC3), with whom we’ve collaborated in past years.
This was part of a pandemic initiative by Echo to expand its engagement with a diversity of communities in Toronto and the GTA. The video is part of the ECHO!! Revived project, funded by a Canada Council for the Arts Digital Now grant. We are deeply grateful for this government commitment to Community Music and the Arts in Canada; and we acknowledge ongoing support from the Toronto Arts Council.
In October 2023, Echo hosted a visit by South African choral composer and teacher Bongani Magatyana. In conjunction with the Toronto Children’s Concert Choir (TC3), our choir shared workshops with Chief Dan George Public School and Sistema Toronto, besides an evening workshop for our own choir and a full-weekend public workshop.
Video Here This was part of a pandemic initiative by Echo to expand its engagement with a diversity of communities in Toronto and the GTA. The video is part of the ECHO!! Revived project.
Cash bar, free snacks and fabulous Silent Auction! All proceeds support Echo, a non-profit community choir and registered charity. ***
Turkwaz is Sophia Grigoriadis, Jayne Brown, Maryem Tollar and Brenna MacCrimmon, four vocalists who individually have contributed widely to the Toronto world music scene and beyond. Their work together focuses on interpretations of songs primarily from Greek, Turkish, Arabic and Balkan traditions with forays into other genres when the inspiration moves them.
With gentle accompaniment provided by qanun, tambura, ukulele and various forms of hand percussion, the songs and the voices remain front and center. Their debut album “Nazar” was nominated for a 2017 Juno, two CFMAs and made the Top of the World list in Songlines magazine in April 2018.
They have performed at the National Arts Center and Chamberfest in Ottawa, Calgary Folk Festival, Open Ears Festival (Kitchener), Silence (Guelph), Mill Race Festival (Cambridge), Shelter Valley Folk Festival (Grafton), Mission Folk Festival (BC), Summerfolk (Owen Sound), Cultura (North York), Luminato (Toronto), as well as at numerous venues in and around Toronto including the Small World Centre, The Burdock, COC Bradshaw Amphitheatre and the Aga Khan Museum.
www.echochoir.ca Echo is grateful for the ongoing support of the Toronto Arts Council.
This is a new initiative that will be available year-round! When you order coffee and chocolate from ChocoSol Traders:You get a 15% discount from the retail price Echo gets 15% of all sales You can pick up your order at the flagship store, 1131 St. Clair W., or at St. Lawrence Market, Evergreen Brickworks or Wychwood Barns or you can pay for delivery of your order
When you select to place your order, you enter EchoChoir in the discount code box
Select pick up or delivery Place your order and enjoy! Orders usually take 2 – 4 days. They will contact you when it’s ready.
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More about ChocoSol
Our origins The concept of ChocoSol was originally founded in 2004 in Oaxaca, Mexico, by Michael Sacco, and has been based in Toronto since 2006. The origin of our name has links to 3 languages: English, Spanish, and French. ‘Sol’ is from the Spanish word for ‘sun’ and refers to our first 1,000 kilograms of cacao that were roasted with solar power in Oaxaca. In French, ‘sol’ means soil, acknowledging that you must have the soil of the gods in order to have the food of the gods. In English ‘soul’ reminds us of the importance of conducting our work with a good mind and spirit. Our vision A future in which our food system and practices are people-centred, socially-just, ecological, and dignified. Our mission To craft revolutionary chocolate that is good for mind, body, and soil. To lead and inspire- while learning from and alongside- the craft chocolate industry to continually improve its practices, values, and standards. To work in partnership, collaboration, and co-operation with indigenous communities across the Americas to support community-focused ecological regeneration.
Thank you for a great concert! Sunday, December 3, 2023 7:30- 9:30pm 19 Trinity Square, Toronto, beside the Eaton Centre, Accessible MAP
Join us for our Winter Concert, Love is the Greatest Gift, with Special Guest Andrew Craig part of the ECHO!! Revived, Canada Council project. Artistic Director: Alan Gasser Assistant Conductor: Katie White
Echo acknowledges the generous support of the Toronto Arts Council & Canada Council for the Arts
Thank you for supporting Echo! We’ll let you know when your order can be picked up at the East and West end Toronto locations in traditional Echo style! The chocolate has not arrived yet, but we’re hoping soon.
Echo is proud to be partnering once again with Peace by Chocolate, a company founded by a Syrian family, whose chocolate business in their homeland was destroyed by war. When they settled in Antigonish, Nova Scotia as refugees they rebuilt their chocolate company and founded Peace by Chocolate in 2016. The company supports a range of non profit organizations and 3 – 5% of all company returns is now donated to the Peace on Earth Society, an organization registered in 2018 in Nova Scotia that contributes to peace building projects around the world. This fundraiser will be supporting Echo as well as Peace by Chocolate peace initiatives. Echo receives 20% of the profit!
Echo is sponsoring a very special workshop with renowned choirleader and composer Bongani Magatyana who is coming to Canada in October. Echo Choir has grabbed the opportunity to offer special public workshops with him, open to adults and teens of all voices and genders.
Renowned choirleader and composer Bongani Magatyana is coming to Canada in October, and the Echo Choir has grabbed the opportunity to offer a special public workshop with him, open to adults and teens of all voices and genders.
Mr Magatyana is a regular teacher with Village Harmony in the US. He leads choirs at home in Cape Town, and his beautiful and intricate choral pieces have been commissioned and sung by groups around the world, including Harvard University’s choirs.This workshop will feature songs in English and Xhosa, with beautiful harmonies in South African traditions.
The weekend workshop Oct. 27-29 event will take place at the Church of the Holy Trinity (beside the Eaton Centre, S-E Door) MAP Holy Trinity is a fully accessible space, with accessible washrooms.
Specific times are 7PM-9PM on Friday Oct 27, 10AM-4PM on Sat Oct 28, and 1PM-4PM on Sun Oct 29. Tea/coffee will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. (Note that meals are otherwise not provided, nor is accommodation.) Cost is $100 per person. Register below:
If you have questions, contact Rachel Bokhout (rachel.bokhout@gmail.com), who is organizing this event. We hope that you can join us for this special weekend. facebook event page
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7-9pm at Holy Trinity Echo will also be hosting an open workshop with Bongani as part of our regular rehearsal plan. For or those of you who cannot make the weekend workshops. Everyone is welcome! Contact Anne if you’d like to join us: info.echo@gmail.com PWYC suggested $15. cash in hat or by e-trans.
Join Echo for a workshop with Andrew Craig. at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Square, Toronto by the Eaton Centre, Accessible, S-E Door MAP All are welcome. This workshop is geared toward treble voices, free to Echo Members, Guests PWYC suggested $15. cash in hat style or e-transfer (see below).
Andrew is the final guest artist to be featured in ECHO!! Revived, our eighteen month-long digital project funded by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Echo is very excited to host Andrew, a talented and versatile musician—singer, instrumentalist, composer and arranger, teacher—to name a few of his many creative activities. He has directed the music for Harbourfront’s tribute to Quincy Jones, performed twice for Nelson Mandela, and contributed to the public tribute for the late Oscar Peterson in 2008.
In 2013, Andrew founded Culchahworks Arts Collective, a Toronto-based arts organization that celebrates figures and events from African-Canadian, Caribbean-Canadian and African-American cultural legacies. Dr. Martin Luther King, Bob Marley and Harry Belafonte have received large-scale tributes. Through Culchahworks, and in partnership with the Toronto District School Board, Andrew created the Warriors’ Chorus choir, as a way for young people of colour, who face unique challenges, to reclaim their heritage.
Andrew will be our Special Guest Artist at the Echo Dec. 3 Winter Concert, 7:30pm at Holy Trinity.
*e-transfer payment to echotransfer3@gmail.com Question: What makes us happy? Answer: singing
