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Renaissance Singers
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Richard Cunningham, Music Director - Conductor Jay Baker, President Mailing Address (Box 33003, Beechwood Plaza Postal Outlet, 450 Erb St., W., Waterloo, N2L 2W4 Telephone 519-745-0675 E-mail kathybob@sgci.com Web site: http://personal.quarry.com/renaissance/ The Renaissance Singers is a mixed chamber choir performing music of the 15th to 20th centuries. In its 29-year history, the choir has performed widely throughout southern Ontario and the United Kingdom. The Singers are based in Kitchener-Waterloo but have members from the surrounding communities as well. The current repertoire includes music from the masters of all centuries, including many commissioned works of leading Canadian composers such as Barrie Cabena, Leonard Enns, Robert Evans, and Imant Raminsh. The Singers have been featured frequently on local and national television. Excerpts from its first commercial recording, "Sing Joyfully" are broadcast regularly on local and national radio. The Singers’ second CD “Christmas in a Northern Land” features compositions by Canadian composers with a seasonal theme. The choir completed a third CD of music by contemporary Canadian composer Nick Peros in 1999. The choir is planning a 2003 tour to Britain
including performances in Lincoln, Ripon and Carlisle Cathedrals and Lancaster
Priory. Richard Cunningham is the Music Director - Conductor.
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