Concert Programme
EVENT INFORMATION
Please silence your mobile devices and if taking photos, turn off any flash photography. You’re welcome to move around throughout the concert for buffet refills, bio breaks, etc. Relax, fill a plate, and enjoy the show!
ADMISSION - CONCERT AND BUFFET
$20 for adults
$15 for youth (6-18) and seniors (65+)
Children under 6 free
Cash at the door or EMT info@dcchoralsociety.ca
Luxury Dessert Buffet
Please help yourself to our member-provided dessert buffet! If you have any allergies, please be mindful - common allergens will be noted on signs with each dessert. After the concert, any leftovers are available to take home for a cash or EMT donation (to info@dcchoralsociety). Thank you to those who brought desserts to make this event such a great affair!
Door Prizes
Make sure you've entered to win one of these amazing door prizes! A "Family Outdoor Fun" basket (donated by Sally Schilds), 2 tickets to "Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical" (donated by DCSS Musical Theatre), and a 30-minute Infrared Sauna and Hair Treatment @TheHairotReader (donated by Brittney Thomson). Draws will take place at the end of the concert.
Thank you!
Thank you to all of our donors, partners, and supporters across this season! It had been a tough go for DCCS since the pandemic, but thanks to all of you, we're RISING UP once again! Follow our social media and stay up to date on new program announcements, including the return of Musical Theatre!
Awards and Photos
Program awards will be given to one singer from Piccolo and Bravura choirs. Awards are: SPIRIT AWARD, DEDICATION AWARD, LEADERSHIP AWARD, and ORPHEUS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICALITY. Please feel free to take photos throughout the concert!
DAWSON CREEK CHORAL SOCIETY
ABOUT: The Dawson Creek Choral Society started operating in 2014 and was incorporated as a non-profit society in 2015. Our mission is to CREATE a culture of lifelong love for music; to CONNECT with members, their families, and our community; to DISCOVER our collective voices in song; and to INSPIRE harmony in the world around us.
At DCCS we believe in inclusivity and providing a welcoming, safe space for all. In choir, one of the key concepts is harmony. Harmony is the wondrous outcome of diverse sounds coming together as one. Harmony requires diversity to exist. Our choirs welcome people of all abilities, gender and orientation, socioeconomic backgrounds, and cultural heritage.
Our Creative Team
Caitlyn Triebel
DCCS Artistic Director and Choral Conductor
Aaron Marchuk
DCCS Collaborative Pianist
Carmen Willms
DCCS Collaborative Pianist
Tatyana Dobrowolski
DCCS Guest Director and Kiwanis Community Band Conductor
Piccolo Junior Choir
Tabatha Einarsdottir, Abbie Freer, Charlie Gilbertson, Charlie Schmidt, Varshya Savor, Frankie Triebel, Daphne Wheat
Bravura Children's Choir
Amanda Burrell, Noelle Clark, Saje Dueck, Amelia Farnquist, Haley Frost, Avery Haugen, April Ho, Claralyn Ho, Arriah Hussey, Annika King, Amelia Knutson, Amelia Pavlis, Kennedy Thomson, Sophia Waller
Accompanied by Aaron Marchuk
Cantabile Mixed Choir
Stanlee Bourbeau, Edie Cardinal, Marilyn Carroll, Judith Chinn, Adam Da Ros, Gavin Devonald, Tatyana Dobrowolski, Angela Fehr, Rory Fehr, Heather Fossum, Ronnie James, Zoey James, Eileen Klassen, Susan Klassen, Aaron Marchuk, Bev McAllister, Brenna Schilds, Sally Schilds, Danica Spittal, Noah Strand, Aaron Tremblay, Melanie Triebel, Pat Wonnacott, Triston Wry
Accompanied by Carmen Willms
Join the DC Choral Society for our Annual General Meeting on Monday, June 9th. We’re always open to welcoming new board and committee members!
PERFORMANCE ORDER
Welcome and Introductions
Land Acknowledgment and Welcome
Danica Lee Spittal
Women's Warrior Song
Written by Elder Martina Pierre of Líl̓wat Nation
Led by Tatyana Dobrowolski
Set 1 - Bravura
Eye of the Tiger
from Rocky III (1982), originally performed by Survivor
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
Arranged by Paul Langford
with soloists Claralyn Ho, Haley Frost, Saje Dueck, and Avery Haugen
The Ballad of the Underground Railroad
Rene Boyer-Alexander
I See the Light
from Disney’s Tangled (2010)
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
Arranged by Paul Langford
with soloists Claralyn Ho, Haley Frost, Saje Dueck, and Avery Haugen
Fight Song
Rachel Platten and Dave Bassett
Arranged by Roger Emerson
with soloists Amelia Pavlis, Arriah Hussey, and Saje Dueck
Set 2 - Piccolo
Solfège Scale
Traditional
K-I-N-D
Stephanie Leavell, Music for Kiddos
We're Gonna Shine
from The Justice Choir Songbook, vol. 1
Stuart Stotts & Tom Pease
Set 3 - Cantabile
We Rise Again
Originally performed by The Rankin Family
Leon Dubinsky
Arranged by Stephen Smith
with soloists Ronnie James, Eileen Klassen, and Tatyana Dobrowolski
Song of the Lonely Mountain
From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Howard Shore
Arranged by Jay Althouse
Written in the Stars
from Aida (1998)
Elton John and Tim Rice
Arranged by Mac Huff
with soloists Heather Fossum and Judith Chinn
Do You Hear the People Sing?
from Les Misérables (1980)
Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Jean-Marc Natel
Arranged by Ed Lojeski
with soloists Brenna Schilds, Eileen Klassen, and Aaron Tremblay
Set 4 - Kiwanis Community Band
Rolling in the Deep
Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Arranged by Daryl McKenzie
with soloist Morgan Madsen
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
from Evita (1976)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice
Arranged by Michael Sweeney
with soloist Caitlyn Triebel
The Music of the Night
from The Phantom of the Opera (1986)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe
Arranged by Calvin Custer
with soloist Meagan Longley
What a Wonderful World
Originally recorded by Louis Armstrong
Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
Arranged by Thomas H. Graf
with soloist Brenna Schilds
Space and Beyond
Includes music from Star Wars (John Williams), Star Trek (Jerry Goldsmith), “Mars” from The Planets (Gustav Holst), and “Sprach Zarathustra” (Richard Strauss)
Arranged by John Moss
May the 4th be with you!
Set 5 - Piccolo
Do Some
from Could You Hug a Cactus? (2020)
Based on the poem by Phillip Van Wagoner
Music by Denver Casado
On Top of Spaghetti
Based on the traditional song “On Top of Old Smoky”
Parodied by Tom Glazer
Set 6 - Bravura
Lava
from Pixar Animation Studios Lava (2014)
James Ford Murphy
Arranged by Roger Emerson
with soloists Saje Dueck, Avery Haugen, and Amelia Pavlis
Skyfall
Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Arranged by Paul Langford
I Will Survive / Survivor
from the Twentieth Century Fox series GLEE featuring songs originally recorded by Gloria Gaynor (1979) and Destiny’s Child (2001)
Original GLEE arrangement by Adam Anders and Peer Astrom
Adapted for publication by Mark Brymer
with soloists Haley Frost, Saje Dueck, Amelia Pavlis, Kennedy Thomson, Avery Haugen, and Amanda Burrell
Set 7 - Cantabile
Weeping
Originally recorded by Bright Blue (1987)
Dan Heymann
Arranged by Bryan LeGrow
with soloists Noah Strand, Tatyana Dobrowolski, Brenna Schilds, Aaron Tremblay, and Danica Spittal
You'll Never Walk Alone (with Climb Ev'ry Mountain)
from Carousel (1945) and The Sound of Music (1959)
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Arranged by Mark Hayes
with soloist Ronnie James
Into the Unknown
from Disney’s Frozen 2 (2019)
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Arranged by Roger Emerson
with soloist Zoey James
SPECIAL THANKS
Thank you to our incredible donors and partners. Without such fantastic community support, our programs could not have run this season!
We would also like to thank the many (MANY!) volunteers who have helped this week and throughout the year. Thank you to Nawican Friendship Centre, the Senior Citizens Association, the Kiwanis Community Band, DCCS Board of Directors, Emma Hawkins, Kurtis Nguyen, and anyone else we may have unintentionally missed!