We Day Rehearsal with Cirque Du Soleil

NOTE: watch the LIVE webcast of the entire We Day rally from CUC in Saskatoon on Wednesday morning February 27 at www.weday.com. RJC's part will be between 11am and 12 noon.

This video is from Tuesday's rehearsal for RJC's part in "We Day" at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon. The first part is a Cirque Du Soleil solo followed by the RJC students singing "One Drop - Hymn To The World."

It was cool to work with Cirque Du Soleil artistic director Catherine Ledoux (awesome French accent!)

Festival of Choirs!

What an awe-inspiring concert at Third Ave Centre yesterday in Saskatoon. Sonrisa, A Buncha Guys and CMU Men's Chorus joined Chorale and ManChoir for an afternoon of amazing singing.  Third Avenue United Church was full to its beautiful rafters.

Chorale opened the concert with "A City Called Heaven" with Paradise singing solo. Richard Janzen (Alumnus of CMU) is directing.

Ragnar Rasmussen's "Motion" was a hit. Thanks RJC Alumnus Jordan Wiens for joining us on this one.

Third Avenue United Church is a stunning building with beautiful architecture and acoustics. Some call in "Saskatoon's Carnegie Hall." Audrey Falk Janzen is on the piano.

RJC ManChoir belted out "Hallelujah to the King of Kings!" by Ron Kenoly.

ManChoir's close up.

Sonrisa is directed by RJC & CMU Alumnus Lynne Driedger-Enns with Brenda Epp on the piano.

A Buncha Guys are led by RJC Alumni Russ & Val Regier.

CMU Men's Chorus "O Sifuni Mungu." CMU is directed by Dr. Rudy Schellenberg.

The pipe organ makes a beautiful backdrop to the choirs.

Lynne Driedge-Enns directed the combined women of RJC and Sonrisa in Hal Hopsons' arrangment of "The Gift of Love."

The Mass Choir filled the stage. Here Richard Janzen directs Franz Biebl's "Ave Maria."

A close-up of RJC Music Director Richard Janzen directing the Mass Choir.

Russ Regier rocked the house directing the combined Men's Choirs in "He Never Failed Me Yet!"

A special moment for RJC Principal Jim Epp (an alumnus of RJC and CMU) who could sing in the mass choir with his three sons.

Dr. Rudy Schellenberg finished the concert with Hal Hopson's "Prayer of Thankful Praise," a beautiful and fitting prayer to end the afternoon.

RJC and CMU enjoy a special relationship which we hope to continue to foster. Thank you to our wonderful audience and dedicated supporters who filled Third Ave yesterday!