Saskatoon High School Choir Festival

You know, schools need to do this more often. We always hear how athletics build character and camaraderie, but that would be mostly true within the context of your own team. But put some choirs together and you get a real sense of group building. Sure, each choir steps up to do their best in the presence of their peers. But they also listen intently to the other choirs and truly wish each choir to sing well. And then you put them together to actually work together in harmony and voila - you have built a group dynamic that transcends the individual. The singers give up a bit of the "me" to become the "we." This is a POWERFUL statement that can change the way to view the world in all its diversity.

Sunday's Saskatoon High School Choir Festival at Grace-Westminster Church was exactly that! What a privilege to be invited to participate! The mass choir was directed by Dr. Scott Finch from Briercrest College. Each choir also performed on their own.

The Mass Choir under the direction of Dr. Scott Finch. The schools represented are Bedford Road Collegiate, Centennial Collegiate, Mount Royal Collegiate, Tommy Douglas Collegiate and Rosthern Junior College.

Centennial Collegiate Choir directed by Stacey Mortenson.

Mount Royal Collegiate Choir directed by Allison Lacelle.

Centennial Collegiate Vocal Jazz Ensemble directed by Cameron Milner.

RJC Chorale directed by Richard Janzen

Chorale performed "Motion" by Ragnar Rasmussen.

We tried a new formation for this concert.

Paradise sang "City Called Heaven" with Brandon at the piano.

A close-up of Chorale.

The Mass Choir closed the concert - "This is my song!"