Sounds of the Holidays Performance Stage

Friday, November 18th

1PM – Rick Hansen Secondary School Band
3PM – Peace Arch Chorus
4PM – Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers
5PM – Yale Secondary School Band
7PM – MEI Concert Choir
8PM – MEI Renaissance Singers

Saturday, November 19th

9AM – AzestA School of Ballet
10AM – MEI Chamber Singers
11AM – MEI Chamber Singers
12PM – MEI Chamber Singers
1PM – Royal City Youth Ballet
2PM – Langley Senior A/B Ukulele Ensemble
4PM – Cascade Christmas Brass

Sunday, November 20th

10AM – Joy Vox Community Chorus
11AM – Cascadia Wind Ensemble
12PM – West Coast Harmony Chorus
12:30PM – West Coast Harmony Chorus
1PM – AzestA School of Ballet
3PM – Valley Echoes Chorus

Peace Arch Chorus

3:00 pm

Peace Arch Chorus is a group of energetic and enthusiastic women, who love to sing a cappella! A group of vibrant women of all ages and diverse singing backgrounds, dedicated to singing barbershop harmony. This year the chorus is celebrating 50 years of singing in harmony! The ladies have competed in many competitions over the years and have won the hearts of audiences, as well as many medals.

Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers

4:00 pm

The Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers, have been promoting traditional fiddle music since 1973. Although they hold monthly meetings and weekly practices in Abbotsford, members come from as far as Hope and Vancouver, and range widely in age. Located in the Central Fraser Valley, which consists of Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack to Hope, this area of the Fraser Valley is enriched with agriculture, arts and attractions. The Fraser Valley follows the path of the mighty Fraser River through this beautiful strip of land that extends northeast from Langley to Lillooet. Their aim is to maintain and promote traditional Canadian fiddle and folk music, through the encouragement of young and old alike, to develop their musical talents, to develop warm friendships, and most of all, to have fun and laugh, and enjoy the tunes they play.

MEI Concert Choir

7:00 pm

The MEI Concert Choir sings a wide range of choral literature, specializing in a cappella singing.  The choir, comprised of grades 10, 11 and 12 students, along with their director, Dean Wedel, are working up another great season of performances, at a variety of performance venues and events. The Christmas season always brings lots of performances for this choir, and MEI’s other choirs. The Concert Choir has toured many places in Canada and the USA over the years.

MEI Renaissance Singers

8:00 pm

The MEI Renaissance Singers, are one of MEI’s Chamber Choirs. Aptly named the ‘Renaissance’ Singers, this choir of grade 9’s and 10’s, sing a wide selection of styles of music. They rehearse once or twice a week for a portion of the year . . . unfortunately at 7:00 in the morning. Their performance schedule has usually included a few Christmas Concerts (including the annual MEI Christmas Concert, a couple of spring performances and a fantastic spring weekend trip to Vancouver for a series of Gospel Music workshops in second semester. They are excited to be performing here for you at the West Coast Christmas Show, as they kick off their Christmas season of performances.

Saturday, November 19th

AzestA School of Ballet

9:00 am

AzestA Ballet Studio presents:    “The Little Match Girl”

Directed by:  Elizabeth Lisa  RAD RTS

AzestA School of Ballet is a local dance school in Abbotsford. Their mission is to develop a great love of dance through solid foundations. Directed by, Ms. Elizabeth Lisa, students are guided and taught through their dance journey. Dancers of all levels are invited to join the school, which promotes confidence, discipline, technique, quality and knowledge of dance at an elite level.

MEI Chamber Singers

Joining us for three performances: 10:00am, 11:00am, & 12 Noon

The MEI Chamber Singers is the most requested and busiest choir at MEI. 12 of MEI’s best singers become a team of incredible talent as they have a demanding concert schedule – especially now at Christmas. The Chamber Singers have performed in many festivals including the illustrious invitational Festivals of Gold in Washington, Anaheim, New York and Chicago and recently winning Top A Vocal Jazz group at the prestigious Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival in Idaho! The Chamber Singers and their director are excited to be kicking off their Christmas season right here at the West Coast Christmas Show!

Royal City Youth Ballet

1:00pm

The Royal City Youth Ballet Company is a unique society of young people gathered together to do what they love to do – classical ballet. These youngsters attend weekly company classes at their individual dance schools and meet every weekend to attend company classes and rehearse full length ballets. Students grow and develop through exposure to many teaching styles and through opportunities for performance.

This Christmas season experiences the magic of The Nutcracker, with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers, under the direction of Camilia Fishwick-Kellog. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes by Chris Sinosich.

There are magical soldiers, mice, a Sugar Plum fairy and a growing Christmas tree, all danced to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker score. With snowflakes, Snow King and Queen, Waltz of the Flowers, Arabian, Spanish and other favourites. Find more details about this show on their website.

Langley Sr. A & B Ukulele Ensemble

2:00 pm

The group’s motto is ‘Enriching Lives Through Music’. The members of the Langley Ukulele Ensemble are challenged to strive towards excellence in musical performance and to use music as a vehicle through which they can be role models and leaders amongst their peers. The group members see themselves as musical ambassadors for Canada, British Columbia, Langley, as well as for youth.

Cascade Christmas Brass

4:00pm

Cascade Christmas Brass is an ensemble of Brass players from local schools and churches who come together to share the joy of Christmas music.

Sunday, November 20th

Joy Vox Community Choir

10:00am

Started in September, 2001 Joy Vox Community Choir has been singing up a storm at several venues throughout the lower mainland. From Christmas concerts, charity events to festivals and even coffee houses this versatile choir can sing anywhere. Their repertoire varies from chamber music, African rhythms, gospel, folk songs to whatever else catches their fancy. Always up for a challenge they have created their own arrangements for some of their favourite songs. The talented people in this choir come from all walks of life. Their common bond being the music and their love of singing. Never afraid to try something new and always ready to expand their abilities. New members are always welcome at the beginning of seasons. Check out their website for more info.

Cascadia Wind Ensemble

11:00am

Cascadia Wind Ensemble was formed in 2013 to give adult and youth musicians an opportunity for performance of great concert band repertoire. The group is made up of accomplished musicians from the Fraser Valley, ages 10 to 80, under the direction of Shannon Goldsmith. Cascadia performs a wide variety of musical works including classical transcriptions, traditional band repertoire, Broadway and other show tunes, popular band pieces, marches, commissioned works, and so on. The group has played concerts with rave reviews in Mission, Hope, Langley, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge and Rosedale.

Westcoast Harmony Chorus

12:00pm & 12:30pm

Westcoast Harmony Chorus is an all female a cappella chorus with over 50 members of varying ages, who love to sing a cappella, primarily in the barbershop style. They rehearse every Wednesday evening in Surrey, BC, learning new, challenging repertoire, from traditional barbershop to contemporary pop and rock arrangements. They are a member of Sweet Adelines International and in 2013, they were named the best mid-sized chorus in the world! Their weekly rehearsals are led by Master Director, Anne Downton, the baritone of Frenzy, the 2017 International Quartet Champions! Every rehearsal is guaranteed to be fun, challenging, and a high-level group vocal lesson! We invite women in the lower mainland to get in touch with us and learn more about singing a cappella.

AzestA School of Ballet

1:00 pm

AzestA Ballet Studio presents:    “The Little Match Girl”

Directed by:  Elizabeth Lisa  RAD RTS

AzestA School of Ballet is a local dance school in Abbotsford. Their mission is to develop a great love of dance through solid foundations. Directed by, Ms. Elizabeth Lisa, students are guided and taught through their dance journey. Dancers of all levels are invited to join the school, which promotes confidence, discipline, technique, quality and knowledge of dance at an elite level.

Valley Echoes Chorus

3:00 pm

Valley Echoes Chorus sings a Cappella (unaccompanied) four part harmony, predominantly in the barbershop style. Their musical selections range from Current Contemporary to Traditional. They perform in the local community as they have opportunity. BUT, they are not just a performance chorus – they also compete, each spring, in a Regional Competition against other chorus’ from BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan. This competition can be anywhere in the Region.