Acadia University Virtual Singers

06/12/2021

Premiering tonight on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRkt0L0fVeQ

11/12/2020

"Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields."

In honour of Remembrance Day, we are proud to share our recording of a brand new version of "In Flanders Fields" - composed by our wonderful teacher, mentor, and friend, Paula Rockwell - vocalist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nZAG5HRVPo&feature=youtu.be

In the midst of having our own university experiences disrupted by the global pandemic, we especially remember the countless university-aged youths who were called upon to make sacrifices far greater than our own, and whose lives were lost, damaged, or irrevocably changed because of war and violence.

Let us honour their memory by bringing an end to war.

[Although we used live footage to create visual aspect of this video, the music itself was rehearsed and recorded entirely online, i.e., virtual choir style.

Thank you to Historica Canada and to the Archives at the Acadia University Library for providing some of the archival photographs included in this video!]

"In Flanders Fields" - Poetry by Lt. Col. John McCrae Musical Setting, "The Poppies Blow", composed by Paula Rockwell Performed and recorded remotely by the ...

08/21/2020

Calling all choristers! The Acadia University School of Music is conducting a research study on the recent rise of virtual choirs since the outbreak of COVID-19 to investigate the musical, pedagogical, and communal impact of these ensembles.

We are inviting all choir members – directors, singers, and instrumentalists – to take part in our survey to weigh in on your experiences performing in a virtual choir – or, why you have not performed in a virtual choir.

To take this online survey, simply follow this link: https://surveys.acadiau.ca/index.php/464843?lang=en

Participation in this survey is voluntary and open to all people have been involved in any type of choir. To thank you for your help, you will have opportunity to enter your name in a draw to win a $50 gift certificate from either Sheet Music Plus or Long & McQuade (Canada).

For further information about this research project, please contact Dr. Michelle Boyd ([email protected]).

(This study has been funded by a SSHRC Institutional Grant, administered through Acadia University’s Division of Research & Graduate Studies and has been approved by Acadia’s Research Ethics Board. The results of this study will not be commercialized.)