When Enns meet: DaCapo choir shoots for a new dimension using works by Leonard and Jeff
05/07/2008 The Record Colin Hunter All’s well that Enns well. That would have made a fitting – albeit perhaps too cheeky – name for an upcoming concert by the DaCapo Chamber Choir. Saturday’s concert will feature a piece written by conductor Leonard Enns and another work written by composer Jeff Enns (no relation). What’s more, the concert marks the end of the choir’s 2008 concert series. But when choosing a name for the concert, Leonard Enns decided to go for something a little simpler. It’s called Three, since it’s the third concert in the...
Read MoreDaCapo Chamber Choir Celebrates its 10th Anniversary Season
09/01/2008 Music Times Sara Martin, member since the inaugural season, current choir manager I can hardly believe that ten years have passed! It seems like only yesterday that a small group of ConradGrebel College Chapel Choir alumni were trying to convince Leonard Enns to form a new choir so we could keep singing with him. And here we are, ten years later, with a few of our original singers, a lot of new faces, and a choir who continues to make an impact on the cultural landscape of our region and beyond. From the beginning In the fall of 1998, the DaCapo Chamber Choir was founded by...
Read MoreIt All Starts with Earth: DaCapo uses elemental themes for new concert season
11/07/2008 The Record Valerie Hill Leonard Enns finds deep, meaningful connections between nature and music, a connection the Waterloo conductor and composer will convey through his DaCapo Chamber Choir, in a concert entitled Earth. “Thematically, there are earth, water, air and fire,” enthuses Enns, describing the upcoming three-concert season. photo taken by Ryan Moffat, Riverstone Photography DaCapo began 10 years ago, when about a dozen former students at Conrad Grebel College, where Enns teaches and leads the school’s choir, approached him with an idea to...
Read MoreDaCapo wins national competition!
07/08/2011 Association of Canadian Choral Communities ACCC DaCapo was awarded first place in the Contemporary Choral Music category of the 2011 National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs!! The choir also received 2nd place in the Chamber Choir category. DaCapo has been a finalist in the competition (previously run by the CBC) but this is the choir’s first win. A full list of categories and winners can be found on the ACCC’s web site.
Read MoreDaCapo’s perfect musical melding
11/13/2006 The Record Stephen Preece Saturday evening’s DaCapo Chamber Choir performance, entitled Twilight, created a wonderfully transcendent experience. Superlative conducting, disciplined singing, and inspired programming, all combine to a remarkable musical achievement. A packed house in the acoustically and esthetically pleasing St. John the Evangelist church in Kitchener didn’t hurt. Twilight is that middle-time, writes conductor Leonard Enns, that gift of repose and reflection. An apt theme for a rainy Remembrance day, it provided a fitting umbrella for the artistic...
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