This year, The Oakville Children’s Choir begins its 14th season of educating and enriching the youth of Halton through choral music programming. This season marks a time of change in musical leadership for the OCC but the innovative programming, excellent choral music education and commitment to community involvement remain the same. We are proud of the rich history of this internationally recognized children’s choir and we recognize the OCC founder, Glenda Crawford, and her vision in founding and bringing this organization to excellence. We look forward to taking over the musical leadership of the organization this season.

We are very pleased to present a varied concert series this season that explores themes relevant to children and youth of today such as peace and harmony, collaboration across cultures and our fragile environment. We look forward to welcoming special guest artists from our community and beyond at our concerts. We are also pleased to present a strong music education component for our choristers featuring choral workshops with the Canadian Chamber Choir directed by Dr. Julia Davids and the Boni Pueri Choir with director Jakub Martinec. Our education outreach program also includes a “composer chat” with young Canadian composer Jamie Hillman, dance and movement workshops with choreographer Michelle Silagy, drama and expression workshops with actor Ann O’Kane and the OCC poetry competition. We have planned a season rich in variety of music and artistic collaborations.

We are both very excited to begin this new season with the Oakville Children’s Choir! We welcome you to join us for the 2007/08 concert season as we explore new horizons and continue raising our voices in song!