The Maple Ridge Chorus will be launching its fall season on Tuesday and the group is hoping to see some new faces.
They are welcoming the community to check them out.
Described as Maple Ridge’s largest inclusive, secular, non-auditioned choir, the chorus welcomes both beginners, as well as seasoned choristers, at the beginning of every fall season, explained Kirk Brown, on behalf of the chorus.
They sing in soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.
This year the choral society is welcoming a new choral director, Frank Zieginson, and accompanist James Dekker. The pair have worked together for several years.
Zieginson formed Songscape Duo with American mezzo-soprano, Madeline Miskie-Jaeger in August of 2014. He is also the founding member of the Ricordanza Trio and the founding and artistic director of the Ricordanza Summer Chamber Music Festival in Victoria, B.C..
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According to the Phoenix Chamber Choir, who welcomed Zieginson as a production manager for their Christmas concert in 2020, Zieginson has played the piano since before he could walk and has four degrees in piano performance.
Zieginson is also the minister of music at Lynn Valley United Church, and the artistic director of the Lynn Valley Voices and the Rainbow Chorus of New Westminster. He has a Master of Music: Collaborative Piano from University of Maryland, Master of Music: Solo Performance from Brandon University, Bachelor of Music: Piano Performance from the University of Lethbridge, and a Performance Diploma from Red Deer College.
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Dekker, a music graduate from Capilano University, who has worked with Zieginson on a number of projects .
Newcomers can attend two rehearsals – to either listen or to sing – before committing to join the group.
Rehearsals take place Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
“We will accept new or returning members for the fall season until Tuesday, Sept. 19,” advised Brown.
Registration will start at 6:30 p.m., and will be followed by a rehearsal at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 12145 Laity St., in Maple Ridge, on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
For more information go to: facebook.com/MapleRidgeChorus or email: president@lovetosing.net.
