Welcome to the 2020 - 2021 concert season of Pro Coro Canada

I am truly excited to present our programming for the next 8 months. After half a year of researching and developing what choral music - the rehearsals, and the performances - could look and sound like in an environment under restrictive conditions, we are ready to begin this new adventure together with you.

2020 - 2021 is a season of celebration for Pro Coro Canada; the society was established in January 1981 by founder and director Michel M. Gervais, and we look forward to celebrating this momentous occasion 40 years later, in January 2021.

As you can imagine, it is challenging to provide information about our events the way we have done for so many years. As with every other aspect in public life, the parameters and guidelines are in flux, and in particular with the onset of Fall and the start of the school year, we anticipate new measures. In short, we know what music we will sing, on which weekends this will happen, and that you will be able to participate at least via our live-stream. Information about exact location and time, and reservation of tickets IF in-person attendance is possible, will follow closer to each event.

Pro Coro Experience Concerts

Our traditional series is available as the Pro Coro Experience Concerts with familiar titles such as our Good Friday concert or the Missae and Moonshot series. The musical choices include secular and sacred music for four to eight voices evolving into the vast sonorities of the Mass for double choir by Frank Martin and Talbot’s Path of Miracles. Our Moonshot concert showcases newly created choral compositions written in response to the challenging environment of the lock-down. We can’t wait to present these masterpieces in innovative and exciting productions:

A ⟺ Part-Songs
October 18, 2020
between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m.

Motets - Small Groups, Big Voices
November 22, 2020
between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m.

Laudi! 40 years of Pro Coro Canada
January 30, 2021
between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. and
January 31, 2021
between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m.

Moonshot III - new vocal music
March 7, 2021
between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m.

Good Friday with Pro Coro Canada
April 2, 2021
between 7:30 and 9:00 p.m.

Missae IX - Sing Praises
May 2, 2021
between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m.

Path of Miracles
June 5, 2021
between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. and
June 6, 2021
between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m.

Pro Coro Select Series

We offer our Pro Coro Select Series with the annual Little Match Girl Passion - the beloved Advent meditation by candlelight - and a sequence of Lenten concerts leading to Good Friday. A unique experience for Pro Coro audiences is the Happy Hours Between The Years live-stream that will bring 45 minutes of musical entertainment to living rooms, kitchens and other gatherings of family and friends over the holidays.  

Little Match Girl Passion
December 13, 2020
7:00 p.m.

Happy Hour Between the Years
December 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 2020
daily at 5:00 p.m.

Via Crucis - Musical Meditations for Lent
March 12, 19, 26, 2021
weekly at 12:30 p.m.

The health and safety of our singers and audiences is our priority during this pandemic. We want audiences to experience the voices of Pro Coro Canada however they feel comfortable. With that in mind, we have created our own Pro Coro TV channel where we will live-stream our performances, offer music videos of a selection of works, and provide educational and entertaining facts about choral music and our choir. Please also have a look at our new pricing model which provides options to enjoy performances at home or in person. We’re looking forward to the day when we can sing for our audiences in concert halls once again.

Thank you for your continued support of one of Canada’s most innovative professional chamber choirs, and I look forward to experiencing the 2020 - 2021 season with you.

with my best wishes,

Michael Zaugg

Managing and Artistic Director, Principal Conductor