The Elora Singers
Registered Name: The Elora Singers
Business No: 135807824RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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The Elora Singers perform each song, each composition like a vibrant painting or a deeply personal story. Ēriks Ešenvalds, composer (2020)
The Elora Singers, under the direction of Mark Vuorinen, has established an international reputation as one of Canada’s finest professional choirs. Founded in 1980, it is the ensemble-in-residence of the Elora Festival for three weeks each summer, in addition to presenting a regular concert series, producing recordings, and touring across Canada and internationally.
With twelve releases on the NAXOS label, the Grammy- and JUNO-nominated Elora Singers is recognized for its rich, warm sound and clarity of texture. The choir is renowned for its diverse styles, for its commitment to presenting and commissioning Canadian repertoire, and for collaborating with Canadian and international artists. Recent and upcoming collaborations include VOCES8, the State Choir LATVIJA, the Grand Philharmonic Choir, Autorickshaw, Canadian composers Stephanie Martin and Peter-Anthony Togni and the TorQ Percussion Ensemble. A recording featuring new works by Barbara Croall (Giishkaapkag) and Reena Esmail (This Love Between Us) was released in 2020. The Elora Singers released a new Christmas CD -- "Radiant Dawn" in 2021.
Community outreach is a vital part of The Elora Singers’ mandate. We are pleased to provide the gift of music to Elora and Wellington County residents through our Arts Connect music program at the Elora Centre for the Arts and the Circle of Song program at Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home. In December 2020, we shared our Nativity Festival online concerts with almost 300 retirement and long-term care homes, hospitals and social services support centres across Ontario and Canada.
