Douglas Todd: Thousands of choirs across Canada, mostly amateur and often of surprisingly high quality, put together joy-filled performances in the lead up to Dec. 25 eclectically mixing Rock Around the Christmas Tree with Winter Wonderland, The Hanukkah Dance with Handel’s Messiah.
200 Doctors, the Phoenix Chamber Choir, and Alan Doyle support a good cause Share This
Dr. Patty Belda is a family physician working on the front lines of our overtaxed health care system. She has been putting in long hours as a clinician. The stress has been unfathomable, but through it all she found a prescription to bolster her mental health by way of her voice.
With a little help from
CKUA’s
Tony King recently spoke with Dr. Patty Belda about how she came to be involved with the
The Phoenix Chamber Choir is led by
Nicole Andrews, and the video of our doctors singing can be found below. The video was produced in the name of supporting the
With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping most of us in a near self-quarantine, life has been a bit lonely without socializing, sporting events, concerts, etc. What can we do?
There are still concerts, but not in person. They re virtual and we just watch them on our smart TV s and computers. For the Grand Rapids arts, the Grand Symphony has created virtual concerts amazingly well, and incorporated the Grand Rapids Ballet in some. St. Cecilia Music Center is presenting virtual concerts from their Jazz and Folk Series. So, even though we can t go out to concerts yet, we can bring them into our own homes.