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Edmonton's Chorale Saint-Jean is a 65 member mixed French language university and community choir, the largest in Western Canada, associated with Campus Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta. Chorale Saint-Jean prides itself in providing French-speaking singers the opportunity to sing both classical and more popular repertoire (Piaf, Aznavour,) in a unique French environment. Possessing incredible joie de vivre, this high-spirited ensemble charms its audiences with its passionate vocal interpretations and musical sincerity. It presents two concerts each year, a "Concert de Noel" at Christmas and a "Concert de Printemps" in the Spring. These concerts are usually held in one of Edmonton's most beautiful churches. Chorale Saint-Jean made a very successful of Quebec in 2005 and again in July 2008 to take part in Quebec City's 400th birthday celebrations. See: tour.
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Laurier Fagnan, Director
Chorale Saint-Jean
In concert in Victoriaville, Quebec
A History of Chorale Saint-Jean
- Chorale Saint-Jean
- A short history of the choir since its inception on Alberta's Francophone Heritage website.
Chorale Saint-Jean's latest CD
- Toi,moi,tout un monde
- You will like "Toi,moi,tout un monde", Chorale Saint-Jean's latest CD. You can order it online from Le Carrefour Bookstore which stocks a great variety of French books and French music.
Le Carrefour is located in La Cite francophone, 8627 rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St.) in Edmonton.
Listen to extracts HERE
Links
- Chorale Saint-Jean
- Chorale Saint-Jean's official website
- Campus Saint-Jean
- Website of Campus Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta ( presently in French only ).
- University of Alberta
- University of Alberta Website
- The City of Edmonton
- Information on the City of Edmonton
- ACFA
- Website of the Association canadienne-francaise de l'Alberta, the provincial association representing the French speaking community of Alberta (n French with some English).
- Alberta's French Heritage
- Excellent overview of Alberta's French Heritage.
- Culure of Alberta
- A Wikipedia article
- Espace Musique
- You don't have to understand french to listen to this great French CBC radio station, one of the best music radio station anywhere in the world. You can listen to it in Edmonton at 90.1 FM, in Calgary at 89.7 FM and anywhere else at he above address. Click on Ecoutez la radio en direct.
- CHFA
- You can listen to Edmonton's local French CBC radio station at his address. Click on RADIO PREMIERE CHAINE. Chorale Saint-Jean sang at the opening of this station in 1949.
You can listen to it in Edmonton at 680 AM and in Calgary at 103.9 FM. If you live elsewhere in Alberta check this page. - Choirs in Canada
- A list of Canadian choirs on the "British Choirs on the Net" website, the premier 'listings' website for British and International Choirs.
Franco-Albertan Singers
- Marie-Josee Ouimet
- Marie-Josee Ouimet who sings the song Mon Clair de Lune with Chorale Saint-Jean on its last CD (see above) has produced two very interesting CDs. Visit her website for more information.
- Pierre Sabourin
- A very promising young artist. Chorale Saint-Jean sings with him on his Lumiere du jour CD. His dad is a member of our choir.
- Chrystal Plamondon
- Crystal hails from Plamondon, a village in Northern Alberta founded by her Franco-American great grandfather in 1908. Following her grandfather's dream, Crystal is true to her Franco-American/French Canadian, & Acadian roots; trying to keep her family's language and culture alive through her music.
Visit her website at for more information.
For your reading and listening pleasure
Edmonton: The Life of a City
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Edmonton In Our Own Words
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CKUA: Radio Worth Fighting For
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Fort de Prairies: The Story of Fort Edmonton
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Edmonton (Canada Series)
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The French Canadians
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