Photo: Shaun Bzdel
THE GREYSTONE SINGERS
The University and Community Chorus The University and Community Chorus, with an annual membership of approximately one hundred twenty singers, is an excellent example of the community outreach program of the University of Saskatchewan Department of Music. The Chorus draws approximately half its membership from the University student body, faculty and staff, with the remainder consisting of community members from Saskatoon and area. Besides presenting concerts to Saskatoon audiences and collaborating with the Regina Philharmonic Chorus, the Chorus regularly performs choral-orchestral masterworks with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra such as the Requiems of Verdi, Mozart, Fauré, Duruflé, and Brahms; Haydn’s Creation, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. The conductor, Graham Codling, is also a saxophonist, pianist, singer and composer. He was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, and earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with Great Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan in 1992. Mr. Codling has worked as a music teacher in
elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools as well as a church musician in the United States and Canada. Besides conducting the Cecilian Singers (of Saskatoon), he is currently pursuing a master’s degree in music from the University of Saskatchewan with a specialization in Choral Conducting and Music Education. Website: http://www.usask.ca/music/ ensembles/uchorus.html
The Greystone Singers The Greystone Singers is a mixed-voice choir open by audition to all University of Saskatchewan students who love singing and enjoy learning a challenging and varied repertoire—from traditional and classical to sacred and secular, including folk songs and spirituals in a variety of languages and styles. Since 1958, when they were first organized, nearly two thousand young men and women have sung with this award-winning ensemble. This year’s choir consists of fortythree students from the Colleges of Arts and Science, Education, Engineering, Kinesiology, Edwards School of Business, and Graduate Studies, as well as majors in the Department of Music. inTune 41