Tunes for a toonie

Times Reporter

 

The Strathmore Children’s Choir will be holding their ‘Tunes for a Toonie’ concert on Dec. 16. 

“We named it ‘Tunes for a Toonie’ because anybody who bought the tickets through a choir member would get them for $2, but anybody who buys their tickets at the door actually pays $4 a person,” said Loralee Laycock, Director of the Strathmore Children’s Choir. 

“So they’re not actually tunes for a toonie but they were originally.”

The concert begins at 7 p.m. and Laycock says it won’t be a very long concert. The choral students only began rehearsing in October, and will be singing the songs in their repertoire that they have learned since then. 

“Bravo choir will sing first, followed by Encore choir, they also sing a few songs combined at the end of the concert,” sad Laycock. 

“We would love to have as many people from the community (attend) as we can.”

Every year the Children’s Choir hosts a Christmas concert and though it is usually at the United Church, this year the increased numbers in the two choirs has created a need for a bigger performing space. Laycock said this is why there is a charge for tickets this year. 

Once the Christmas concert is done the Children’s Choir will still be busy rehearsing. 

“After Christmas we start preparing for the Drumheller Music Festival in March, we will be doing a concert at the end of March as well in a venue yet to be determined,” said Laycock.

“That concert will consist of the songs we prepared for the festival plus any songs we’ve already finished.”

The concert begins at 7 p.m. on Dec. 16, and will be held at the Hope Covenant Church.