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The EKOOS vocal ensemble in Sooke, on Vancouver Island, consists of a group of singers who enjoy performing a wide variety of choral music, mostly a cappella.
Our director is Peter Dent who is well known both as a choral director and a jazz musician. For much of his early career Peter worked as an adult educator and arts administrator, maintaining music as a recreational activity. His developing amateur career as a baritone led him to consider music more and to study conducting with James Fankhauser and Phil Mattson. He has conducted musical ensembles on many tours of the Czech Republic and acted as a musical juror for two choral festivals there. In addition to Ekoos, he is also the Musical Director of the Newcombe Singers and Coro Galiano.
Our Musical Director, Peter Dent
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Watch this space for details of our next concert!
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Ekoos and Coro Galiano in concert together - May, 2011
Ekoos singing at the Sooke Garden Tour, June 2011
Magnum Mysterium Concert, Holy Trinity Church, Sooke, Dec. 18, 2010
Motets and More Concert, Holy Trinity Church, North Saanich, April, 2010, former Director Wade Noble
A school for the performing arts in New York City.
Greek chamber music using the Hexachord.
Turkistan throat singing.
The name of Tonto's horse.
Sooke spelled backwards.
Ekoos would like to acknowledge the West Shore Arts Council for the financial and other support it has provided to us, and other Arts organizations in our region.
The Arts enrich the lives of all of us!
For details about some of the pieces we have performed, click here.
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The current choir members are as follows
Sopranos: Gail Abernethy, Margriet Andrew, Patricia Chapple, Karen Davies, Alice McLean, Gwen Snyder, Natexa Verbrugge, Viktoria SchaumAltos: Merle Fulton, Sheila Whincup, Karen Copeland
Tenors: Warren Moore, Barry Martin, Ellen Himmer
Basses: Fred Andrew, Christian Braeunig, Don Chapple
We are also looking for more altos and male voices for the Ekoos Ensemble. Please use the contact information below to arrange for an informal audition if you are interested in joining the group.
Listen to some of our
pieces: Selections from some recent concerts:
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Cima), Stille, Stille, Stille, Leise Rieselt der Schnee
O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Morton)
Memories (Stephen Chatman) Salish Song (Derek Healey)
The Shower (Elgar)
Away in a Manger (Arranged by Wade Noble)
There is No Rose of Such Virtue (Thoburn) Occhi Sereni (Gabrieli)
Rabbits (Symons) The Three Ravens (arr. Steven Porter) I Beheld Her (Willan)
Pieces from the joint St. Andrew's Cathedral Concert, April, 2006, with the Camosun Choristers:
Beati Quorum Via (Stanford) Ubi Caritas (Durufle)
Pieces from earlier concerts:
Gdy Sliczna Panna (Polish Carol, arr. Ewer) Rise Up, My Love My Fair One (Willan)
Cherry Tree Carol (Arr. Miller) Crown of Roses (Tchaikovsky) Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Poston)
Click here for our repertoire listing
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