It's Music Monday! And today, the "Manitoba Sings! Virtual Choir 2021" is officially releasing it's mass virtual choir performance video. Rick Heppner Mueller directed the choir, and joined Morning Show Host Jayme Giesbrecht with a look back:

The piece, "Wonderful World Medley", was arranged by Winnipeg-based Musician/Composer/Arranger, Jonathan Alexiuk:

How strange it must have been for Rick to conduct, while being unable to hear the voices he was working with:

Overall, the choristers had a really positive outlook:

Some final thoughts on the finished video:

 

Winkler's Ben Kroeker, Choral Director at Northlands Parkway Collegiate in Winkler took part in the Choir, utlizing his baritone voice to add to the sound, and Jayme gave Ben a call, to find out more about his experience doing this:

What was the process in recording your part?:

Covid-19 has certainly changed a directors approach to music education:

And finally, some encouraging words from Ben:

 

With 160 voices together, here is the performance of "Wonderful World Medley", by the Manitoba Provinical Virtual Choir, 2021.