“Choral music is not one of life’s frills. It’s something that goes to the very heart of our humanity, our sense of community, and our souls. When you sing, you express your soul in song. And, when you get together with a group of other singers, it becomes more than the sum of the parts. All of those people are pouring out their hearts and souls in perfect harmony. It’s like a great oak that rises up from the centre of the human race and spreads its branches everywhere.”
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Raising Voices
We Want to Raise Your Voice!
Join Us and Raise Ours!
The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir is committed to providing the highest possible standard of choral singing for people of all ages. In particular, we want to provide the opportunity for choristers – especially younger ones – to sing major choral works with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Are you a Grade 11, 12, or post-secondary student chorister who wants to sing major choral works with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra?
Here’s your chance!
Sing with one of Canada’s most respected choirs.
Earn a $1,200 bursary if you participate in all six concerts in the 2026 - 2027/2027-2028 seasons. Single concert commitments will earn a $200 bursary.
The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir (‘the Phil’) is offering a limited number of $200 bursaries /concert for grades 11 or 12 students and post-secondary students who wish to sing with the Phil for the 2026-2027 and/or 2027-2028 choral seasons. This coming year, the Phil has decided to support our Raising Voices candidates for the first two years in which they sing with us.
Raising Voices candidates will be awarded a $200.00 bursary for each concert they prepare and sing with us, for a total of $1,200.00 if they choose to sing in all six concerts over the next two seasons. To qualify for this bursary, the student will commit to rehearsing and performing with the Phil for the three concerts as outlined below:
Christmas with The Phil: Star of Wonder
Sunday, 13 December 2026, 3:00 pm + 7:00 pm, Crescent Arts Centre, Winnipeg, MB
Guest Artists - Winnipeg Boys’ Choir
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Of Myths and Magic
Sunday, 28 February 2027, 3:00 pm, Westworth United Church, 1750 Grosvenor Avenue
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Echoes of the Earth
Sunday, 18 April 2027, 3:00 pm, Westworth United Church
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The bursary will be awarded in three equal instalments, during the rehearsal/concert schedule.
Auditions will take place on September 8 and September 15, 2026.
To learn more about this opportunity, please connect with us…and arrange for an audition!
