“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 $600 bursary if you participate in all THREE concerts in the 2025 - 2026 season. Single concert commitments will earn a $200 bursary.
The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir (‘the Phil’) is offering a limited number of $600 bursaries for grades 11 or 12
students and post-secondary students who wish to sing with the Phil for the 2025-2026 choral season. 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: Let There Be Peace on Earth”
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 3:00 pm + 7:00 pm, Crescent Arts Centre, Winnipeg, MB
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“Around the World in 80 Minutes”
Sunday, March 1, 2026, 3:00 pm, Crescent Arts Centre
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“With Love, Wolfie: Letters from Mozart”
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 3:00 pm, Desautels Concert Hall, University of Manitoba Fort Garry Campus
In partnership with the Winnipeg Singers
Guest Artists - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
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Successful candidates will be awarded a $600 bursary based on completion of the following:
Tuesday evening rehearsals: 7:00pm to 9:30pm.
Rehearsal site: St John’s Ravenscourt School.
Required attendance includes the dress rehearsal the day prior to the performance.
Participation in the three concerts of the 2025-2026 choral season.
The bursary will be awarded in three equal installments, during the rehearsal/concert schedule.
Read more about the Phil’s Raising Voices Bursary
Auditions will take place in September of 2025 and in January of 2026.
To learn more about this opportunity, please connect with us…and arrange for an audition!
