PEMBINA TRAILS VOICES
Division of Preparatory Studies
Desautels Faculty of Music
University of Manitoba
PTV HAS STARTED ANOTHER FABULOUS YEAR OF SINGING!
IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN DOING WHAT WE LOVE - SINGING!
EMAIL: ptvchoirmanager@gmail.com
PTV offers a fun choral experience to young singers ages 4 to 25.
WHO WE ARE
Pembina Trails Voices (PTV) is an award-winning choral program affiliated with the Division of Preparatory Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Music, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. PTV offers an exciting choral program that values community, self-empowerment, personal growth, hard-work, and a desire and drive to participate in achieving something truly outstanding.
Offering a top choral organization in Winnipeg for nearly 40 years, PTV continues to shine as a music program steeped in excellence for school age children, youth, and young adults and as the 'go-to' young people's choir for music events with professional groups like the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
PTV's track record for national and international distinction is impressive. Recent highlights include PTV Singers' auditioned invitation to perform at the 2020 PODIUM national choral conference in Montreal and 3rd place win at the 2019 International Choral Festival in Llangollen, Wales. Cantemus was the winner of the 2019 National Associated Music Festivals Choral Competition and 3rd place finalist in the 2019 CBC National Amateur Choir Competition. In 2022, the world premiere of Sid Robinovitch's youth oratorio JONAH was performed by PTV's three senior treble ensembles, PTV Chamber Ensemble, Cantemus and Chorale with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra with the composer in attendance. Upcoming seasons have PTV choirs again performing with the city's top professional arts organizations.
During Winnipeg Music Festival competitions in 2021 and 2022, the PTV won the Kozub Trophy for 'top music ensemble' in the Winnipeg Music Festival and the Gordon Hignell Trophy for 'outstanding vocal ensemble' both years. PTV's younger choirs, Ragazzi, Chorale and Choraliers, have been consistent past winners of the Winnipeg Music Festival's top choral awards and finalists in both provincial and national choir competitions. In the 2023 Winnipeg Music Festival, PTV's Minnesingers rated GOLD and the PTV Chamber Ensemble was the recipient of the Helga Anderson Trophy for outstanding adult choral ensemble.
Come share the excitement! This program is for you if you dream of singing in an award-winning ensemble, working with gifted conductors, meeting other singers who share your love of singing and connecting with the vibrant music scene of Winnipeg.
For audition and registration information for PTV's upcoming season, please contact
Caroline Lantz at this email:
ACTIVITIES
Performing Great Music:
Concerts and Tours
Performing and touring are part of the choral experience and a significant part of the PTV program. PTV has a regular concert season in Winnipeg where performance skills are developed through regular exposure to the concert platform. PTV's concerts have attracted top professional musicians as guest and collaborating artists, giving our audience an opportunity to hear Winnipeg's top artists perform and inspiring PTV's choristers.
Touring offers the intense, personal and musical impact of performing together and interaction with audiences from different parts of the world.
PTV's philosophy has been to work hard and play hard during the tours. Both Chorale and PTV Ragazzi tour every year to destinations throughout Manitoba or neighbouring provinces. Tours for these two ensembles typcially last 3 days and usually occur at the beginning of April.
Cantemus and PTV Men go on more extensive tours each year, traveling internationally every other year. Destinations have included Newfoundland, Banff, Poland, Cuba, China, and most recently to England and Wales where the PTV Singers were international finalists at the International Llangollen Music Festival.
PEMBINA TRAILS VOICES
Get in touch with Pembina Trails Voices to learn more about
our choirs, our music and singing with us!
Auditions can be scheduled in May 2023.
