Nova Voce

Other Lives is a continuing series of posts about choir members.  In this edition, we are pleased to feature Robert (Bob) McCalla. Section One: In the Choir When we speak about being a stalwart member, there are a number of Nova Voce members that adjective applies to, but not anyone more than Bob McCalla.  He has been in the choir for 21 years, since its inception, putting him in an elite group of founding members. He has sung the baritone line since 2004.  Bob tells us that

We could bring out all the cliches to put into words what Nova Voce members think about the choir. Old saws like ‘the best thing since sliced bread’ or ‘it’s out of this world’ or ‘second to none’ come to mind. But why should we borrow from the Metaphors Dictionary  when we have real time comments from the horse’s mouth , so to speak . While we were on our annual pre-season retreat at Berwick Camp, our videographer and all-round great publicist, Judy Porter, grabbed a number

Non-rhoticity. It’s a curious word whose precise meaning is familiar to relatively few people, most of whom fall into two general groupings. First, academics and researchers immersed in the complexities of linguistics, phonetics, and regional dialectology will need little encouragement to embark on a detailed and exhaustive discourse on the word’s meaning, complete with historical, cultural, political, and societal context, preferably with the aid of charts, diagrams, and noi

FULL PROGRAM TEXT )   All for Me Grog               Traditional Sea Shanty, arr. Stephen Hatfield   Chorus: All for me grog, me jolly jolly grog, All for me grog an’ tabacca! For I spent all me store with the lassies on the shore, And it’s all for me grog an’ tabacca!   When I come home then my sweetheart I shall see. All for me grog an’ tabacca! An’ my sweetheart’ll sing when she sees the wedding ring. And it’s all for me grog an’ tabacca! Chorus   When there’s a wee one to

Oh the year was 1778 How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now A letter of marque came from the king To the scummiest vessel I’ve ever seen  ...

Where does all of Nova Voce’s beautiful music come from?  Audiences and choir members may think that the Nova Voce concert themes and...

As Ian Loeppky (A proud Manitoban and currently a prof at the University of North Alabama) said:  “Singing in a choir is an absolutely...

Other Lives is a continuing series of posts about choir members.  In this edition, we are pleased to feature Alex Maizlish. Alex Maizlish...

Forget the men. Sure, Nova Voce might bill itself as a provincial “Mens” choir, but the group’s secret weapon, its ace-in-the-hole, and...

Other Lives  is a continuing series of posts about choir members.  In this edition, we are pleased to feature Bruce McCulloch. Bruce...

We slipped into our seats as the steady stream of concert-goers ahead and behind us sought out vacant spots. The buzz of conversation was...

NOVA VOCE: OTHER LIVES This year, our 20th anniversary season, we are pleased to give you a closer look at members who have been with...

In our last newsletter, we shared that Nova Voce was excited to tell you that we were involved in the Robbie Songs Project, a musical...

In the Autumn of 2003, following a choral workshop for maritime men led by the late Dianne Loomer of Vancouver’s Chor Leoni, Terry Hurrel...

Following a choral workshop for Maritime men led by Dianne Loomer of Vancouver’s Chor Leoni in the fall of 2003, Terry Hurrell and Joe...

HRM and Truro music lovers!  Put these dates in your calendar. Nova Voce and Truro’s Cantabile Singers will perform two concerts. In...

Join us for the 2024 Nova Voce Gala If you haven’t experienced the Nova Voce Gala before, you have been missing out on a wonderful...

The Milestone Concert: March 23rd and 24th 2024 We are very proud to present ‘Milestones’ on Saturday March 23rd and Sunday March 24th at...

Nova Voce is excited to let you know that we’ve been involved in the Robbie Songs Project, a musical homage to Nova Scotia’s  own Robbie...

2024 marks Nova Voce’s 20th anniversary.  Can you believe it? Twenty years since Joe Renzi and Terry Hurrell, our founding artistic...