Concertography

September 11, 2002: "Rolling Requiem", a worldwide choral commemoration of all those lost and those who helped others on September 11 2001, at St. Mary's Anglican Church. Introitis, Hostias, Lacrimosa from Requiem (Mozart).

November 8, 2002: "Lest We Forget", at the Basilica. In Flanders Fields (Healey), Symphony of Psalms (Stravinsky).

December 13-14, 2002: Messiah (Handel), at the Basilica.

March 16, 2003: "Sing For Joy", at Cochrane Street United Church. As part of Cochrane Street United Church's "Concerts Under the Dome" series, this was the choir's third full-programme independent concert. Soloist for Requiem: Yvonne Manning; Soloist for Nobody Knows But My Lord and We Rise Again: Catherine Cornick.

April 4-5, 2003: "Here's A How-De-Do!" - A Night with Gilbert & Sullivan, at the Arts and Culture Centre.

June 5, 2003: "A Heavenly Night", at St. Peter and Paul Church, Harbour Main. This was the choir's first full independent concert outside St. John's. Soloist for Requiem and Deep River: Alma Singleton; Soloist for Shut de Do, Nobody Knows But My Lord and We Rise Again: Catherine Cornick; Soloists for Taste and See: Neal Tremblett, Peter Ralph and Christine Liautaud.

June 29, 2003: Opening Ceremonies of Festival 500-Sharing the Voices, an international festival of choral music, at the MUN Field House. The Philharmonic Choir sang with many of the participating choirs and individuals in Festival 500 for this performance.

June 30, 2003: World of Music Concert (part of Festival 500-Sharing the Voices), at Gower Street United Church. Also performing the last three selections were Concerto Della Donna from Montreal and Les Ms. from St. John's. Concerto Della Donna and Les Ms. also performed their own selections during the evening. Soloist for Deep River: Alma Singleton; Soloist for Shut de Do and Nobody Knows But My Lord: Catherine Cornick; Soloists for Taste and See: Neal Tremblett, Peter Ralph and Christine Liautaud; Tenor Duet for Shut de Do: Mike Sheen and Neal Tremblett; Guest Soloists for This Little Light of Mine: Caroline Schiller and Douglas Dunsmore.

July 6, 2003: Festival 500 Grand Finale Concert, at Mile One Stadium. The Philharmonic Choir performed as part of the Festival 500 Massed Adult Choir for this performance, which consisted of several adult choirs and individuals participating in the festival.

December 14-15, 2001: Messiah (Handel), at the Basilica.

March 16, 2002: Christ Lay in Death's Dark Prison (Bach), Laudate Dominum (Mozart), at the Arts and Culture Centre.

March 31, 2002: Sunrise Celebration - an Easter Hymn Singalong presented by the CBC-FM radio programme Choral Concert, at Gower St. United Church. Approximately 30 members of the PCNSO participated in this concert as part of a mass choir consisting of 6 local choirs. This concert was broadcast nationally on CBC Television and CBC Radio 2 on March 31.

May 26, 2002: Spring Concert, at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall. This was the choir's second full independent concert. Soloist for Nobody Knows But My Lord: Catherine Cornick. Soloist for Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Yvonne Manning.

June 28, 2002: Concert in the Rotunda, Centre Block, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. This performance, along with the following performances in Ottawa, was part of the 6th annual Unisong Festival, a choral event involving choirs from across Canada. This was the choir's first-ever performance outside the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

June 29, 2002: Governor-General's Garden Party, Rideau Hall, Ottawa. All of the visiting choirs in Unisong performed at this event.

June 29, 2002: Concert at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa. Also performing at this concert was the Whistler Children's Chorus, the Sacred Heart School Senior Choir of Halifax and the Cardinal Carter Academy Singers of Toronto, who performed their own selections during the evening.

June 30, 2002: Sunday Church Service at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa. The choir also led the congregation in the singing of hymns and anthems during this service. Soloist for Nobody Knows But My Lord: Douglas Dunsmore.

June 30, 2002: Impromptu performance, Parish Hall of Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa.

June 30, 2002: Concert - Lobby Stage, National Arts Centre, Ottawa. All of the visiting choirs in Unisong performed their own selections at this event.

July 1, 2002: "Unisong 2002" Concert, Southam Hall, National Arts Centre, Ottawa. The PCNSO performed as part of the Unisong Massed Choir for this performance, which consisted of all the choirs participating in the festival.

July 1, 2002: Canada Day Festivities, Parliament Hill, Ottawa. The PCNSO performed as part of the Unisong Massed Choir for this performance, which consisted of Eastern Canadian choirs participating in the festival. This song was performed in the presence of the Right Honourable Jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada and Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada.

July 1, 2002: Canada Day Concert at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa. The PCNSO performed as part of the Unisong Massed Choir for this performance, which consisted of all the choirs participating in the festival.

December 8-9, 2000: Messiah (Handel), at the Basilica.

December 10, 2000: Messiah (Handel), at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Grand Falls-Windsor. With the Bel Canto Singers.

March 30-31, 2001: The Creation (Haydn), at the Basilica.

May 22, 2001: Festival 500 Concert, featuring Touchdown (an a capella group from the Netherlands), at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall.

July 6, 2001: World of Music Concert (part of Festival 500-Sharing the Voices, an international festival of choral music), at the Arts and Culture Centre. Also performing the last three selections were Coro Infantil de la Universidad del Cauca from Colombia and Domino from the Czech Republic. The Colombian and Czech choirs also performed their own selections during the evening. Soloist for Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Yvonne Manning. Soloist for We Rise Again: Catherine Cornick.

July 8, 2001: Festival 500 Grand Finale Concert, at Mile One Stadium. The Philharmonic Choir performed as part of the Festival 500 Massed Adult Choir for this performance, which consisted of several adult choirs and individuals participating in the festival. The combined Youth and Adult Choirs - almost 1500 voices in total - sang the last two selections.

September 17, 1999: "The Flag of Newfoundland" Concert, at the Arts and Culture Centre.

October 29, 1999: "The Big Ticket" - NSO Gala '99, at the Arts and Culture Centre.

December 10-11, 1999: Messiah (Handel), at the Basilica.

February 13, 2000: Recording session for the 2000 CBC National Competition for Amateur Choirs, at the Anglican Cathedral. Jamaican Market Place was broadcast May 7, 2000 on the CBC Radio 2 (FM) radio program Choral Concert. The PCNSO competed in the category of Mixed Choirs.

March 11, 2000: "From Jerusalem to Kingdom Come" (Great Oratorio Choruses), at the Arts and Culture Centre, with the MUN Festival Choir.

April 1, 2000: "Beethoven Marathon", at the Arts and Culture Centre.

May 28, 2000: Spring Concert, at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall. This was the choir's first full-programme independent concert. Soloist for Soon Ah Will Be Done: Douglas Dunsmore.