About Canzona

Canzona is a choral ensemble of 16 to 30 voices and consists of many of the leading singers in the province of Manitoba. Canzona focuses mainly on the masterworks of the Baroque in its live performances, but the ensemble is also active in preparations of select recordings featuring contemporary music, German hymns, and other compositions and collections.

Please contact us if you are interested in booking a performance or auditioning to sing with Canzona.

Auditions

Auditions for Canzona will be held periodically. Click here for more details.

2011/12 Season

Concert 1
November 20, 2011 - 7pm
Westminster United Church

Judas Maccabeus
by G.F. Handel

Dr. Elroy Friesen, Guest Conductor

Soloists: Sarah Kirsch, Catherine Daniel, Isaiah Bell, Sam Plett

With MusicBarock Ensemble

Concert 2
April 15, 2012 - 7pm
Westminster United Church

Requiem in E flat major and
Miserere in c
by Johann Adolf Hasse

Henry Engbrecht, Conductor

Soloists: Marni Enns, Kristen Schellenberg, Aaron Hutton, Jan van der Hooft, Stephen Haiko

With MusicBarock Ensemble

Tickets: $23, Seniors $20, Students $10 available at McNally Robinson Booksellers and at the door
Season Pass: $40 - available by calling 942-1917

Latest Disc

Stille Nacht is the last in a series of three recordings produced by Canzona devoted to the German hymns and spiritual songs commonly used in Russian Mennonite worship since the 1890s.

Full disc details 

Latest Review

“Henry Engbrecht and his 22-member choir delighted the audience with a thoroughly joyful production from beginning to end.”

“This superb show of teamwork gave the audience a memorable and uplifting experience.”

Gwenda Nemerofsky
Winnipeg Free Press, November 8, 2010