The Elektric Wire: eNews from Elektra Women's Choir

Dear friends of Elektra,

With our performance in Victoria of Kindred Spirits: Elektra & Shelagh Rogers, our 2010/11 concert season comes to a close - but there's one more fabulous event still to come, and that's our Simply Elektra fundraiser!

Read on for all the details, and thank you for your support this season.

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Fabulously, Elegantly, Simply Elektra

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Set aside the evening of Sunday, June 5 and treat yourself and your Significant Other to Simply Elektra, our sparkling fundraiser in support of the choir! Held in the elegant surroundings of Terminal City Club, Simply Elektra includes a beautifully prepared dinner, witty banter from our celebrity emcees Lana Penner-Tovey and Bramwell Tovey, and beautiful entertainment provided by Elektra members. It's an opportunity to meet Elektra singers in person, enjoy a convivial evening and support your favourite women's choir!

June 5 · 6 pm

Terminal City Club

837 W Hastings St, Vancouver

Tickets $130 each (with a $50 tax receipt)

Available now through the Elektra office 604.739.1255

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This Weekend in Victoria - Kindred Spirits: Elektra & Shelagh Rogers

May 14 · 7:30 pm · Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria

Vancouver audiences are still talking about Elektra's remarkable performances of Kindred Spirits last weekend. At times incredibly moving and personal, this concert features a script written by our guest star and Canadian broadcasting icon, Shelagh Rogers.

The combination of Elektra's singing and Shelagh's eloquent delivery is powerful enough, but the crowning glory of Kindred Spirits is the stunning selection of photographs by Mike Grandmaison that are projected behind the choir throughout the entire concert. The synergy of spoken word, beautifully sung music (performed from memory), effective staging, and amazing imagery will move you in ways few "ordinary" choral concerts can.

Stephen Smith, Elektra's amazingly talented pianist and sought-after composer, wrote Solitude for Kindred Spirits. We were lucky enough to video it during our sound check on April 30, just before it's premiere.

Solitude by Stephen Smith

That's just a sample of the broad range of musical choices that make up Kindred Spirits. (We suggest you tuck a few Kleenex in your pocket before the concert.)

We look forward to seeing our Victoria friends again and meeting new ones - and please come up and say hello!

Tickets $25, available through the Cathedral office 250.383.2714, at the door, and through

Brown Paper Tickets 1.800.838.3006 brownpapertickets.ca

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Subscribe to our upcoming Silver Anniversary Season and SAVE 20%!

We've packed our 25th season with the gorgeous music you love - from the family-friendly Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra, to the radiance of Pure Elektra and the richness of Tapestry International - the whole year is an Elektra birthday party you won't want to miss!

And what's a party without invited guests? The renowned Borealis String Quartet and Surrey Children's Choir join us at Christmas, and guest women's choirs from afar join Elektra for Tapestry International.

The most important guest and friend, however, is you! Come join us for our 25th Anniversary season and experience the "Elektra sound" that has captivated audiences worldwide. See you there!

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Did you know that your comments are always welcome, and that we have several ways for you to reach us? If you read something that you enjoy on the Elektra blog, feel free to leave a comment. You can find the Elektra blog by clicking on the RSS icon on the Elektra site. (That's the button that looks like this:

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If you feel moved to write a review of a concert, we'd love to see it!

Email it to us

and we may post it to our website. Of course, you can also send us a card or a note through the mail. Our address is

Elektra Women's Choir, 949 W49th Ave, Vancouver BC V5Z 2T1.

Whichever way you choose to interact with us, we'd love to hear from you!

Elektra couldn't exist without the generous support of people like you; people who believe that choral music is important enough to support. Please consider making a donation to Elektra.

Every donation helps and no amount is too small.

Elektra Women's Choir
"To inspire and lead in the choral art form through excellence in performance and the creation, exploration and celebration of women's repertoire."

Elektra gratefully acknowledges the support of 2010 Legacies Now, Government of British Columbia, City of Vancouver, Canada Council for the Arts, Martha Lou Henley Charitable Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, and BordenLadnerGervais. Elektra also thanks its many generous individual donors and volunteers - their support makes us sing.