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Happy Birthday Alberta Gold!

On May 2, 1984 Alberta Gold chartered as a chapter of Sweet Adelines International. A lot of has changed in 35 years, but the core philosophy of our chapter (as well as a few early members!) remains the same. We love and support each other, we love to have fun, and WE LOVE TO SING!

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2019 Regional Convention

Congratulations to Westcoast Harmony (chorus champions) and No Strings (quartet champions), and to all competitors and participants. The webcast is still available - for more information please go to the regional website https://region26.ca/contest. Next year's convention and competition will be held in Calgary, April 30 - May 3, 2020 - see you there!

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Show Rehearsals have started!

Rehearsals have started for Alberta Gold's 2019 show - The Next Season, a musical play. The Rag Tag Theatrical Society needs to choose the final show for their upcoming season.  A simple decision or “Musical" chaos? Come out an see what happens on November 30 - matinee or evening performances. Ticket information will be available in the next few months.

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Winter Retreat

We had a great winter retreat with our fabulous coach Cheryl Pearce from Magic City Chorus. The weekend was filled with singing and laughter and has us geared up to prepare for our upcoming show - November 30, 2019. Stay tuned for more information about this event!

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Alberta Gold wishes the best of the season to all our friends and family! Rehearsals for 2018 finish on December 10, but we will resume again on January 7, 2019. Please join us any Monday evening if you'd like to learn more about barbershop singing and Alberta Gold Chorus.

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A Christmas Holiday

Thanks to the generosity of those who attended our concert, A Christmas Holiday, we were able to present the Calgary Food Bank with over $700 with which to increase their buying power! We hope you enjoyed our concert, we sure enjoyed singing for (and with) you!

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Christmas - the most wonderful time of the year

Alberta Gold invites fans, family and friends to A Christmas Holiday, a celebration of Christmas with song, cheer and refreshments on Sunday, November 25 at 2 p.m. at 38 Kincora Rise NW (Symons Valley United Church).

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Welcome Christmas Singers!

Alberta Gold welcomed a number of new singers to join us for our Christmas Friends and Family on November 25 at 2 p.m. at Symon's Valley United Church. Watch for more details coming in the next few weeks.

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Join us for Christmas

Welcome to the singers who came for open house and are joining us for Christmas 2018! If you were unable to attend our open house, it's not too late to sing with us for Christmas. Visit us on Monday, September 24 at 7 p.m. at Symon's Valley United church to try out barbershop singing. If you like it (and we think you will!), you can stay with us for two months of vocal instruction, learn a few songs, and perform with the chorus in our annual Christmas concert in November. Looking forward to meeting you!

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Fall Open House - come sing with us!

Please join us on Monday, September 17 at 7 p.m. for our Fall Open House. We welcome women singers of all ages, and are looking forward to meeting you! There will be a group vocal warmup followed by a short performance, then you can join us on the risers to learn a song in four-part barbershop harmony. If you prefer you can just sit back and take it all in - no pressure! Guests who would like to come back will be able to rehearse with Alberta Gold weekly until mid-November when we will do a Christmas Concert for all our friends and family. You'll get to enjoy both the rehearsal time, camaraderie and friendship, as well as a performance experience! Please let us know if you'll be attending on September 17 by clicking on the Contact link at the top of the page.

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