Illuminare

Illuminare

Illuminare — Achill Celebrates Spring, Joy, Hope, and Peace
This spring, Achill is proud to present the Ontario premiere of Elaine Hagenberg’s exciting new work ILLUMINARE. Drawing on Latin, Greek and English texts, the piece takes us through a season of beauty and goodness that has been disrupted by darkness and confusion. But as light gradually returns, hope is restored, illuminating our future and guiding us in Peace. Continuing the themes of joy and hope, we’ll perform a delightful collection of folk songs arranged by Bob Chilcott, Robert Smail, Steven Hatfield and Paul Halley’s Song For Canada.
Please join us for an afternoon of uplifting music under the direction of Shawn Grenke and accompanied by Nancy Dettbarn on piano.

Achill and the Tapestry of Art and Music

Headwaters Arts presented “Tapestry of Art and Music”, a FREE, musically themed, art show & sale fundraising event on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 at the Alton Mill Arts Centre. The afternoon festivities all happened in the outdoor arts space, under the tented roof over the Annex featuring a performance by the Achill Choral Society, led by Shawn Grenke, Artistic Director of Achill.

Sing your Song

Join us for Sing Your Song as we perform a vibrant array of beautiful selections that celebrate the many joys in life: spending time with people you treasure, honouring the beauty and complexity of our natural world, and the rewards of perseverance. We are thrilled to be led by both our artistic director Shawn Grenke and guest director Jenny Crober, and accompanied by our collaborative pianist Nancy Dettbarn. Saskia Tomkins, one of Canada’s most versatile instrumentalists, and a frequent performer with JUNO nominees “The Sultans of String”, will accompany us on violin/fiddle, viola and nyckelharpa. Tickets are available now!

“A Winter Day”

“A Winter Day”

The link to the free video is directly below. Enjoy the video, and share it with your family and friends. We will keep the video link up until after after the New Year begins.
On the next page are also excerpts from the printed programme, as well as ads from those businesses who supported us.

Comfort & Joy — Winter 2021 Concert

Comfort & Joy — Winter 2021 Concert

Thank you for supporting us this past season as we continued through this pandemic. We hope our message of Comfort & Joy resonated within you, sustaining you and leading you forward into what we trust will be a more open and happy future.

STAR LIGHT, HOLIDAY BRIGHT!

STAR LIGHT, HOLIDAY BRIGHT!

The concert link is no longer active … sorry! What a wonderful reaction we've had to this virtual concert — thank you so much for supporting us! We had over 1100 views of this compilation video of past seasonal music. Our festive collection of recorded performances...

Achill begins anew in September 2020!

Achill begins anew in September 2020!

We are excited about our 2020 Fall Program at Achill and have many activities planned to keep us all in the choral mood as we work our way through the experience of this extraordinary pandemic. Here are some of the initiatives that we will be engaging our members in...