Toronto Mass Choir will present ‘Power Up 2011’, an annual event for lovers of gospel music which offers participants the opportunity of not only learning to sing gospel music but the opportunity to improve their skills in songwriting, vocal improvisation and even hip hop dance!  Prepare to be impacted and inspired at this exciting event taking place on Friday, March 2th, Saturday, March 3th and capped off by the finale concert on Sunday, March 4, 2012.

‘Power Up’, now in its 8th year, is the brainchild of Karen Burke, professor of music at York University and the co-founding director of the Juno Award-winning Toronto Mass Choir. now in its 24rd season.  As well as maintaining a busy concert schedule on the road with both the York University Gospel Choir and the Toronto Mass Choir, Burke hones her skills as an educator and clinician by offering workshops in churches, community workshops and educational institutions alike and in places as far away as Poland.

Burke’s skill as a gospel choir conductor for over 30 years allows even singers with no prior experience to learn gospel music in a massed choir setting and to participate in the Sunday finale concert accompanied by a live rhythm section.

The 2012 workshop information will be available in late Fall. Please check back for details!

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