Barack Obama addressing the crowd at Mile One Centre in St. John’s on Tuesday evening. (Adam Walsh/CBC)

What happens when two of the province’s beloved writers sit down to chat about their latest work?

In partnership with the Bruneau Centre for Excellence in Choral Music, Dr. Brunssen and Dr. Schiller have provided professional learning workshops for music teachers and choral singers from St. John’s, Corner Brook and coastal Labrador.

THIRD PLACE OVERALL and a GOLD MEDAL for Shallaway in the gospel category and SILVER MEDAL in contemporary music!

In May, a 40 member ensemble will travel to New York to work with Francisco J. Núñez and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City as part of their international Vocal Resolutions program.

The Shallaway Youth Choir is no stranger to taking its talent on the road in the 25 years of operation, and has been across the globe including stops in Central and South America, and Europe.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Members of Shallaway Youth Choir have travelled far and wide in its first 25 years in an effort to share their musicianship, sing the virtues of Newfoundland and Labrador to the world and inhale and enjoy every ounce of culture and heritage from humankind around the globe.

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Youth choir will be hosting a concert by young people on Saturday.

As Shallaway Youth Choir celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, the choir’s annual trip — this year, they’re going to South Africa, leaving Wednesday — has a deep connection to the group’s beginnings.

‘Community is at the centre of it,’ says founder Susan Knight

On February 7, six of our Shallaway Apprentices traveled to Labrador to take part in a weekend of singing, mentoring, and friendship. 

Youth choirs from St. John’s and Labrador are heading to the nation’s capital to sing a tune in Inuktikut for Canada’s 150 birthday celebrations.

The National Arts Centre Orchestra is hoping to entertain and educate during its cross-country tour commemorating Canada’s 150th birthday.

I Will Sing You Home, a video that CBC helped produce leading up to the centennial marking the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel, has been recognized with an award.