Festivals near Topsail NL (5 Result(s))

Festival 500 Sharing the Voices is a celebrated international non-competitive festival of choral music that takes place in the intimate setting of North America's oldest city, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This heralded Festival and its accompanying academic symposium on the phenomenon of singing bring together singers, conductors and scholars from countries and cultures worldwide. Here they participate in the very best of the world's musical artistry and scholarship. Infused with a joyful spirit, this sharing of voices results in powerful and enriching experiences for all involved.

Our unique international choral festival was purposely conceived and initiated in response to the threat to our culture by the enforced closure of the cod fishery in 1992. That fishery was not only a mainstay of the province's economy, but the raison d'êt