Braun saluted with Sask. Choral Federation award

REGINA, SK — Sheila Braun was presented with an award for “Outstanding community Service” by the Saskatchewan Choral Federation at the Saskatchewan Music Convention banquet held on Nov. 4 in Regina. She was nominated for this award by the members of the Swift Current Oratorio Choir which she has accompanied for 18 years.

Accompanying the Oratorio Choir under the direction of John Poettcker from 1994 until 2003, and then with directors Marcia and Greg Mclean from 2004 until the present has been the most amazing privilege and honour for Sheila.  She feels that she cannot begin to express her gratitude for their patience and support.  She has learned so very much!    Sheila has found that performing the spring concerts with the Regina Symphony Players and various professional soloists has always been a humbling experience.

During these 18 years she has had the joy of rehearsing with the choir and performing works such as Vivaldi’s “Gloria”, Rene Clausen’s “A New Creation”, Mozart’s “Requiem”,  Mendellsohn’s “Hear My Prayer”and “Elijah”, Karl Jenkin’s  “The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace”, Haydn’s “The Creation”, Handel’s “Messiah”, “Coronation Anthems” 1,2,3,4 and “Chandos Anthem #8”, John Rutter’s “Requiem”, Mozart’s “Te Deum”,  “Missa Brevis K220” and “Coronation Mass”, Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” and Schubert’s “Mass in G.”