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The Edmonton Swiss Men's Choir is a group of approximately 40 male
singers based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, who perform
TTBB music. The ensemble undertakes numerous engagements close to home, but has performed
and competed as far away as California, Utah, Washington, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and
Switzerland.
The Edmonton Swiss Men's Choir was formed in 1980 when a
group of the "Swiss abroad" who were living in the Edmonton area decided to
establish an organized structure within which they could pursue their shared joy of
singing. The idea originated during the Alberta Landsgemeinde, an annual
celebration held in the tradition of the historic assembly at which
the Swiss exercise
their democratic rights and obligations.
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Our Music Director
Elizabeth Lesoway Anderson has directed the ESMC since
1987. Under her direction the choir has made an enormous leap forward, found and refined
its style and greatly broadened its repertoire. On July 1, 2000 she conducted the
massed choir of SWISS FESTIVAL 2000 as Edmonton hosted this international celebration of
music.
Elizabeth is an elementary school music specialist with the
St. Albert Catholic School Board, and since 1980 has been musical director of the parish
choir of St. Basil's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Edmonton.
Every year Elizabeth presents the Director's Award to a
member of the choir who has distinguished himself in service to the choir over the
previous year. Starting in 1990 she has honoured Fritz Zuberbuehler, Alfred Stecher,
Karl Strickler, Gerald Paravicini, Roger Kirchen, Paul Ehrler, Kurt Blesi, Hans Pfaeffli,
James Ogilvy, Michael von der Burg, Tom Huwiler, Markus Kaiser, Roland
Hofer, Alfred Werosta and Alvin Hewko.
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