ABOUT
Music
Our focus is on sacred choral music and our performances often feature the great composers and great works of the classical choral tradition. However, we also sing lesser-known and contemporary pieces from a variety of genres, including spiritual arrangements and some “lighter” sacred works.
Concerts
Each year we prepare and perform two concerts: one for the Advent/Christmas season and one in Spring. Each concert consists of two performances. We may schedule additional, optional performances.
Concerts often include works accompanied by an instrumental ensemble, but we perform pieces a cappella, too.
Members
Our choir is composed of approximately 75 men and women, young and old, from a variety of backgrounds and range of experience. We enjoy challenge and reward of rehearsing and performing classical choral masterpieces and exciting contemporary works.
Director
Diana Wiens
Diana Wiens has proudly directed the Te Deum Singers community choir (formerly the Taylor University Community Choir) for over 14 years. She brings a wealth of education and experience with a passion for excellence that inspires choir members and enchants audiences.
Education
- Mennonite Brethren Bible College
- University of Saskatchewan
- Nordwesdeutsche Musik-Akademie, Detmold, Germany (five years of graduate studies)
Professional Experience
- Elementary and Junior High teaching
- Piano instructor at universities in Germany and Canada
- Pianist/accompanist in cities in Germany, France, USA and across Canada
- Recordings for CKUA and CBC (national and local)
- Piano adjudication across Canada for 30 years
- Workshop and master class clinician across Canada
Conducting Experience
- Elementary and junior high school choirs
- Community and church children’s choirs
- Lendrum Mennonite Brethren Church and Community Choir (1995 – present)
- Taylor University Community Choir (2004 – 2012)
- Te Deum Singers (2012 – present)
Inspiring, humorous, dedicated.
She brings out the best in each of us.
Full of joy, not just for music, but for living.
- Te Deum Singers Choir
25
YEARS
CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE
Donate
Te Deum Singers depends on the generosity of its audience members to help cover operational costs. We are very grateful for that support.
Carnegie Hall
It is a great honour to perform in New York at Carnegie Hall in April 2020. Our members are raising funds to help with the costs associated with air travel, accommodations, and professional fees using a few different strategies. You can help us with your donation, too!
If you would like to contribute to our travel fund, you can donate by cheque or electronic funds transfer (Interac). Make your cheque payable to “Te Deum Singers NYC” and mail it to:
1825 Haswell Way NW
Edmonton AB T6R 3B1
Send your Interac transfer to tedeumsingersnyc@gmail.com and use the last name of the composer whose work we will perform as the password.
How You Can Help
If you want to donate by cheque, make it payable to Lendrum Mennonite Church with a memo/designation to “Te Deum Singers.” You will receive a receipt for tax purposes for amounts greater than $20 CAD.
Mail cheque to:
Lendrum Mennonite Church
11210 59 Ave NW
Edmonton AB T6H 1G3
Email us at info@tedeumsingers.ca if you have any questions.
CONTACT
In general, Te Deum Singers rehearses and performs at Lendrum Mennonite Church. We sometimes perform at other venues, too. We announce the location of those special events during rehearsal.
Lendrum Mennonite Church
11210 59 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T6H 1G3
