Podium 2026 interest session: Drama Games for Choirs! (pre-recorded)
This pre-recorded Interest Session by composer/educator Alex Eddington will be available for Podium 2026 delegates in the conference app - from May 14 to November 18, 2026.
New Music for Old Hands - premiere of "The First Song I Remember..."
The June 13 presentation of New Music for Old Hands includes the world premiere of The First Song I Remember… for bell choir and piano, by Alex Eddington. Composed in collaboration with the members of a bell choir in a Mississauga seniors’ home, the piece unlocks the memory of an Italian song that several of the participants remembered from childhood: “Quel Mazzolin del Fiori”.
Sing-Along! CEC choral reading session - “What is Passion?”
During the Podium 2026 conference, the Canadian Experimental Choir (Choeur Expérimental du Canada) presents two reading sessions of self-published choir pieces by Canadian Composers.
What is Passion? by Alex Eddington is included in both sessions
Friday, May 15, 2026 - 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
University of Victoria, room A144 - David Lam Auditorium
Viva Singers - "Phaeton and Apollo" (world premiere!)
VIVA Singers Toronto proudly presents “Metamorphosis,” a celebration honouring VIVA’s 25th anniversary. This special program features all 7 VIVA choirs.
Featuring 4 world premiere adaptations of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses - including “Phaeton and Apollo” by Alex Eddington.
Sound Opportunity Choir - "Big Blue Sky" (world premiere!)
Sound Opportunity Choir presents 20 Years of Song
Featuring the world premiere of Big Blue Sky for choir and piano by Alex Eddington.
Big Blue Sky was commissioned by Sound Opportunity through a Choral Canada fundraising initiative. The test was created collaboratively with the choir
Cantabile Chamber Singers performing "What is Passion?"
Includes the Ontario premiere of What is Passion? by Alex Eddington
A choral concert featuring works that draw on themes of passion, strife, and love from Canadian composers (Saman Shahi, Alex Eddington, Natalie Wong, Kelly-Marie Murphy, Healey Willan and more)
"What is Passion?" - world premiere by Phoenix Chamber Choir
The opening concert of our 2021-2022 season will feature repertoire performed with the intention to evoke a passionate emotional response in both the performer and listener. The world premiere of a commissioned work by Canadian composer Alex Eddington will highlight the collaborative nature of Phoenix.