When the world went dark, this choir inspired the hearts of it’s audience.
At the height of the global pandemic, Artistic Director Michael Zaugg created innovative choral performances that inspired the hearts of his audience and transformed his chamber choir Pro Coro Canada.
When the world went dark, conductor Michael Zaugg went looking for a roadmap to help guide the way forward for his award-winning choir Pro Coro Canada. He learned about technical capacity, monetization models, audience types and how to reach them. But Maestro Zaugg soon realized that to stay relevant, he had to reimagine how to inspire the hearts of his audience - wherever they were. He set out to create innovative performances that would captivate and challenge his listeners, while still staying true to the mission and mandate of this award-winning professional chamber choir.
Michael Zaugg talked to Tom Metzger in the ChoirSuccess studios.
“To inspire hearts, you have to be in the same room as the singers and conductors. To inspire minds, you have to engage in discussions as engaging as your music-making.”
About Michael Zaugg
Michael Zaugg is an innovative and versatile conductor and educator, active across Canada and Europe. He currently leads the professional chamber choir Pro Coro Canada.
During the global pandemic, Maestro Zaugg successfully moved Pro Coro Canada's 2020-2021 performance season and offerings into a hybrid model.
Michael Zaugg received the Choral Canada national Award for Outstanding Innovation and the Edmonton Artists Trust Fund Award. Mr Zaugg received the CON SPIRITO AWARD from Choir Alberta in 2022 for his work in the community.
About ProCoro
Pro Coro Canada's mission is to perform choral music of the 20th and 21st century. The origin of the organization reaches back to the Swedish conductor Eric Ericsson, and his work and legacy in shaping much of contemporary choral singing and choral writing in the second part of the 20th century.
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