{"id":19,"date":"2014-03-28T17:11:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/new\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:33:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-spring-concert-poster-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-spring-concert-poster-2-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2464\" style=\"width:273px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-spring-concert-poster-2-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-spring-concert-poster-2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-spring-concert-poster-2-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-spring-concert-poster-2-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-spring-concert-poster-2-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our spring concert is coming!  <strong>From Love to Light<\/strong> will be on Sunday April 26, 2026 at 3pm at Waterloo North Mennonite church near St. Jacobs market.  Our special guests this time are our own Quintessentials.  We also have a special piece composed by Mark Goulet (one of our pianists), that will be performed by Lys Ashen Hill (our other pianist) and Matt Buczkowski on cello.  It should be a fabulous afternoon.  Come join us.<br><br>Tickets can be had at the door, from any member, or from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/from-love-to-light-tickets-1984196957513\">Eventbrite<\/a>.  It will also be streamed on YouTube at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/orLYfrlYLDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/orLYfrlYLDI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/SMC_2023_banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/SMC_2023_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/SMC_2023_banner.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/SMC_2023_banner-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/SMC_2023_banner-1024x276.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/SMC_2023_banner-768x207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/SMC_2023_banner-500x135.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our 86th Season &#8212; 2025-2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Schneider Male Chorus enters its <strong>86th season<\/strong> (arguably our 98th &#8211; see the choir history) in September.&nbsp;&nbsp; We look forward to continuing our journey to fill our audiences with a sense of tranquility and enjoyment through the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to our planned schedule, we take on other events throughout the season. That\u2019s why there is a special area dedicated strictly to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/?page_id=17\">bookings<\/a>. We encourage you to drop us a line if you would like to engage a professional, well rehearsed, thoughtful and entertaining choral group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign up for our mailing list and get notified of concerts.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mc_embed_shell\">\n      <link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-061523.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n  <style type=\"text\/css\">\n        #mc_embed_signup{background:#139; false;clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width: 600px;}\n        \/* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n           We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n    <form action=\"https:\/\/schneidermalechorus.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=c7e15740372d3c964b58e40b1&amp;id=fa2fc2907a&amp;f_id=00c6c9e4f0\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\">\n        <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\"><h2>Subscribe &#8211; note you will have to enter your information twice to avoid bots &#8211; thanks for your patience<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"indicates-required\"><span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span> indicates required<\/div>\n            <div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" required=\"\" value=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-FNAME\">First Name <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"FNAME\" class=\"required text\" id=\"mce-FNAME\" value=\"\" required=\"\"><\/div>\n<div hidden=\"\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"tags\" value=\"6343651\"><\/div>\n        <div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear foot\">\n            <div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-error-response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-success-response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        \/* real people should not fill this in and expect good things &#8211; do not remove this or risk form bot signups *\/\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"b_c7e15740372d3c964b58e40b1_fa2fc2907a\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"optionalParent\">\n            <div class=\"clear foot\">\n                <input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\" value=\"Subscribe\">\n                <p style=\"margin: 0px auto;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/i4TlFs\" title=\"Mailchimp - email marketing made easy and fun\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: black; border-radius: 4px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"refferal_badge\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalasset.intuit.com\/render\/content\/dam\/intuit\/mc-fe\/en_us\/images\/intuit-mc-rewards-text-light.svg\" alt=\"Intuit Mailchimp\" style=\"width: 220px; height: 40px; display: flex; padding: 2px 0px; justify-content: center; align-items: center;\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/downloads.mailchimp.com\/js\/mc-validate.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A small but available option &#8211; The Quintessentials Quintet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d100957\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/image\/DonateNowLink\/en\/Donate1.png\" alt=\"Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We have added a side-group of 5 men who sing as a quintet.&nbsp; Their repertoire is a little more tilted towards pop but still runs the full range.&nbsp; They are happy to be available separately or with the main chorus.&nbsp; More information on them can be found at their website &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/quintetkw.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Quintessentials Quintet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do You Like To Sing?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Schneider Male Chorus always has a place for you. This is more than singing, this is about sharing an opportunity with others who share your passion, your interests in making music, and sharing the stage for the pleasure of others. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/?page_id=63\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Thank You To Our Supporters<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Schneider Male Chorus would like to thank the City of Kitchener, the City of Waterloo, and anonymous donors for their continued generous support through their grants and donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would also like to acknowledge and thank our faithful concert supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kit_Logo_RGB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kit_Logo_RGB-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kit_Logo_RGB-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kit_Logo_RGB-410x300.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kit_Logo_RGB.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/city-waterloo-colour-white.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" src=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/city-waterloo-colour-white-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"city-waterloo-colour-white\" class=\"wp-image-449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/city-waterloo-colour-white-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/city-waterloo-colour-white-500x205.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/city-waterloo-colour-white.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Schneider Male Chorus is a Registered Charitable Organization with the Canada Revenue Agency.&nbsp; You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/charities\/the-schneider-male-chorus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate Online<\/a> using CanadaHelps.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d100957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.schneidermalechorus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/btn_canada_helps.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"93\"><\/a><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our spring concert is coming! 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