About OnCue
OnCue performs regularly across the province of Alberta, in many venues ranging from private parties to corporate events and local festivals. In May 2004, they were honoured to be one of a dozen choirs selected from across Canada to be showcased at the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors’ biennial conference. Last summer, OnCue traveled with the Youth Singers on a concert tour of China. OnCue released their first album, “Yakety”, in 2001. They recently released an album of Christmas classics and originals, entitled “Snow Angels”. Both albums consist entirely of original arrangements and compositions by OnCue members. ONCUE MISSION & VISION STATEMENTS OnCue is a Calgary-based, recreational, peer-run, vocal
performance group which is a division of the
OnCue History & AlumniOnCue was launched originally as InSync, a division of the Youth Singers of Calgary, in 1996. A need was recognized for a small group that could represent the Youth Singers at smaller venues - corporate events and private parties - where a larger YS division would be too big. InSync was designed to meet this need, and to offer a new performance challenge to the talented alumni of the Young Adult division (now called Act 3). The first InSync year was very much a formative year, where we were still defining our overall plan and structure. For three seasons between 1997 and 2000, InSync was under the direction of Reid McLean Wiest. Reid brought a lot of original repertoire to the group, and led the decision to focus primarily on pop and jazz a cappella. This focus has continued to the present. Two seasons, from 2000 to 2002, were led by Dave Morton. Dave brought a fresh level of musicianship, comraderie and humour to the group. It was during his leadership that we decided to change the group name to OnCue, to finally keep audiences from confusing us with that “boy band”. In May 2001, OnCue released their first album, “Yakety”, consisting entirely of original arrangements and compositions by Reid and Dave. This represented a peak in the group’s history, as the shining achievement for the group’s members at the time: Tara Beagle In 2002, Dave Morton left OnCue to pursue other musical aspirations and spend more time with his family. Dave’s decision seemed to herald the winds of change, as four of the remaining women in OnCue announced their first pregnancies. Karen, Beth, Jocelyn and Kelly all had their first babies within 6 months of each other, and if we were to keep singing together, a structural change was needed. For the 2002-03 season, it was decided to expand the group’s membership to 20 singers. Direction was shared by Reid and Malcolm Edwards. It was an enjoyable season, but a marked departure from the previous vision and structure. Reid resumed the directorship of OnCue in 2003. Partnering with his wife, Beth, they decided to revive the vision of a smaller ensemble. All the other singers from the time of “Yakety” had decided to move on to other commitments. So OnCue experienced a complete change of face, and a new fire for musical excellence, showmanship, and achievement. OnCue’s most recent achievement is the release of their second album, “Snow Angels”, a collection of original Christmas arrangements and compositions by Reid and former member, Dave. More OnCue Alumni
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