WES offers students in grades 4,5 & 6 the opportunity to sing in a volunteer choir on Tuesdays and Thursdays over the noon hour.  Students prepare choral works and learn the art of singing for Choralfest and Remembrance Day in November, Christmas Concerts in December, the Winkler Festival in March and a spring concert in May/June.  They are expected to make a commitment for the full year and enjoy singing concerts in school and in the community.  For information contact Dorothy Plett or Stephen Knott at 325-9501.

The music program at Winkler Elementary School continues to grow and thrive. For the last 18 years, the music program has challenged the students to discover gifts they never knew they had and to strive to be more than they ever expected.  Our school offers a Junior High Volunteer Choir which involves many of the Junior High students.  This choir forms the talent base for the WES Vocal Jazz choir and for our bi-annual school musical, with Anne of Green Gables being the chosen musical upcoming this spring. The large volunteer choir has taken on many challenging pieces and styles of music. We perform locally at our festival and at Choralfest.. These activities give opportunity to see and hear many other choirs.

The Vocal Jazz group travels extensively and performs at many functions, with Brandon Jazz Festival being an Annual trip in March and travels nationally every other year, most recently to the Canadian Rocky Mountain Festival in Banff. The Vocal Jazz group has been recognized provincially and nationally.

A strong choral tradition has been established here at WES, where we know that music is fun, it opens doors and takes you places, and it reaches into your soul and makes you a better person.

Karen Giesbrecht - Choral Director