Century of song

It’s a scene that has been played out through the seasons — 100 of them to be exact. Each September, a group of boys ranging in age from six to 21 make their way from all corners of the city to Crescent Fort Rouge United Church for their weekly choir practice, a commitment they undertake for the next eight months. There, the 54 members of the Winnipeg Boys’ Choir — Canada’s oldest independent boys choir led by artistic director Carolyn Boyes and fellow conductors Albert Bergen and Spencer Duncanson — join in a tradition that began nearly a century ago. […]