April 2012 Concerts

BACH IN EXCELSIS The Art of the Motets
Friday, April 6, 8 pm
Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe Street at Seymour, downtown Vancouver
Vancouver Chamber Choir, Pacifica Singers 
Vancouver Chamber Ensemble
Jon Washburn & John William Trotter, conductors

Many music lovers consider J.S. Bach to be the ultimate composer of all time and his set of six magnificent motets to be the touchstone of his choral writing. Join Jon Washburn, the singers and instrumentalists for an evening of unparalleled grace, beauty and profundity.


Tickets to BACH IN EXCELSIS are $19.50 - $47.50, available at Ticketmaster. Student rush tickets are $10 when doors open one hour before the concert. Visit Ticketmaster.ca to purchase online or phone 1-855-985-ARTS (2787).

 

Greenwood Singers: All Things English
Friday, April 13, 2012; 8:00 pm
All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, 10035 103 Street, Edmonton

Under the direction of its founder Robert de Frece, the choir will take you on a journey that begins with the sacred music of both the Elizabethan and Modern ages. This musical voyage will include part songs by Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten’s Five Flower Songs and John Rutter’s Five Childhood Lyrics.  The programme will conclude with selections from Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate — the award-winning Broadway musical based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

Tickets are $20 for Adults and $18 for Students/Seniors and are available from TIX on the Square 780.420.1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca, choir members and at the door.


Visit Greenwood Singers: www.greenwoodsingers.org
 

Chor Leoni: Rebirth - a concert of classics
Saturday April 14, 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Ryerson United Church, 2195 W45 Ave, Vancouver

The lions mark Spring with Rebirth, a concert that explores some of the greatest "classical" literature written for men's choir. We've begun work on compositions by Poulenc, Debussy, and Schubert, as well as wonderful pieces by Canadian composers Stephen Smith, R. Murray Schafer, and Bruce Sled – and we know this is just the start of what Diane has chosen for us in a program full of great music.

You'll thrill to the lions' patented "roar" and swoon to the spine-tingling croon we're known for, all in a concert designed to explore both the range of glorious repertoire for men's choir and the various vocal colours Chor Leoni brings to each performance.


Adults $30 | Seniors $25 | Student (with valid ID) $15
Tickets online here or by calling Brown Paper Tickets 1.800.838.3006.




Capilano University Choirs: Lover's Rhapsody
April 14 (8pm) and April 15 (3pm)
NSCU Centre for the Performing Arts, Capilano University, North Vancouver

The three Capilano University choirs present a new electro-acoustic commission "Lover’s Rhapsody" by composer sensations Andrei Diaconu and Taymaz Saba. Plus selections from Due West by Stephen Chatman; "Tundra" by Ola Gjeilo and "Sleep" by Eric Whitacre.… A delicious mix of the best choral music available!
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/392840497411616/ 


Chor Leoni presents MYVoice: Knights & Troubadours
Saturday, April 28 7:30 pm
Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave (at 6th St), New Westminster

Chor Leoni’s MYVoice program for young singers has begun another exciting season. Mobilizing Young men’s Voices, a twelve week initiative to get young men into the arts, has brought together 75 voices from across the lower mainland with campuses in Vancouver, New Westminster and Langley.
This year’s theme is Knights and Troubadours and will feature music from or inspired by the Medieval period.

Of course, the music is not just troubadour songs and tales of medieval gallantry. Directors Carrie Tennant and Kevin Zakresky have included their usual mix of classical and popular songs as well as a number of show tunes that will show the boys at their most hilarious. Besides a couple of numbers from Camelot, the young men will also perform favorites from medieval spoofs like Robin Hood: Men in Tights as well as Monty Python’s Search for the Holy Grail.

Adults & Seniors $15 | Students with GO cards $10
Available online at chorleoni.org and by phone through Brown Paper Tickets 1.800.838.3006


Fredericton Choral Society & Fredericton Chamber Orchestra Present
The Seasons by Haydn
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Wilmot United Church, Fredericton, NB

Conductor Richard Hornsby leads the Fredericton Choral Society, Fredericton Chamber Orchestra, soloists Sally Dibblee, soprano; Derrick Paul Miller, tenor and Paul Bustin, baritone in a performance of Haydn's The Seasons.

Tickets available at Westminster Books, from choir members and at the door the day of the performance. Adults $20, Seniors $15, Students $10, Children $5








Calgary Girls Choir: CELEBRATE
Sunday April 29, 2012 at 2:00 pm 
Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary

The Calgary Girls Choir is proud to present its year-end concert, CELEBRATE, at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on Sunday, April 29, 2012.

This wonderful year end concert will feature all 5 of the Calgary Girls Choir ensembles. A total of 320 choristers from 4 to 24 years will share the stage. It will be a gorgeous event! We would like to invite all choral music lovers to witness our choristers' superb talent.

At the event we will also be announcing the release of the choir's newest addition: our7th CD featuring, the Calgary Girls Choir best recorded music over the last few years.

Tickets on sale at Epcor Centre Box Office at 403.294.9494 or www.epcorcentre.org
 Web site: www.calgarygirlschoir.com