Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra: Handel's Messiah
Guest conductor
Maria Lacey, soprano; Abra Whitney, contralto; David Pomeroy, tenor; Branden Olsen, baritone
Amadeus Choir: The Earth and I
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Works from throughout the ages comment on humanity's relationship with the earth and the environment. Music by Brahms, Emily Doolittle, Rodrigo Cadet and Lori Laitman culminates in Cecilia McDowall's large work for mixed choir and children's choir, A Time for All Seasons. With special guests the Bach Children’s Chorus.
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: Singsation Saturday
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
An open sing-through of choruses from Bach’s B Minor Mass.
Spiritus Chamber Choir: Through the Looking Glass
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Conducted by Kathleen Allan, the concert highlights the universal struggle to find truth across cultures and time periods, illustrating the different challenges we face in today’s world, while presenting a hopeful and uplifting message for the future.
Youth Sing!
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Guest conductor. Toronto area youth choirs join for a one-day festival.
Western Choirs: United We Sing
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
All Western University choirs join to close the choral season.
Senior Treble Choral Festival
Guest conductor and composer, Senior Treble Choral Festival
Canzona: Love Songs
An evening of Italian love songs by women composers of the 18th and 21st centuries.
Amadeus Choir: Songs from a Celtic Heart
This annual fundraising concert features the choir alongside guest artists performing rollicking east coast favourites.
Amadeus Choir: Songs from a Celtic Heart
This annual fundraising concert features the choir alongside guest artists performing rollicking east coast favourites.
Amadeus Choir: Mystic Light
Works by women composers to mark the Winter Solstice and ring in the holiday season. Featuring uplifting carol arrangements, audience sing-alongs, and Sarah Quartel’s stunning cycle for choir and cello, A Winter Day.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: The Snowman
Kathleen Allan’s debut with the VSO features holiday classics and the beloved score of Howard Blake’s The Snowman, played live with the film.
Western University: Carols and Choirs
All four choirs (Chorale, Les Choristes, St. Cecilia Singers, and Western University Singers) join to celebrate the holiday season.
Canzona: Magnificat
Bach’s Magnificat and Cantata 147 with Canzona and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Western Choirs: At the Heart of Stillness
Les Choristes and St. Cecilia Singers. In our troubled world where the innocent suffer, we offer a plea for an attitude of non-violence while remembering those who gave their lives for peace.
Amadeus Open Rehearsal
Have you wondered what it’s like to be a member of the Amadeus Choir?
Join us on September 3 for a FREE night of singing together!
Vocal warm-up
One-hour rehearsal
Q & A with Artistic Team
Reception with refreshments!
Sign up on the spot!
Auditions will be held in a separate room during the reception.
Vancouver Bach Festival
For EMV’s first collaboration with the Vancouver Bach Choir, the singers of this illustrious choir join a group of the finest professional choral singers in the Pacific Northwest for a performance of Faure’s uplifting Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine. The first half will focus on unaccompanied performances of works by other important French composers including a full performance of Poulenc’s Mass in G.
VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL CHAMBER CHOIR
Kathleen Allan, Music Director