Centuries-old Christmas carols from Ireland, Scotland, Spain, and South America, 20th century music from England and Sweden, folkloric numbers, and new sounds from here at home offer an aural array of Christmas delights.
Laurie Evan Fraser conducts the Upper Canada Choristers and accomplished Latin ensemble Cantemos, with pianist Hye Won (Cecilia) Lee. Baritone Bradley Christensen returns as guest artist in the beloved Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams, which features regional English folk carols, interspersed with ones more commonly known.
Nora Dunn emcees a musical excursion that reaches back eight centuries to Ireland’s Wexford Carol, and ahead to traditional carols and villancicos from Provence and Spain, a more contemporary aguinaldo from Venezuela, a Scottish lullaby, Swedish Christmas song, Winter Fanfare, composed by Laurie Evan Fraser with lyrics by Jacqui Atkin, and A Dream of Summer, UCC tenor Matthew Secaur’s setting of a poem of optimism by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Cantemos sings two aguinaldos from Venezuela – the contemporary carol, Partamos a Belen (Let's all go to Bethlehem) by Cesar Alejandro Carrillo, and the Aguinaldo Carupanero, placing the Christmas story in the Caribbean region, with Mary and Joseph seeking a dwelling on the beach while the Three Wise Men drink rum. Rounding out its Christmas set is El poncho andino, from Venezuela, arranged by Carrillo for basses, tenors, baritones; and Ya viene la vieja from Spain.
Tickets are available in advance from Eventbrite or at the door.
ALSO LIVE-STREAMING: The concert also streams live via the choir’s website or directly on YouTube.. There is no charge, but donations are gratefully welcomed.
Further questions? Email info@uppercanadachoristers.org.
Grace Church on-the-Hill is at 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto M4V 1X4 , Toronto, ON.
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