Vancouver Chamber Choir Tours the Prairies Next Month

In February 2016 the internationally acclaimed Vancouver Chamber Choir and conductor Jon Washburn will visit the Canadian Prairies on their latest tour CHORAL TAPESTRY Our Heritage of Song. Performing in Carman, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Red Deer and Edmonton, they will then return home for a Vancouver concert. This year the choir celebrates its 45th anniversary, having undertaken over 86 tours, from Moscow to Beijing, from Whitehorse to Guanajuato. The outstanding repertoire of North American choral music is based substantially on the models of musical immigrants from Europe. Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir illuminate many of these ties in this varied and invigorating concert of music from two continents. Tickets are available in advance and at the door for all performances. Please contact local presenters for details. Feb 21, 7:30 pm - Carman, MB Carman Collegiate Theatre (Presented by the Golden Prairie Arts Council) Details here Feb 22, 8:00 pm - Winnipeg, MB Knox United Church Details here Feb 24, 7:30 pm - Saskatoon, SK Knox United Church (Presented by the Saskatoon Chamber Singers and featuring the Saskatoon Children's Choir) Details here
Feb 26, 7:30 pm - Red Deer, AB Red Deer College Arts Centre (Presented by Red Deer College) Details here
Feb 28, 2:30 pm - Edmonton, AB All Saints' Anglican Cathedral (Presented by Pro Coro Canada) Details here
Repertoire Healey Willan Behold, the tabernacle of God Artus Aux-Cousteaux Missa grata sum harmonia David Squires Deep Peace Steven Sametz The Heroine Triumphant Ola Gjeilo Northern Lights Samuel Barber Agnus Dei Carl Orff Four Choruses from Catulli Carmina Florent Schmitt En bonnes voix Jon Washburn Rise! Shine!
About the Vancouver Chamber Choir In addition to touring, the Vancouver Chamber Choir presents a full concert season, broadcasts and recordings, and offers highly acclaimed educational programs including the National Conductors' Symposium for advanced choral conductors, Focus! for college and university music students, Interplay workshops for Canadian choral composers, OnSite for elementary and secondary schools, the biennial Young Composers' Competition, and residencies such as the Banff Choral Workshop at The Banff Centre in the Rockies.

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