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Coro Allegro, a classical SATB ensemble composed of members and friends of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, extends its commitment to contemporary choral works with the release of two CDs under the Navona label. Awakenings features two extraordinary works by Massachusetts composers: “Shofar” by Robert Stern, an intensely dramatic recounting of the Biblical story of Moses and the Israelites premiered by Coro, with libretto by Catherine Madsen; and “Why I Wake Early” by Ronald Perera, a suite of eight evocative songs with text drawn from poems by Mary Oliver. Says The New York Times: "Ms. Oliver's poetry...reveals an awestruck regard of nature that verges on the religious...Enhanced by Mr. Perera's estimable knack for setting English, this is a substantial addition to the choral canon.”
In Paradisum features live performances of two Coro-commissioned works by acclaimed composer Patricia Van Ness: “Requiem,” a personal, intimate ritual of consolation reinforcing the presence of divine love; and “The Voice of the Tenth Muse,” an expansively spiritual work based on the texts of Sappho. Featured soloists include Sanford Sylvan and Ruth Cunningham.
Both CDs are available for purchase at www.coroallegro.org/cds
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Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Mendels... | Audiences, General, Performance, Singing
Brighten up a winter afternoon with this graceful and lyrical work. The TMC last performed this great work in 1982. Noel Edison, conductor; James Bourne, piano;
Andrew Adair, organ;
Lesley Bouza, soprano;
Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo soprano;
Charles Davidson, tenor;
Michael York, baritone. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St, Toronto. One block north of St. Clair subway station.
Tickets: $42-$65; seniors $37-$60; VoxTix (under 30) $20.
http://www.tmchoir.org/tmcPerformances/petite-messe-solennelle.cfm
Podcast: http://www.tmchoir.org/downloads/audio/podcast_Rossini.mp3
Program Notes: http://www.tmchoir.org/downloads/programNotes_RossiniPetiteMesse.pdf
This concert will also be webcast live on the TMC website at 3pm (UTC -5). The webcast will be Adobe Flash and iPhone and iPad compatible.
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Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Mendels... | Audiences, General, Performance, Singing
Brighten up a winter afternoon with this graceful and lyrical work. The TMC last performed this great work in 1982. Noel Edison, conductor; James Bourne, piano;
Andrew Adair, organ;
Lesley Bouza, soprano;
Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo soprano;
Charles Davidson, tenor;
Michael York, baritone. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St, Toronto. One block north of St. Clair subway station.
Tickets: $42-$65; seniors $37-$60; VoxTix (under 30) $20.
http://www.tmchoir.org/tmcPerformances/petite-messe-solennelle.cfm
Podcast: http://www.tmchoir.org/downloads/audio/podcast_Rossini.mp3
Program Notes: http://www.tmchoir.org/downloads/programNotes_RossiniPetiteMesse.pdf
This concert will also be webcast live on the TMC website at 3pm (UTC -5). The webcast will be Adobe Flash and iPhone and iPad compatible.
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Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Mendels... | Audiences, Conducting, Families, Performance, Singing
A free Toronto Mendelssohn Choir concert. Enjoy a potpourri of great
choral works performed by the Mendelssohn Singers and by the 20-voice Elora Festival Singers. This concert concludes the TMC’s 3rd annual Choral
Conductors’ Symposium for emerging conductors, led by Noel Edison. The five conductors participating in the Symposium will conduct: Xavier Brossard-Ménard, Catherine Klopoushak, Brett Kostrzewski, Jennifer Min-Young Lee and Kemuel Wong.
Find out more about the concert: http://www.tmchoir.org/tmcPerformances/conductors-symposium-concert.cfm
If you can't be at the concert, you can watch a live webcast at 3pm (UTC -5) on the TMC website. Sign up to watch the webcast: http://www.tmchoir.org/tmcPerformances/webcast-register.cfm
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Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Mendels... | Audiences, Conducting, Families, Performance, Singing
A free Toronto Mendelssohn Choir concert. Enjoy a potpourri of great
choral works performed by the Mendelssohn Singers and by the 20-voice Elora Festival Singers. This concert concludes the TMC’s 3rd annual Choral
Conductors’ Symposium for emerging conductors, led by Noel Edison. The five conductors participating in the Symposium will conduct: Xavier Brossard-Ménard, Catherine Klopoushak, Brett Kostrzewski, Jennifer Min-Young Lee and Kemuel Wong.
<a href="http://www.tmchoir.org/tmcPerformances/conductors-symposium-concert.cfm">Find out more about the concert</a>.
If you can’t be at the concert, you can watch a live webcast at 3 pm (UTC -5) on the TMC website. The webcast will be Adobe Flash and iPhone and iPad compatible.
<a href="http://www.tmchoir.org/tmcPerformances/webcast-register.cfm">Sign up to watch the webcast</a>
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Marietta, GA
Matthew Guard | Performance
“Joyous, Clear, and Fresh”
Classics from both sides of the Atlantic
Featuring English Madrigals, English Folksongs set by Gustav Holst, and American Classics arranged by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker
March 17, 2013 at 3pm
Episcopal Church of St Peter and St Paul, 1795 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, GA
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Atlanta, GA
Matthew Guard | Performance
"Something About Mary”
Ancient, Romantic, and Modern Hymns to the Virgin
Featuring works by Victoria, Gombert, Parsons, Brahms, Bruckner, Britten, Tavener, and Kvoschchinsky
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Washington, DC
The Washington ... | Performance
ELIJAH
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano
Laura Vlasak Nolen, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
Stephen Salters, baritone
with the Children’s Chorus of Washington Joan Gregoryk, Music Director
Experience Mendelssohn’s masterpiece—one of the greatest choral works of all time!
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714 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI
Leona Gould-McElhone | Performance
The five choirs of The Kalamazoo Children's Chorus will herald the coming of Spring with a concert sure to put the audience in the mood for flowers blooming, tress budding and the shedding of winter's gloom. Join us for a joyous celebration of the coming season.
Tickets: $10
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