Monday 21 July 2014

Upcoming Concert!

O CANADA OUR HOME - Songs & Stories of Canada 
45th Anniversary - Cross-Canada Tour

With the British Columbia Boys Choir and Abbotsford Virtuosi

Location: Grace Westminster United Church, Saskatoon
Date: Tuesday July 22, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets available at McNally Robinson Booksellers: Adults - $20 Youth - $10

Join the British Columbia Boys Choir as they celebrate Canada and their 45th Anniversary by travelling across the country with their award-winning Artistic Director, Tony Araujo, and Associate Conductor, Edette Gagne, and guests, the Abbotsford Virtuosi violin ensemble, directed by Calvin Dyck.  Members of the Choir and ensemble range in age from 10 to19, and come from Greater Vancouver communities and central Vancouver Island. They will be on the road for almost a month (June 27 - July 25), singing and playing together in Montreal, Ottawa, Gros Morne National Park, Corner Brook, Sydney Mines, Lunenburg, Charlottetown, Saint John , Stratford, Huntsville, Wawa, Neepawa, Saskatoon and Banff before venturing back home through the Rockies.

O CANADA OUR HOME - Songs & Stories of Canada includes choral favourites from across Canada, composed by Canadians, like Northwest Passage , Song for the Mira , I’se the B’y , This is My Home , Song for Canada , Wood River , J’entends le Moulin , and Frobisher Bay . The Choir will also premiere the newly commissioned piece, Go into the Glory of the Woods by Vancouver composer Brian Tate. The Abbotsford Virtuosi will accompany the Choir throughout then take the stage with the energetic, toe-tapping, choreographed Prairie Swing, Nickel Rag, Canticle for an Angel – and more!

The Choir – Since its inception in 1968, the Choir has trained over 900 young singers (many of whom have become professional musicians and broadcasters) and has represented Canada around the globe. They have won the hearts of audiences everywhere and received acclaim in the Netherlands, Europe, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, China, South America, the United States - and Canada. Says Araujo; “It’s such a wonderful opportunity and fantastic cultural experience for these young artists to perform Canadian choral music across our own great nation – visiting each province, from sea to sea.”

For more information visit bcboyschoir.org - Inspiring Excellence!