Edmonton: Ten Years of Our Lives – Reunion Concert
May 17, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church (Edmonton) in Edmonton, AB.
Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus and Artistic Director David Garber celebrates its 10th Anniversary Season with a series of events during the Victoria Day long weekend, culminating in a concert, “Ten Years of Our Lives” on Sunday, May 17th, 3:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 10025 – 105 Street.
The weekend commences with reunion rehearsals on Friday and Saturday,
in which current members of the chorus will be joined by former
members. The celebration continues on Saturday, May 16 with a formal
GALA Banquet at Edmonton‘s beautiful Chateau Louis Conference Centre (entertainment, reminiscences, door prizes).
The final event is the concert “Ten Years of Our Lives” on Sunday, May 17. The concert features favourite repertoire as chosen through an online poll by current and former singers, plus audience members. This will include folk songs (“Danny Boy”, “Shenandoah”), spirituals, medleys from “Les Miserables” and “West Side Story”, plus classical compositions by Mozart (“Ave Verum Corpus”), and Gabriel Fauré (“Cantique de Jean Racine”, and “Libera me” from “Requiem in D minor”). The concert also includes two much-loved songs by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins “Adiemus”, from “Songs of Sanctuary” and “A Celtic Prayer,” from “The Peacemakers” (which the chorus recently performed at the Winspear Centre for Music).
A highlight of the concert will be current and former members of EdMetro Chorus joining to perform three beloved gems by Canadian composers, “Four Strong Winds”, “Fare Thee Well Love”, and “We Rise Again”.
Performing with Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus… pianist Remi Do, soprano Janet Smith, alto Mireille Rijavec, tenor Matthew Dalen, bass David McCune, guest organist Jeremy Spurgeon, and Celtic harpist Gordon Ritchie.
The final event is the concert “Ten Years of Our Lives” on Sunday, May 17. The concert features favourite repertoire as chosen through an online poll by current and former singers, plus audience members. This will include folk songs (“Danny Boy”, “Shenandoah”), spirituals, medleys from “Les Miserables” and “West Side Story”, plus classical compositions by Mozart (“Ave Verum Corpus”), and Gabriel Fauré (“Cantique de Jean Racine”, and “Libera me” from “Requiem in D minor”). The concert also includes two much-loved songs by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins “Adiemus”, from “Songs of Sanctuary” and “A Celtic Prayer,” from “The Peacemakers” (which the chorus recently performed at the Winspear Centre for Music).
A highlight of the concert will be current and former members of EdMetro Chorus joining to perform three beloved gems by Canadian composers, “Four Strong Winds”, “Fare Thee Well Love”, and “We Rise Again”.
Performing with Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus… pianist Remi Do, soprano Janet Smith, alto Mireille Rijavec, tenor Matthew Dalen, bass David McCune, guest organist Jeremy Spurgeon, and Celtic harpist Gordon Ritchie.
