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PREMIERE Sir John Tavener & Peter Berring: Vancouver Chamber Choir, Borealis String Quartet, Lafayette String Quartet, Vancouver Chamber Orchestra

Come and be part of two world premiere performances. These new works are the fir...
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8:00pm - 10:00pm  Doors at: 7:00pm $10-39.50

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Vancouver Chamber Choir
from Vancouver BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
Borealis String Quartet
from Vancouver BC
Lafayette String Quartet
Chamber Music from Victoria BC
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Vancouver Chamber Orchestra

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Come and be part of two world premiere performances. These new works are the first of our six major 40th anniversary commissions for choir and orchestra. Funded by the outstanding Arts Partners in Creative Development program, all six will be heard during the next two years. Sir John Tavener of Britain is one of the world’s finest and most famous composers. After many years of focusing on sacred music in the Orthodox tradition, he has recently turned to more secular concerns. His Miroir des Poémes for choir, two string quartets and bass is based on the beautiful French poetry of Jean Biés. Peter Berring is a prominent Canadian composer from British Columbia. A long-time collaborator with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, he also has Icelandic roots. This is the source of his new wo... more...

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The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

6265 Crescent Road Vancouver BC
V6T 1Z1

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