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Illuminations: Songs Toward the Light: Ensemble Laude
Victoria’s premier women’s choir offers its annual Christmas concert filled ...
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Fri. December 19th 2014 + Add to Calendar
First Church of Christ Scientist
7:30pm - 9:30pm Doors at: 7:00pm
$15 advance, $18 at door, $10 student, 12 and under free
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Physical tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/905590#sthash.olV4VSrv.dpuf, Tom Lee Music, Ivy's Bookshop, Long & McQuade - Victoria
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Victoria’s premier women’s choir offers its annual Christmas concert filled with songs of light and joy. Laude’s trademark haunting medieval melodies combine with works from modern composers to inspire and elevate the soul. Contemporary Canadian pieces such as Sarah Quartel’s Snow Angel, Sheldon Rose’s Stars, and the Wyrd Sisters’ Warrior draw listeners’ hearts close to home, while a fierce tribute to Australian Aborigine freedom fighter Pemulway and Lauridsen’s classic favourite O Magnum Mysterium let the spirit roam. Ageless pieces including the Italian Adoramus Te and traditional Irish Jerusalem evoke a contemplative mood that transcends place and time. Now in its eighteenth year, Ensemble Laude is well-known for its excellence in a cappella performance and mediev... more...Event Poster
