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THE ESSENCE OF MUSIC - Renaissance, Romantic and Rustic: Five Guest Conductors, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Stephen Smith (Piano), Jon Washburn (Conductor)

This concert will be the final event of our 37th annual National Conductors’ S...
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
Sat. February 11th 2017 + Add to Calendar Ryerson United Church (All Ages)
8:00pm - 10:00pm  Doors at: 7:00pm

Artists

Five Guest Conductors
Vancouver Chamber Choir
from Vancouver BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
Stephen Smith (Piano)
Jon Washburn (Conductor)
from Vancouver BC

Hard-copy tickets

Physical tickets at: All Ticketmaster Locations, 1-855-985-2787

Event Description

This concert will be the final event of our 37th annual National Conductors’ Symposium. Jon Washburn and his five invited conductors from around the world will focus on three distinct musical styles — the Renaissance polyphony of Palestrina, Victoria, Lassus and Josquin; the Romantic partsong of Schubert, Schumann, Fauré and Elgar; and the Rustic art of folksong from Britain, France, Germany and North America.

Repertoire
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Sicut cervus/Sitivit anima mea
Robert Schumann - Zigeunerleben, Op. 29, No. 3
Aaron Copland - Long time ago

Tomás Luis de Victoria - O quam gloriosum
Edward Elgar - On the Alm, Op. 27, No.5
Bob Chilcott - O Danny boy

William Byrd - Ave verum corpus
Hugo Wolf/JW - Verborgenheit
Harry Somers - Feller from Fortune

Roland de Lassus - Audite nova!
Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Bob Chilcott - Greensleeves

Jacob Clemens non Papa - Ego flos campi
Franz Schubert – Schicksalslenker, Op. 141
Harry Somers - The Old “Mayflower”

Josquin des Prez - Verbum caro factum est
Gioacchino Rossini - Ridiamo cantiamo
Aaron Copland - I bought me a cat

Tickets: $29-$33
Available Aug 15 at ticketmaster.ca 1-855-985-2787
Student rush tickets $10 at the door

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Venue

Ryerson United Church

2195 W. 45th Ave. Vancouver BC

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