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Event Description

the national anthems - June 2nd, 2017

Vox Humana presents choral repertoire spanning over 500 years. Works by Beal, Dvorák, Gesualdo, Pärt, Rheinberger, and from the composer of “the little match girl passion”, the British Columbia premiere of David Lang’s “the national anthems” accompanied by the Emily Carr String Quartet. The concert will also feature “Bush Chord”, a newly commissioned work by Victoria composer Tobin Stokes, as well as “Woefully Arrayed” by John McCabe, and written for Stile Antico.

Repertoire:
A Very Long Moment (from The Salvage Men) - Jeff Beal*
Santa Maria - Georin Costello*
Songs of Nature - Antonín Dvořák
Moro, lasso, al mio, duolo - Carlo Gesualdo
the national anthems - David Lang*
Woefully Arrayed - John McCabe
Bogoróditse Djévo - Arvo Pärt
Vater unser - Josef Rheinberger
Four by the clock - Howard Skempton
Bush Chord - Tobin Stokes*
*provincial, national or world premiere

Performance:
June 2nd, 2017 - 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Location: Alix Goolden Performance Hall
(907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria)

Tickets: $20, Free for 25 and under
At the door and online:
www.voxhumanachoir.ca