Voces Boreales: 50 Shades of Gray

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Professional chamber choir Voces Boreales and its artistic director Andrew Gray invite you to an innovative evening of vocal music. You will enjoy an experience that blends musical excellence, the hallmark of our choral concerts. This combines a more ‘jazz-club’ vibe that will be relaxing and friendly.

“50 Shades of Gray” – an intriguing title for a choral concert – explores the ‘ecstatic’ and ‘sensual’ in choral music from across the ages. It also falls on the eve of the artistic director’s 50th birthday. It includes a new creation by young Canadian composer Rebecca Gray (no relation).

The varied repertoire from Monteverdi to Whitacre provides many colours, not just greys! It includes texts from The Song of Songs, St. Teresa d’Avila, E. Pauline Johnson (CA), Octavio Paz, and Christopher Gudgeon (CA) and the première performance of Canadian composer Isaac Page’s work ‘Closure’. The programme includes works by Cooke, Daniel-Lesur, Grieg, Monteverdi, Sibelius, Willan and Whitacre.

Seated around cocktail and lounge tables, rather than in a traditional concert or church hall format, audience members will benefit from the natural acoustics of this beautiful Salon 1861 venue (once St. Joseph’s Church), bathe in the sensual sounds of the repertoire, and contribute to the developing history of the space itself: “a space in which all are free to be heard, to innovate, to think and to try new things in a supportive and collaborative environment”.

Refreshments will also be served during the concert, adding a communal feel to this collective expression and exploration moment.

Artistes de l'évènement

Chamber choir Voces BorealesArtistic Director (Andrew Gray)

Voces Boreales: 50 Shades of Gray

Date/Heure
dimanche, 22 octobre 2023
14:30 - 16:00

Lieu
Salon 1861
550 Ave Richmond
Montreal, Québec
Canada, H3J 1V3

Prix
$23-$44

Numéro de téléphone
514-385-6320

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https://clavecinenconcert.com/mozart-de-la-joie-a-la-tristesse/

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