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MONTREAL
Destinées
March 22 at 7:30 p.m. – Maison symphonique
The Chœur St-Laurent, directed by Philippe Bourque, in collaboration with the Chœur de l’Université de Montréal, presents William Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, a monumental work for baritone, choir and orchestra. The program will be completed by Edward Elgar’s The Music Makers, performed by contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay.
www.choeur.qc.ca
Edelweiss
March 29 at 3 p.m. – Maison symphonique
Ensemble ArtChoral, conducted by Matthias Maute, presents a springtime concert featuring some of the most beautiful works celebrating spring: Richard Rodgers’s Edelweiss; excerpts from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen; Edward Elgar’s Lux Aeterna; and Léo Delibes’s Duo des fleurs, among others.
www.artchoral.com
Cozzolani, the Rebel Abbess
March 30 at 2:30 p.m. – Salle Bourgie
The Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, under the direction of Rona Nadler, presents Cozzolani, l’abbesse rebelle, featuring works for choir, soloists and orchestra by 17th-century Milanese composer Chiara Margarita Cozzolani.
www.smamontreal.ca
Sacred Gilles Vigneault
April 5, 7:30 p.m. – Maison symphonique
The Chœur Métropolitain, accompanied by musicians from the Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by François A. Ouimet and Pierre Tourville, presents Grand-Messe, by Gilles Vigneault and Bruno Fecteau. This work, with its simple, straightforward melodies and texts, reflects Vigneault’s native region, as part of the Mass is sung in Innu. The program will be completed by composer Ariel Ramirez’s Misa Criolla, inspired by Argentine folklore.
www.orchestremetropolitain.com
QUEBEC CITY
Les premières cantates
March 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. – Palais Montcalm
March 8, 7:30 p.m. – Maison symphonique (Montreal)
La Chapelle de Québec, under the direction of Bernard Labadie, presents four cantatas by J. S. Bach. Written when he was in his 20s, these cantatas already reveal the composer’s genius. The ensemble will be accompanied by soprano Myriam LeBlanc, countertenor Daniel Moody, tenor Hugo Hymas and bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus.
www.violonsduroy.com
Lux Aeterna
March 29 at 7:30 p.m. – Palais Montcalm
Les Rhapsodes, under the direction of David Rompré, present Lux Aeterna, featuring Théodore Dubois’s Les sept paroles du Christ. Works by contemporary composers Airat Ishmouratov, Morten Lauridsen, Guillaume Boulay, Robert Ingari, Ola Gjeilo and John Rutter complete the program. The choir will be accompanied by mezzo-soprano Luce Vachon, tenor David Souza and baritone Michel Desbiens, Marc D’Anjou on organ and an instrumental ensemble.
www.lesrhapsodes.com
OTTAWA
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. – Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre
The Ottawa Choral Society, under the direction of guest conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée, presents The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, a multimedia experience using the latest video synchronization technologies, combining choir, full orchestra and video projections. Antonio Vivaldi’s celebrated Gloria completes the program for this unique concert.
www.ottawachoralsociety.com
Extravaganza Polychoral
March 1, 7:30 p.m. – Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre
The Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC), under the direction of Lisette Canton, welcomes the Vancouver Chamber Choir for a joint concert. The two choirs will present works from their repertoire, as well as works for two choirs. The program includes Langlais’s Messe solennelle, as well as works by Bach, Bruckner, Schütz, Tavener, Martin, Muhly, Hawley, Whittall and Dove.
www.ottawabachchoir.ca
The Sacred Veil
March 2 at 3 p.m. – Église Saint-Joseph
The Capital Chamber Choir (CCC), directed by Jamie Loback, presents The Sacred Veil, a 12-movement work by Eric Whitacre, Thomas Tallis’s motet for 40 voices Spem in Alium, and the Canadian première of Jaakko Mäntyjärvi’s Tentatio, a contemporary tribute to Tallis’s work.
www.capitalchamberchoir.ca
Aleko
March 14, 7:30 p.m. – Rideau Park United Church
New Opera Lyra, under the direction of guest conductor Norman E. Brown, welcomes the Ewashko Singers for the Ottawa première of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s opera Aleko. The cast includes tenors Adam Sperry and Philip Klassen, and dancer and choreographer Clare Bassett.
www.newoperalyra.ca
Ave Maria
April 6 at 3 p.m. – Église Saint-Joseph
The Cantata Singers of Ottawa, under the direction of Andrew McAnerney, present Ave Maria, an a-cappella program exploring the theme of this prayer to the Virgin Mary. The choir will perform works by Palestrina, Parsons, Gallus, Mozart, Rhineberger, Stravinsky and Biebl.
www.cantatasingersottawa.ca
TORONTO
University of Toronto Chamber Choir and soprano-alto choir, with the Toronto Children’s Chorus
Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. – Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
The University of Toronto Chamber Choir and Women’s Voice Choir present a joint concert with the Toronto Children’s Chorus. The program will feature choral music from Latin America and will be directed by guest conductor Cristian Grases.
www.torontochildrenschorus.com
The Atonement
March 22, 7:30 p.m. – Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
The Orpheus Choir of Toronto and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, surrounded by professional musicians and soloists, will present The Atonement by Afro-descendant composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, whose 150th birthday is being celebrated this year. This will be the first time The Atonement has been presented with choir and orchestra in Canada since 1904.
www.orpheuschoirtoronto.com
Missa Solemnis
April 4, 8 p.m. – Roy Thomson Hall
The renowned Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, celebrating its 130th anniversary this season, will perform Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, described by Beethoven as his greatest masterpiece. The choristers and musicians will be conducted by Jean-Sébastien Vallée and accompanied by renowned soloists: soprano Tracy Cantin, mezzo-soprano Simona Genga, tenor Frédéric Antoun, and baritone Brett Polegato.
www.tmchoir.org
Translation: Madeline Boldt
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