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Elmer Iseler Singers' 2009-2010 Toronto subscription series:
#1:
Gibbons to Gospel Sunday,
October 4, 2009 at 7:00 pm. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 78 Clifton Road at St. Clair, Toronto (W. of Mt. Pleasant)
- Lydia Adams, Conductor;
Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, Guest Conductor
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From their very recent appearance at U.S. President B.
Obama’s inauguration, we welcome Brainerd Blyden-Taylor and the renowned
Nathaniel Dett Chorale!
As tireless representatives of Afrocentric choral music, this
professional ensemble truly “builds bridges of understanding,
appreciation, and acceptance between communities of people…”
We unite in song to enhance the lives of our audience by bringing the
timeless choral works of: Byrd, Tallis, Gibbons, Whitacre and Tomkins,
the empowering music from the legacy of Nathaniel Dett and selections
from the wealth of a jubilant and uplifting Gospel repertoire.
Special Guest Artists: The Nathaniel
Dett Chorale
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This concert will
honour the 35th Anniversary of the Toronto Arts Council
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#2:
It's a Launch!
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New CD on the ECM Label
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 3:00 p.m. Lydia Adams, Conductor - with orchestra
Jeff Reilly, Bass Clarinet and Rebecca Whelan, Soprano -
soloists
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Featured
work: Lamentatio Jeremiae Propheate: Concerto for bass
clarinet and choir (2007), by Peter-Anthony Togni
Having premiered, toured and recorded Peter-A. Togni’s brilliant
masterpiece “Lamentations of Jeremiah,” Canada’s Elmer Iseler Singers
celebrate the international launch of their new CD on the ECM Record Label
(Manfred Eicher,producer)
Against the beautiful surroundings of St. Anne’s, a designated
Toronto National Historic Site, bass clarinetist Jeff Reilly, conductor
Lydia Adams and the Singers weave the intricate, universal tale of a prophet
who speaks the truth and is disregarded.
This compelling and expressive work ultimately offers the listeners
a renewal of hope for the future. Togni is a true Canadian musical triumph
treasure.
To be recorded on ECM records in an international release is an honour!
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Special Guest: Peter-Anthony Togni,
Composer
- St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Avenue,
Toronto
#3:
Messiah by G. F. Handel Friday, December
4, 2009, 8:00 pm
- Lydia Adams, Conductor
- Joining forces with the Amadeus Choir and a stellar cast of
electrifying and exceptional Canadian musicians, Lydia Adams and the Elmer
Iseler Singers continue the tradition of Handel’s exuberant and
overwhelmingly popular oratorio, MESSIAH.
Faulkner expressed his sentiments towards this 1742 Dublin premiered work
which Handel wrote in only 24 days: “…The Sublime, the Grand,
and the Tender, adapted the most elevated, majestick and moving Words,
conspired to transport and charm the ravished Heart and Ear….”
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Guest Artists:
The Amadeus Choir
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Outstanding
Canadian Soloists:
with Patricia Wright, Organ; Robert Venables and Robert Di Vito,
Trumpets; and Chamber Orchestra
- Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East (at Bond),
Toronto
We invite your to join us for a special Pre-Messiah dinner
at the historic Albany Club (91 King Street East) before the
performance. Arrive at 5:30 pm for a 6:00 to 7:30 pm dinner, then
walk one block to the concert.
Reserve now on the Order Form or call 416.217.0537. |
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| #4:
The Power of Penderecki |
Saturday,
January 30th at 8:00 pm and
Sunday, January 31st at
3:00 p.m. |
- Krzysztof Penderecki, Guest Conductor
- How appropriate it is to celebrate the return to
Toronto of Poland’s Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the world’s
greatest living composers, in the exquisite and intimate St.
Stanislaus Kostka Church.
Featuring the North American debut of the acclaimed Polish Chamber Choir
from Gdansk and including works by Henryk Gorecki and a World
Premiere by Norbert Palej, more than 100 voices will soar in this
breathtaking retrospective!
Lydia Adams and Canada’s Elmer Iseler Singers warmly welcome the Polish
Chamber Choir, the Toronto Children’s Chorus and the MacMillan
Singers.
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Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East (at Bond),
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Krzysztof Penderecki
Photo Christian Di
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In collaboration with
Soundstreams Canada and
in cooperation with the
Faculty of Music, University of Toronto |
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#5:
Sing for the Earth Sunday,
March 28, 2010 at 7:00 pm
The Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, Conductor
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre
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Hussein Janmohamed |
Ruth Watson
Henderson |
Jason Jestadt |
The beauty of the earth
and the gift of life will be expressed in song as we bring you three World
Premieres:
"Nūrun’ alā Nūr/Light Upon Light", a new work by
Hussein Janmohamed of Vancouver;
Ruth Watson
Henderson’s
Song Cycle, "Paths of a Luminous Earth", libretto by Carole
H. Leckner - commissioned by the Ontario Arts Council; and
Carol for the Night by Canadian
composer
Jason
Jestadt.
Also featuring Canadian works by
Adams, Corlis, Schafer, Daley and Togni
that will
inspire as “We breathe the spirit of our search, the hope that beats in our
hearts.” (Carole H. Leckner).
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church, 78 Clifton Road at St. Clair, Toronto (West of Mt. Pleasant)
Note: Concert program subject to change.
View Other Concerts and Events
by the Elmer Iseler Singers for 2009/2010.
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