May 2010 – Songs and Sonnets
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Join Vocal Alchemy as we present a wide variety of music, all taking its inspiration from great English poetry. The Bard himself is well-represented, as is music from Shakespeare’s time, along with some instrumental and vocal sounds of the time. We’ve also got plenty of contemporary works, including music from a number of different Canadian composers, and three pieces from “Songs and Sonnets” by jazz composer George Shearing: jazz settings of classic Shakespeare texts for choir with jazz piano and bass.
We’re joined by great guest artists including soprano Eve Richardson and our fantastic pianist Satomi Tozawa. Vince Kelly and Jen Hoyer will play recorders, and Toscha Turner joins us to play bass on the Shearing pieces.
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