2019-2020 SEASON
SEASON SPONSORS
Journey
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Saturday, May 2, 2020
West End Christian Reformed Church
10015 149 Street
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My Spirit Rejoices
Music of joy & celebration
featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s Magnificat with chamber orchestra
Saturday, February 29, 7:30 PM
West End Christian Reformed Church
10015 149 Street
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Jordan Van Biert & Alison Grant-Préville
Conductors
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Vocal Alchemy’s second concert of the 2019-20 season will feature a performance of the Baroque masterpiece, Antonio Vivaldi’s Magnificat, performed by Vocal Alchemy alongside a chamber orchestra of local professionals.
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The program will pair the Vivaldi Magnificat with a variety of modern works on the theme of joy, from Canadian composer Marie-Claire Saindon’s evocative Le secret de Dieu to Ola Gjeilo’s beautiful The Rose.
Under the direction of artistic director Jordan Van Biert and choral assistant Alison Grant-Préville, this evening with Vocal Alchemy and guests promises a musical experience that will invigorate and inspire the heart and soul!
A Promised Joy
Music of hope for tomorrow
featuring Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living with Chronos Vocal Ensemble & Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, November 23, 7:30 PM
West End Christian Reformed Church
10015 149 Street
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Jordan Van Biert Conductor
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The featured work, American composer Dan Forrest’s moving Requiem for the Living, will be performed by Vocal Alchemy alongside guests Chronos Vocal Ensemble, and featuring a chamber orchestra of local professionals, along with pianist Kim Cousineau.
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The program will pair the Forrest Requiem with a half-concert of varied music on the theme of hope, unaccompanied and with piano, by composers from Palestrina and Brahms to a variety of Canadian composers. The concert will also feature a newly-commissioned work, Boy with Orange (out of Kosovo), by Toronto composer Alex Eddington. Based on a poem by Lotte Kramer, Boy with Orange highlights both the troubling aftermath of war and the “promised joy” of freedom, and was commissioned by a consortium of Canadian choirs including three Edmonton-based ensembles.
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This evening with Vocal Alchemy and guests promises a musical experience that will energize and satisfy the heart and soul.