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2012/13 CONCERT SERIES

LATVIAN RADIO CHOIR

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SOUNDSTREAMS

An International Centre for New Directions in Music

Led by Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney and Executive Director Chris Lorway, Soundstreams is a Toronto-based music presenter that commissions, develops, and showcases the work of contemporary Canadian composers and their international counterparts.

These innovative collaborations are performed by the finest artists from Canada and around the world, and are presented in an annual concert series at Koerner Hall, in national and international tours, and through a variety of education and outreach activities. To mark our 30th anniversary season in 2012–13, Soundstreams will also launch SoundMakers, an innovative website and smartphone app that will invite music lovers to explore Soundstreams’ commissioned works and create new works of their own.

Over the past three decades, Soundstreams commissions have added more than 150 works to the musical repertoire worldwide, reflecting a diverse variety of genres and cultural traditions. Projects have included festivals and conferences such as the Northern Encounters Festival, University Voices, Toronto Fanfare Project, and the Cool Drummings percussion festival and conference, as well award-winning operas including Thomson Highway and Melissa Hui’s Cree opera Pimooteewin: The Journey and R. Murray Schafer’s site-specific opera The Children’s Crusade.



STAFF

Lawrence CherneyARTiSTiC DiRECTOR

Chris LorwayExECUTiVE DiRECTOR

Jorge AyalaDigiTAL COMMUNiTy MANAgER

Sarah Baumann DiRECTOR OF MARKETiNg & PR

Kyle BrendersARTiSTiC ASSOCiATE

Amber EbertOUTREACH PROgRAMS MANAgER

Christina NiederwangerDiRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Caitlin WeldASSOCiATE PRODUCER

Ben Dietschi DEVELOPMENT iNTERN

Hiroyasu Sudo MARKETiNg & OUTREACH iNTERN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bernie Schiff, PRESiDENT

Daniel Weinzweig, ViCE PRESiDENT

Jim Doherty, FCiS, FSA, TREASURER

Katherine Smalley, SECRETARy

Larry Smith, CANorman WooRosario Cartagena, ENCORE COMMiTTEE REPRESENTATiVE

ADVISORY COMMITTEEAndrea AlexanderLois Lilienstien, C.M., D.H.LElaine GoldHy SarickAlan Convery

ENCORE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEERosario Cartagena, CO-CHAiR

Yvette Lam, CO-CHAiR

Anne AbbottSunira ChaundriScott CroccoSigny FranklinArda IlgazliRebecca Leung

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Many of you will know that since 2000, Soundstreams has presented a biennial project called University Voices, which brings together the finest young adult choristers from universities across Canada to sing contemporary music under renowned international conductors. This time four choirs from three provinces have gathered to rehearse and perform under Kaspars Putniņš, conductor of the Latvian Radio Choir.

But as a special tribute to our 30th anniversary, we have added an extraordinary component to this event: we have combined the university choristers with not just the conductor of the world’s greatest chamber choir, but the actual Latvian Radio Choir itself! The Latvians last performed in Canada under Soundstreams auspices i n 2005 as part of our Northern Voices Choral Festival.

you’ll hear them all in various combinations for masterpieces from the Russian repertoire: Part i of Alfred Schnittke’s monumental Concerto for Choir, and movements from Rachmaninov’s belovedVespers. There are also Canadian works by Nic gotham, John Weinzweig (in honour of the 100th year of this birth), and a world premiere by Ana Sokolović. Works by Latvian Santa Ratneice and Russian-American composer Lera Auerbach round out the program.

Two Soundstreams passions are expressed in this concert: offering our audiences the world’s best contemporary music performed by its greatest interpreters; and engaging emerging young artists with compelling music by living composers. Many of the works on this afternoon’s program also have a profoundspiritual dimension, most fitting for a concert that falls on Remembrance Day. These works speak to the sorrow and tragedy of great loss, while at the same time expressing the hope that together we can build a better and more peaceful world.

Lawrence Cherney

2012-2013 CONCERT SERIES

The Three Faces of Jerusalem Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Fujii Percussion and VoicesTuesday, March 5, 2013 at 8:00 pm

Piano Ecstasy Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00 pm

Music for China Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 8:00 pm

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* CommissionedbySoundstreams withthegenerousassistance oftheCanadaCouncilfortheArts

Sunday,November11,2012at3:00pm

KoernerHall,TELUSCentreforPerformanceandLearning

273BloorSt.West

KasparsPutniņš,ConductorLatvianRadioChoir

UniversityVoices:CalixaLavalléeSingers(UniversityofOttawa)MadrigalSingers(UniversityofAlberta)UniversityofGuelphChamberChoirUniversityofManitobaChamberChoir

BillyJoeMacLellan,Actor

PROGRAM

John Cage Four2(1990)(1912–1992,U.S.A) AllChoirs

Nic Gotham TheFoolbytheRoadside(1999)(1959,England/Canada) LatvianRadioChoir

Santa Ratniece Horohorohatahata(2008)(1977,Latvia) LatvianRadioChoir

Excerpt from the fromEpisode#79-ThePromiseCBC Radio drama WrittenbyGregoryJSinclairAfghanada BillyJoeMaclellan

Sergei Rachmaninov AllNightVigil(Vespers)(1915)(1873–1943,Russia) Movements2,7,9,6* LatvianRadioChoir *JoinedbyUniversityVoices

INTERMISSION

Ana Sokolović ASAP4SATB(2012)*(1968,Serbia/Canada) WorldPremiere UniversityVoices

John Weinzweig PrisonerofConscience(1985)(1913–2006,Canada) UniversityVoices

Lera Auerbach Psalm23(1999) (b.1973,Russia/U.S.A) Psalm130(1999) Lullaby(2002) UniversityVoices

Alfred Schnittke ChoralConcerto(1984)(1934–1998,Russia) Part1 AllChoirs

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Latvian Radio ChoirKasparsPutniņš,ConductorEgilsŠtāls,Manager

SopranoKristīneBarkovska AgateBurkina IevaEzerieteIngaMartinsone IvetaRomāncane InitaVindava

ChOiRS

AltoIngaBaltāAntraDreģeLīgaPaegleGundegaKrūmiņaIngaRūtentāleDaceStrautmaneIngaŽilinska

TenorRūdolfsBērtiņšEgilsJākobsonsNormundsĶirsis FerijsMillers AigarsReinis KārlisRūtentāls

Madrigal Singers (University of Alberta)LeonardRatzlaff,ConductorSaraBrooks,ChoralAssistant

AltoBaileyCameronSilkenConradiLanaCuthbertsonHilaryDavisElizabethKreiterKaylaMacDonaldAngelaMcKeownTammy-JoMortensenJenniferO’DonnellRebeccaParsonsGloriaWan

TenorRJChambersRaimundoGonzalezByunghoJunMarkKeelerSavioNguyenArthurRaymundoAnthonyWynne

University of Guelph Chamber ChoirMartaMcCarthy,Conductor

TenorJamalNickieThomasSharpeChristopherWattam

University of Manitoba Chamber ChoirElroyFreisen,Conductor

SopranoJaneFinglerAlexandriaGrayCarmenHarrisTerrelleKloseRomannaKlymkiwMelodieLangevinAndreaLettJulieLumsdenAllisonPhippsLaurenZerkee

AltoDeidraBorusAmyCraigGenevaHalversonChantalKuegleVictoriaMarshallMelitaMudri-ZubaczKerensaPetersStephaniePinettePatriciaSparrow

TenorChadAbrahamsonIvanBartelEverettFristenskyDominicGawronJustinOdwakWesRamboScottReimerAdamSperryKrisTraquair

BassJamesCampbellBenEricksonTroyJasperElliotLazarThomasMcKibbinSimeonRusnakDevanRynerBenSellickDanielThielmannPaulWinkelmans

BassAldisAndersonsKārlisBimbersGundarsDziļumsJānisKokinsJānisStrazdiņšPēterisVaickovskis

Soprano SaraBrooksAnnaChenSherryGiebelhausKaitlyndHillerGiannaReadSylviaRomanowskaKatrinaSmithAlexandraThompsonKatrinaTownsendAndreaVogelLeighWalbaum

BassRobCurtisKennethErnstKurtIllerbrunJeremyKerr-WilsonJohnLambertSidneyM’SahelJarettProuseAdamRobertsonAdamSartore

SopranoErinBustinAdrieneDonkin-VerschurenKimberlyGarrettKrisandraIvingsMeganMiceliMaryParkinsonAlexandraRasiukErinTusa

AltoBowieChiuTaraMcInerneyEricaMiceliEmilyPalmerMikaelaStiver

BassCraigBechtelAlexChenIanDickiesonKieranKaneMatthewOxley

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ChristopherDawes,RehearsalPianist

Calixa Lavallée Singers (University of Ottawa)LaurenceEwashko,ConductorRyanHofman,ChoirManager&AssistantChoirMaster

SopranoAshleyCrossAlexandriaGivensRebeccaGrayChristineJakelAndreanneLoiselleMichaellaStorrRisaTonita

AltoShaelynArchibaldCarolynneBallChanelBourdeauEmmaBulchak-HealyKatelynDevereauxCarolynGreveLauraMcLarenLydiaPiehl

TenorPhilippeBlaisAnthonyBoxellKieranFossAlexanderOuelletteAdamReid

BaritoneSylvainWellman-FrenetteSebastienRomanuttiKyleMerrithewNathanBall

Bass HenryBanRyanHofmanDorianDeLucaAlexanderKanabeAdamKuiack

Four2 John Cage

Composedin1990formixedchorus.Eachvocalsectionofthefour-partchoralensemble,sopranos,altos,tenors,andbasses,isgivenitsownsoundsplacedwithintimebrackets.ThetextconsistsofonlythelettersthatspelltheU.S.statename,Oregon.

The Fool by the Roadside Nic Gotham

ThepoembyW.B.YeatswasquotedbyBanutaRubessasapostscripttoherlibrettoformyoperaOhPilot.Yeats’powerfullyconcisereflectiononlife,deathandlovecombineshumourandmelancholyinequalportions.Itsequationoflove,destinyandoblivionisessentiallymystical.Apoemorcompositionforchoirare,ofcourse,examplesoftheworkswhichYeatsmentionsinthepoem’sfirstline.Accordingly,Ihavecreatedapieceofmusicthatturnsbackonitself,unwindsintoloosethreadandevaporatesintonothingness.NicGotham(1999)

Afghanada

Afghanadaisanaward-winningradiodramathatairedonCBCRadioOne.TheseriesdepictsthelivesofCanadiansoldiersbothinthetheatreofwarinAfghanistanandastheyreturnhome.The103episodeseriesbeganinNovember2006andconcludedinJanuary2012.AfghanadawontheCanadianScreenwritingAwardintheRadioDramaCategoryfromtheWritersGuildofCanadainboth2007and2008.TheRemembranceDaySpecialwonaGoldMedalforBestRadioDramaSpecial,andaSilverMedalforBestWritingatthe2008InternationalRadioFestivalofNewYork.

The All-Night Vigil (Vespers) Sergei Rachmaninov

Theall-nightvigiliscelebratedontheeveofthemainfeastsoftheOrthodoxChurch.Originallyitlastedallnightandconsistedofthreeseparateservicestocelebratethebeautyofthesettingsun,andreflectonthespirituallightofChristasthenewlightofthecomingdayandtheeternallightofheaven.

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Rachmaninov’ssettingofthevigilwaswrittenin1915,inthemiddleoftheFirstWorldWar.Hehasusedauthenticznamenny(fromtheSlavonicznamiameaning“sign”)chantsinsevenofthemovements,withtwomovementsemployingGreekchants.TheworkisdedicatedtothescholarStephanVasilevitchSmolenskywhointroducedRachmoninovtotherepertoireofthechurch,howeverthecomposer’sinspirationwasasmuchpoliticallymotivatedasspirituallyandthecompositionwasapowerfulaffirmationofnationalismduringthewar.ThetitleoftheworkisoftentranslatedassimplyVespers,howeveronlythefirstsixofthe15movementsaresetfromtextsfromtheRussianOrthodoxcanonicalhourofVespers.

Horo horo hata hata Santa RatnieceHorohorohatahataevokesaspiritualworld,withanimismandshamanisminspiredbythelanguageandcultureoftheAinupeople(IslandofHokkaidooftheKurilandSachalinIslands,Japan).Thetitlereferstotherefrainsintraditionallullabies(ihumke).“Mycompositionalsobeginswithalullabywithanunusualmarveloussound(rollingtongue),considereddivinebytheAinuwhocompareittothesoundofcelestialbells.InthepieceIalsousetwoAinuhunterprayerswhichwerewritteninthevillageofShumunkotintheSaruregionin1915.AccordingtoAinubeliefs,humanbeings,tosurvivewithotherlivingcreatures,mustlearntocommunicatewiththem.WhentheAinumengohuntinginthemountains,theypraytotheirGodstomakebirdsandmasksofanimalsappear.Inmycompositiontheseprayersarecombinedwiththevoicesandtheanimalandbirdcalls.”

ASAP 4 SATB Ana Sokolović Thischoirpieceisinspiredbytextmessagingortexting,whichweuseveryoften.Thepieceiswritteninthreesections,eachoneinspiredinadifferentwaybythese‘texts’.

Prisoner of Conscience John WeinzweigThecomposerdedicatedPrisonerofConsciencetoAmnestyInternational,whichalertstheworldofthosecitizensinmanycountrieswhohavebeentakenawayinthenightandheldincommunicadoinsolitaryconfinementwithoutchargeortrial.

Psalm 23 Lera Auerbach

Psalm23isapieceformixedchoirperformedinHebrewandisbasedontheoriginaltextfromtheHebrewBible/OldTestament.Firstperformedin1999,thisworkisdedicatedtoTomWaldeck.

Psalm 130 Lera AuerbachPsalm130isapieceformixedchoirperformedinLatinandisbasedonPsalm130,aPenitentialPsalm(PsalmsofConfession)usedinliturgicalprayersforthedepartedinWesternliturgicaltradition.Firstperformedin1999,thisworkisdedicatedtoPageandElizabethJohnson.

Lullaby Lera AuerbachLullabyisapieceformixedchoirbasedonWilliamBlake’spoemCradleSong.ThisworkwasfirstperformedinViennabytheVoxHumanaChamberChoirinNovember2004.

Choral Concerto Alfred SchnittkeTheConcerto’stextsarefromthethirdchapterofTheBookofLamentations,byGrigorNarekatsi,an Armenianmonkwholivedfrom951-1003.ThetextsweretranslatedintoRussianbyNaumGrebnev (1921-1988),anauthorandcomposerfriendofSchnittke.ThepremieretookplaceonJune9,1986attheStatePushkin’sMuseumofFineArtsinMoscow.

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Lera AuerbachLeraAuerbachwroteherfirstoperaattheageoftwelve,whichwasperformedinmanycitiesoftheformerSovietUnion.In1991,whilsttravellingintheUSA,shedecidedtoremainintheWest.ShegraduatedfromtheNewYorkJuilliardSchoolinpiano(withJosephKalichstein)andcomposition(withMiltonBabbitandRobertBeaser),simultaneouslystudyingcomparativeliteraryscienceatColumbiaUniversity.ShegaveherCarnegieHalldebutin2002,wheresheperformedherownSuiteforViolin,PianoandStringOrchestrawithGidonKremerandtheKremerataBaltica.Sincethentheworldwidecareerofthiscomposer,pianistandauthorhasundergoneanunusuallyrapiddevelopment.

John Cage

JohnCagewasanAmericancomposer,philosopher,poet,musictheorist,artist,printmaker,andamateurmycologist.Apioneerofpercussion,chance,andelectronicmusic,CagewasoneofthemostinfluentialAmericancomposersofthe20thcentury.HewasalsoinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofmoderndanceinAmerica,mostlythroughhisassociationwithchoreographerMerceCunningham.Cageisperhapsbestknownforhis1952composition4’33”,thethreemovementsofwhichareperformedwithoutasinglenotebeingplayed.

Nic GothamNicGothamisacomposer,saxophone-player,teacherandproducer.HewasborninEnglandandhasspentmostofhislifeinCanada.Professionallyactivesince1982,hehasworkedinawiderangeofmusicalstylesincludingjazz,pop,freeimprovisation,contemporaryconcertmusicandopera.NicGothamhascomposedsomethirty-plusworksforvariousensembles,includingworksforchoir,wind-andstringorchestra,andtwochamberoperas.Hehascomposedmanyworksforhisowninstrument,thesaxophone,includingaccompaniedandunaccompaniedsolos,quartets,studentrepertoire,andlargerensembles.HischamberoperaNigredoHotel(1992),createdwithlibrettistAnnMarieMacDonaldandproducedbyTapestryNewOpera,hasbeenoneofthemostfrequentlyperformedCanadianoperaswithtworemounts,toursacrossCanadaandGreatBritainandarecentproductionbyStopera(Canberra,Australia).

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Santa Ratniece In1996SantaRatnieceearnedherdiplomaattheEmilsDarzinsSchoolofMusicinRiga,specializinginmusicaltheoryandcompositionwithcomposerImantsZemzaris.In2000sheearnedadiplomafromtheAcademyofLatvianMusic,specializinginmusicologyfollowedin2002withadegreeincompositionwithKalsonsRomualds.Thesameyearshebeganamaster’sprogramattheEstonianAcademyofMusicwithrenownedcomposerHelenaTulve.In2003shewonfirstprizeincompositionforyoungcomposersinEstoniaforPetunia,apieceforflute,clarinet,violin,celloandpercussionsandinspiredbyPatrickSuskind’snovelPerfume.Shealsowonfirstprizeinthecategoryofyoungcomposersin2004attheInternational RostrumforComposerswithsensnacreforensemble.Since2006shehasbeenamemberoftheLatvianUnionofComposers.

Sergei RachmaninovSergeiRachmaninovwasbornatOneg,nearNovgorod,on20March1873.In1888RachmaninovbegantostudypianowithAlexanderSilotiandcompositionwithSergeiTaneyevandAntonArensky;healsoreceivedadvicefromTchaikovsky,whowasafriendofSilotiandhisformerteacher.Evenbeforehisgraduationasapianistin1891,Rachmaninovhadcomposedwhatwastobecomehisbest-knownwork,thePreludeinCSharpMinor.Rachmaninov’searlycareerestablishedapatternhewastofollowthroughouthislife:anuneasystrugglebetweenperformingandcomposing.Hewasaninternationalfigureasearlyas1899.TheyearsuptotheRussianRevolutionwerespentinanexhaustingwhirlofplayingandconducting.TheworksthatemergedduringthisperiodincludetheThirdPianoConcerto,thesymphonicpoemTheIsleoftheDead,thechoralsymphonyTheBells,andtwoacappellachoralworks,theLiturgyofStJohnChrysostomandtheVespers.ReprintedbykindpermissionofBoosey&Hawkes

Alfred SchnittkeUponhisemergenceintheWestintheearly1980s,AlfredSchnittkebecameoneofthemosttalked-about,recorded,andinfluentialcomposersofthelastdecadesofthe20thcentury.Schnittkewasbornin1934intheSovietUniontoGermanparents.AfterlivingforseveralyearsinVienna,hereturnedtoMoscowtoattendtheConservatoryfrom1953-1958.Hereturnedtheretoteachinstrumentationfrom1962through1972.Thereafter,splittinghistimebetweenMoscowandHamburg,hesupportedhimselfasafilmcomposer.Schnittkecomposedninesymphonies,sixconcertigrossi,fourviolin

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concertos,twocelloconcertos,concertosforpianoandatripleconcertoforviolin,violaandcello,fourstringquartets,balletscores,choralandvocalworks.Hisfirstopera,LifewithanIdiot,waspremieredinAmsterdam(April1992).

Ana SokolovićAnaSokolovićwasborninBelgrade,Serbiain1968.ShestudiedcompositionwithDusanRadicandwithZoranEric.Shecompletedamaster’sdegreeattheUniversitédeMontréalunderthedirectionofJoséEvangelista.Herrepertoireconsistsofworksfromsoloiststolargeorchestra,fromconcertmusictoincidentalmusic.In1995and1998AnaSokolovićwasthreetimeswinnerintheCompetitionforYoungComposersofSOCAN.In1996and2009AnaSokolovićrepresentedCanadaatUNESCO’sInternationalRostrumofComposers,inParis.In2005,AnaSokolovićwontheJosephS.StaufferPrizefromtheCanadaCouncilfortheArtsinrecognitionofherexceptionaltalentandachievementincomposition.In2005shewroteherfirstoperaTheMidnightCourtforQueenofPuddingsMusicTheatreCo,whichwasperformedattheRoyalOperaHouse,London,EnglandinJune2006.AnaSokolovićteachescompositionatMontrealUniversity.

John Weinzweig

JohnWeinzweigwasborninTorontoin1913.HestudiedcompositionatboththeUniversityofTorontoandtheEastmanSchoolofmusicinRochester,NewYork.AtEastman,WeinzweigworkedwithHowardHansonandwasexposedtoserialism.UponhisreturntoCanada,theyoungcomposerworkedattheCBCandNationalFilmBoard,composingincidentalmusicforradioandfilm.In1951,Weinzweig,alongwithaconsortiumofCanadiancomposers,formedtheCanadianLeagueofComposers,anadvocacyorganizationthatpromotestheperformance,recording,andpublicationofCanadianmusic.Duringthefollowingyear,WeinzweigbeganteachingattheUniversityofTorontowherehispedagogyshapedgenerationsofCanadiancomposers.Fromthelate1970suntilhisdeathin2006,Weinzweigreturnedtoanexplorationofconcertmusic,chamberworks,andvocal/dramaticgenres.


Kaspars Putniņš, Conductor

KasparsPutniņšhasbeentheconductoroftheLatvianRadioChoirsince1992.In1994,heformedtheLatvianRadioChamberSingers,anensembleofsoloistsformedfromthemembersofLatvianRadioChoir.HeregularlyappearsasaguestconductorwithleadingEuropeanchoirssuchastheBBCSingers,RIASKammerchor,NetherlandsChamberChoir,SwedishRadioChoir,NetherlandsRadioChoir,EstonianPhilharmonicChamberChoir,FlamishRadioChoirandothers.WhilstKasparsPutniņšworkencompassesawiderangeofchoralrepertoirefromRenaissancepolyphonytoworksoftheRomanticperiod,hisforemostgoalhasalwaysbeenthatofpromotingnewoutstandingchoralmusic.HehasforgedcloserelationshipswithmanycomposersintheBalticStatesandelsewhere;developingnewworkswhileexploringnewmusicallanguageandexpression.

Latvian Radio ChoirFoundedin1940,theLatvianRadioChoirisregardedasoneofthetopprofessionalchamberchoirsinEurope.ThechoirgivesatleastsixtyconcertsannuallyinLatviaandabroad,andregularlyappearsintheatricalandmultimediaevents.

TheLatvianRadioChoiractivelypopularizesthemusicofLatviancomposersaroundtheworld.Thechoir’srecordingsofworksbyĒriksEšenvalds,KristapsPētersons,andMārtiņšViļumshavewoneachofthemfirstprizesattheUNESCOInternationalRostrumofComposers.Thisisprovenbyregularinvitationstoperforminprestigiousinternationalmusicalforums(includingtheBalticSeaFestival,KlangspurenFestival,LaMusica,Ultima,TheVeniceBiennale,andInternationaleKoorbiennaleHaarlem)andinrenownedconcerthallssuchastheConcertgebouwandMuziekgebouwinAmsterdam,KonzerthausinBerlin,andCitédelaMusiqueinParis.

Madrigal Singers (University of Alberta)Dr.LeonardRatzlaff,Conductor

TheUniversityofAlbertaMadrigalSingers,conductedsince1982byLeonardRatzlaff,havehadsuccessesbothintheCBCnationalCompetitionforAmateurChoirsandinseveralinternationalcompetitionsinGermanyandIreland.TheMadrigalSingershaveperformedoninvitationatnationalconventionsbothintheUSandCanada.TheyhavealsoparticipatedinthreepreviousSoundstreamsUniversityVoicesprojects.TheyhaverecordedfiveCDs,twoofwhich(Balulalow,ThePassingofthe

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Year)receivedtheAssociationofCanadianChoralCommunitiesnationalchoralawardforbestrecordingoftheyear.TheyhavecollaboratedfrequentlywiththeEdmontonSymphony,theAlbertaBaroqueEnsembleandProCoroCanada.

Calixa Lavallée Singers (University of Ottawa)LaurenceEwashko,Conductor

ThisisthechamberchoiroftheSchoolofMusic.Participationinthisensemble,whichisconductedbyLaurenceEwashko,allowssingerstoexpandtheirknowledgeinmanyways:byperformingawidevarietyofvocalstylesandrepertoire;bydevelopingasenseofblend;andbyimprovingtheirsight-reading,linguisticandvocal/choralensembleskills.Whilelimitedto24singerswhoareprimarilyvoicemajors,competitionisopentotheentrestudentbodythroughaudition.Rehearsalstakeplaceonceperweekfortwohours.TheCalixa-LavalléeChoirperformsregularlythroughouttheschoolyearinavarietyofconcerts,bothattheuniversityandwithinthecommunityatlarge.

University of Guelph Chamber Choir Dr.MartaMcCarthy,Conductor

TheUniversityofGuelphChamberChoiriscomprisedofstudentsandalumniwhospecializeinfieldsasdiverseasVeterinaryMedicine,InternationalDevelopment,Languages,AppliedSciences,andMusic.InadditiontoperformingatUniversityVoicessince2002,andatnumerouscharitablefunctions,thechoirhasbeenfeaturedatnationaleventssuchasPodium2002,aswellasinternationalfestivalssuchasFestival500(2005)inSt.John’s,Newfoundland,andKathaumixwInternationalChoralFestival(2006)inPowellRiver,BritishColumbiaandtheEloraFestival(2006).In2011,thechoirreceivedFirstPlaceintheACCCNationalAmateurChoirCompetitionfortheCollegiatecategory.

University of Manitoba Chamber ChoirProfessorElroyFriesen,Conductor

ThelasttwodecadeshavebroughttheUniversityofManitobaSingerstoprominenceasaperformingensembleinCanada.ThischamberchoirhasappearedonnumerousoccasionswithWinnipeg’sleadingprofessionalorganizations. Inaddition,theyhaveperformedandrecordedArvoPärt’sLitanywiththeHilliardEnsembleandtheWinnipegSymphonyOrchestra,andGlenBuhr’sRitchotMasswiththePendereckiStringQuartet.FirstperformancesofnewmusicalsoincludeCanzoniRomanebySidRobinovitchcommissionedbytheCBCandtheMCO(1999),

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StyxbyKancielli(2003)andSeidNüchternundwachetbyAlfredSchnittke(2004).In2007theyjoinedforceswiththeUniversityofSaskachewanforperformancesofMozart’sRequieminSaskatoonandWinnipeg.TheUniversitySingershaveplacedfirstintheCBCradioNationalAmateurChoirCompetitionsChamberChoirCategory.ThehavetouredextensivelythroughoutNorthAmericaandEurope.

Billy Joe MacLellan, Actor

AGeminiAwardnomineeandACTRAAwardwinner,selectedfilm&televisioncreditsinclude:CovertAffairs(USANetwork),SavingHope(NBC/CTV),BombGirls(SHAW),Flashpoint(CBS/CTV),Cracked,TheRepublicofDoyle,Heartland,Insecurity,TheBorder&TheRonJamesShow(CBC),RookieBlue(ABC),LostGirl(Showcase)&ReGenesis(TMN).Selectedtheatrecreditsinclude:CousinAlexanderinNoGreatMischiefforNeptuneTheatre(NominatedforaRobertMerittAward)LaurieinVimyforTheCitadelTheatre(WorldPremiere),FredinAChristmasCarolforTheCitadelTheatre,PipinGreatExpectationsforPrairieTheatreExchange,JacobinSaltWaterMoonforPrairieTheatreExchange&GilbertBlytheinAnneofGreenGablesforTheAmericanTheatreofHongKong.

TEXTS

WhencradleandspoolarepastAndImereshadeatlastCoagulateofstuffTransparentlikethewind,IthinkthatImayfindAfaithfullove,afaithfullove.

The Fool by the RoadsideByWilliamButlerYates

WhenallworksthathaveFromcradleruntograveFromgravetocradleruninstead;WhenthoughtsthatafoolHaswounduponaspoolArebutloosethread,arebutloosethread;

Horo horo hata hataBasedontraditionalAinuhuntingprayers

WasIdead?WasIasleep?Mymindwascloudedanddazed.

Wingedcreaturethatyouare,youtravelhighintheskies,highovertheland.ThusyourspiritisnowabouttoreturntotheUpperHeavens.

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Amen.BlessthoutheLord,Omysoul.Blessedartthou,OLordmyGod.OLordmyGod,thouartbecomeexceedinglyglorious.Blessedartthou,OLordmyGod.Thouartclothedwithmajestyandhonor.Blessedartthou,OLordmyGod.Thewatersstoodabovethemountains.Marvelousarethyworks,OLord.Amongthehillsflowthewaters.Marvelousarethyworks,OLord.Inwisdomhastthoumadethemall.

GlorytotheeOLord,whohasmadethemall.GlorybetoGodonhighandonearthpeace,goodwilltowardsmen.(Glory)Openthoumylips,OLord,andmymouthshallshowforththeypraise.

BlessedartThou,OLord,teachmethystatutes.

Alltheangelhostwereamazedwhentheybeheldtheeamongthedead;yetdestroyingallthemightofdeath,OSaviour,withthyselfthoudidstdeliverAdam,andfromHadesdidstredeemus.


Youhavebeentreatedmagnificentlybythehumans.TheFireGoddnesscommandsitofyou.YouwillnowascendtheUpperHeavens.Hearthisandobey!

All Night Vigil (Vespers)

ii. Bless the Lord, O My SoulAmin’.Blagoslovi,dushemoya,Gospoda.Blagoslovenyesi,Gospodi.GospodiBozhemoy,vozvelichilsyayesizelo.Blagoslovenyesi,Gospodi.Voispovedaniyeivvelelepotuobleklsyayesi.Blagoslovenyesi,Gospodi.Nagorakhstanutvody.DivnadelaTvoya,Gospodi.Posredegorproydutvodi.DivnadelaTvoya,Gospodi.Vsyapremudrostiyusotvorilyesi.Slavati,Gospodi,sotvorivshemuvsya.vii. The Short GloriaSlavavvyshnikhBogu,inazemlimir,vchelovetsekhblagovoleniye.(Slava!)Gospodi,ustnemoiotverzeshi,iustamoyavozvestyatkhvaluTvoyu.

iX. The Story of the Resurrection Blagoslovenyesi,Gospodi,nauchimyaopravdaniyemTvoim.

Angel’skisoborudivisya,zriaTebevmertvykhvmenivshasia,smertnuyuzhe,Spase,krepostrazorivsha,isSoboyuAdamavozdvigshaiotadafsiasvobozhdsha.

Blagoslovenyesi,Gospodi,nauchimyaopravdaniyemTvoim.

(cont.)

Letyourspiritsreturnatopthesummitofournativecountry.MayyouabidethereAsnewborngods.Takethese„inau”thoselovely„inau”andmayyouenhancewitthemyourgloryasdeities!


“Pochtomirasmilostivnymislezami,“ouchenitsy,rastvoryayete?”blistayasyavogrobeAngelmironositsamveshchashe:“Viditevygrob,iurazumeyte,“Spasbovoskreseotgroba.”


“ZeloranomironositsytechakhukogrobuTvoyemurydayushchyya,nopredstaknimAngel,ireche:“Rydaniyavremyaprestaneplachite,voskresniyezheApostolomrtsyte.”


Mironositsyzheny,smiryprishedshiyakogrobuTvoyemu,Spase,rydakhu.Angelzheknimreche,glagolya:“Shtosmertvymizhivagopomyshlyayete?YakoBogbovoskreseotgroba!”

SlavaOttsu,iSynu,iSvyatomuDukhu.PoklonimsyaOtsu,iYegoSynove,iSvyatomuDuhu,SvyateyTroitsevoyedinomsushchestve,sserafimyzovushche:”Svyat,svyat,svyat,yesiGospodi.”Inyne,iprisno,ivovekivekov.Amin.

Zhiznodavtsarozhdshi,grekha,Devo,Adamaizbavilayesi.Radost’zheYevevpechalimestopodalayesi:Padshiyazheotzhizni,kseinapravi,izTebevoplotivyisyaBogichelovek.

Alliluyia!SlavaTebe,Bozhe.(x3)

vi. Ave MariaBogoroditseDevo,raduysya,blagodatnayaMariye,Gospod’stoboyu:BlagoslovennaTyvzhenakh,iblagoslovenplodchrevaTvoyego,YakoSpasarodilayesidushnashikh.

“Whereforemingleyethesweetsmellingointment,Oyedisciples,withyourpityingtears?”shiningfromthetombspaketheAngeltothewomenbearingspices:“Beholdyethetomb,andbeofgoodcheer,forheisnothere,butisrisen.”


Veryearlycamethemyrrh-bearingwomen,lamentingsorely,tothesepulcherbutbeforethemstoodanAngelandsaid:“Thetimeofyourmourningispast;lamentnomore,butgoandtelltheapostlesthatheisrisen”


Whenthemyrrh-bearingwomendrewnighthysepulchre,OSaviour,theymourned.butanangelspakeuntothem,saying:“Whyseekyethelivingamongthedead?AsGodhehasrisenfromthegrave.”

GlorytotheFatherandtotheSonandtotheHolySpirit.LetusworshiptheFatherwiththeSonandtheHolySpirit,TheHolyTrinity,threeinoneandoneinthree;letuscrywiththeangelsHoly,Holy,Holy,LordGodofSabbath,asitisandshallbeever,worldwithoutend.Amen.

Thou,OHolyVirgin,bringingforththeLord,ransomedstAdamandgavestjoyforsorrowuntoEve:theywhomfromlifehadfallenarerestoredbytheSaviourincarnateofthee,bothGodandman.

Alleluia!Glorybetothee,OGod.

VirginmotherofGod,hail,Mary,fullofgrace,theLordiswiththee:Blessedartthouamongwomen,andblessedisthefruitofthywomb,ForthouhastbroughtforththeSaviourwhoredeemedoursouls.

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ASAP 4 SATBTextbyAnaSokolovic

Part i ASAP4SATB

Part ii OMG,LOL,BRB,WUT

Prisoner of Conscience WordsbyJohnWeinzweig

SomewhereSomeoneSomewhere

SomeoneThere

OnedayIwasThere

SomeoneSomewhereOutThere

Iknownotwhy

Hearme

Psalm 23Adonairo-I,loehsarBin’otdesheyarbitseiniNaf’shiy’shovevYan’heninib’ma’agleitsedekL’ma’ansh’moGamleieilechB’geitsalmovetLoiraraKiAtahimadiShiv’t’cjaumishan’techaHemahy’nahamuniTa’arochl’fanaishulchanNegedtsor’raiDishantavashemenroshiCosir’vayahAchtovvahesedYird’funikoly’meihayaiV’shav’tib’veitAdonaiL’orechyamin

TheLordismyshepherd,Ishallnotwant,Hemakethmetoliedowningreenpastures,Heleadethmebesidethestillwaters,Herestorethmysoul,Heleadethmeinthepathsofrighteousness,Forhisname’ssake,Yes,thoughIwalkThroughthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath,Ifearnoevil,ForThouartwithme,ThyrodandThystaffTheycomfortme,ThoupreparestatablebeforemeInthepresenceofmineenemies,Thouannointestyheadwithoil,Mycuprunnethover,SurelygoodnessandmercyShallfollowmeallthedaysofmylife,AndIwilldwellinthehouseoftheLordForever.

Part iiiBBL,BBN,BBS,BBT,BC,LI,LIC,LOLO,LOLH,LOTR,LULT,R,R8,ROFL,RS,RTSM,RU,RUT,RUMOF,SAT,SB,SC,CD,SH,SOS,SOT,TBS,TBD,TBL,TCFIF,FIL,FOAD,FOAF...

TellmeWhy?Why?

WherecouldIbe?Where?Why?

HearMe

MyshadowknowsmenotIthoversovermeThereisnowayouthere

NowayoutNo,No,No

HearmeWhy?

Psalm 130Deprofundisclamaviadte,Domine:Domine,exaudivocemmeam.Fiantaurestuæintendentesinvocemdeprecationismeæ.Siiniquitatesobservaveris,Domine,Domine,quissustinebit?Quiaapudtepropitiatioest;etpropterlegemtuamsustinuite,Domine.Sustinuitanimameainverboejus:SperavitanimameainDomino.Acustodiamatutinausqueadnoctem,speretIsraëlinDomino.QuiaapudDominummisericordia,etcopiosaapudeumredemptio.EtipseredimetIsraëlexomnibusiniquitatibusejus.

Lullaby BasedonthetextCradleSongbyWilliamBlake

Sleep,sleep,beautybright,Dreaminginthejoysofnight;Sleep,sleep;inthysleepLittlesorrowssitandweep.

Sweetbabe,inthyfaceSoftdesiresIcantrace,Secretjoysandsecretsmiles,Littleprettyinfantwiles.

Choral ConcertoPart1Opovelitel’sushchegovsego,bestsennymidaraminasdaryashchij

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Fromthedepths,Ihavecriedouttoyou,OLord;Lord,hearmyvoice.Letyourearsbeattentivetothevoiceofmysupplication.Ifyou,Lord,weretomarkiniquities,who,OLord,shallstand?Forwithyouisforgiveness;andbecauseofyourlaw,Istoodbyyou,Lord.Mysoulhasstoodbyhisword.MysoulhashopedintheLord.Fromthemorningwatch,evenuntilnight,letIsraelhopeintheLord.ForwiththeLordthereismercy,andwithhimisplenteousredemption.AndhewillredeemIsraelfromallhisiniquities.

AsthysoftestlimbsIfeel,SmilesasofthemorningstealO’erthycheek,ando’erthybreastWherethylittleheartdothrest.

OthecunningwilesthatcreepInthylittleheartasleep!Whenthylittleheartdothwake,Thenthedreadfulnightshallbreak.

OMasterofallliving,bestowingpricelessgiftsuponus

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