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The Latvian Radio Choir with Canadian choristers Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Koerner Hall

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Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 3pm in Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning (Toronto, ON); Pre-concert chat at 2pm with Canadian composer Ana Sokolovic discussing her new choral work ASAP 4 SATB. 

Admission: Tickets range from $20-$65

Appearing in Toronto just prior to its U.S. debut at Lincoln Center, the Latvian Radio Choir is joined by 120 choristers from universities across Canada. Featuring classics from the Russian and Latvian repertoire—Rachmaninov’s beloved Vespers and Part 1 of Schnittke’s monumental Concerto for Choir —the program also showcases two Canadian composers: John Weinzweig and Ana Sokolovic, who will be premiering a new piece. With more than 150 singers on stage, this epic event will both exhilarate the senses and stir the soul.
Kaspars Putnins, conductor
Latvian Radio Choir
Calixa Lavallee Singers, University of Ottawa
Madrigal Singers, University of Alberta
University of Guelph Chamber Choir
University of Manitoba Chamber Choir
Repertoire
John Cage: Four2 (1990)
Nic Gotham: The Fool by the Roadside (1999)
Santa Ratniece: Horo horo hata hata (2008)
Ana Sokolovic: ASAP 4 SATB (World Premiere)
John Weinzweig: Prisoner of Conscience (1985)
Lera Auerbach: Psalm 23 (1999), Psalm 130 (1999), Lullaby (2002)
Rachmaninov: Selections from All Night Vigil (Vespers) (1915)
Alfred Schnittke: Choral Concerto (1984)

Appearing in Toronto just prior to its U.S. debut at Lincoln Center, the Latvian Radio Choir is joined by 120 choristers from universities across Canada. Featuring classics from the Russian and Latvian repertoire—Rachmaninov’s beloved Vespers and Part 1 of Schnittke’s monumental Concerto for Choir —the program also showcases two Canadian composers: John Weinzweig and Ana Sokolovic, who will be premiering a new piece. With more than 150 singers on stage, this epic event will both exhilarate the senses and stir the soul.

Performers: 
Kaspars Putnins, conductor
Calixa Lavallee Singers, University of Ottawa
Madrigal Singers, University of Alberta
University of Guelph Chamber Choir
University of Manitoba Chamber Choir
Latvian Radio Choir

 

Repertoire:
John Cage: Four2 (1990)
Nic Gotham: The Fool by the Roadside (1999)
Santa Ratniece: Horo horo hata hata (2008)
Ana Sokolovic: ASAP 4 SATB (World Premiere)
John Weinzweig: Prisoner of Conscience (1985)
Lera Auerbach: Psalm 23 (1999), Psalm 130 (1999), Lullaby (2002)
Rachmaninov: Selections from All Night Vigil (Vespers) (1915)
Alfred Schnittke: Choral Concerto (1984)

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