Rotary Centre for the Arts presents

VANCOUVER CHAMBER CHOIR

True North

The Vancouver Chamber Choir, conducted by Kari Turunen, performs True North, a selection of choral works by composers from Canada, Estonia, Denmark, Latvia, and other northern countries. Each work is inspired by the unique landscapes of northern regions.

Artistic Director Kari Turunen began leading the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Canada’s longest-running professional choir, in September 2019, its 49th concert season. Jon Washburn founded the choir in 1971 and it has become an amazing success story, ranking with the handful of North America’s best professional choruses and noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The choir has presented concerts to audiences at home in Vancouver and on tour across Canada. International excursions have taken them to the USA, Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Finland, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine.

Honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence by Chorus America, the choir has performed countless concerts and broadcasts, released 36 recordings and received numerous awards. Foremost supporters of Canadian music, they are responsible for commissions and premieres of 334 choral works by 145 composers and arrangers, most of whom are Canadian. Over the years the choir has sung over 4,000 performances of works by Canadian composers, in addition to their extensive international repertoire.

Program

Vancouver Chamber Choir
Kari Turunen, conductor
TRUE NORTH

Zumak (2024) --- Russell Wallace (b. 1951)
Sügismaastikud (1964) [Text by Viivi Luik] --- Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)
Crooked by Nature (2020) [Various] --- Carmen Braden (b. 1985)
Girl Hours (2019) [Text by Sofia Samatar] --- Stuart Beatch (b. 1991)
Regn og Rusk og Rosenbusk (1991) [Text by H.C. Andersen] --- Bo Holten (b. 1948)
[Abby Boggs & Emil M Cheung, soprano. Dinah Ayre, alto. Eric Schwarzhoff, tenor.]

INTERMISSION

Qilak (2020) --- Andrew Balfour (b. 1967)
Rough Notes (2018) [Text by Captain Robert Scott] --- Nico Muhly (b. 1981)
Snowforms (1983) --- R. Murray Schafer (1933-2021)
Rivers of Light (2014) [Various] --- Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1971)
[Dinah Ayre, alto. Steven Bélanger, baritone.]
Piedzimšana (2008) [Inese Zandere] --- Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946)

Pricing

Regular: $55.00 ($46.65 + $2.10 CIF + $6.25 Service Fee)
30 under 30: $39.89 ($32.86 + $2.10 CIF + $4.93 Service Fee)
All above prices include GST.

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Mary Irwin Theatre at the Rotary Centre for the Arts event tickets include a $2.10 Capital Improvement Fee (CIF). A service fee is added for box office costs, card processing, and taxes. Vancouver Chamber Choir tickets and their applicable fees are non-refundable.