It’s fair to say The Elora Singers never really left. They were among the few choirs in Ontario who maintained a strong presence online amid the dreaded COVID-19 lockdowns.
With the reopening of capacity limits at Ontario concert venues, the Elora Singers will present hybrid online and in-person concerts happening in November and December.
There’s also a new Christmas CD, Radiant Dawn, in the works for release on November 21. The CD includes traditional and contemporary arrangements by Willcocks, Chilcott, Dove, Enns, Gjeilo, Macmillan, Stopford, Pärt, and others.
“We have enjoyed presenting our digital programs over the last year or so, and elements of our digital offerings will continue into the future, of course, but we have missed our audiences dearly!” explained Artistic Director Mark Vuorinen.
“We can’t wait to sing for a live audience again this year. To begin our season, we present On Love, which will feature a brand-new piece by composer Timothy Corlis. This setting of the Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran’s beautiful words of love and unity seemed the perfect way to begin this new season. In this program, with a message of love, we reemerge from the challenging months behind us into a season of hope and light.”
Fall/Winter Highlights
- Premiere of On Love, a commissioned work by Canadian composer Timothy Corlis set to the poem by Kahlil Gibran and sung in English and Arabic. Also on the program will be settings on the theme of love by Duruflé, Clausen, Willan, Pärt, Finzi, Enns, Sheppard and Shaw.
- Bach’s Advent Cantatas and the Christmas excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, with chamber orchestra and soloists from the ranks of the choir.
- The Elora Singers’ annual Christmas concert will be presented in both online and live performances, featuring repertoire from the Singers’ new Christmas CD.
Full concert details here. Tickets go on sale November 1 and 15.
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