Elektra Women's Choir & Borealis String Quartet "In the Abbey Garden"
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In the Abbey Garden takes us from the glorious churches of Austria, Germany, and Spain to the gardens and fields of Russia, France, and Latvia. Adding to the already luscious sound of Elektra, the the Borealis String Quartet performs Dvorak and pianist Stephen Smith joins Elektra for Rachmaninoff's Six Choruses, opus 15.
Today’s glimpse into European music for women’s voices starts at the the Romantic era, where organist-composers such as Franck and Rheinberger contributed to the repertoire, and where a handsome young Johannes Brahms formed his own women’s choir and wrote many works of lasting value for them to sing. At this point, listeners who love classical music will start to recognize composers whose instrumental music may be better known than their choral works, including Rachmaninoff, Casals, and Holst. It is our great pleasure to sing their vocal music for you tonight, deepening our understanding of who they were as creative musicians.
The first half of the program also includes three works by living European composers, showing connections to the continuous stream of choral composition in these European musical cultures and connecting themes of the older works with our modern world. The Borealis String Quartet joins Elektra in this project and for also plays two movements of the Dvorak “American Quartet” .
To conclude the concert Elektra moves away from Europe to Canada and Ottawa-based Kelly Marie Murphy’s beautiful new Instrument of Peace.
| Cost: |
Adult: $25 Child: $25 Senior: $25 Student: $25 General: $25 At the Door: $25 |
Category: |
Concerts | Music Choir | Vocal Ensemble Classical |
| Location: |
Christ Church Cathedral
930 Burdett Avenue, Victoria |
This event is for Everyone | |
| More Info: |
Marilyn Dalzell [email protected] 250-383-2714 Event Website |
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