VCM's Then and Now

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
8:00 PM

�Then and Now� J.S. Bach & Arvo P�rt: A Choral Celebration

The Victoria Conservatory of Music is programming a unique pairing of choral masterworks as their contribution to the upcoming centennial celebration: The Magnificat by J.S. Bach, and the Berliner Messe (Berlin Mass) by contemporary Estonian composer Arvo P�rt. �The goal was to create a program that connected with this event, having both a celebratory aspect and a sense of past and present,� explains the VCM�s Brian Wismath. �The much-loved Bach work is so cheerful and extravagant, while P�rt�s is so rich and meditative and transporting . . . they�re a great double bill,� he says. Wismath is also the conductor of Vox Humana, the city�s leading chamber choir, and their 24 glorious voices will be joined by two dozen members of the Victoria Symphony for this don�t-dare-miss-it performance. The leading soloists for the show, all with international cachet, include Baroque soprano Nancy Argenta, tenor Benjamin Butterfield, and Toronto-based countertenor Daniel Taylor. �This will be an extraordinary delight, even for neophyte listeners,� adds Wismath. �The music is accessible, and very exciting.�

Presented by the Centennial Festival
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Tickets at:
http://www.rmts.bc.ca/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=7982