The Elora Festival Singers present a tribute to Canadian composers, Oh Canada, featuring works by Mark Sirett, Harry Somers, Derek Holman, Rob Teehan, and Leonard Enns among others.
For the special performance, The Singers and conductor Noel Edison welcome guest composer and commentator Leonard Enns to join them and guide the audience through his new work The Only Face I Want is Yours, and the works of the other composers presented.
Some of the works featured were composed specifically for the Elora Festival Singers, including Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence by Craig Galbraith and To See a Cherry Hung with Snow, by Timothy Corlis.
Guest composer and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir singer Rob Teehan will join The Singers and also speak about his work entitled Here at the Door. Also joining this performance are pianist, Leslie D’Ath and organist, Jurgen Petrenko.
The tribute to Canadian music would not be complete without the classic Songs from The Newfoundland Outports, by Harry Somers. This is coast-to-coast Canadiana.
Oh Canada will be presented on May 8 at 3pm at St. John’s Church, located at the corners of Smith and Henderson Streets in Elora.
Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased in person at 33 Henderson St. Elora (Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm), by phone at 519.846.0331, or online at www.elorafestival.com.
