The Guelph Chamber Choir will to continue its tradition of presenting choral music to stir the spirit after a highly successful 30th anniversary year.
This season it presents four concerts of choral music.
Conductor Gerald Neufeld will bring talented soloists and guest choirs to Guelph. “Collaborations with other groups have always been vital to the Guelph Chamber Choir,” he said. “This season, we welcome six choirs from Guelph and beyond to join us in making music pleasing to the ear that moves the heart.”
The Guelph Chamber Choir’s season opens at the Church of Our Lady with An Advent Festival on Nov. 27, at 8pm. Two cantatas from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio will be presented with other seasonal repertoire for choir and organ. Joining the GCC are mezzo-soprano Anita Krause, tenor Neal Banerjee, and bass Benjamin Covey, along with Musica Viva Orchestra on period instruments.
Handel’s Messiah rounds out seasonal fare on Dec. 18, at 8pm at the River Run Centre.
Soloists are soprano Sarah Kramer, mezzo-soprano Sophie Roland, tenor Neal Banerjee and bass Olivier Laquerre. Musica Viva Orchestra will provide period accompaniment.
Nearing the end of winter, celebrate an important side of the Guelph musical scene with this year’s Songfest: Folk & Family.
Popular local folk artists James Gordon and Tannis Slimmon will join the GCC and guest choirs from the community in a concert exploring the folk music traditions of Canada and abroad. The concert will be presented at Harcourt Memorial United Church on March 5, at 8 pm.
The final performance of the year is Brahms’ German Requiem. The GCC will be joined by voices from the University of Guelph Choirs and the University of Western Ontario Singers as well as soloists soprano Anne-Marie Ramos and bass-baritone Daniel Lichti.
This is music of compassion and humanity to soothe the human spirit. The concert will be held on April 2 at the River Run Centre at 8pm.
Podium Talks from 7 to 7:30pm precede series concerts (excluding Messiah) providing insight into each evening’s performance.
Series tickets are now available for $75 for all four series concerts. Purchasing the full series reserves four evenings, gives first choice of seats for Handel’s Messiah and Brahms’s Requiem and provides support to one of Guelph’s premiere arts organizations. Series and single tickets are available through the River Run Centre by calling 519-763-3000 or online at riverrun.ca.
For more, visit www.guelphchamberchoir.ca or call 519-836-5103.
