The Guelph Chamber Choir invites the public to enjoy an afternoon of music fit for royalty in St. George’s Anglican Church on May 15 at 2:30pm.
The choir’s Songfest concerts allow it to share the stage with other choral groups in Guelph and the surrounding area.
For this concert the choir welcomes singers from St. George’s Anglican Church Choir, Harcourt Memorial United Church Choir and Dublin Street United Church Choir.
The musical selections for the afternoon have been drawn from the great wealth of British cathedral music. Works written for choir and organ or for unaccompanied choir will grace the heart and ear, organizers state.
Music will include Parry’s jubilant I was Glad, Byrd’s Ave verum corpus, and selections from the splendid Mass in g minor for double choir by Vaughan Williams. Rounding out the afternoon are favourite works from Tallis, Mendelssohn, Stanford, Haydn and Rutter.
Join with the choirs in singing great anthems such as O God Our Help in Ages Past and Jerusalem.
Conductor Gerald Neufeld said, “A songfest is a special opportunity to bring together choirs in singing music that has thrilled audiences for hundreds of years. Old as well as newer music heard in cathedrals, sung by a large choir together with an audience, is tremendously inspiring. Many of the selections performed by the choirs are memorable favourites that you will recognize from royal coronations and other events.”
The concert will also feature the talents of Chris Dawes, one of Canada’s premiere organists.
Single tickets are now available for $25 each or four for $80. Tickets are $10 tickets for students and those 30 and under and $5 for youth with eyeGO. Tickets are available from the choir or board members, through the River Run Centre by calling 519-763-3000 or online at www.riverrun.ca. Tickets will also be available at the door. Seating is general admission.
For more information visit website at www.guelphchamberchoir.ca or call 519-836-5103.
