The Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo-Wellington invites you on a literal journey of a lifetime with its 2011 winter concert, Souls of Our Shoes.
Tickets are now on sale for this one-night only performance, which takes place Jan. 22 at 8pm at Harcourt United Church (87 Dean Avenue in Guelph). Arranged as a musical homage to life itself, Souls of Our Shoes explores the joys and sorrows of the human condition using a wide variety of singing styles, including 1960s folk, gospel, traditional, classical choral and acapella arrangements.
“The journey through life has but one beginning and one end, yet the road we take to get there is different for every individual,” explained Robert Miller, artistic director for the Rainbow Chorus. “The selections in Souls of Our Shoes are intended to showcase the diversity of life’s paths, whether they are across physical, emotional or spiritual boundaries.”
Audiences will experience the journey through childhood through such pieces as Everything Possible, arranged by renowned Canadian composer Willi Zwozdesky, and Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through the Night), a traditional Welsh lullaby with lyrics arranged by chorus member Leslie Smith.
The Road Not Taken, a musical adaptation of Robert Frost’s famous poem by composer Randall Thompson, makes the case for striking out on one’s own. Conversely, the traditional gospel piece Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and Goin’ Home, a song by William Arms Fisher based on Antonín Dvo?ák’s Symphony No. 9, explore the need for a place to call home.
Following the concert, the chorus will be holding its annual Rainbow Raffle, with more than $1,700 in prizes available to be won. Refreshments and snacks will also be available after the show.
Tickets for Souls of Our Shoes are $15 for adults ($20 at the door), $15 for students and seniors and $5 for children under five. Advance tickets and information can be found at www.rainbowchorus.ca or by calling 519-829-2225.
Formed in 1994, the Rainbow Chorus is a charitable, non-profit organization of amateur, non-auditioned choral singers who celebrate the diversity of their community through song. Members (gay, lesbian, bi, trans and straight) come from small towns throughout southwestern Ontario.
