The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
Saturday, November 12, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Metropolitan United Church
56 Queen Street East, Toronto
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The Amadeus Choir and the Hannaford Street Silver Band present Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, a masterwork for band and chorus. This concert
also features Harry Somers' A Thousand Ages, Stephen Chatman's Reconciliation,
and Barbara Croall's Gi-Giiwe Na?, a lament for Native Canadian Soldiers recently
commissioned by the HSSB.
Featuring:
Amadeus Choir
Hannaford Street Silver Band
Lydia Adams, conductor
A co-production of the Amadeus Choir and Hannaford Street Silver Band |
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| Glorious Sounds of the Season
Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street, Toronto |
Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our Seasonal Song-Writing Competition.
Featuring the winning compositions along with other holiday favourites, you will not
want to miss hearing the Amadeus Choir and Bach Children's Chorus united in joyous
song.
Featuring:
Eleanor Daley, piano
Shawn Grenke, piano
The Bach Children's Chorus & Linda Beaupré, conductor
Lydia Adams, conductor |
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The Sealed Angel
Friday, February 3, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Koerner Hall in The TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
273 Bloor Street West, Toronto
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Profoundly moving, Rodion Shchedrin's music drama The Sealed Angel is one of the
most important Russian works of the 20th century. Brilliantly choreographed by Lars
Scheibner (Germany), performed by Toronto's Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus
Choir, conducted by Lydia Adams and featuring ProArteDanza, this hypnotic choral
opera is a contemporary answer to Rachmaninov's Vespers. The program also includes a
new choreography by ProArteDanza.
Featuring:
Amadeus Choir
Elmer Iseler Singers
ProArteDanza
Lydia Adams, conductor
A Soundstreams production
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Music of the Spheres:
A Fusion of Music, Art and Science
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Proctor & Gamble Great Hall,
Ontario Science Centre
770 Don Mills Road, Toronto |
On the eve of Earth Day, join us as we celebrate Dr. Roberta Bondar's 20th anniversary of flight in space. Her photographic explorations interweave with the sounds of the Amadeus Choir and Elmer Iseler Singers for a stunning presentation of two world premieres: Light in the Darkness - The Earth Sings by Lydia Adams (text by Roberta Bondar) and And Yet It Moves, music and lyrics by Jason Jestadt.
Featuring:
Amadeus Choir
Elmer Iseler Singers
Dr. Roberta Bondar
Lydia Adams, conductor
Shawn Grenke, piano
A co-production of the Amadeus Choir, Elmer Iseler Singers, The Roberta Bondar
Foundation, and the Ontario Science Centre.
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