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Pacific Opera Victoria presents a magnificent distillation of Shakespeare’s epic drama of tyranny and dark magic. Conducted by Timothy Vernon with Gregory Dahl as Macbeth and Lyne Fortin as Lady Macbeth, every moment of Verdi’s Macbeth pulls the audience into the heart of evil. Begins Oct. 4 at the Royal Theatre. Tickets available at rmts.bc.ca.
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Victoria choir charts new waters Christine van Reeuwyk
tors. “His energy, dedica- guest conductor Michelle Mourre. tion, and passion for choral The season will conclude in May 2013 music is infectious.” with Wismath’s debut leading the choir, feaWith a new musical leader, turing a program of standard choral mastercome new ideas. works and unique contemporary composi“One of my tasks and tions. Haydn’s Nelson Mass as well as works responsibilities has been by American-Swedish composer Steve finding a way to connect my Dobrogosz and Latvian composer Peteris musical ideas for the orga- Vasks will be performed with soloists and nization,” Wismath said. He orchestra. and the VCS background “We’re performing one piece of music team filtered through ideas that is very much a known work … but to create “a menu of perfor- we’re also combining it with three fairly mances” for this season. modern works,” Wismath said. “Next season is a unique “I believe in the importance of educating season for us because we our audience on music,” he explained. “If we do two very large concerts only listen to (one type of music) we tend to with the Victoria Sym- grow to only accept the sounds that we’re phony,” he said. used to … it’s required to expose ourselves Submitted photo Continuing the long tra- as musicians and our audience base to a Brian Wismath, music director for the Victoria Choral dition of collaboration with variety of music. It keeps them interested in Society. the Victoria Symphony, the what we’re doing and what comes next.” Victoria Choral Society will The choir is always on the search for new Chorus Niagara, and Ontario Youth Choir; start the seavoices and auditions for this and as assistant conductor of Opera in Con- son with two performances season are underway. cert Chorus (Ontario). In 2006, Wismath as guests of the Symphony. In Contact membership@ conducted the Vancouver Chamber Choir November, the choir will pervictoriachoralsociety.ca for Brian Wismath is as a participant in the Choral Conductors’ form Mozart’s Requiem under details. Complete informaalso music director Symposium concert broadcast on CBC the baton of Maestra Tania tion about the auditions can of the Vox Humana Radio. Miller. VCS will join the Symbe found at victoriachoralsoChamber Choir and the “The choir is looking forward to working phony again in December to ciety.ca. Victoria Conservatory with Brian,” said Tricia Johnson, president present the perennial favoucvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews. of Music Chorale. of Victoria Choral Society’s board of direc- rite, Handel’s Messiah, under com
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A new face at the helm plus a changed rehearsal venue could culminate in a collaborative and inspiring season for the Victoria Choral Society. Music director Brian Wismath started with the organization in May and spent the summer planning the 2012-13 season. “It’s a large organization. The choir has about 130 to 145 people,” he said, likening it to the Titanic. “Manoeuvring can be a challenge at times. … It takes a big background crew to make sure things move smoothly.” A change in policy meant a change in practice space for the Victoria Choral Society this season. The audition choir moves from Holy Cross Church to the Oak Bay United Church on Mitchell Street. “Oak Bay gives us the opportunity to connect with the community which is part of our mandate,” said Wismath. “It’s been a lot of work finding a new location. There’s only so many spaces in the city that can hold as many people as we have. … It’s all very much appropriate and in line with our upcoming season which is full of newness.” The new leader has a rich choral background. He has served as director of the University of Victoria Chamber Singers and Tucson Masterworks Chorale; as associate conductor of Orpheus Choir of Toronto,
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