Chor Leoni
2019-20 Season ERICK LICHTE, ARTISTIC DIREC TOR
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When There is Peace an armisTice OraTOriO chOr LeOni men’s chOir
Erick LichtE Artistic Director
NEW RECORDING Commissioned by Chor Leoni to mark the centenary of the World War One armistice, and broadcast across Canada by CBC, When There Is Peace will be available as a full-length recording for you to enjoy at home. Composer-in-Residence Zachary Wadsworth’s music traces the ache of the war to the moment of incandescent joy when the guns fell silent, hope bloomed again, and birdsong was heard once more. with: Borealis String Quartet Lawrence Wiliford, tenor arwen Myers, soprano robin reid & Martin Fisk, percussion
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Protect Us From War 28th Annual Remembrance Day Concerts Saturday November 9, 2019 | 3pm Sunday November 10, 2019 | 3pm West Vancouver United Church
2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver
Monday November 11, 2019 | 4pm Orpheum Theatre
601 Smithe St at Seymour, Vancouver
For 28 years, Chor Leoni has honoured our peacekeepers and soldiers and offered musical petitions for peace. Now the choir’s trademark Remembrance Day program comes to the Orpheum stage with a plea to protect all people from war. Works by Canadian composers Zachary Wadsworth, Don MacDonald, and Nicholas Ryan Kelly will be featured alongside landmark works by Samuel Barber, Veljo Tormis, Kurt Weill, and Bob Chilcott. with Tina Chang, piano; Michael Jarrett, percussion
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featuring the Arts Umbrella Dance Company Saturday December 21, 2019 | 4pm & 8pm Orpheum Theatre
601 Smithe St at Seymour, Vancouver
Chor Leoni’s world-renowned sound and the beauty of the Arts Umbrella Dance Company will come alive on the Orpheum stage in what will surely be the collaborative holiday event of the season. Traditional Holiday music from the Southwest, Appalachia, Europe, and Canada, sung by the men of Chor Leoni, and supported by an extraordinary instrumental ensemble will set the young dancers of Arts Umbrella soaring into the sky in a seasonal feast for the senses.
CHRISTMAS WITH CHOR LEONI Sunday December 22, 2019 | 3pm West Vancouver United Church
2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver
Chor Leoni presents its traditional music-only Christmas concert at West Vancouver United Church. Accompanied by harp, marimba, guitar, and piano, this concert is sure to warm your December afternoon and your heart. Featuring works by Zachary Wadsworth, Malcolm Dalglish, and Conrad Susa, this concert will be one of the hottest holiday tickets on the North Shore. both concerts with: Tina Chang, piano Vivian Chen, harp Ed Henderson, guitar Michael Jarrett, percussion
SEA SONGS & SHANTIES
Ensemble La Nef & Chor Leoni presented by
Early Music Vancouver
Saturday February 22, 2020 | 7:30pm (pre-concert talk at 6:45pm) Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
6265 Crescent Rd, UBC, Vancouver
Come aboard for a voyage of discovery as Chor Leoni and Montreal’s renowned early music collective La Nef unite to sing a program of hearty sea shanties, haunting laments, and rollicking songs of the sea. Collected from the age of great sailing ships and shared as oral tradition, these old songs with roots from America, Ireland, and the Caribbean will come alive on the Chan stage with players from Early Music Vancouver, La Nef, and the voices of Chor Leoni.
CADILLAC CATHEDRAL story by Jack Hodgins music arranged by Cameron Wilson Saturday April 4, 2020 | 3pm & 8pm York Theatre
639 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
Sunday April 5, 2020 | 3pm West Vancouver United Church
2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver
Old Time, Bluegrass, and Folk music combine in an original musical radio drama, sung by Chor Leoni, in this encore production of Cadillac Cathedral. The choir joins a crackerjack band and CBC icon Bill Richardson as he narrates Vancouver Island author Jack Hodgins’ poignant story of friendship, lost love, and an unlikely road trip in a Cadillac hearse. Don’t miss this charming, funny, and moving mix of story and song. with: Bill Richardson, narrator Cameron Wilson, violin & mandolin Ed Henderson, guitar Brent Gubbels, bass
VANMAN MALE M’ANAM & CHOR LEONI Friday April 24, 2020 | 8pm
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
6265 Crescent Rd, UBC, Vancouver
Chor Leoni welcomes Ireland’s M’ANAM and internationally acclaimed composer and director Michael McGlynn to VanMan for their Canadian debut. One of Ireland’s most exciting new vocal ensembles, M’ANAM is the male choir offshoot of the legendary mixed choir, Anúna. Chor Leoni is thrilled to share the stage with M’ANAM for a collaborative and Celtic-infused opening to the 2020 VanMan Male Choral Summit.
CHORAL SUMMIT Summit Concert Saturday April 25, 2020 | 7pm
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
6265 Crescent Rd, UBC, Vancouver
VanMan’s Summit Concert features the soul-stirring sound of 300+ men’s voices soaring into the rafters of one of Canada’s finest concert halls. This extremely popular concert highlights youth and seasoned singers alike in a showcase displaying the magnificent range of the male voice, from goosebump raising tenderness to spine-tingling full-throated power. It’s an unmissable event on the choral calendar for anyone who loves the sound of men’s voices! with: M’anam Chor Leoni Chor Leoni’s MYVoice Choirs VanMan Festival Singers
C/4:
Canadian Choral Composition Competition Wednesday May 27, 2020 | 8pm ANNEX
2nd Floor - 823 Seymour St, Vancouver
Join Chor Leoni on its Canada-wide quest for new compositions for male choirs. C/4 features Chor Leoni and our three competition finalists in an interactive evening, offering a rare insight into the creative process. Meet the composers, hear their works performed for the very first time, and participate in an engaging discussion led by Artistic Director Erick Lichte. Intimate, relaxed, and entertaining, C/4 offers an insider’s look at new music. GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY
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2019-20 Season PROTECT US FROM WAR
December 21, 2019
CHRISTMAS WITH CHOR LEONI
December 22, 2019
SEA SONGS & SHANTIES
February 22, 2020
CADILLAC CATHEDRAL
April 4 – 5, 2020
VANMAN MALE CHORAL SUMMIT M’anam & Chor Leoni April 24, 2020 Summit Concert April 25, 2020
C/4:
Canadian Choral Composition Competition
Artistic Director
November 9 – 11, 2019
CHRISTMAS WITH CHOR LEONI: ANGELS DANCE
Erick Lichte
chor leoni men’s choir 949 W 49th Avenue Vancouver, British columbia V5Z 2T1 www.chorleoni.org
May 27, 2020
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