Vancouver Chamber Choir's National Conductors' Symposium Showcases Music of the Masters Tonight

This year the Vancouver Chamber Choir's remarkable National Conductors' Symposium concert THE MAESTRO'S ART focuses on the music of the Masters - Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wagner tonight, January 23 at 8 p.m. at Ryerson United Church.

Five talented conductors from across North America lead the outstanding professional choir along with master conductor and teacher Jon Washburn and pianist Stephen Smith.

Join us for an exciting evening of music-making and special insight into the art and craft of choral conducting.

Repertoire:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Hostias et preces tibi
Kyrie eleison
Dixit Dominus

Ludwig van Beethoven
Opferlied
Elegischer Gesang
Agnus Dei

Franz Schubert
Hymne an den Unendlichen
Gott im Ungewitter
Chor der Engel

Robert Schumann
Der Sänger
Der Traum
Der König von Thule

Johannes Brahms
Ach, arme Welt, du trügest mich
Verlorene Jugend
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

Richard Wagner
Beglückt darf nun dich
Wach' auf!
Treulich geführt

Tickets are available here $27.50 - $32 Student rush tickets $10 at the door ticketmaster.ca 1-855-985-2787
Ryerson United Church is located at 2195 W 45th Ave, Vancouver (Map).

GUEST CONDUCTORS: Katherine Chan (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Jun Lee (Storrs, Connecticut) Cassandra Luftspring (Newcastle, Ontario) Bradley Miller (Morris, Minnesota) Betty-Ann Vroom (Langley, BC).

This Saturday evening concert concludes the six-day National Conductors' Symposium, hosted and organized by Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir. The advancement of Canadian choral music through workshops, seminars and conductor training has always been an important part of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's role as a professional choir.

For the past 36 years, the National Conductors' Symposium has given talented conductors from around the world the opportunity to work with a professional choir. Out of the many applications received, five conductors are chosen to work with Master Conductor Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir. During the workshop, the selected conductors are observed in morning and evening rehearsals with the Choir. These rehearsals are complemented by sessions on score interpretation and choral techniques. Applicants may also participate in the Symposium as observers and have one opportunity to conduct if they wish, or they may also take part as singers.

The National Conductors' Symposium fulfills an important educational function in Western Canada and is an intensive and practical addition to the formal training programs offered in Canadian educational institutions. Through this Symposium, Conductor Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir hope to provide a vitally important stimulus to the growth of choral music in Canada.

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