Gala Opening Concert

Elmer Iseler Singers; Lydia Adams, conductor; Mary Lou Fallis, soprano; Colin Fox, narrator; Penderecki String Quartet; Guy Few, piano; Suzanne Shulman, flute; James Campbell, clarinet; Beverley Johnston, percussion; Bob Mills, bass

A programme of highlights of past seasons to celebrate our shared history, including excerpts from:

Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

Cohen: Hallelujah

Bach: from B minor Mass

Orff: from Carmina Burana

Gilbert & Sullivan: “favourite bits”

Beethoven: Ode to Joy

Mozart: from Requiem

Glick: The Hour has Come

plus the world premiere of The Sound: A musical evocation of Georgian Bay, a work written especially for this concert by Eric Robertson & Gary Michael Dault.

*** Repertoire subject to change without notice