CALGARY & AREA CONCERT LISTINGS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Homeless Awareness Week - Raise Your Voice: A Choral Benefit Concert
Knox United Church (506 4 St SW) CALGARY
Some of Calgary's finest choirs join forces to raise awareness about homelessness in Calgary. A newly commissioned work by Calgary composer Georgina Craig, scored for all 8 choirs involved in the concert, will be performed. Ensembles will include the Calgary Girls' Choir, the Calgary Men's Chorus, the Calgary Multicultural Choir, the Cantare Children's Choir, EnChor, Harmony Through Harmony, the Savridi Singers, and the Spiritus Chamber Choir. The spotlight concert is sponsered by Knox United Church and Homeless Awareness Calgary. For more information, call 403-991-2928 or go to homelessawareness.ca. Free will offering at the door.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Spiritus Chamber Choir & Early Music Voices - Monteverdi Vespers
Knox United Church (506 4 Street SW), CALGARY
Grand in scale, Monteverdi’s masterpiece was the most ambitious and groundbreaking work of sacred music before the great passions of J.S. Bach. The music incorporates soloists and chorus with virtuosic instrumental writing. Monteverdi, a composer without peer, combines intimate prayerful moments with dramatic flourishes to create a masterpiece of spiritual and emotional depth. This is the first time this work is being mounted in Calgary with period instruments: cornetts, sackbuts, curtal, recorders, violone and theorbo – to name a few!
TICKETS $25/20 in advance from Spiritus Chamber Choir (403-880-6713 or tkts@spirituschamberchoir.ca) or $30/25 at the door
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010, 3:00 p.m.
Calgary Bach Festival Society - La Guitarre Royalle
Scarboro United Church (134 Scarboro Avenue SW), CALGARY
Music for vihuela and Baroque guitar peformed by Ralph Maier and friends.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010, 3:00 p.m.
Calgary Bach Festival Society - A Venetian Baroque Christmas
St. Mary's Cathedral (219 - 18th Ave SW), CALGARY
Featuring Altius Brass, Soprano Soloists Naomi Forman and Jonquil Koddo, CBFS Chorus and Orchestra in music by Gabrieli, Corelli and Vivaldi.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Chorpus Christi Male Chorale - Music for a Winter Evening
Jack Singer Concert Hall (205 8 Ave SE) CALGARY
S pecial guest performer is Juno-award winning musician Steve Bell, and concert host is Darrel Janz. Ticket prices are $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for students/children. All proceeds are to benefit The Mustard Seed Housing Project. Tickets are available through the Corpus Christi ticket line at 403-717-3385 and The Mustard Seed at 403-269-1319.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Calgary Bach Festival Society - Famous Baroque Choruses
Grace Presbyterian Church (1009 - 15th Ave SW), CALGARY
Featuring organist James Picken and CBFS Chorus.