Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil

April 22 & 23, May 21, 2006

Three CBC award-winning choirs combine to bring the glory of the Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil in its monumental entirety to audiences in Vancouver and Victoria. Through its breadth, rhythm and harmonics, the "Vespers" will move you to a land of vast musical landscapes, that of Mother Russia. You won't want to miss this wonderful journey! Click here for an excellent study guide to this magnificent work.

A Co-production with Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Rupert Lang, conductor and Elektra Women’s Choir, Morna Edmundson & Diane Loomer, C.M., co-conductors

Saturday April 22, 2006 @ 8 pm

Christ Church Cathedral
690 Burrard St
Vancouver BC

Sunday April 23, 2006 @ 3 pm

Church of the Good Shepherd
2250 150 St
White Rock BC

Tickets

  • $25 Adults
  • $20 Students/Seniors

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General Admission

The three Vancouver choirs join the Linden Singers of Victoria and CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble in the closing concert of the prestigious ChorPodium, hosted by the BC Choral Federation and the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors. This performance will be conducted by the renowned Simon Carrington.

Sunday May 21, 2006 @ 8 pm

The Farquhar Auditorium
University of Victoria
Victoria BC

Tickets
Reserved Seating: $20
UVIC Box Office (250) 721-8480
Information (250) 595-0058
Presented by ChorPodium 2006

Programme

Vsenoshchnoye bdeniye (All-Night Vigil), Opus 37
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
  1. Come, Let Us Worship (deacon: Henri Lorieau; priest: Hyo Shim)
  2. Bless the Lord, O My Soul (solo: Sally Braswell Murphy)
  3. Blessed Is the Man
  4. Gladsome Light (solo: Hyo Shim)
  5. Lord, Now Lettest Thou (solo: Hyo Shim)
  6. Rejoice, O Virgin
  7. Verses before the Six Psalms
  8. Praise the Name of the Lord
  9. Blessed Art Thou, O Lord (solo: Hyo Shim)
  10. Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ
  11. My Soul Magnifies the Lord
  12. The Great Doxology
  13. Troparion: Today Salvation Has Come
  14. Troparion: Thou Didst Rise from the Tomb
  15. To Thee, the Victorious Leader

Notes & Reviews

  • Concert Review: Choir captures power of Vigil (April 25, 2006) This visibly multicultural ensemble sang with genuine fervour and occasionally achieved something almost impossible for non-Slavic singers – that full-spectrum Russian Dolby blast that rattles both your fillings and your soul. ...

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