Their Spirit Lives

The 14th Annual Remembrance Day concert

November 11 & 13, 2006

A phrase of melody, the scent of a flower - and a once familiar face appears clearly in the mirror of memory. Chor Leoni commemorates those lost to us, be they soldiers, peacekeepers or loved ones, in Their Spirit Lives. The concert will include works by Thompson, Tormis and Sucho?, and will feature the world premiere of Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, by Vancouver composer Stephen Smith.

Saturday November 11, 2006 @ 1pm

West Vancouver United Church
2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver BC

Saturday November 11, 2006 @ 8pm

Christ Church Cathedral
690 Burrard St, Vancouver BC

Tickets:
  • $28 Adults
  • $23 Students/Seniors
  • Veterans admitted free

Available from ticketmaster (604) 280-3311
service charges applicable
General Admission

Monday November 13, 2006 @ 3pm

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oak Bay
1701 Elgin Rd, Victoria BC

Tickets:
  • $20 Adults
  • $15 Students/Seniors

Available from Ivy's Book Shop, St. Dunstan's Church, Long & McQuade
Information: (250) 595-0058
Sponsored by the Newcombe Singers and St. Dunstan's Church

Programme

 For the Fallen Recorded by Chor Leoni 
  Mike Sammes
 Bright Morning Star  Recorded by Chor Leoni
 Appalachian traditional, arr. Fred Squatrito
 Nïne silï nebesnïye Aleksandr Sheremetev
 And Death Shall Have No Dominion Kenneth Jennings
 Slovenská piese? Eugen Sucho?
 Choose Something Like a Star Randall Thompson, arr. Stephen Smith  Canadian composer/arranger
 Tarantella Randall Thompson
 Pensive On Her Dead Gazing Stephen Smith Canadian composer/arranger
 Dona Nobis Pacem   
 Joseph Gregorio
 Ar Hyd y Nos
 Welsh folk song, arr. Chris Hazell and Ken Cormier Canadian composer/arranger
 The Last Post 
 The Kontakion Rupert Lang Canadian composer/arranger

Notes & Reviews

  • Choir to perform Whitman set to music (November 9, 2006) Vancouver Sun Preview (David Gordon Duke, writer) of Their Spirit Lives, focusing on premiere of Pensive on Her Dead Gazing by Stephen Smith. [The Vancouver Sun, page D9, November 9, 2006] ...
  • Stephen Smith's Thoughts on Pensive on Her Dead Gazing (September 19, 2006) Composer Stephen Smith talks about the commissioning and writing process for Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, premiered November 11, 2006. ...

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