Yuletide Fires

December 18 & 19, 2009

Step inside, away from the rain or snow, and gather around the warmth of Chor Leoni’s Yuletide Fires for a West Coast-inspired programme of seasonal beauty. Ancient Haida chant, newly composed carols and arrangements by BC composers Jonathan Quick, Stephen Smith, Larry Nickel and Don Macdonald will wrap you in light during this darkest time of the year and send you home refreshed for the upcoming holiday festivities.

"What do I hope for at Christmas time? A return to an elemental stillness; giving a welcome gift that's unexpected; finding our sense of wonder renewed. A wish to let everything fall away and return to a world of long ago where damp chills were dispelled with smell of pinelogs burning and fire aglow. Old carols sung with good friends, hearing familiar tunes and words, finding the present world falling away into a world that our ancestors knew and we now share. This is my hope for you for the holidays - this is what the choir and I hope to bring to you through our Yuletide Fire concerts. Come and share."

Diane


Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
St. Andrews-Wesley United Church
1022 Nelson St, Vancouver BC

Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 1 pm
West Vancouver United Church
2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver BC

Tickets for Vancouver and West Vancouver performances:

  • Adults $28
  • Students/Seniors $23
Available from Ticketmaster 604.280.3311
service charges apply
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 7 pm*
Howe Sound Secondary School
38430 Buckley Avenue
Squamish, BC
* All tickets $20 Available from Billies Bouquet, The Bookshelf
Squamish Adventure Centre, Phone: 604-815-5084 (Visa and Master Card accepted by phone at the Adventure Centre)

Notes & Reviews

  • Wonder Renewed: Yuletide Fires 2009 (November 25, 2009) Step inside, away from the rain or snow, and gather around the warmth of Chor Leoni’s Yuletide Fires for a West Coast-inspired programme of seasonal beauty. Ancient Haida chant, newly composed carols and arrangements by BC composers Jonathan Quick, Stephen Smith, Larry Nickel and Don Macdonald will wrap you in light during this darkest time of the year and send you home refreshed for the upcoming holiday festivities. ...
  • And the winner is . . . . (November 25, 2009) Our friends at the Vancouver Sun put together a great contest for us. First prize was a spiffy package that includes 2 tickets to Yuletide Fires, dinner at O'Doul's Restaurant, an an over-night stay at the Listel Hotel on Robson St, AND a copy of Meetin' Here Tonight. The contest closed Sunday December 13. Congratulations to our winners! ...
  • Yuletide Fires - Post Your Reviews! (December 19, 2009) If you attended Yuletide Fires we'd love to hear what you thought! Please feel free to leave a comment on the link at the bottom of the next page. ...

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