Love Songs - Young Artist Overture
Posted: April 03, 2009
Wallis Giunta, mezzo soprano; Sean Kim; Emilie LeBel Suren Barry, piano; Nancy Tam; Francis St-Arnaud
The young Artist Overture on March 3, 2009 featured new works for mezzo soprano and piano, written by University composers (listed above). Soundstreams asked the young composers to write new pieces and inspiration from Claude Vivier's " Love Songs". as well as Quebec, in celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the province.
EMILIE LEBEL " THE CITY AND THE SEA"
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Posted: April 01, 2009
NANCY TAM "JAO TZI JAM (A TRAVELER'S SONG)"
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The Journey - Dance of the Dead Souls
Posted: March 16, 2009
Pimooteewin: The Journey
Music by Melissa Hui
Libretto by Tomson Highway
Weesageechak and Misigoo bemoan the departure of the living to the land of the dead. They journey long and far to the river, which separates them from the magic island where the Spirits of the dead dwell. The Four Spirit Men take them to the magic island, where The Spirits of the dead dance every night by the light of the moon, held up by Atheegis the Frog. Weesageechak kills the Frog and swallows the moon. The Spirits of the dead can no longer dance - Weesageechak captures them in a basket and sets out to return to the land of the living. But the Spirits of the dead are restless, and on the long journey back, one by one they escape from the basket. Weesageechak never again attempts to bring back the Spirits of the dead.
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Les Jeunes Solistes - Jesus Erbarme Dich
Posted: February 24, 2009
France's extraordinary Les Jeunes Solistes perform "Jesus Erbarme Dich" by Claude Vivier
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Excerpt from Fecit Potentiam
Posted: November 10, 2008
Alberto Grau composed Fecit Potentiam for University Voices 2008.
The piece was commissioned by the Koerner Composer Residency Program.
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