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 Waterloo
Region Composers
CHORAL SONG CIRCLE
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September 27, 2008 a unique event patterned on the popular
singer
songwriter circles, was held in Kitchener at the City Hall Rotunda. The Waterloo Region
Composers Choral Song Circle featured the choral
music of
Glenn Buhr,
Barrie Cabena, Leonard Enns, Jeff Enns, Michael Purves-Smith and Carol
Ann Weaver. |
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Hosted by Jurgen
Petrenko,
a professional voice choir from the Waterloo region was
joined by the Laurier Singers and conducted by Wilfrid Laurier
University's Dr Lee
Willingham
performing choral music of the
Waterloo Region's composers.
The Choral Song Circle was an opportunity for composers to have music
they submitted presented in an informal "workshop" atmosphere.
With minimal rehearsal time, the choir presented each piece,
introduced by Jurgen Petrenko and the composers, who also talked about the
compositional process and what inspired them to write the works we
heard.
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The composers were present on
stage throughout the performances and there were opportunities for the
audience to meet with them
and become more familiar with who they are, and to develop their awareness
of the composers' craft and sound and how they are a vital part of the
cultural fabric of the Waterloo Region, Canada and abroad. |
Even
though this event has already happened, you can experience the Choral
Song Circle now in three ways:
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1 CHORAL SONG CIRCLE VIDEO:
Watch videos from the September 27 concert, including performances
of the music,
and talks by the composers. |
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2 BLOG: You can also
connect to choralsongcircle.blogspot.com
and
read our blog on the event or goto Facebook and join the Choral Song
Circle group. |
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3 PARTICIPANT BIOS: Go
to this page and click
on the images for information about the composers and other
people involved in the song circle event. |
You can
also read more about four of our composers in an article that appeared
in the January/February 2009 issue of the Grand Magazine.
With
the "refocusing" of CBC Radio 2, it is now vitally important that we as
a community keep our awareness of our creative resources active.
This
event has been an attempt to help us get to know our composers, perhaps
even
better than ever before.
Special
thanks to the Region of
Waterloo Arts Fund and the City of Kitchener
for making this event possible.
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