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 Waterloo Region Composers CHORAL SONG CIRCLE

Watch footage from the September 27, 2008 choral song circle, including performances of the music, and talks by the composers.
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The six composers responding to a question posed by host Jurgen Petrenko:
"Why do you choose to write choral music?"
In order: Jeff Enns, Carol Ann Weaver, Leonard Enns,
Michael Purves-Smith, Glenn Buhr, Barrie Cabena.
 
Michael Purves-Smith
Michael talks about his two works "Je suis la source" and "Reste mon Dieu." "Je suis la source" - Michael Purves-Smith. "Reste mon Dieu" - Michael Purves-Smith.
Michael talks about his next work "A Cautionary Tale." "A Cautionary Tale" - Michael Purves-Smith.

Jeff Enns
Jeff talks about his piece "Moonset." "Moonset" - Jeff Enns.

Carol Ann Weaver
Carol talks about her piece "Shall We." "Shall We" - Carol Ann Weaver.

Leonard Enns
Len talks about the quality of choir singing in Canada. "This Day" - Leonard Enns.
Len talk about his next piece, "This Amazing Day." "This Amazing Day" - Leonard Enns.

Leonard Enns also appeared recently at a Soundstreams' Salon 21 in January 2009 which featured a panel discussion about the question "What on earth is new Canadian choral music?" Robert Cooper moderated a talk with composer Christos Hatzis, choral conductor Doreen Rao, conductor Lydia Adams and composer Leonard Enns.  You can see this presentation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6in8zWgWHQ
Barrie Cabena
Barrie talks about "Hymn of the Cherubim." "Hymn of the Cherubim." - Barrie Cabena. Barrie talks about "The All-Knowing God."
"The All-Knowing God" - Barrie Cabena. Barrie talks about  "An Introit, A Canticle and a Blessing."  "An Introit, A Canticle and a Blessing" - Barrie Cabena.

Glenn Buhr
Glenn talks about his piece "Gloria." "Gloria" - Glenn Buhr.


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