A Canadian Christmas
Welcome the Christmas Season with Georgian Bay Concert Choir! We will continue our year-long tribute to Canada’s 150th birthday with an evening of Canadian Christmas music – from traditional to modern, solemn to celebratory, there will be something for everyone.
Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 7:30 PM
A Canadian Christmas
Harmony Centre Owen Sound,
890 – 4 Ave E.
Dan Lenz, Conductor
St. John Passion by J.S.Bach
In April 1794 at St Nicholas church in Leipzig, Germany, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion was performed for the first time. Originally Bach had intended for the Passion to be performed at a different church but the music council required a last-minute change of location. Even though the harpsichord would require some minor repairs before the concert could go on, Bach’s main concern about the change in plans was that the advertising pamphlets had already been printed! A new flyer was circulated to the citizens of Leipzig, the harpsichord was repaired, and the performance went ahead on Good Friday, shortly after Bach’s 39th birthday.
On May 5, 2018, Owen Sound’s own Georgian Bay Concert Choir will revisit this moving oratorio. The choir has been working on the piece since early this year and are very excited to bring this major work to a local audience.
Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Harmony Centre Owen Sound,
890 – 4 Ave E.
Dan Lenz, Conductor
The concert master for this beautiful piece will be Canadian violinist Jeremy Bell, Artist in Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University and member of the world-renowned Penderecki String Quartet. He will lead the Wilfrid Laurier Alumni Orchestra, a group of musicians assembled just for this performance, with special guest Barbara Dyck on harpsichord. The choir is excited to welcome back soprano Sheila Dietrich and mezzo Margaret Bárdos, who have both performed in Owen Sound before; they will be joined by tenor Bud Roach and bass Rich Hrytzak.
Tickets are $25 for adults or $5 for youth age 2-18 and are available at Birgit’s Pastry Café in the back of the Owen Sound Artists Co-op, or at Highland Grounds in Flesherton.
Click the poster image to see concert details in a larger size, or call 519-371-5890 for more information.
