Classical music: A trio of of performers give us something to sing about
Vancouver Chamber Choir’s all-Arvo Pärt program
When: Oct. 28 at 11 a.m., Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Pacific Spirit United Church, 2195 West 45th Ave.
Tickets and info: vancouverchamberchoir.com
Now at last it’s time to get back to performing and enjoying choral music with three important October events featuring quality repertoire, classical and modern, from the very big Bach Choir to the — well, intimate — musica intima, plus something special from the Vancouver Chamber Choir.
Let’s start with the VCC and performances of an all-Arvo Pärt program at Pacific Spirit United Church. The contemporary Estonian master wowed the world with his Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten in 1977 and now, at age 86, is recognized as one of the remarkable musical creators of our era. His style is almost instantly recognizable, appealing to fans of the contemporary and the traditional alike.
Under the baton of artistic director Kari Turunen, the chamber choir will provide an excellent selection of Pärt’s choral works ranging from a motet written in 1976 to works written in the early years of this century. The ensemble’s original plan was to offer the program on Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Spirit United Church, but that performance almost immediately sold out, so there will be an added matinée concert at 11 a.m. on Oct. 28, also at Pacific Spirit United Church.
