For its annual spring concert the Chorale offered a salute Felix
Mendelssohn and George Frideric Handel in the performance of excerpts from
their famed oratorios, respectively, Elijah
and Messiah . The offering commemorated the years of Mendelssohn's
birth (February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847) and Handel's death (23 February
1685 - 14 April 1759). Presented on Sunday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. in St Andrew's Church, Bentinck Street, Sydney, NS. the program also included selections of the composers' instrumental works.
Both considered masterpieces, Elijah and Messiah are among the most popular biblical choral works, being
rich in grandeur and favored for their stirring choruses. The Chorale has performed Elijah in its entirety with the Nova
Scotia Symphony in Halifax and in Sydney with St. Andrews' organ.
The Messiah choruses have been
a continuing part of Chorale repertoire, frequently sung in celebration of
various seasons of the church calendar.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:00 |
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 Celebrating its 35th season, the Cape Breton Chorale presented its thirty-sixth consecutive Christmas concert on Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m. in St Andrew's Church, Bentinck Street, Sydney, NS. Many consider the Chorale's Christmas presentation as the kick-off of the holiday season and this year it continued to draw an appreciative audience. The accompanying photo shows the 1974 Chorale in warm-up rehearsal at Sydney CJCB-TV studios prior to a Christmas TV presentation. Six of the twenty-four members in this photo took part in this year's concert.
Entitled "Sing Gloria", this year's presentation featured "Glorias" by Vivaldi, Rutter and others in an eclectic mix of sacred and secular Christmas favourites - some familiar to the ear and some in new and different arrangements. As usual, the audience was asked to join the Chorale in celebrating the Christmas season with a selection of well-known carols.
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Last Updated on Monday, 12 January 2009 09:58 |
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 The Chorale presented its annual spring offering on Sunday, May 4 2008, at 7:30 pm in St. Andrew's United Church on Bentinck Street in Sydney. This year's program previewed the Chorale's scheduled Unisong 2008 performances at Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa. It highlighted the works of Canadian composers and arrangers whith emphasis on the music of Atlantic Canada.
The Chorale has been invited to represent Nova Scotia at the twelfth anniversary of UNISONG (June 28-July 2, 2008) in Ottawa. It will join in a massed choir comprised of choirs from every province on the Main Stage of Canada’s National Arts Centre, with an expected audience of 2,300 each of three times, in two of which it will be singing with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In addition to the three massed concerts under Guest Conductor, Dr. Mark Sirette, and under the aegis of the National Arts Centre, the Chorale will perform in at least 3 shared concerts with its own conductor, Sr. Rita Clare in the Rotunda of Parliament, a local church, and the Foyer Stage of the National Arts Centre.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 09:19 |
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