Chez Nous: Christmas With Elektra (2013)

November 29, 2013 at 7:30 PM

Ryerson United Church

Elektra Women’s Choir welcomes you to “our house” to herald the Christmas season in style. Experience a joyful mix of familiar melodies and new music. Pause and reflect on all that is meaningful to you at this time of year through the artistry of Elektra and its special guests. Celebrating the centenary of its premiere, Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols takes centre stage in a performance with Vancouver harpist, Heidi Krutzen. Elektra, Artistic Director Morna Edmundson, and accompanist Stephen Smith also welcome the youthful voices of the Little Flower Academy Chamber Choir, under the direction of Marizza Mislang, to this very special, joyful concert.

Guest Artists

David Owen ~ Oboe

Heidi Krutzen ~ Harp

Little Flower Academy Chamber Choir

Performance Pieces:

1. The Mirthful Heart

   Abbie Betinis
2. Noël Nouvelet [Phare-Bergh]

   Traditional French

   Erica Phare-Bergh (arr)
3. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

   Traditional French

   Doug Claybrook (arr)
4. Deck the Hall

   Traditional Welsh

   John Rutter (arr)
5. The Darkest Midnight in December

   Kelly-Marie Murphy
6. A Ceremony of Carols

   Benjamin Britten
7. Hail, Christmas Day!

   Abbie Betinis
8. Be Still and Consider

   Larry Nickel
9. Go Where I Send Thee

   Traditional Spiritual

   Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory (arr)
10. Tyrley, Tyrlow

    Mark Sirett

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