Outstanding Canadian Choir to Sing Around England

Outstanding Canadian Choir to Sing Around England

OTTAWA, Canada, March 7/PRNewswire/ -- Over 45 young ladies of the senior choir of Havergal College, a private school in Toronto, Canada, conducted by Caroline Spearing, will present the following concerts:

Friday, March 11, Monday, March 14, Wednesday, March 16, 12:00-12:30 pm 1:15-1:45 pm 1:00 pm Canterbury Cathedral St. Paul's Cathedral Coventry Cathedral 11 The Precincts, London 1 Hill Top, Coventry Canterbury

Thursday, March 17, Friday, March 18, Saturday, March 19, 1:10-1:40 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm Ely Cathedral Cheltenham Ladies College St. Peter's Church Chapter House, Baysill Road Astley, Cambridgeshire Cheltenham, Worcestershire Gloucestershire

Choir Background

The Senior Choir plays an integral part in the life of Havergal College. It is expected to perform at all official functions for the school, such as Communion Services, the Annual Carol Service and Founders' Day. The choir is made up of girls ages 14-19, and my of the choristers are avid instrumentalists as well as singers. Along with its function as a Church choir within the school, the choir performs secular concerts. For the past few years they have been competing in the Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival and last year, they were awarded first place in the "A" class with a mark of 95.

This is the fourth time that the Senior Choir from Havergal has toured England. In the past, the choir has sung at Westminster Abbey, Durham Cathedral, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and Coventry Cathedral and is eager to return to England in March to sing in Canterbury Cathedral, the Havergal Old Girls Luncheon, Rickmansworth School, St. Paul's Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Cheltenham Ladies College, St. Peter's Church (Astley), and Coventry Cathedral.

Tour Repertoire

The choir has the following repertoire from which pieces will be chosen for each concert.

God Be In My Head Rutter Jubilate Deo Praetorius Tantum Ergo Faure Laudate Dominum Mozart Cantate Domino Hassler Illumina Oculos Meos Palestrina Living In a Holy City Hatfield When the Stars Fall Hatfield In Remembrance, from the "Requiem" Daley Alleluia Thompson Salmo 150 Aguiar Blessing Bart Dona Nobis Pacem Lightfoot

All arrangements made by abc, Arts Bureau for the Continents.

For information, contact Don Harper: don@abc.ca

Source: Arts Bureau for the Continents

Don Harper, Phone: +1-613-234-3360, Fax: +1-613-236-2636, E-mail: don@abc.ca

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