Tapestry International Celebration of Womens Choirs presents Exhilaration! Celebratory Finale March 1, 2009

Vancouver's Elektra Women's Choir presents the closing concert of Tapestry International Celebration of Women's Choirs: Exhilaration!

March 1, 2009
Exhilaration! Celebratory Finale
Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St, Vancouver, 5 pm
$30 Adults | $24 Seniors/Students
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In addition to performing individually during Tapestry International, all four choirs plus the members of Mira, Elektra's mentoring program, have been in masses rehearsals, preparing for Exhilaration! Celebratory Finale, held in downtown Vancouver's spectacular Christ Church Cathedral.

Elektra will premiere Ramona Luengen's How the Blossoms are Falling as part of their solo set in the first half of the concert, and the massed ensembles will premiere Timothy Corlis' The Garden of Dreams in the second half of the programmem along with works by Raminsch, Matsushita, and Hampton.

"This The Garden of Dreams is a setting of the poem written by Bliss William Carman, one of Canada's best known poets in the early 20th century," states Corlis. "His body of work is substantial, often speaking in passionate terms about the subtle moments in his experiences of nature. To me, both music and text express a joy in knowing a pervasive "living breath" - an unspoken part of life that is vital, dynamic, and full of joy."

Morna praises the work for it evocative setting of text. "The voices and piano create a spinning, dreamlike mood at the opening, building to a dramatic climax," she explains. "We're proud to introduce other choirs to the work of our own composers, and hope that this piece might find its way into a choral concert in Japan in the future."

The glorious sound of 120 upraised voices in the warm accoustics of a beloved heritage building brings Exhilaration! Celebratory Finale to a thrilling close. Tapestry International offers three concerts of brilliant music from around the world of women's music. Purchase your tickets today!