Trinity Western University’s School of the Arts, Media + Culture (SAMC) is presenting In Every Season, a night of uplifting choral music featuring an elite, 18-voice ensemble called the Chamber Singers.
On Nov. 4 and 5, the Chamber Singers will perform with a professional string quintet, piano and organ.
The evening is a rich musical journey ranging from poetic, contemplative pieces to lively American gospel.
Major works of the night include J.S. Bach’s cantata, Der Herr Denket an uns and a beautiful setting of Psalm 23.
Both pieces feature local student soloists: Sarah Quinn, Katrina Reynolds and Anna-Marie Ryan.
Every fall, the Chamber Singers perform a different Bach cantata, and this year it is a work originally composed to celebrate a wedding. It features a soprano aria and a Baroque instrumental ensemble.
Psalm 23 is a little-known cantata by contemporary Canadian composer Robert Ingari. The work’s five movements follow the narrative arc of the psalm, concluding with a triumphant setting of “I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
TWU will be presenting one of the first performances of this cantata.
The concerts take place at Emmanuel Free Reformed Church in Abbotsford on Nov. 4, and at Langley Canadian Reformed Church, Nov. 5.
Both concerts are at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and details, visit www.twu.ca/samc or phone 604-513-2173.