Historical Members List
Messiah and Mass in B Minor
Conductors
Managers and Presidents
Guest Conductors
Commissions
VCS Concert Repertoire History:
McLean: 58/59 to 66/67
Wiebe: 67/68 to 72/73
Fankhauser: 73/74 to 79/80
Fankhauser: 80/81 to 89/90
Fankhauser: 90/91 to 99/00
Spring 2000 to 2001/2002
Hannan: 02/03 to 07/08
Hannan: 2008/2009
VCS Programs and Photos:
McLean: 58/59 to 66/67
Wiebe: 67/68 to 72/73
Fankhauser: 73/74 to 79/80
Fankhauser: 80/81 to 89/90
Fankhauser: 90/91 to 99/00
Spring 2000 to 2001/2002
Hannan: 02/03 to 07/08
Hannan: 2008/2009
Hannan: 2009/2010
Hannan: 2010/2011
VANCOUVER CANTATA SINGERS
1254 West 7th Avenue,
Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6
T: 604.730.8856
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2009 - 2010 Season
Congratulations to Us!
May 23, 2010: The Vancouver Cantata Singers won the Contemporary Music category
of this year's 2010 National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs
sponsored by the Association of Canadian Choral Communities (ACCC).
2009 - 2010 Season Summary
August 4, 2009: At MusicFest Vancouver, VCS presented Mendelssohn's magnificent Te Deum, his early masterpiece for double choir and continuo. Also on the program were choral works from late in Mendelssohn's life, Psalm 43 - Richte mich, Gott, Psalm 91- Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, and Heilig, heilig, heilig (from Deutschen
Liturgie).
October 17, 2009: Across the Pond - A celebration of five centuries of music from the British Isles Ryerson United Church, Vancouver
November 14, 2009: Spinal Chord 2009, a joint fundraiser with VCS and ICORD at the Blusson Research Centre.
December 13 and 18, 2009: A Christmas Reprise - our annual blockbuster Christmas Concert!
at the Bell Centre in Surrey and at Holy Rosary Cathedral
Olympic Break: VCS was on hiatus for the February Vancouver Winter Olympics.
April 25, 2010: studio recording of Peter Hannan's Happiness Index for an upcoming CD release.
May 1, 2010: BALTIC SHORES - music from unique choral traditions from the shores of the Baltic Sea
May 5, 2010: VCS performed the choral vocals with Video Games Live at the Canadian Video Games Awards Ceremony in Vancouver. See YouTube video of Assassin's Creed performance
May 7, 2010: a full Video Games Live performance at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. See the YouTube video of the performance of One-Winged Angel
May 26, 27, 28 and 30, 2010: Tenors and Basses from VCS played the monks chorus in Britten's Curlew River, presented by City Opera Vancouver.
August 4, 2009: Mendelssohn's Te Deum
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On August 4. the Vancouver Cantata Singers 2009/2010 Season got an early start with an all-Mendelssohn concert as part of MusicFest Vancouver In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the great composer's birth, this concert features Mendelssohn's magnificent Te Deum, his early masterpiece for double choir and continuo. Also on the program were choral works from late in Mendelssohn's life, Psalm 43 - Richte mich, Gott, Psalm 91- Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, and Heilig, heilig, heilig (from Deutschen
Liturgie). This concert was recorded by CBC Radio Two for a September 20 broadcast on Choral Concert. Listen to the concert now on CBC Concerts on Demand. See the program (pdf) here |
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October 17, 2009: Across the Pond
A celebration of five centuries of music from the British Isles
Saturday, October 17 at Ryerson United Church, Vancouver
From late Tudor masterpieces to living composers - an evening celebrating the best of the British Isles. Divine and penetrating liturgical compositions were interspersed with folk song arrangements to create a tapestry of exceptional choral music. Gibbons, Danny Boy, Delius and many more.
See the program here (pdf)
Before the concert at Ryerson:
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