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Save the date: Amabilis Singers present Arnesen's Magnificat

SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 29 WHAT’S HAPPENING? The Amabilis Singers present Magnificat, a concert featuring the Magnificat by young Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen, featuring organ, string ensemble and soprano solo.
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The Amabilis Singers return to New Westminster Christian Reformed Church for Magnificat, Feb. 29.

SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 29



WHAT’S HAPPENING?

The Amabilis Singers present Magnificat, a concert featuring the Magnificat by young Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen, featuring organ, string ensemble and soprano solo.


WHERE AND WHEN?

The concert is on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. at New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave., Burnaby (between First and Newcombe streets).

 

WHO’S PERFORMING?

Amabilis is a 60-plus-voice community choir, originally formed in 1980 as the Douglas College Community Choir. It became an independent community choir, under its current name, in 1989.

The choir is led by artistic director Ramona Luengen, with pianist Ingrid Verseveldt.

For the Magnificat concert, the choir will be joined by soprano soloist Erin Sutton, violinist and string ensemble leader Andrea Siradze, and organist Lin Kim.

 

WHAT’S ON THE PROGRAM?

A write-up about the concert notes that the Magnificat, also known as the Canticle of Mary, is taken from the Gospel of Luke and has been a source of inspiration for countless composers over the eras, including Palestrina, Bach, Mozart, Franz Schubert, Anton Bruckner and Krzysztof Penderecki.

Arnesen’s Magnificat, the centrepiece of the program, was conceived as a prayer for the sick and the poor, out of hope for those who struggle, and as a musical reflection of Mary, who herself was of humble means. It’s a 40-minute, seven-movement work scored for strings, piano, organ, choir and soprano solo, and it’s described as a “remarkable, heartfelt journey supported by beautiful melodic writing, radiant harmonies and exquisite tenderness.”

Audiences will also hear Martin Sedek’s I Sing of a Maiden, Pärt Uusberg’s Ave Maria, and Dan Forrest’s new work The Sun Never Says.

The concert will be sung without intermission.


HOW CAN I GET TICKETS?

Tickets are $25 regular price (adults and seniors), $15 for secondary school students and free for children under 12. Tickets are available online at www.eventbrite.ca (search for Magnificat with Amabilis Singers, or use a direct link at www.tinyurl.com/AmabilisMagnificat), by calling 604-897-7258, or at the door.

See www.amabilissingers.org for information.