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University Singers
Graeme Langager, conductor
University Singers is the premier choral ensemble in the UBC School of Music. This 32-voice select ensemble performs the most advanced and exciting music written for chamber choir spanning the Renaissance to the modern day. The ensemble also performs major works with orchestra each season, including such works as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Handel’s Messiah, Brahms’ Requiem, and more.
The ensemble has won several awards, including the CBC National Choral Competition, and the BBC International Choral Competition, and is an active touring ensemble including local, North American, and international destinations. The University Singers won first place among university choirs in the 2015 National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.
Program
I — Rivers of Light
Rivers of Light
Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977)
The Darkling Thrush
Timothy Takach (1978)
II — Shine Warm A Little Longer
A Winter Breviary
Reena Esmail (1983)
I. We Look For You (Eventide / Raag Hamsadhwani)
II. The Year’s Midnight (Matins / Raag Malkauns)
III. The Unexpected Early Hour (Lauds / Raag Ahir Bhairav)
Lament for Pasiphaë (from Mid-Winter Songs)
Morten Lauridsen (1943)
I Will Lift Mine Eyes Unto the Hills
Graeme Langager (1970)
III — How They So Softly Rest
Prayer to Guardian Angel (from Symphony of Light)
Pawel Lukaszewski (1968)
Agnus Dei (from A Polish Requiem)
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)
How They So Softly Rest
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
I’ll Be On My Way
Shawn Kirchner (1970)
