ORIANA Women's Choir 2011-2012 Season

              8:00pm at Grace Church on-the-hill 300 Lonsdale Rd. Toronto

CHRISTMAS IN SONG

concert 1 - treesmallSaturday, December 10TH, 2011

Everyone loves to sing carols at Christmas. Come and join us for a joyful mixture of traditional Christmas music and familiar seasonal songs. There will be lots of opportunity for you to lift your voice and sing along!At this concert we will be collecting non-perishable food and toiletries that will be donated to a local women’s shelter. Please bring a contribution.
The Program will include: Songs of the Nativity...................Ruth Watson Henderson 
                                          Salvator Mundi............................William Mathias
                               plus many carols to sing a long with us!
 
 VOICES OF WOMEN

concert 2 - bird smallSaturday, March 3rd, 2012

There is no better way to mark International Women’s Day than with music written by, for, and about women. The trials, eorts, and successes of women have inspired composers through the ages. Their music gives women a voice—a voice that we will celebrate this night.
The Program will include:       Karitas habundat................Hildegard von Bingen
                                                 Requiem...............................Gabriel Fauré
                                                 Glad Heart...........................Heather Spry
                                                                                 Ave Maria............................J.S. Bach/Gounod

EARTH, AIR and WATER

concert 3 - leaves-pink small Saturday, May 12TH, 2012

The natural environment has inspired music since the earliest times. In this concert we will explore our bonds with Mother Earth in words and music that depict the power and beauty of nature. We will feature the work of several Canadian composers.
The Program will include: Of Things Eternal........................................Nancy Telfer 
                                                                                      Kicking Horse River....................................Jeff Smallman 
                                                                                      All Things Bright and Beautiful................John Rutter

Special Guest Appearances:

Orchestra Toronto
Debussy Noctures

Sunday OCTOBER 23rd, 2011 3:00pm
George Weston Recital Hall, North York Ontario
or call 416-467-7142