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Cantata Singers of Ottawa Michael Zaugg, conductor
Michelle Gott, harp
Sunday, May 26, 2013, 4:00 pmSt. Joseph’s Church, Ottawa
Lux Antiqua Jordan Nobles (b. 1969)
Lux Aeterna Stephen Chatman (b. 1950)
Warum ist das Licht gegeben Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Sarabande Lynne Wainwright Palmer (1918 - 2010)
Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Hymn to the Creator of Light John Rutter (b. 1945)
O Gladsome Light Kurt Sander (b. 1969)
Intermission
Exultet iam angelica Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554 - 1612)
Le Rossignol Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
O Nata Lux Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Requiem et Lux Peter-Anthony Togni (b. 1959)
Lux Antiqua Jordan Nobles (b. 1969)
Program NotesDear friends of Cantata Singers,Welcome to CSO’s third program of the season. We have chosen to frame our year’sconcerts by exploring complementary subjects, and so we offer you sequel to the Dance ofDeath program by looking at light.
This idea has fascinated composers and musicians throughout the centuries, and they haveused the frequent mentions of light (lux) in the biblical texts much to their advantage. Asidefrom the beautiful religious sentiments and thoughts evoked in these texts, composers alsofind in them the opportunity to explicitly incorporate explorations of light into the realm ofsound.
In keeping with the idea of framing, this concert will start and end with Lux Antiqua byJordanNobles. Written for spatialized choir, this work is a beautiful and rich exploration ofcolours andtimbres in the voices, further enhanced by the disposition of the singers and bythe composer’smasterful handling of harmony.
Next is the first of tonight’s Lux Aeternas, by the Canadian composer Stephen Chatman, oneofCanada's most prominent composers, who teaches at the Composition Division at theUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver since 1976. This six-minute-piece was writtenin 1999 for Calgary’s Kantorei choir, and is more characteristic of Chatman’s later pieces,in which he gradually departs from modernism and engages on a path towardspost-modernism, spirituality, and a wider audience. These later secular and sacred choralworks embrace a predominantly pan-diatonic tonal language, lyricism, melody, and moretraditional musical gestures, forms, and compositional techniques.
Brahms wrote Warum is das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen in his period of “highmaturity”,around the time of the first two symphonies, when he decided to return afterfifteen years toa cappella composition on a sacred text with his largest and most powerfulunaccompanied choral work. Warum (wherefore), as it is usually referred to colloquially,features virtuosity both on the compositional level and in the assembly of texts, whichBrahms was in fact quite proud of. His clever selection of Bible verses rivals that of hisGerman Requiem, particularly the strategicplacement of the New Testament reference toJob, from whence the first section of the motet is set. The work is full of romantic harmoniesand sensibility, with a careful treatment of register in order to enhance the idea of coloursand light, without making it too direct and obvious.
Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) has become a staple piece of choralconcertsaround North America, and is famous for its performance by Whitacre’s VirtualChoir, whereeveryone involved did so from in front of their computers at home. The piecesets a short poem by Edward Esch, which is translated to Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri.It reads “Light,/warm and heavy as pure gold / and angels sing softly / to the new-bornbabe.” Speaking of the piece, Whitacre has said: “A simple approach was essential to thesuccess of the work, and I waited patiently for the tight harmonies to shimmer and glow.”
The next piece is Hymn to the Creator of Light by the English composer John Rutter,whosecompositions quote from music and poetry from Gregorian chant to African-Americanspirituals,from Elizabethan madrigals to 20th century classical works, from Bach to theBeatles. It was therefore completely appropriate that Rutter would craft a choral work such
as this one in memory of the 20th century Anglican composer Herbert Howells by quotingmany of the latter’s works as well as by directly evoking his musical style. After a dense firstsection, which uses the chromatic harmonies characteristic of Howells’s music, emanationof light occurs gradually above the composer’s reintroduction of melodies and themes fromthe earlier parts of the piece.
Kurt Sander’s O Gladsome Light uses what is considered to be the earliest known Christianhymn recorded outside of the bible that is still being used today. The hymn is featured in thevespers of the Orthodox Church, and has been used by many composers for its potent subjectand its evocation of light. Sander’s music has been heard throughout North America, Europeand Russia, and he is active in the field of sacred Orthodox choral music. His researchinterests include the history and aesthetics of Russian liturgical music, the cross disciplinaryrelationship between theology and Orthodox iconography with music composition, and thework of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.
Exultet Iam Angelica Turba Caelorum (May the heavenly host of angels exult) is a Paschalmotetby the celebrated Venetian composer Giovanni Gabrieli. It is a seventeen-partpolychoral motet –the composer divided the seventeen parts over four choirs – and is meantto be performed in theearliest hours of Easter morning as the Paschal candle is being lit, andas the sun is about to rise. This dual incorporation of the physical emergence of light is takeninto consideration and wonderfully exploited by the composer, and offers us the chance tohear how a musician approached this same task more than three centuries earlier than mostfeatured on today’s program.
Morten Lauridsen is an American composer who was the composer in residence for theLosAngeles Master Chorale between 1994 and 2001 at the time when he wrote Lux Aeterna,a largework for choir whose middle movement is O Nata Lux. Referring to Lauridsen’ssacred music, the musicologist and conductor Nick Strimple said he was “the only Americancomposer in history who can be called a mystic, [whose] probing, serene work contains anelusive and indefinable ingredient which leaves the impression that all the questions havebeen answered…” His Latin sacred settings, such as today’s piece, often reference Gregorianchant plus Medieval and Renaissance procedures while blending them within a freshlycontemporary sound.
Finally, Peter Togni’s Requiem et Lux will reiterate the overall progression of the seasonfrom darkness to light, from Requiem to lux aeterna. Togni is an accomplished organist whohas performed around the world, and frequently holds talks and master classes on organandimprovisation in Halifax. He is also a broadcaster for CBC Radio 2 for programs likeThat Time of the Night, Stereo Morning, Weekender, and Choral Concert. When asked abouthis music, Togni said that sees his compositions as liturgical works that express (or amountto) more than music, and he hopes to see Christian art flourishing outside of churches aswell. His Requiem was recently arranged for marimbas and performed at Acadia Universityin December 2011.
Michael Zaugg
Lux AntiquaAuva, Ascella, Alcyone, Alhena, Aludra, Avior, Koo She, Miaplacidus, Menkalinan, Nair alSaif, Chara, Mirzam, Althalimain, Denebola, Sirius, Aldebaran, Rasalmothallah, Alula Borealis,Asellus Australis, Unukalhai, Dschubba, Vega, Alioth, Zubenelgenubi, Alnilam,Zubeneschamali, Lacaille, Deneb Algiedi, Zaniah, Suhail al Muhlif, Pleione, Azha
Lux AeternaLux aeterna luceat eis,Domine, cum sanctis tuis inaeternum quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam dona eis,Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Let perpetual light shineupon them, O Lord, withyour saints for ever, for you are merciful.
Grant them eternal rest,O Lord, and let perpetuallight shine upon them.
Que la lumière éternelle luisepour eux, Seigneur, au milieude tes Saints et à jamais, cartu es miséricordieux.
Donne-leur le repos éternel,Seigneur, et que la lumièreéternelle les illumine.
Warum is das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?Warum ist das Lichtgegeben dem Mühseligenund das Leben denbetrübten Herzen;
Die des Todes warten undkommt nicht und grübenihn wohl aus demverborgenen; die sich fastfreuen und sind fröhlich,daß sie das Grabbekommen;
Und dem Manne des Wegverborgen ist, und Gott vorihm denselben bedecket? Job 3:20-23
Lasset uns unser Herz samtden Händen aufheben zu Gott im Himmel.Klagelieder 3:41
Siehe, wir preisen selig,die erduldet haben.Die Geduld Hiob habt ihrgehöret, und das Ende desHerrn habt ihr gesehen;denn der Herr istbarmherzig und ein Erbarmer.Jakobus 5:11
Why has light been given tothe weary of soul, and life tothe troubled hearts;
Who long for death, but itcomes not; who would dig itout of secret places; whoalmost rejoice and are happy that they achieve the grave;
And to the man whose way ishidden, and from whom Godhas concealed it?Job 3:20-23
Let us lift up our heartstogether with our hands to God in heaven.Lamentations 3:41
Behold, we value them asblessed who have endured.You have heard of thepatience of Job, and theLord's conclusion you haveseen, for the Lord is mercifuland has compassion.
James 5:11
Pourquoi donne-t-il la lumièreà celui qui souffre, Et la vie àceux qui ont l`amertume dansl`âme,
Qui espèrent en vain la mort,Et qui la convoitent plus qu`untrésor, Qui seraient transportésde joie Et saisis d`allégresse,s`ils trouvaient le tombeau?
À l`homme qui ne sait où aller,Et que Dieu cerne de toutesparts?Job 3:20-23
Élevons nos coeurs et nos mains vers Dieu qui est au ciel.Lamentations 3:41
Voici, nous disons bien-heureux ceux qui ont souffertpatiemment. Vous avez en-tendu parler de la patience deJob, et vous avez vu la fin quele Seigneur lui accorda, car leSeigneur est plein demiséricorde et de compassion.Jacques 5:11
Mit Fried und Freud ichfahr dahin in GottesWillen. Getrost ist mirmein Herz und Sinn, sanftund stille. Wie Gott mirverheißen hat, der Tod istmir Schlaf worden.Martin Luther
With peace and joy I departin God's will. My heart andmind are comforted, calmand quiet. As God haspromised, death has becomesleep for me.Martin Luther
Je quitte ce monde dans la paixet la joie, comblé par lessouhaits du Seigneur. Moncœur et mon esprit sontsoulagés, paisibles, et calmes.Comme Dieu l'avait promis, lamort est devenue pour moisommeil.Martin Luther
Lux AurumqueLux, calida gravisquePura velut aurum,Et canunt angeli mollitermodo natum.
Light, warm and heavyas pure gold,and the angels sing softlyto the newborn babe.
Lumière, chaleureuse et lourde comme l'or pur, et les anges chantent doucementpour le nouveau-né.
Hymn to the Creator of LightGlory be to thee, O Lord, glory be to thee,Creator of the visible light, The sun’s ray, the flame of fire.Glory be to thee, Creator also of the light invisible andintellectual, that which is known of God.Glory be to thee, Creator of the light for writing of the lawFor oracles of prophets Glory be to thee,For melody of psalms for wisdom ofproverbs, glory be to thee.Eexperience of histories,a light which never sets.God is the Lord who hath shewed us light.
Light who dost my soul enlighten,Sun, who all my life dost brighten, Joy the sweetest man e’er knoweth Fount whence all my being floweth, From thy banquet let me measure, Lord, how vast and deep its treasure.Through the gifts thou here dost give us As thy guest in heav’n receive us, Creator of the visible light.
Hymne au créateur de la lumièreGloire à toi Seigneur, gloire à toi,Créateur de la visible lumière,Le rayon du soleil, la flamme de feu.Gloire à toi, Créateur de la lumière invisible etintellectuelle Que Dieu seul connaît.Gloire à toi, Créateur de la lumière qui éclaire la loi pourles oracles et les prophètes.Gloire à toi Pour la mélodie des psaumes, pour la sagessedes proverbes, gloire à toi et à ton expérience des histoires, une lumière qui ne s’éteint jamais.Dieu est le Seigneur qui nous a révélé lalumière.
Lumière qui illumine mon âme, Soleil qui éclaire ma vie, La joie la plus tendre que l’homme connaisseSource d’où jaillit mon être,Grâce à tes richesses je puis mesurer,Seigneur, l’ampleur et la profondeur de leurperfection.Grâce aux faveurs que tu nous offresReçois-nous comme convives dans les cieux,Créateur de la visible lumière.
O Gladsome LightO Gladsome Light of the holy glory,Of the immortal heavenly, holy and blessedFather, Jesus Christ:Now that we have come to the setting of thesun, and behold the light of evening,we praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,for it is right at all times to worship Thee with voices of praise, O Son of God, Giver of Life.Therefore, all the world glorifies Thee.
Joyeuse lumière de la sainte gloire du Père immortel, céleste, saint,bienheureux, ô Jésus Christ.Parvenus au coucher du soleil, contemplant la lumière du soir, nous chantons Dieu, le Père et le Fils et leSaint-Esprit. Tu es digne dans tous lestemps d'être célébré par des voix saintes, ô Fils de Dieu, auteur de la vie: aussi l'univers entier te glorifie.
Exultet iam angelicaExultet iam angelica turbacælorum: exultent divinamysteria: et pro tanti Regisvictoria tuba ínsonetsalutaris.
Gaudeat et tellus, tantisirradiata fulgoribus:et æterni Regis splendoreillustrata, totius orbis sesentiat amisisse caliginem.
Lætetur et mater Ecclesia,tanti luminis adornatafulgoribus: et magnispopulorum vocibus hæcaula resultet.Alleluia.
Let the heavenly hosts ofangels rejoice, celebrate thedivine mysteries, and let atrumpet proclaim thevictory of so great a King.
Let the earth also be filledwith joy, illuminated withsuch resplendent rays; andlet all the earth know thatthe darkness which ove-rspread the whole world ischased away by the splend-our of our eternal King.
Let our mother the Churchalso be glad, finding herselfadorned with the rays of sogreat a light and let thistemple resound with thejoyful acclamations of thepeople.Alleluia.
Que le chœur des anges seréjouisse, que l'on fête les divinsmystères, et qu'une trompetteproclame la victoire d'un sigrand Roi.
Que la terre soit aussi emplie dejoie, illuminée de rayons siresplendissants; et que toute laterre sache que l'obscurité quisurplombait le monde estchassée par la splendeur denotre Roi éternel.
Que notre mère l'Église aussi seréjouisse, puisqu'elle est ornéedes rayons d'une lumière sibrillante, et que ce templeretentisse au son desacclamations joyeuses dupeuple. Alleluia.
O Nata LuxO nata lux de lumine,Jesu redemptor saeculi,dignare clemens supplicumlaudes precesque sumere.Qui carne quondam contegidignatus es pro perditis,nos membra confer efficitui beati corporis.
O Light born of Light,Jesus, redeemer of theworld, with kindness deignto receivethe praise andprayer of suppliants. Youwho once deigned to beclothed in flesh for the sakeof the lost, grant us to bemade members of yourblessed body.
Lumière, née de la lumière,Jésus, rédempteur du monde,Nous t’en supplions, daigneaccueillir dans ta clémenceNos louanges et nos prières.Tu as daigné jadis revêtir lachair pour sauver ceux quiétaient perdus:Fais-nous devenir les membresDe ton corps glorifié.
Requiem et LuxRequiem aeternam, donaeis, Domine. Et luxperpetua luceat eis. Luxaeterna. Te decet hymnusDeus in Sion, et tibi redeturvotum in Jerusalem. Exaudiorationem meam. Requiem.Lux aeterna. Amen.
Grant them eternal rest,Lord, and let perpetual lightshine on them. You arepraised, God, in Zion, andhomage will be paid to Youin Jerusalem. Hear myprayer. Rest. Perpetuallight. Amen.
Donne-leur le repos éternel,Seigneur, et que la lumièreéternelle les illumine. Dieu,il convient de chanter teslouanges en Sion et det’offrir des sacrifices àJérusalem: Exauce maprière. Donne-leur le reposet que la lumière éternelleles illumine. Amen.
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Michelle Gott, a native of Las Vegas, holdsboth Bachelor and Master of Music degrees inHarp Performance from The Juilliard Schooland is currently in the C.V. Starr DoctoralProgram. As a member of Juilliard's GluckCommunity Service Fellowship for five years,Ms. Gott presented over 60 interactiveconcerts for both children and adults inhospitals, cancer facilities, psychiatricrehabilitation centers, and homeless shelters inNew York City. She has been a featuredsoloist with the ART Symphony Orchestra, theString Orchestra of Brooklyn, the NevadaChamber Symphony, and the Henry ManciniInstitute and is currently on summer faculty atthe Performing Arts Institute of the WyomingSeminary.
Michelle Gott est née à Las Vegas. Elle sedévoue à la l’interprétation artistique durépertoire traditionnel ainsi qu’à la création denouvelles œuvres en collaboration avec descompositeurs émergents. Elle a fait sonbaccalauréat et sa maîtrise en musique àl’école Julliard, en interprétation de la harpe.Elle y est actuellement inscrite au programmede doctorat C.V. Starr. En tant que membre dela Gluck Community Service Fellowship del’école Julliard depuis les cinq dernièresannées, madame Gott a participé à plus desoixante concerts interactifs pour les enfants etles adultes hospitalisés, en traitement pour lecancer, dans des centres de réadaptationpsychiatriques et des refuges de New York.Elle a été soliste invitée du ART SymphonyOrchestra, du String Orchestra of Brooklyn, duNevada Chamber Symphony, et du HenryMancini Institute. Elle compte parmi le corpsprofessoral d’été du Séminaire du Wyoming.
A new CD recorded by the award-winning Choir of St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Ottawa, directed by Wesley R. Warren, Organist & ChoirmasterAs the seasons of nature change throughout the year, so do the church’s times of commem oration and reflection. Choral and organ works selected for this new CD take the listener through the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Passiontide, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, and ‘ordinary time’, as well as feast-days such as
All Saints’, and services at different times of the day such as morning Mass and Evensong. (Listen to excerpts at www.stbarnabasottawa.com.)
Choral works by Palestrina, Tallis, Duruflé, Stanford, Willan, Eleanor Daley and others
Organ works by Ives, Howells, Dupré, and Dubois
Copies are available at the church (70 James Street at Kent) or by ordering: E-mail: [email protected]: 613-729-1916
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Michael Zaugg
Michael Zaugg has distinguished himselfas an innovative and versatile conductor onthe Canadian choral scene. He is thefounder and Artistic Director of theMontreal Choral Institute, an umbrellaorganization for the advancement of choraleducation. As Artistic Director of the St LawrenceChoir of Montreal, he leads an innovativeand well-respected concert series with theensemble. Since 2007, he has worked asInterim Chorus Master with the MontrealSymphony Orchestra, for which the St.Lawrence Choir is the core amateurchorus. With the Cantata Singers of Ottawa,Michael Zaugg has been performing asArtistic Director since 2005. In addition toconducting the choir's regular concertseries, he also prepares them for theirappearances with the National Arts CentreOrchestra.In 2006, Michael Zaugg founded VocesBoreales, a 20-voice group specializing incontemporary a cappella music. ThisMontreal ensemble has already appeared inthe NAC eXpressions Music Series and theMontreal International Bach Academy, andhas been featured on CBC Radio 2. On the national choral scene, he has alsoworked with the Halifax Camerata, theVancouver Chamber Choir, ThirteenStrings, the Nova Scotia Youth Choir andMusica Intima. In February, 2012, Michael Zaugg wasappointed Artistic Director and PrincipalConductor of the professional choir ProCoro Canada of Edmonton, Alberta.
Michael Zaugg s'est distingué sur la scènechorale canadienne comme un chef de choeurinnovateur et polyvalent. Il est le fondateur etle directeur artistique de l'Institut choral deMontréal, un organisme voué à l'avancementde l'éducation chorale.Comme directeur artistique du ChoeurSt-Laurent de Montréal, il dirige une sérieinnovatrice et respectée de concerts avec lachorale. Il a aussi été chef intérimaire duchoeur de l'Orchestre symphonique deMontréal, don’t le Choeur St-Laurent forme lenoyau. Il est directeur artistique des Cantata Singersd'Ottawa depuis 2005. En plus de diriger sasérie annuelle de concerts, il prépare le choeurpour ses prestations avec l'Orchestre duCentre national des arts.En 2006, Michael Zaugg fondait Vocesboreales, un groupe de 20 voix spécialisé dansla musique contemporaine a cappella. Cetensemble montréalais a déjà participé à lasérie musicale "eXpressions" du CNA, àl'Académie Bach internationale de Montréalet a pu être entendu sur la radio de CBC 2. Sur la scène nationale, il a travaillé avecHalifax Camerata, le Vancouver ChamberChoir, Thirteen Strings, le Choeur des jeunesde la Nouvelle-Écosse et Musica Intima.À travers l'Europe, Michael Zaugg a dirigédes choeurs de niveau international, y comprisle Chœur de Chambre Mikaeli (Suède), GrexVocalis (Norvège) et l'Ensemble Orlando(Suisse).En février 2012, Michael Zaugg était nommédirecteur artistique et principal dirigeant duchoeur professionnel Pro Coro Canadad'Edmonton (Alberta).
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Michael Zaugg has distinguished himselfas an innovative and versatile conductor onthe Canadian choral scene. He is thefounder and Artistic Director of theMontreal Choral Institute, an umbrellaorganization for the advancement of choraleducation. As Artistic Director of the St LawrenceChoir of Montreal, he leads an innovativeand well-respected concert series with theensemble. Since 2007, he has worked asInterim Chorus Master with the MontrealSymphony Orchestra, for which the St.Lawrence Choir is the core amateurchorus. With the Cantata Singers of Ottawa,Michael Zaugg has been performing asArtistic Director since 2005. In addition toconducting the choir's regular concertseries, he also prepares them for theirappearances with the National Arts CentreOrchestra.In 2006, Michael Zaugg founded VocesBoreales, a 20-voice group specializing incontemporary a cappella music. ThisMontreal ensemble has already appeared inthe NAC eXpressions Music Series and theMontreal International Bach Academy, andhas been featured on CBC Radio 2. On the national choral scene, he has alsoworked with the Halifax Camerata, theVancouver Chamber Choir, ThirteenStrings, the Nova Scotia Youth Choir andMusica Intima. In February, 2012, Michael Zaugg wasappointed Artistic Director and PrincipalConductor of the professional choir ProCoro Canada of Edmonton, Alberta.
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Cantata Singers of Ottawa
Cantata Singers of Ottawa, founded in1964, are dedicated to excellence in theperformance of choral music fromCanada and around the world. Since theopening of the National Arts Centre(NAC) in 1969, Cantata Singers ofOttawa have performed every year withthe NAC Orchestra under the baton ofthe NACO's artistic directors, from MarioBernardi to Trevor Pinnock and PinchasZukerman, as well as internationallyrenowned guest conductors. The choiralso produces its own concert seriesevery year and makes numerous guestappearances with other organizations.CSO has recorded programmes for CBCRadio, CBC Television and RadioCanada, and it has won top honours inthe CBC Radio competition for amateurchoirs.In 1998, CSO and the NACOrchestra under Mario Bernardi recordedShattered Night, Shivering Stars, a CD ofmusic of Canadian composer AlexinaLouie. In addition to its Canadian tours,the choir has performed in theNetherlands, Hong Kong, Taiwan,Austria, Hungary and Italy.
Fondés en 1964, les Cantata Singers d'Ottawase consacrent à l'excellence dansl'interprétation de la musique chorale duCanada et du monde entier. Depuis l'ouverturedu Centre national des arts (CNA) en 1969 lesCantata Singers d'Ottawa se sont produitschaque année avec l'Orchestre de CNA, sous labaguette des directeurs artistiques du Centre,de Mario Bernardi à Trevor Pinnock et PinchasZukerman, ainsi que de chefs invités derenommée internationale. Le chœur présentechaque année sa propre série de concerts et faitde nombreuses prestations comme chœur invitéavec d'autres organisations. Le chœur s'est faitentendre à la radio et à la télévision de CBC etde Radio-Canada et a déjà remporté leConcours national de chorales d'amateurs de laradio de CBC. En 1998, les Cantata Singers etl'Orchestre du CNA ont endisqué ShatteredNight, Shivering Stars, un CD de la musique dela compositrice canadienne, AlexinaLouie.Outre ses nombreuses tournées auCanada, le chœur s'est fait entendre dansplusieurs pays, dont les Pays-Bas, Hong Kong,Taiwan, l'Autriche, la Hongrie et l'Italie.
Cantata Singers of Ottawa
Soprano
Melanie AubertLyne CastonguayBonnie DayValerie DouglasSarah GloverRachel HarrisonNatasha HarwoodSharon Keenan-HayesErica LoughlinNicola OddyCathy PattonHannah Searson
Alto
Barbara AckisonJudy-Anne BrushVickie Classen IlesJanet CoverPamela HolmErin JoyceGrace MannEmilie Sabor
Tenor
Gary BoydGennaro BusaRoss JewellKarl MannShawn PotterGreg Prest Glen SeedsPascal Viens
Bass
James ClarkHenry HillsJ. P. McElhone Ross MickelsonPhilip NeufeldPeter Reilly-Roe Daniel SavoieChris Spies
