In Good Company (Canadian Chamber Choir Album)
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In Good Company is the
Canadian Chamber Choir The Canadian Chamber Choir (Choeur de chambre du Canada)'s mission is to build community through choral singing. The CCC is a national ensemble that provides a professional choral environment for Canadian singers, conductors and composers, and tra ...
's first studio album. It was produced and released on May 18, 2010 under the artistic direction of
Julia Davids Julia Davids née Olson (born March 17, 1972) is a founding member and artistic director of the Canadian Chamber Choir. She is the music director of the North Shore Choral Society. Early life Davids was born and raised in London, Ontario. ...
. It was recorded in August 2009 in Gretna, Manitoba at Buhler Hall while in residence at the
Mennonite Collegiate Institute Mennonite Collegiate Institute (MCI) is a private school, private high school located in Gretna, Manitoba. It has approximately 60 students from grade 9 to 12, teaching the curriculum requirements of Manitoba Education within a Christian/Anabaptis ...
. The album features songs by Canadian composers, including Eleanor Daley, Allan Rae,
Jocelyn Morlock Jocelyn Morlock (born 1969) is a Canadian composer and music educator based in Vancouver. Her piece ''My Name is Amanda Todd'' won the 2018 Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year. Early life and education Morlock was born in Saint B ...
,
Lionel Daunais Noël Ferdinand Lionel Daunais, (December 31, 1901 – July 18, 1982) was a French Canadian baritone and composer. Life Born in Montreal, Quebec, Daunais studied singing with Céline Marier and harmony and composition with Oscar O'Brien. I ...
, and
Jeffrey Ryan Jeffrey Ryan (born 1962) is a Canadian composer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. His compositional style ranges from opera, art song, and choral music to chamber ensemble and orchestral works. Ryan has been commissioned by the Cleveland Orche ...
. Additionally composer Jeff Enns was commissioned to create the song ''At Sunset'' based on the poem of the same name by Pauline Johnson. The voices of the 21 person choir come from singers that live across Canada. Special guests on the recording are mezzo-soprano Christianne Rushton, pianist Joel Tranquilla and cellist Se Hee Kim.


Choristers


Soprano

*Michelle Bourque (QC) *Dawn Coulter (AB) *Nicole Jordan (NS) *Catherine Lippitt (AB) *Sarah Morrison (ON) *Christina Murray (NS)


Alto

*Deborah Buck (SK) *Sonja Dennis (ON) *Karla Ferguson (MB) *Sandy Jasper (MB) *Naomi Russell (MB)


Tenor

*Ryan Billington (NS) *Chris Bowman (NS) *Tristan Cleveland-Thompson (NS) *Bill Hamm (AB) *Simon Hardman (ON)


Bass

*Jeff Enns (ON) *Cy Giacomin (NS) *Matt Pauls (ON) *Joel Tranquilla (NB) *Jereme Wall (MB)


Track listing


References


External links


Canadian Chamber Choir
Website
Whole Note Magazine
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