DaCapo Chamber Choir’s “Threshold of Night”
I went to DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert titled “Threshold of Night.” The choir is debuting their new slogan — “giving ideas voice.”
The choir was joined by Lottie Enns-Braun on organ and Allen Harrington on saxophone, both from Winnipeg.
Here are the choir pieces (I’ll indicate organ with * and saxophone with +):
- Michael McGlynn — O Ignis Spiritus+
- James Rolfe — Shadows
- Patrick Murray — The Echo
- Tarik O’Regan — Threshold of Night
- Sven David Sandstrom — Ah Sunflower
- Paul Mealor — Ubi Caritas
- Leonard Enns — I will lift up mine eyes+
- Jonathan Dove — Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars*
Here are the organ/saxophone pieces:
- Michael McGlynn — “From nowhere to nowhere” (#3 from Visions)
- Michael McGlynn — “Dorchadas” [Darkness] (#2 from Visions)
- Augusta Read Thomas — “Angel Tears” and “Earth Prayers”
You might think organ and saxophone is an odd combination, but it works quite well — Enns-Braun and Harrington have been playing together for 10 years.
My favourites of the choir pieces were “Threshold of Night” and “Ubi Caritas.” My favourite of the organ/saxophone pieces was “Dorchadas.”
“Shadows” was a world premiere, and the composer was in attendance.
DaCapo is, as always, directed by Leonard Enns.
I previous reviewed DaCapo’s concert “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind.”