AURA Chamber Choir

Thank you to the large audience that came to hear our fall program, “Moving Between  Light & Darkness”. The concert was a delight to perform for you and the music was beautiful! Many commented on the experience of hearing  Palestrina’s Videntes Stellum surrounded by the choir. The Harker String Quartet was also a highlight in Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs. 

The next project is of course the 40th Anniversary presentation of Bach’s monumental Mass in B-minor with professional orchestra. Mark your calendar for our Vernon concert on Saturday afternoon April 27, 2019 (2:30pm) at Trinity United Church or in Kamloops on Sunday evening April 28, 2019 (7:00pm) at Kamloops Full Gospel Tabernacle.

AURA Chamber Choir presents “Moving Between Light & Darkness” at All Saints Anglican Church, 3205 27th Street, Vernon, BC this coming weekend.

Concerts will take place on Saturday November 17 at 7.30pm and Sunday November 18 at 2.00pm.

Our new Music Director and Conductor, Tami Harker, will lead the choir in a wonderful selection of pieces featuring Schubert’s Mass in G.

The concert will begin with Palestrina’s Videntes Stellam recalling the Magi finding Jesus and Mary and offering him their gifts. The audience will be “surrounded” by sound as this double chorus is performed from the side aisles at All Saints.

The program includes two pieces by Norwegian born composer Ola Gjeillo; The Rose based on a poem of the same name by Christina Rossetti and Ave Generosa with the text of poet Hildegard von Bingen.

The concert continues with a short piece by Brahms, Waldesnacht  (Wondrous Cool Thou Woodland); Oh How Beautiful, This Finely Woven Earth by Greg Jasperse; Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs accompanied by string quartet and three sixteenth century French folk songs.

Our retiring conductor, Imant Raminsh may even delight you with Put, Vejini , one of his Latvian folk songs (the unofficial national anthem of Latvia).

Tickets (Adults $18; Students free) are available at the door and from choir members. Please visit our web site at www.aurachamberchoir.com for further details or call Wayne or Marjorie at 250-542-8118.

We hope you will join us for this evening or afternoon program of choral music to delight!

AURA’s fall season is under way!

We have just finished our first workshop under the direction of our new conductor, Tami Harker. We have had a wonderful day in preparation of a beautiful fall program to be presented November 17th and 18th at All Saints Anglican Church.

Tami has chosen the Schubert Mass in G as the foundation of the program. Rounding out the concert will be two pieces by Norwegian born composer Ola Gjeilo that are sure to make you say “Ahhhh”. Also included will be Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre. The poetry was written by Whitacre’s now wife, Hila Plitman. Oh How Beautiful, This Finely Woven Earth was written by Greg Jasperse in response to the 911 attacks in New York. There might even be a Latvian folk song arranged by our retiring conductor Imant Raminsh.

If this program excites you and you are a tenor or bass choral singer, we would welcome you to contact us using the “Contact Us” button to arrange an audition to sing this program with AURA.

AURA has announced its upcoming spring concert will be performed at Peace Lutheran Church located at 1204-30th Avenue in Vernon, BC on Saturday April 21 at 7:30pm and on Sunday April 22 at 2:00pm.

The program will include works by our internationally acclaimed conductor Imant Raminsh including his Missa Brevis, last performed by members of AURA at Carnegie Hall in 2006.

Other pieces that you will not want to miss include Ave Verum Corpus, Ubi Caritas and I will Sing Unto the Lord (Text Psalm 104).

In a lighter vein, Nootka Paddle Song and Bye, Bye, Baby from the Northwest Trilogy will charm you and the famous Latvian folk song Put, Vejini (Blow, Winds) with its wonderful melody and rich harmony will make you smile for days.

Mark your calendars now…. you won’t want to miss this wonderful program.

I’ll let you know as soon as tickets are available in early April.