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Peterborough Singers
P.O. Box 2146
Peterborough, On K9J 7Y4
(705) 745-1820
singers@peterboroughsingers.com

Tickets

Concert Series
4 Concerts:

Adults: $95
Students: $30

Single Tickets
Adults: $27
Students: $10


A note From the Musical Director:

When it comes to programming I like to go places that a small city community choir typically does not go. On the literal side that place is Winchester Cathedral, England, and for a week next summer the Peterborough Singers will be in residence at the six hundred year old Winchester College, and singing the daily services at the 900 year old cathedral. And that will explain why the final concert of the season, usually a big ticket oratorio item, is for 06/07 a collection of some of the most glorious choral music of the cathedral tradition.

Now on a different tack, please tell me the last time you heard of renowned Canadian artist Michael Burgess returning to his classical roots and singing Handel’s Messiah? With the Singers, Dec 18 and 19. Remember Natalie Choquette? She returns with a new set of music, and brings her eldest daughter Florence, now taking the Canadian jazz world by storm. And then the Singers let down their hair under the direction of the inimitable Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, as they present Afro-American Spirituals.

Of course we will be featuring plenty of young talent, both local and from across the country, along with music of Canadian composers, but at the heart of it all you will find 100 award-winning, enthusiastic and hard working choir members. Please join us for another season of "Sing with Syd".

- Sydney Birrell


Sponsors

The Peterborough Singers is proudly supported by:

  • The City of Peterborough
  • Canada Council for the Arts
  • Ontario Arts Council
  • The Ontario Trillium Foundation


  • Peterborough Singers

    2008-2009 Concert Series

    Yuletide Cheer
    Handel's Messiah
    Prelude to Spring
    Mozart's Requiem



    Yuletide Cheer
    Saturday, November 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
    George St. United Church

    Featuring:

    ADAM BISHOP, tenor
    IAN SADLER, organist

    St. Nicholas by Benjamin Britten, a dramatic cantata in nine scenes depicting the life of Saint Nicholas, his faith, his miracles and his enduring legacy. The second half of the concert features Christmas carols by John Rutter, along with a selection of traditional carols, with brass, for choir and audience.


    Handel's Messiah
    Monday, December 15 &
    Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

    George St. United Church

    Featuring:

    Monday:

    ZORANA SADIQ, soprano
    MARIANNE BINDIG, mezzo-soprano
    ADAM BISHOP, tenor
    JESSE CLARK, bass
    IAN SADLER, organist
    PAUL OTWAY, trumpet

    Tuesday:

    CHARLENE PAULS, soprano
    VICKI ST. PIERRE, mezzo-soprano
    ADAM BISHOP, tenor
    ANDREW TEES, baritone
    IAN SADLER, organist
    PAUL OTWAY, trumpet

    For over 250 years, this extraordinary work has united the hearts of listeners and performers. Make it your tradition and share an evening of joyous and majestic music as the Peterborough Singers performs one of the most beloved works ever written.


    Prelude to Spring
    Saturday, February 28, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
    George St. United Church

    Featuring:

    STEPHEN CHATMAN, composer
    IAN SADLER, organist
    GAEL MORRISON, pianist

    The beginning half of Prelude to Spring will feature the first performance of our commissioned work by Stephen Chatman, with the composer conducting, along with other Chatman masterpieces, plus a few other songs of romance. In the second half, we will sing the music of Brahms, including excerpts from Lieder und Romanzen, op 44 for women's voices, and the gorgeous Liebeslieder Waltzes.


    Mozart's Requiem
    Saturday, May 9, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
    George St. United Church

    Featuring:

    LESLIE FAGAN, soprano
    VICKI ST. PIERRE, mezzo-soprano
    DARRYL EDWARDS, tenor
    SEAN WATSON, bass
    IAN SADLER, organist
    PAUL OTWAY, trumpet


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