Sound | Space

by Sharon Tikiryan | Mar 16, 2026 | Program

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Sunday, May 3

Harcourt United Church, Guelph

GUELPH CHAMBER CHOIR

Dr. Charlene Pauls, Artistic Director
Alison MacNeill, Pianist

presented with

ORPHEUS CHOIR OF TORONTO

Thomas Burton, Artistic Director
Nathan Gritter, Assistant Conductor
Vladimir Soloviev, Collaborative Pianist

Program

Guelph Chamber Choir & Orpheus Choir of Toronto
Sun on Water	Hussein Janmohamed* 🍁
Kyrie from Mass in E Flat	Josef Rheinberger
Guelph Chamber Choir
Clouds	Zubayeer Swani* 🍁
JAM! (Jom-Ayuh-Mari!)	Tracy Wong* 🍁
Buried Love Drew Aarssen, conductor	Drew Aarssen* 🍁
Guelph Chamber Choir & Orpheus Choir of Toronto
Sanctus from Mass for Double Choir	Frank Martin
Orpheus Choir of Toronto
Tykus Tykus	Traditional Lithuanian folk song arr. Vaclovas Augustinas
Song of Proserpine Nathan Gritter, conductor	Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
In Paradisum	Kathleen Allan* 🍁
Guelph Chamber Choir & Orpheus Choir of Toronto
Before the Battle	Minjoo Kim* 🍁 🌎
Marie Madeleine	Traditional Acadian folk song arr. Jeanette Gallant 🍁
Her Sacred Spirit Soars	Eric Whitacre*
	* indicates living composer 🍁 indicates Canadian work 🌎 indicates world premiere

Illuminated Glory

by Sharon Tikiryan | Feb 17, 2026 | Program

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Saturday, February 28

St. George’s Anglican Church, Guelph

GUELPH CHAMBER CHOIR

Dr. Charlene Pauls, Artistic Director
Alison MacNeill, Pianist

with

Belle Cao, soprano
Ryan Hofman, baritone
Jonathan Oldengarm, organ

and members of

St. George’s Anglican Church Choir
Harcourt United Church Choir
Dublin Street United Church Choir
St. James Anglican Church Choir
St. James’-Rosemount United Church Choir
Sonus Voices

Program

Psalm 23 Guelph Chamber Choir	Jeff Enns* 🍁
Prélude from Trois Pièces Jonathan Oldengarm, organ	Nadia Boulanger
Gloria I. Gloria II. Laudamus te III. Domine Deus IV. Domine fili unigenite V. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei VI. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris Belle Cao, soprano Jonathan Oldengarm, organ Alison MacNeill, piano Guelph Chamber Choir and friends	Francis Poulenc
INTERMISSION
Requiem I. Introit & Kyrie II. Offertory III. Sanctus IV. Pie Jesu V. Agnus Dei VI. Libera Me VII. In Paradisum Belle Cao, soprano Ryan Hofman, baritone Jonathan Oldengarm, organ Guelph Chamber Choir with members of: St. George’s Anglican Church Choir Harcourt United Church Choir Dublin Street United Church Choir St. James Anglican Church Choir St. James’-Rosemount United Church Choir Sonus Voices	Gabriel Fauré
	* indicates living composer 🍁 indicates Canadian work

Messiah, December 19, 2025

by Cathy Landolt | Dec 8, 2025 | Program

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Friday, December 19

Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate

GUELPH CHAMBER CHOIR

Dr. Charlene Pauls, Artistic Director
Alison MacNeill, Pianist

Teresa Tucci, soprano

Rebecca Crane, alto

Colin Ainsworth, tenor

Ben Wallace, baritone

with

Arthur Gammage, soprano

Students from Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute

and Chamber Orchestra

Chamber Orchestra

Violin 1	Valerie Gordon, Concert Master Momoko Matsumura Michelle Odorico
Violin 2	Sarah Wiebe Woosol Cho
Viola	Sam Rothermel John Wiebe
Cello	Kerri-Ann McGonigle
Bass	Matt Girolami
Continuo Keyboard	Christopher Dawes
Trumpet	Justin Ko Paul Sanvidotti
Tympani	Richard Burrows

Program

Part I
Sinfony	Orchestra
Comfort ye my people	Tenor recitative
Ev’ry valley shall be exalted	Tenor aria
And the glory of the Lord	Chorus
Thus saith the Lord	Bass recitative
But who may abide the day of his coming?	Alto aria
And He shall purify	Chorus
Behold, a virgin shall conceive	Alto recitative
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion	Alto aria and chorus
For unto us a child is born	Chorus
Pifa	Orchestra
There were shepherds abiding in the field	Soprano recitative
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them	Soprano recitative
And the angel said unto them	Soprano recitative
And suddenly there was with the angel	Soprano recitative
Glory to God	Chorus
Rejoice Greatly O Daughter of Zion!	Soprano aria
Then shall the eyes of the blind	Alto recitative
He shall feed his flock	Alto and Soprano duet
His yoke is easy, and his burden is light	Chorus

Intermission

Part II
Behold the Lamb of God	Chorus
He was despised	Alto aria
Surely He hath borne our griefs	Chorus
And with his stripes we are healed	Chorus
All we, like sheep, have gone astray	Chorus
All they that see Him	Tenor recitative
He trusted in God	Chorus
Thy rebuke hath broken His heart	Tenor recitative
Behold and see	Tenor aria
He was cut off	Tenor recitative
But Thou didst not leave	Tenor aria
Why do the nations so furiously rage together?	Bass aria
Let us break their bonds asunder	Chorus
He that dwelleth in heaven	Tenor recitative
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron	Tenor aria
Hallelujah	Chorus
Part III
I know that my redeemer liveth	Soprano aria
Behold, I tell you a mystery	Bass recitative
The trumpet shall sound	Bass aria
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain	Chorus
Amen	Chorus

Tango to Death

by Cathy Landolt | Oct 20, 2025 | Program

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Saturday, November 1

Harcourt United Church, Guelph

GUELPH CHAMBER CHOIR

Dr. Charlene Pauls, Artistic Director
Alison MacNeill, Pianist

with

Ana Isabella Castro, soprano
Matti Pulkki, accordion
Royce Rich, violin
Anna Hughes, violin
Sarah de Niverville, viola
Rebecca Morton, cello
Ian Whitman, bass
Richard Burrows, percussion

Program

La Llorona	Traditional Mexican melody arr. David Conte
Cloudburst	Eric Whitacre Text by Octavio Paz
Libertango Royce Rich, violin Matti Pulkki, accordion Alison MacNeill, piano	Astor Piazzolla
Misatango I. Kyrie II. Gloria III. Credo Ana Isabella Castro, soprano	Martin Palmeri
INTERMISSION
Por Una Cabeza Royce Rich, violin Matti Pulkki, accordion Alison MacNeill, piano	Carlos Gardel
Misatango IV. Sanctus V. Benedictus VI. Agnus Dei Ana Isabella Castro, soprano	Martin Palmeri
We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto	Lin-Manuel Miranda arr. Mark Brymer
Parangaricutirimicuaro Drew Aarssen, conductor	David García Saldaña
Remember Me from Coco	Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez arr. Jim Clements

Can You Hear Me

by Cathy Landolt | Apr 11, 2025 | Program

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Saturday, April 12

Harcourt United Church, Guelph

GUELPH CHAMBER CHOIR

Dr. Charlene Pauls, Artistic Director
Alison MacNeill, Pianist

with

Maryem Tollar, Solo Vocalist
Richard Burrows, Percussionist

and

Guelph Youth Singers
Emily Petrenko, Artistic Director & Conductor
Marlys Neufeldt, Conductor

Program

Listen to the Universe
Oremus	Urmas Sisask
Towards Infinity (Oblivion) 🌎 World Premiere Performance	Chris Kovarik* 🍁
Beethoven’s struggle…
“Hallelujah” from Mount of Olives	Ludwig von Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”) I. Adagio Sostenuto Piano Soloist: Alison McNeill
A Silence Haunts Me	Jake Runestad*
Opferlied (Song of Offering), Op. 121b Soloist: Rebecca McKay	Ludwig von Beethoven
INTERMISSION
Listen to the Voices of Today…
Do Better Guelph Youth Singers Chamber Choir	Kathryn Parrotta* 🍁
Qilak GYS Chamber Choir	Andrew Balfour* 🍁
Tread Softly	Benjamin Bolden* 🍁 text by William Butler Yeats
I Forgive (A Tribute to the Silenced Women) Soloist: Maryem Tollar Sponsored by Sya VanGeest	Lyrics by Sarah Hejazi music by Shireen Abu-khader* 🍁
How Can I Keep From Singing Combined Choirs Soloist: Karla Oxley In memory of Marilyn Robinson Murray from her friends. Dedicated in loving memory of the Schweder sisters: Lyn, Lois, and Susan. Their lives flow on in endless song.	Sarah Quartel* 🍁
Oye Combined Choirs	Jim Papoulis*
	* indicates living composer 🍁 indicates Canadian artist

Scoundrels and Scallywags

by Cathy Landolt | Feb 17, 2025 | Program