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Jul 06
Oriana Women's Choir
Oriana Womens Choir explores the possibilities in choral music for the female voice, seeking out new experiences and opportunities. The choir collaborates with a wide range of artists to push the boundaries of what audiences might typically expect in womens choral repertoire and performance, while adhering to a high artistic standard. In the 46 years since its founding, Oriana has continually aimed for excellence in performance. The choir has a strong focus on Canadian compositions, commissioning regularly to expand the choral repertoire for womens voices and to promote Canadian composers. Since Artistic Director Mitchell Pady joined Oriana in 2011, the choir has collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including female folk group The OPears, the Juno-nominated Indo-funk trio Autorickshaw, jazz vocalist Debbie Fleming and an appearance with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2016 for Mahlers Third Symphony together with the women of Amadeus Choir and the Elmer Iseler Singers, and the Toronto Childrens Chorus. During Mitchells tenure the choir has benefited from an association with two composers-in-residence, Michael Sawarna and Matthew Emery, and has premiered many new Canadian and international works or arrangements. Oriana maintains a close relationship with honorary patron Ruth Watson Henderson, the renowned Canadian pianist and composer who has written music regularly for the choir, including a work premiered as recently as May 2017. Oriana aspires to tour regularly to promote high-calibre Canadian womens choral music, and after an appearance in Montreal in April 2018 the choir is looking forward to performing in July 2018 in Newfoundland including a concert at PODIUM, Choral Canadas biennial conference.
Tickets
Limited tickets at the door.
