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From Our Homes to Yours

The Winnipeg Singers present a special "Safe at Home" concert. The pandemic is especially difficult for our Indigenous communities, seniors and youth. We dedicate this program to them. Thank you to the Manitoba Government for the opportunity to participate in their "Stay Safe at Home" project. PROGRAM NOTES Ambe by Andrew Balfour “Ambe” is a welcome song, written by Andrew Balfour, a prominent Winnipeg composer of Cree descent. The original song, in Ojibway, was gifted to Balfour by traditional drummer and singer Corey Campbell. The song is “a call to the people to the ceremonial way of life.” Sound Prayer for Mother Earth by Andrew Balfour “Sound Prayer for Mother Earth” is taken from Balfour’s work “Wa Wa Tey Wak” (Northern Lights.) Andrew has offered to dedicate these two works to the Indigenous peoples who have experienced hardships during this year of Pandemic. Air by J.S. Bach This beautiful choral work with its stunningly beautiful and graceful soprano melody, is the second movement from Bach’s Orchestral Suite #3. Also known as “Air on a G String” because of its arrangement written for solo violin and piano, where the violin plays the entire piece on only one string, it is one of the most well known compositions of J.S. Bach. The entire piece is characterized by an incredible calmness and tranquil flow. Ubi Caritas and The Rose by Ola Gjeilo Ola Gjeilo is a Norwegian composer and pianist, living in the United States. Currently he is known as the “most performed choral composer in the world”. The Winnipeg Singers was pleased to invite Ola to perform with them in Winnipeg in 2019. These two choral works were performed with Ola at that concert. Ave Maria by Javier Busto Born in 1949, Javier Busto is a Spanish choral music composer and Conductor. In 2019 We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to perform this beautiful work in the renowed Sagrada Familia, the most famous cathedral in the world. Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice O Virgin) by Sergei Rachmaninoff One of the most successful concert series presented by The Winnipeg Singers is their “Icons and Incense” biennual series, which showcases Choral masterpieces from the Russian Orthodox church choral tradition. This work, “Bogoroditse Devo” , the Russian version of Ave Maria, is the most well known movement from Rachmaninoff’s famous “Vespers” (All Night Vigil). In 2016 The Winnipeg Singers invited the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir and the Arrowhead Chorale from Duluth, Minnesota to join them to create a 110 voice choir performing this iconic work. The Lord is My Shepherd by Sid Robinovitch The choral works of Winnipeg composer Sid Robinovitch are often featured in our concerts. Sid is a Manitoba native, whose works have been performed throught North America and abroad. He has received six Juno and Western Canadian Music Award nominations, and won a Prairie Music Award. Our next two pieces could be called “Fun and Nonsense” because both pieces were created from nonsense words and syllables. We hope you have as much fun listening to them as we did singing them! Voice Dance by Greg Jasperse A world-renowned composer, arranger, vocalist and pianist, Greg Jasperse is the Director of vocal Jazz at Western Michigan University. This choral work is described as a “wordless voice dance, celebrating the human voice and the joy of singing together.” Jing-a-lay-a by Bruce Sled This is one of the best known compositions of Canadian Composer Bruce Sled. Very rhythmic and upbeat, it is based on constant repetition creating the effect of a very colourful spinning kaleidoscope. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel We end our program with “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, released in 1979 by Simon and Garfunkel. The lyrics, intended as a comfort to someone in need, are as appropriate in this year of Pandemic as they were in 1979. Our recording was done at our “Accent on Youth” concert, with guest choirs Sisler High School Chamber Choir and the Winnipeg Boys’ Choir, both conducted by Carolyn Boyes.