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LESLIE DALA | MUSIC DIRECTOR, VBC ADULT CHOIR

Now in his eleventh season as the Music Director of the Vancouver Bach Choir, Leslie is also the Associate Conductor and Chorus Director of Vancouver Opera, and the Music Director Emeritus of the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted in France,

Italy, Ireland, the Czech Republic, China, Taiwan, and recently at Carnegie Hall leading Mozart’s Sparrow Mass with a combined choir of Canadian and American singers and the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Leslie was Music Director of the Prince George Symphony for eight years and he has worked at the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Canadian Opera Company, the Santa Fe Opera, l’Opera National du Rhin, Edmonton Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria and Saskatoon Opera. He is also a frequent guest conductor with the UBC Opera Ensemble, the COSI Program in Sulmona Italy and Soundstreams Canada.

Recent highlights include the world premiere of The River of Light, by Brian Current with the Vancouver Bach Choir during the Vancouver Opera Festival as well as Rossini’s La Cenerentola for Vancouver Opera. In the fall of 2018 he made his debut at the Wexford Festival in Ireland where he conducted William Bolcom’s opera Dinner at Eight as well as Max Richter’s The Four Seasons Recomposed. Other recent highlights include the Verdi Requiem, Handel’s Messiah and Mahler’s 8th Symphony with the Vancouver Bach Choir; the UBC Opera Ensemble’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi and the world premiere production of The Overcoat, an Opera by James Rolfe and Morris Panych co-produced by Vancouver Opera, Tapestry Opera and Canadian Stage Theatre.

Highlights of his many seasons with the Vancouver Bach Choir include the Canadian premiere of John Adams’ El Nino, Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion, Berlioz’ The Damnation of Faust, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony, and Verdi’s Requiem. This season he will lead the Brahms Requiem, Arvo Pärt’s Berliner Messe, the Messiah and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the VBC, Amahl and the Night Visitors with Opera Kelowna with his son Andreas in the title role, The Tales of Hoffmann with the UBC Opera and Another Brick in the Wall based on Roger Waters’ The Wall as recomposed by Julien Bilodeau for Vancouver Opera.

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THE VANCOUVER BACH CHOIR PRESENTS

MOZART’S REQUIEMLESLIE DALA | CONDUCTOR

ROBYN DRIEDGER-KLASSEN | SOPRANO KATIE FERNANDEZ | MEZZO-SOPRANO

SCOTT RUMBLE | TENORNEIL CRAIGHEAD | BASS-BARITONE

VANCOUVER BACH CHOIR MEMBERS OF THE VANCOUVER OPERA ORCHESTRA

Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

CATHRIE YUEN | CONDUCTORRequiem, K. 626 W.A. Mozart

I. IntroitusII. KyrieIII. SequentiaIV. OffertoriumV. SanctusVI. BenedictusVII. Agnus DeiVIII. Communio

LESLIE DALA | CONDUCTOR

The audience is kindly asked to withhold applause until the end of each work. Please note that this performance is being recorded for at-home audiences.

Please turn off all cell phones and noise making devices. There is to be no photography or video during the performance.

We in the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs believe in the power of the arts to heal, bring us together, and help create a better world. We recognize that we make our

music and community on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish),

Stó:lō and Səlí̓lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (TsleilWaututh) First Nations, and are committed to exploring how our art can help move us forward in Truth and Reconciliation.

CATHRIE YUEN | ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, VBC ADULT CHOIR

Cathrie Yuen is currently the Associate Conductor of the Trinity Western University Choral Program, the Artistic Director of the Delta Choral Society, and the Artistic Director of the MGV Lyra Men’s choir in Vancouver. She is also one of the members of the Aurora Chamber Choir based in Coquitlam.

Cathrie obtained her master’s degree in Choral Conducting at University of British Columbia, and her undergraduate degree as a percussionist at Trinity Western University. After graduated from the master program, she became the director of the TWU Concert Choir and regularly conducts the TWU Chamber Choir. As an emerging musician in Vancouver, she performed as a guest conductor for the Vancouver Chamber Choir. She is recently selected as one of the twelve finalists of the 2019 World Choral Conducting Competition.

Being born and raised in Hong Kong, Cathrie began her music education at a young age as a percussionist and singer. She is an active conductor in Hong Kong, who frequently tours Asia with choirs, and holds workshops in the region. She is passionate about connecting the choral communities between Hong Kong and Vancouver.

STEPHEN SMITH | REHEARSAL PIANIST, VBC ADULT CHOIR

Stephen Smith grew up in rural Nova Scotia, where he sang and played the piano from an early age. After initial studies in his home province in both piano and organ, he attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. While there he participated in national and

international competitions and won numerous awards and distinctions. Since 1990, Stephen has lived in Vancouver, obtaining his doctoral degree in piano performance from the University of British Columbia as a student of Jane Coop, and contributing to the musical life of the city as a performer, teacher, lecturer, adjudicator, conductor, and composer. Stephen was Assistant Conductor of the Bach Choir from 2000 until June 2010. Currently, in addition to his work as accompanist of the Vancouver Bach Choir, Stephen accompanies Elektra Women’s Choir and the Vancouver Men’s Chorus.

VANCOUVER BACH FAMILY OF CHOIRSARTISTIC LEADERSHIP CONTINUED


in quo totum continetur,unde mandus judicetur.

Judex ergo cum sedebit,quidquid latet, apparebit,nil inultum remanebit.

Quid sum miser tune dicturus?Quem patronum rogaturus,cum vix justus sit securus?

3. Rex tremendaeRex tremendae majestatis,qui salvandos savas gratis,salve me, fons pietatis.

4. RecordareRecordare, Jesu pie,quod sum causa tuae viae;ne me perdas illa die.

Quaerens me, sedisti lassus,redemisti crucem passus;tantus labor non sit cassus.

Juste judex ultionis,donum fac remissionisante diem rationis.

Ingemisco, tamquam reus:culpa rubet vultus meus;supplicant parce, Deus.

Qui Mariam absolvisti,et latronem exaudisti,mihi quoque spem dedisti.

Preces meae non sunt dignae,sed tu, bonus, fac benigne,ne perenni cremer igne.

Inter oves locum praesta,et ab haedis me sequestra,statuens in parte dextra.

5. ConfutatisConfutatis maledictis,flammis acribus addictis,voca me cum benedictus.

In which is contained everything that is, Out of which the world shall be judged.

When therefore the Judge takes His seat Whatever is hidden will reveal itself, Nothing will remain unavenged. What then shall one say, wretch that I am, What advocate entreat to speak for me, When even the righteous may hardly be secure?

3. Tremendous KingKing of awful majesty, Who freely savest the redeemed, Save me, O fount of goodness.

4. RememberRemember, blessed Jesu, That I am the cause of Thy pilgrimage, Do not forsake me on that day.

Seeking me Thou didst sit down weary, Thou didst redeem me, suffering death on the cross. Let not such toil be in vain.Just and avenging Judge, Grant remission Before the day of reckoning.

I groan like a guilty man: Guilt reddens my face; Spare a supplicant, O God.

Thou who didst absolve Mary Magdalene, And didst hearken to the thief, To me also hast Thou given hope.

My prayers are not worthy, But Thou in Thy merciful goodness grant That I burn not in everlasting fire.

Place me among Thy sheep And separate me from the goats, Setting me on Thy right hand.

5. CounfoundedWhen the accursed have been confounded, And given over to the bitter flames, Call me with the blessed.

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Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Ave verum corpus, Natum de Maria virgine; Vere passum immolatum In crucis pro homine. Cuius latus perforatum Unda fluxit et sanguine. Esto nobis praegustatum In mortis examine.

Requiem, K. 626

I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. Exaudi orationem meam, ad te omnis caro veniet. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

II. Kyrie

Kyrie eleison.Christe eleison.Kyrie eleison.

III. Sequentia

1. Dies iraeDies irae, dies illaSolvet saeclum in favilla,teste David cum Sibylla.Quantus tremor est futurus,quando judex est venturus,cuncta stricte discussurus!

2. Tuba mirumTuba mirum spargens sonumper sepulcra regionum,coget omnes ante thronum.

Mors stupebit et natura,cum resurget creatura,judicanti responsura.Liber scriptus proferetur,

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Hail, true body, Born of the virgin Mary; Who has truly suffered, slaughtered On the Cross for humanity. Whose side was pierced, Pouring out water and blood. Be a foretaste for us During our ordeal of death.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

I. Introitus: Eternal Rest

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine on them. Thou, O God, art praised in Sion, and unto Thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine on them.

II. Kyrie

Lord have mercy on us.Christ have mercy on us.Lord have mercy on us.

III. Sequence

1. Day of wrathDay of wrath, that day Will dissolve the earth in ashes, As David and the Sibyl bear witness.What dread there will be, When the Judge shall come, To judge all things strictly!

2. Wondrous TrumpetA trumpet, spreading a wondrous sound Through the graves of all lands, Will drive mankind before the throne.

Death and Nature shall be astonished When all creation rises again, To answer to the Judge.A book, written in, will be brought forth

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VII. Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollispeccata mundi,dona eis requiem.Agnus Dei, qui tollispeccata mundi,dona eis requiem.Agnus Dei, qui tollispeccata mundi,dona eis requiem sempiternam.

VIII. CommunioLux aeterna

Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,quia pius es.Requiem aeternum dona eis, Domine,et Lux perpetua luceat eis,cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,quia pius es.

VII. Lamb of God

Lamb of God, who takes awaythe sins of the world,grant them eternal rest.Lamb of God, who takes awaythe sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.Lamb of God, who takes awaythe sins of the world,grant them eternal rest forever.

VIII. CommunionLight Eternal

May eternal light shine upon them, O Lord,with Thy saints forever, becauseThou art merciful.Grant the dead eternal rest, O Lord,and may perpetual light shine on them,with Thy saints forever, becauseThou art merciful.


Oro supplex et acclinis,cor contritum quasi cinis,gere curam mei finis.

6. LacrimosaLacrimosa dies illa,qua resurget ex favillajudicandus homo reus.Huic ergo parce, Deus,pie Jesu Domine,dona eis requiem. Amen.

IV. Offertorium

1. Domine JesuDomine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae,libera animas omnium fideliumdefunctorum de poenis inferniet de profundo lacu.Libera eas de ore leonis,ne absorbeat eas tartarus,ne cadant in obscurum.

Sed signifier sanctus MichaelRepraesentet eas in lucem sanctam.

Quam olim Abrahae promisistiet semini ejus.

2. HostiasHostias et preces tibi, Domine,laudis offerimus.Tu suscipe pro animabus illis,Quaram hodie memoriam facimus.Fac eas, Dominede morte transire ad vitam,Quam olim Abrahae promisistiet semini ejus.

V. Sanctus

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus,Dominus Deus Sabaoth!Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.Hosanna in excelsis.

VI. Benedictus

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.Hosanna in excelsis.

I pray in supplication on my knees, My heart contrite as the dust, Safeguard my fate.

6. WeepingMournful that day, When from the dust shall rise, Guilty man to be judged. Therefore spare him, O God, Merciful Jesu, Lord Grant them rest. Amen.

IV. Offertory

1. Lord JesusLord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, Neither let them fall into darkness, nor the black abyss swallow them up.

And let St. Michael, Thy standard-bearer, lead them into the holy light. Which once Thou didst promise to Abraham and his seed.

2. OffertoryWe offer unto Thee this sacrifice of prayer and praise. Receive it for those souls whom today we commemorate. Allow them, O Lord, to cross from death into the life which once Thou didst promise to Abraham and his seed.

V. Holy

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.Hosanna in the highest.

VI. Blessed

Blessed is He who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.



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as a young artist in residence at L’Opéra de Montréal. She has also performed as a soloist with Vancouver Island Opera, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Ópera Guadalajara, Orquesta Sinfónica de Zapopan, l’Orchestre symphonique de Laval, l’Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil, l’Orchestre symphonique de L’Agora, and the Surrey City Orchestra. In addition to performing, she teaches piano, voice and ukulele.

SCOTT RUMBLE | TENOR

Tenor Scott Rumble was a member of the Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Development Program (2019-2021) and a member of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program at Vancouver Opera (2018/19). He holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the University of British Columbia, and an Artist Diploma and Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Voice

Performance from the University of Western Ontario.

Mr. Rumble was just seen as Ferrando in Brott Opera’s drive-in production of Cosi fan tutte. While at Calgary Opera he worked on a myriad of workshops for new operas and performed for virtual concerts. He was seen on stage as the role of Flavio in Norma, Rooster in Bremen Town Musicians, and was scheduled to perform Benedict in Beatrice et Benedict and Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos before the Covid-19 pandemic. During his time with Vancouver Opera, Mr. Rumble sang the role of St. Brioche in The Merry Widow and covered both the title role in Gonoud’s Faust and Rodolfo in La Bohème.

Other credits include Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos (Highlands Opera Studio), Bob Boles in Peter Grimes (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), Luigi in Il Tabarro, Bacchus, Lensky in Eugene Onegin (University of British Columbia) and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly (La Musica Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy). Mr. Rumble has also performed as the tenor soloist for Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and Handel’s Messiah.

NEIL CRAIGHEAD | BASS-BARITONE

Neil Craighead’s burgeoning career has taken him from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, featured in operas by Somers, Verdi and Puccini. The tall, imposing bass-baritone’s recent and upcoming seasons are a rewarding mix of opera and concert repertoire. He appeared as Minskman in Pacific Opera Victoria’s Flight while performances with the Calgary Opera in

Fidelio and Ariadne auf Naxos, Messiah for the Winnipeg Symphony and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis for the Vancouver Bach Choir have been re-scheduled for future seasons due to the global pandemic. Highlights of past seasons include Colline in La bohème for Calgary Opera, Vancouver Opera and the Canadian Opera Company,

ROBYN DRIEDGER-KLASSEN | SOPRANO Described in the London Times as “outstanding in her impassioned embodiment of the drama”, Robyn Driedger-Klassen has been seen on many recital, concert and opera stages. Known particularly for her zeal for contemporary music, she has performed and premiered many fascinating works of contemporary composers: R Murray Schafer, Kaija Saariaho,

Jocelyn Morlock, Ana Sokolovic, David McIntyre, Larry Nickel, Brian Current, Libby Larsen, Emily Doolittle, Kati Agócs and Leslie Uyeda just to name a few. Her most recent film projects include a production with City Opera Vancouver of Jake Heggie’s monodrama, At the Statue of Venus (available on YouTube) and a piece for Turning Point’s 1+1+1 Project with composer Jeffrey Ryan and flutist, Brenda Fedoruk (available in 2022).

Robyn lives on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓ q̓ əmin̓ əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples and is grateful to be on this shared territory.

She is head of the Voice Department at the Vancouver Academy of Music where she passes on her love of art song and opera to students of all ages. She gives unsolicited reading recommendations to one and all and her garden becomes more epic with each passing year. She lives with her husband and two vocal critics under the age of ten. In recent times, Robyn has learned a considerable amount about black holes, superheroes and is expert at avoiding Lego underfoot.

KATIE FERNANDEZ | MEZZO-SOPRANO Katie began her musical journey as a child, starting with the piano and later performing as part of the Langley Ukulele Ensemble. She is an alumna of Kwantlen Polytechnic University and holds a Masters of Music in Opera Performance from the University of British Columbia where she performed the roles of Dorabella in Cosí fan tutte, Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann,

Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro and performed as a soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2.

During her studies Katie won first place in voice at the Canadian National Music Festival, and obtained a young artist’s encouragement award at the Metropolitan Opera Western Canadian District Auditions. She obtained second prize in the Richard Strauss Wettbewerb while studying at the International Summer Academy at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Katie has also received awards from the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques Competition in Montréal, taking her to France and Japan.

Katie made her Canadian stage debut as Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette while engaged

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SOPRANO 1 (CASSIE LUFTSPRING AND ELIZABETH PETRIE | SECTION LEADERS)Sharmain Kim-Oh, Anita Lindsay, Cassie Luftspring, Elizabeth Petrie, Rosemary Ramsay, Elisa Rolston, Lelannie Roscoe, Julia Thomas, Gillian Wilder

SOPRANO 2 (SARAH JO KIRSCH AND GILLIAN MITCHELL | SECTION LEADERS)Cynthia Becker, Sigrid Bernhoerster, Jenny Cheng, Rosie Christie, Annette Dorrepaal, Lydia Gennai, Susan Graham, Constance Hummel, Sarah Jo Kirsch, Gillian Mitchell, Trang Pham, Johanne Sabourin, Catherine Senay, Chris Stewart, Nerissa Suen, Selma Van Halder, Neysa Wiens, Regina Yoon

ALTO 1 (REBECCA PAULDING AND TRISH SMITH | SECTION LEADERS)Gwyneth Bowen, Barbara Cave, Brenda Chandler, Jennifer Cote, Heather Deal, Nancy Ferguson, Klara Hauss, Sachiyo Kaneko, Liz Lloyd, Winifred Nowell-Miles, Rebecca Paulding, Beatrice Poon, Christine Riek, Tracey Rusnak, Trish Smith, Ingrid Stairs, Olga Volkoff

ALTO 2 (REBECCA PAULDING AND MAUREEN HOLE | SECTION LEADERS)Anne Marie Brodeur, Janet Clothier, Cynthia Gosline, Maureen Hole, Susanne Krebs, Joanna Lehmann, Jerilynn C. Prior, Merle Rector, Trish Schulte, Sandra Shepard, Karen Simonsen, Julia Stewart, Wendy Verbaas, Carmen Wiseman, Jade Yang, Cathrie Yuen

TENOR 1 (ROB WORKMAN AND YOON LEE | SECTION LEADERS)Jeff Carmichael, Dan Deranleau, Christer Hallberg, Rob Workman

TENOR 2 (LEE CLAPP AND JIM DELAHUNT | SECTION LEADERS)John Ashworth, Lee Clapp, Jim DeLaHunt, Yoon Lee, Ian Morrison, Eric Petersson, Barry Rector

BASS 1 (JAIME YOON AND PETER STEWART | SECTION LEADERS)Peter Deutsch, Luke Hildebrandt, Paul Keeling, Johann Krebs, Stephen Pickett, Tony Podlecki, Anthony Roper, Christopher Sedergreen, Chris Shelley, Peter Stewart

BASS 2 (JAIME YOON AND PETER STEWART | SECTION LEADERS)Patrick Davies, Stuart Donn, Thomas Heffron, Brian Jones, Michael Kneesch, Glenn Lee, Doug Wiebe, Jaime Yoon

REHEARSAL PIANIST: STEPHEN SMITHCHOIR MARSHALL: TONY ROPER

VANCOUVER BACH ADULT CHOIR MEMBERS

Handel’s Messiah with the Vancouver Bach Choir, Der Sprecher in Die Zauberflöte for Opéra de Québec, Don Fernando in Fidelio for Pacific Opera Victoria, Scarpia in Tosca with Opera on the Avalon, Zuniga in Carmen for Opéra de Québec and Count Ceprano in Rigoletto with the Canadian Opera Company.

Equally at home in new works, Mr. Craighead was featured in COC’s production of Louis Riel – celebrating Canada’s Sesquicentennial - and Tapestry New Opera’s premiere of Oksana G. For Against the Grain Theatre he was Leporello in Mozart’s Don Goivanni, retitled #UncleJohn.

An Alumnus of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio, further credits include Pietro in Simon Boccanegra at Pacific Opera Victoria, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte for Edmonton Opera, and the roles of Somnus and Cadmus in the COC’s Semele, which took him to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Mr. Craighead was born in Cape Town, South Africa and grew up in Calgary, where he was member of the Calgary Boys Choir. He studied voice at the Academy program of Mount Royal College and later received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Opera from the University of British Columbia. During his formative years, he attended young artist programs in Italy and Alberta and participated in tours and performances in Austria, the Czech Republic and China.

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VIOLIN 1Mark Ferris Lawrie HillDomagoj IvanovicEllen FarrugiaPeter KrysaEvelyn CreaserKen LinYun Jung VIOLIN 2Angela CavadasRick DorferHeilwig von KoenigsloewAnne StrideToni StanickSarah Westwick VIOLASIsabelle Roland (PR)MC Brunet

Mila TymoshenkoBarbara Irschick CELLIPeggy Lee (PR)Harold BirstonIsidora NojkovicFinn Maniche BASSMichael Vaughan (PR)Meaghan Williams

BASSET HORNS (CLARINETS) Mary Backun (PR)Michelle Anderson BASSOONSIngrid Chiang (PR)Alan Thorpe

TRUMPETSTom Shorthouse (PR)Jim Littleford TROMBONESAndrew Poirier (PR)Ellen MarpleSharman King

TIMPANIPhil Crewe (PR) ORGANTina Chang (PR)

ORCHESTRA MANAGER Jim LIttleford

LIBRARIANTom Shorthouse

MEMBERS OF THE VANCOUVER OPERA ORCHESTRA


VANCOUVER BACH FAMILY OF CHOIRS

VANCOUVER BACH CHOIR BOARD OF DIRECTORSOlga Volkoff | President Lisa Sloufmann | Vice President Donna Mathiesen | TreasurerNathalie Mousseau | Secretary

MEMBERS AT LARGESigrid BernhoersterGlenn LeeStephen PickettJohanne SabourinSandra ShepardTrish Smith

ARTISTIC TEAMLeslie Dala | Music Director VBCMarisa Gaetanne | Music Director VBCCCathrie Yuen | Assistant Conductor VBCCatherine Campolin, Shane Raman | Conductors, VBCCStephen Smith | Rehearsal Pianist VBCBruce Pullan | Music Director and Conductor Laureate of the VBC Family of ChoirsSimon Streatfield | Conductor Laureate Norman Grieve, Jon Washburn, Richard Vogel | Honourary Members

ADMINISTRATION TEAMNina Horvath | Executive DirectorAine Mahony (on leave); Charbel Rashed | Finance and Systems Administrator Christina Cichos | Operations CoordinatorNatasha McEwen | Fundraising and Communications Manager

BOX OFFICE | The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

PROGRAMME DESIGN | James Waugh Design

Very special thanks to Gavin Bakewell and the crew of the Orpheum! We couldn’t do it without you!

Such a complex organization relies on many generous people working together. Special thanks to our VBC Librarian Trang Pham; VBC Choir Marshal Tony Roper, Vancouvwer Opera; and the many donors who have contributed! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

304 – 3102 Main St | Vancouver, BC | V5T 3G7 604.872.8789 | vancouverbachchoir.com

Situated in Vancouver, the gateway of the Pacific Rim, the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs is an organization which includes the award-winning adult symphonic choir and children’s program. The organization is committed to offering choral education to its members – 100+ adults and 330+ young people – as well as vibrant and culturally diverse choral experiences to its audiences.

As one of the largest choral organizations in Canada, the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs explores a wide range of repertoire from the past to the present with passion and commitment. Through its series of concerts presented at the magnificent Orpheum Theatre and throughout the lower mainland and points beyond, the organization continues to meet its mandate of choral education, as well as commissioning and performing works by Canadian composers alongside the world’s favourite symphonic choral works.

The adult choir, under the baton of Maestro Leslie Dala, celebrates its 91st anniversary in the 2021-22 season. The 2021-22 season celebrates the 37th anniversary of the children’s program, ably guided by Music Director Marisa Gaetanne.

www.vancouverbachchoir.comInterested in auditioning for the Vancouver Bach Choir? Please enquire here: [email protected] you like to sing with one of our children’s choirs? Please enquire here: [email protected]

We would like to acknowledge the following government agencies, foundations, corporations and individuals who have contributed to the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs this season.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES | FOUNDATIONS | CORPORATIONS

The VBC thanks all its funders, sponsors and donors for their ongoing support. Every effort has been made to ensure the list is accurate as of printing. If there are any errors or omissions,

please accept our apologies and contact our office so that we may make the corrections.

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS AND SPONSORS

ESTATE DONORSThe Mary Ann Murdoch EstateThe Estate of Mervyn Clarice Lindsay WeirThe Estate of John PhillipsThe Estate of Cyril E. BurrillThe Estate of James Whittaker

ORATORIO ($5000 to 9,999)James MacIntyreBruno Wall

SYMPHONY ($2000 to 4999)Anthony RoperThe Pyatt Foundation

CHORALE ($1000 – $1999)Ethel BartonCynthia Gosline in memory of Dr. John M. GoslineShaun G Foundation

ARIA ($500 – $999)Alan S. BellJeff CarmichaelJoseph ElworthyChris HawkeyMollie Massey & Hein PoulusLee Rennison & David PlunkettSandra Shepard

Peter StewartEric Wilson RECITATIVE ($250 – $499)Barbara CaveHeather ClarkRobert Clark In memory of Joyce MaguirePam CooperJames GlassfordGillian Goodman In memory of George GoodmanChrister HallbergGlenn LeeGordon Dobson-MackWinifred NowellKaren O’BrienBeatrice PoonJerilynn C. PriorHyo ShimBarbara ShumiatcherLisa SlouffmanTrish & Eric SmithKerith StevensAnonymous

DUET ($100 – $249)Kathleen AllanDouglas BaconHarold BirstonJoost BlomTeresa & Jan BobrowskiChristina BolznerRon & Wendy CartwrightRobert DalesLinda M. DenhamBarry Devonald

Nancy FanJudith ForstAnne GallantreeSheila GairJames D. GlassfordEvelyn HardenJudith HollickNiel Hong and FamilyJennifer M.Y. LeeAnita LindsayGerald LysengPeter MercerJane MitchellLucy PearmainElaine & David PetersonStephen PriceBarry & Merle RectorEric RenChris ShelleySam & JoAnn ShepsMichael ShierElizabeth SpencerDavid StevensDr. Grenville ThomasDr. Jon ThompsonVictoria UberallOlga VolkoffVivien WongM. N. WiensTessa WilsonKenneth Zuk

SOLO (up to $99)Karl AlbertSylvia AldrichG. Pat BlundenSu-Laine BrodskyJenny Y. Cheng

Annette DorrepaalChaunce DruryShabnam EskandaniAlan & Margaret FilmerJudith ForstYuan Yuan GeLydia GennaiFraya GuEwa JakobsValentin KarasyukDianne KennedyTania La SalleGinny LowrieReva MalkinKeely McGowanJohn McMorranAlina NikolaevaL. M. NobleSalma OsborneGeraldine PearsonIan PerryBrian PetermanKevin RiebsLelannie Roscoe In Memory of Joyce MaguireChang Linda ShenStephen SmithMicahel StevensAlice StittKrisztina SzaboJanice Trenholme and Dick GlassfordGillian WilderCarmen Wiseman

The Hamber Foundation | Loyal Protestant Association Chan Endowment Fund at the University of British Columbia

Martha Lou Henley Foundation The Christopher Foundation | Taylor Taliesin Foundation

COMMUNITY PARTNER

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16 | MOZART’S REQUIEM Vancouver Bach Choir | 2021-2022 Season

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