In the final episode of season two, you’ll meet Eleanor Daley, another one of Canada’s most accomplished choral composers. She’s a conductor, a composer of both sacred and secular music, and she was the collaborative pianist of the Amadeus Choir for many years. Her work is sung and celebrated all over the world. In 2001, Lydia Adams and the Amadeus Choir commissioned Eleanor to compose a Te Deum, a Latin text traditionally sung on celebratory occasions. It’s a song of praise and thanksgiving ...
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In the final episode of season two, you’ll meet Eleanor Daley, another one of Canada’s most accomplished choral composers. She’s a conductor, a composer of both sacred and secular music, and she was the collaborative pianist of the Amadeus Choir for many years. Her work is sung and celebrated all over the world. In 2001, Lydia Adams and the Amadeus Choir commissioned Eleanor to compose a Te Deum, a Latin text traditionally sung on celebratory occasions. It’s a song of praise and thanksgiving ...
In the final episode of season two, you’ll meet Eleanor Daley, another one of Canada’s most accomplished choral composers. She’s a conductor, a composer of both sacred and secular music, and she was the collaborative pianist of the Amadeus Choir for many years. Her work is sung and celebrated all over the world. In 2001, Lydia Adams and the Amadeus Choir commissioned Eleanor to compose a Te Deum, a Latin text traditionally sung on celebratory occasions. It’s a song of praise and thanksgiving ...
In episode four of our second season of our Songwalks podcast, you’ll meet Cris Derksen, a composer and cellist who is originally from Northern Alberta. She now lives in Toronto and tours the world making music that weaves together her classical training with Indigenous traditions. Lately Cris has been making music for dance, theatre and animation, as well as choirs and symphony orchestras. The Amadeus Choir invited Cris to write a piece. It’s called Mass for Nipiy - that’s the Cree word for ...
In episode three of our second season of our Songwalks podcast, you’ll meet Ian Cusson who lives just a couple of hours outside of Toronto. Ian composes art song, opera, choral music, and orchestral work. He’s of Metis and French Canadian descent and his work often explores the intersection of Western and Indigenous cultures. He’s worked with the Canadian Opera Company and the National Arts Centre and is making a huge impact on the classical music scene in Canada. Today you’ll be hearing a go...
This season we are celebrating our 50h anniversary season. We do a lot of work with Canadian composers and we have premiered dozens of commissions. Recently we have been collaborating with some of the best Indigenous composers writing today. Indigenous people have stewarded this land since time immemorial and we are so grateful to make music here. This season on Songwalks, you’ll join some of these amazing creators on a short musical stroll. They’ll take you on a tour of some of their music a...
This season the Amadeus Choir is celebrating our 50h anniversary season. We do a lot of work with Canadian composers and we have premiered dozens of commissions. Recently we have been collaborating with some of the best Indigenous composers writing today. Indigenous people have stewarded this land since time immemorial and we are so grateful to make music here. This season on Songwalks, you’ll join some of these amazing creators on a short musical stroll. They’ll take you on a tour of some of...
Join us for our first episode of Songwalks Our guest writer this week is Luke Hathaway, and we are featuring the following music: Earth Song by Frank Ticheli Copyright Hinshaw Music, Manhattan Beach Music All rights reserved. Used by permission. Salutation of the Dawn (AMP 0850) by Eleanor Daley Copyright Alliance Music Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. A Winter Dawn (from A Winter Day) by Sarah Quartel Copyright Ox...
Join the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for "Songwalks": Choral music for your daily journey. This podcast features beautiful choral music paired with poetry to accompany your daily walk, through the city or countryside, at dawn or at dusk. You'll hear music by Elgar and Eleanor Daley, Tarik O'Regan, Johannes Brahms and more. Poetry is provided by Canadian luminaries like Luke Hathaway, Kanika Ambrose, and Joy Kogawa. Songwalks Podcast is the perfect way to let your imag...
In the final episode of season two, you’ll meet Eleanor Daley, another one of Canada’s most accomplished choral composers. She’s a conductor, a composer of both sacred and secular music, and she was the collaborative pianist of the Amadeus Choir for many years. Her work is sung and celebrated all over the world. In 2001, Lydia Adams and the Amadeus Choir commissioned Eleanor to compose a Te Deum, a Latin text traditionally sung on celebratory occasions. It’s a song of praise and thanksgiving ...
