We have pictures of our working session with Peter-Anthony Togni, Sara Hahn & Sarah Gieck as we put together Sea Dreams, a new Canadian work that we will premiere at Leap of Faith!
A working session with Peter-Anthony Togni
Luminous Leap of Faith: Christina Jahn
Luminous Leap(s) of Faith
As we continue to count down toward Leap of Faith, for the next two weeks we will post videos of our choristers talking about instances in their lives when they took a leap of faith. We begin with soprano Julie Crouch -- and we are very glad she took her leap of faith!
"The First Elegy" by Einojuhani Rautavaara
The last work of the first half for Leap of Faith is Die Erste Elegie by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. While that name may not be as familiar as other contemporary choral composers such as Eric Whitacre, Bob Chilcott or Morten Lauridsen, Rautavaara (1928-2016) is a well-known name in choral circles.
The ingenuity of Leonardo da Vinci
Our preview of the repertoire for Leap of Faith continues with a look at Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine by Eric Whitacre, with a focus on the ingenuity of the celebrated Renaissance Man himself.