Maestro Tovey, the VSO, and the assembled choirs perform Jeffrey Ryan's sublime Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation, created with Canada’s War Poet in Afghanistan, Suzanne M. Steele
Date/Time: Jan 27 2017, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, The Orpheum | Event calendarCost: $22.50
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Glenn Buhr describes his new work Guernica 2017 as a musical rant against the way children are victimized by our ridiculous wars. We're never appalled enough to stop it
Conductor / Performers:
Bramwell Tovey Conductor
Zorana Sadiq soprano
Rebecca Hass mezzo-soprano
Colin Ainsworth tenor
Brett Polegato baritone
UBC University Singers & Choral Union
Graeme Langager chorus director
Langley Fine Arts School Youth Choir
Jim Sparks chorus director
Glenn Buhr & The Button Factory Band
Repertoire:
Glenn Buhr
Guernica 2017 (World Premiere)
Jeffrey Ryan / Suzanne Steele
Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation
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