Remembrance Day Ceremonies: Remembrance at Mountain View
Remembrance Day, November 11th, is a day to remember the courage, service and sacrifice of thousands of Canadians, and to honour them by never forgetting them
Date/Time: Nov 11 2019, 11:00 am to 12:30 am
Vancouver, Mountain View Cemetery5455 Fraser St
Little Chamber Music is proud to again present this unique music and history project, “11”. Part of the Field House Residency (2012-2015) with the Vancouver Park Board, “11” was developed for over two years. The project included monthly public meetings, a trip to the Library and Archives and War Museum in Ottawa, research at the Vancouver Archives, visits with a 99-year-old D-Day veteran, an installation at the Roundhouse and a performance and event on Remembrance Day, 2014 in Falaise Park which brought over 1000 people together.
Our past performances touched a lot of people, the feedback we got was tremendous, so with the generous support of Mountain View we are presenting “11” again this Remembrance Day at 11am. Two of the veterans in the piece (Harley Godwin and George Clifford) have monuments in Mountain View and our living veteran, 104 year old Edmond Champoux, has a niche reserved next to his wife.
We will be indoors in the Celebration Hall and the piece is arranged for 11 string players and solo trumpet. We have amazing musicians from the Vancouver Opera, Turning Point and more performing, and our collection of archival photographs of World War 2 and the Renfrew Heights Housing Project will be on display. We will also be paying special tribute to 104 year old Edmond Champoux, one of the first men on the beach 75 years ago.
Enter the Cemetery on 39th off Fraser St, drive straight into the cemetery towards the buildings ahead. The Celebration Hall is the northern-most building. Performance at 11am, the Hall will open at 10:30. Performance is 15 minutes in duration, with coffee and tea to follow.
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