Choral

A Pride Celebration

Pride Celebration Chorus debuted last year for Pride London Festival 2018. Comprised of members of Pride Men’s Chorus London and interested singers of all genders who wanted to be a part of the celebration of Pride, PCC was a resounding success. The choir returns this year for the Pride London 2019 festivities, with around 80 participants.

The concert will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots by providing the audience with a vast array of songs of celebration. Songs which inspire the LGBTQ community and our allies, songs that define the history of the movement, songs that celebrate the world around us, and songs that we like to sing simply because they lift our spirits.

The concert will be presented twice: Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26. You won’t want to miss this exciting and inspirational musical experience.

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Aeolian Hall
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$25 Advanced $30 Doors
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Pride Men's Chorus London

The chorus was founded by Rod Culham and Clark Bryan, who serve as co-directors. Approximately 40 men sing in the chorus, and we welcome men with all levels of musical knowledge to join us.

Pride Men’s Chorus London is part of a movement of LGBTQ2 Choirs in the world. In 1978 San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus made an unexpected debut after the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone. Pride Men’s Chorus London made its unexpected debut at the Vigil for The Orlando Massacre hosted at Aeolian Hall on June 14, 2016. In the global arena of eroding human rights and particularly the rights of the LGBTQ2 community, we sing to enlighten and help those with closed minds and hearts to open up and celebrate diversity and love.

Pride Celebration Chorus
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Making Spirits Bright

Join Pride Men’s Chorus London for this exciting seasonal concert featuring traditional and contemporary music in a variety of styles. Joining PMCL, for a portion of the concert, is nationally and internationally heralded Canadian Bass-Baritone, Chad Louwerse, whose voice is turning heads everywhere. You will be treated to a wide range of music, from the beautiful Panis Angelicus by César Franck to the recent ballad, Grown-up Christmas List. Traditional pieces in beautiful arrangements include: Silent Night, Wexford Carol and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Other Christmas classics will be on the program: I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Sleigh Ride and a very fun, Barbra Streisand-inspired version of Jingle Bells. You’ll be treated to: You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas; the combination of the The 12 Days of Christmas with Africa by the rock group Toto; a beautiful bit of Canadiana in Diane Loomer’s arrangement of Frobisher Bay; and the inspiring Nigerian Christmas melody Betelehemu. Joining the choir and Chad on the stage will be strings, flute and an outstanding rhythm section. You will not want to miss this concert.

60
Aeolian Hall
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$25 Advanced $30 Doors
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Pride Men's Chorus London

Pride Men’s Chorus London was founded in 2016 and is a program of Aeolian Hall. PMCL was this year’s recipient of the Jack Richardson London Music Award Best Classical Vocal (Choir/Group).

Approximately 40 men sing in the chorus, and those with all levels of musical knowledge are invited to join us. Pride Men’s Chorus London is part of a movement of LGBTQ2 Choirs in the world. Pride Men’s Chorus London made its unexpected debut at the Vigil for The Orlando Massacre hosted at Aeolian Hall on June 14, 2016. In the global arena of eroding human rights and particularly the rights of the LGBTQ2 community, we sing to enlighten and help those with closed minds and hearts to open up and celebrate diversity and love.

Pride Men’s Chorus London creates experiences through choral music that promote community, inclusiveness and excellence.  With the goal of combatting stereotypes and perceptions, we challenge the heteronormative worldview by inspiring our audience, the LGBTQ2 community and our broader community through advocacy and music. We celebrate victories won, we mourn lives lost, we find unconditional acceptance, and we celebrate all life in harmony, through our songs.

Chad Louwerse

Canadian Bass-Baritone Chad Louwerse debuted in Europe with l’Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg as Bernadino in Berlioz’ Benvenuto Cellini. In Canada he has been heard from Quebec to British Columbia.  With Montreal Opera, he starred as Buonafede in Haydn’s Il Mondo Della Luna, sang Talpa in Il Tabarro, and covered Leporello in Don Giovanni. As a member of Montreal Opera’s Atelier Lyrique, he was singled out in Chabrier’s l’Étoile by Claude Gingras of La Presse, who wrote “for pure comedy, first distinction goes to Chad Louwerse”.

In past seasons Mr. Louwerse has sung Alidoro in Rossini’s La Cenerentola and Palémon in Thaïs for Pacific Opera Victoria, Capulet in Roméo et Juliette with Montreal Opera, and Hortensius in Edmonton Opera’s La Fille De Régiment. He has appeared with Vancouver Opera as The Nazarene in Salome, The Bailiff in Werther, Zaretsky and Captain Petrovich in Eugene Onegin, and as Monterone in Rigoletto. He was also featured in the Lanaudière Festival’s Der Vampyr conducted by Jean Marie Zeitouni.

He is a winner of both the CBC Westcoast Performance Pacific Spotlight competition and the Début competition and has given recitals broadcast on CBC Radio Two.  On CD, he can be heard in excerpts of Robert Turner’s opera Vile Shadows and Sylvia Rickard’s song-cycle Three Chinese Songs Of Autumn for the Canadian Music Centre.  He was named to the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques in 2005 and received the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold award.  An active oratorio singer and recitalist, Mr. Louwerse’s concert repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah, the Bach Mass in B-minor, the Brahms and Mozart Requiem and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

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A Pride Celebration

As part of this year's Pride London Festival, we present A PRIDE CELEBRATION, performed by the well-established Pride Men's Chorus London who will be joined by an all gender choir specifically formed for this concert, Pride Celebration Chorus. The first half of the concert will be solely performed by PMCL, singing songs from the world of pop, rock, world music, and musical theatre. The second half of the concert will be performed by the Pride Celebration Chorus singing songs that reflect the values of Pride: understanding, inclusion, community, and, well, pride. We hope to take you through a roller coaster of emotions, celebrating the victories of the LGBT2Q+ communities and its allies, and recognizing the fights we still have ahead of us. You won't want to miss this evening of fascinating entertainment!

60
Aeolian Hall
Price
$25 Advanced $30 Doors
Event type
Genre
Pride Men's Chorus London

The chorus was founded by Rod Culham and Clark Bryan, who serve as co-directors. Approximately 40 men sing in the chorus, and we welcome men with all levels of musical knowledge to join us.

Pride Men’s Chorus London is part of a movement of LGBTQ2 Choirs in the world. In 1978 San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus made an unexpected debut after the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone. Pride Men’s Chorus London made its unexpected debut at the Vigil for The Orlando Massacre hosted at Aeolian Hall on June 14, 2016. In the global arena of eroding human rights and particularly the rights of the LGBTQ2 community, we sing to enlighten and help those with closed minds and hearts to open up and celebrate diversity and love.

Pride Celebration Chorus
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Pride Men's Chorus London

Join Pride Men's Chorus London for a fun-filled and emotionally charged evening featuring some of the best selections in musical theatre. From traditional show tune classics right up to current Broadway productions, you will leave after this concert filled with music in your ears. This concert will also feature a guest appearance by one of London's finest musical groups: the Broadway Singers; there will be over 75 voices on stage. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!

60
Aeolian Hall
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$25 Advanced $30 Doors
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The Broadway Singers

The Broadway Singers, established in 2000, is a choir made up of 40-plus members from all walks of life, all with a passion for sharing their love of Broadway music. In 2013, Marque Smith and Rod Culham became co-directors of the choir, which has become well-known for its musicality, precision, and ability to put on a great show! The Broadway Singers are excited to join forces with Pride Men's Chorus London.

El Sistema Aeolian

El Sistema Aeolian Performs a selection of orchestral and choral music, form classical mainstays to seasonal favourites.

Selections include Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, hits from A Charlie Brown Christmas, and a Symphonic Orchestra version of Beethoven's Ode to Joy theme from his 9th Symphony!

Doors Open at 6, Donations greatly appreciated!

30
Bishop Cronyn
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FREE
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El Sistema Aeolian

The Aeolian is proud to present our first El Sistema Concert of 2018.  Join us at our Education Campus @Cronyn and enjoy performances from our string orchestras and choirs.  This performance will feature the very first performance of the El Sistema Symphony Orchestra!

Our participants will be presented a wide variety of musical selections, from Pop, Folk Song, and Classical.  Both the senior choir and orchestra will be performing Jordanian-inspired works as we explore music from around the world.

Attendance is free and donations are gratefully accepted.

ESA March 9 2018 Poster

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Bishop Cronyn
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FREE
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El Sistema Aeolian

The Aeolian is proud to present our El Sistema Concert Holiday concert.  Celebrate the festive season with as at our Education Campus @Cronyn and enjoy performances from our string orchestras and choirs.

Our participants will be presented a wide variety of musical selections, reflecting different aspects of the season.  You won't want to miss the combined forces of over 70 El Sistema Participants as they join together for the show's finale!

Attendance is free and donations are gratefully accepted.

30
Bishop Cronyn
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FREE
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John D. Huston

The Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association is excited to present this critically-acclaimed, one-man performance of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol with the Wassail Choir.

"It's a treat for me to perform in an authentic Victorian theatre and the 1882 built Aeolian Hall gloriously fits the bill; exactly the sort of space Dickens knew both in England and America. I was struck by the Hall's wonderful acoustics, especially when Mr. Dickens' musical guests, the London's Wassail choir, performed. This 12 voice group perform Dickensian era carols in period costume. Their harmonies are glorious - I was moved, and delighted by their performance last year. The Wassail Choir, the timeless story of Scrooge and Tiny Tim and the Aeolian Hall's intimate acoustics will make this event a magical, theatrical experience."

"A remarkable feat. Huston easily becomes the range of Dickens' incredible characters..." The Hamilton Spectator

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Aeolian Hall
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$25 Advanced $30 Doors $20 Student/Senior
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