Programme
The Garden of Dreams Timothy Corlis
When the Earth Stands Still Don M aCdonald
Where the Light Begins Susan LaBarr
May it Be Ethne Ni Bhransonain, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan
Soloist: Kira Dawson
Wyandot's Realm Andrew Balfour
Nothing Gold Can Stay Stephanie Martin
There was a Time Elaine Hagenberg
Conductor: Katie Tilbury
From Secret Wisdoms of Flowers Laura Hawley
Fire Flowers
Sunrise Along the Shore
I’ll Fly Away Albert Brumley
Conductor: Katie Tilbury
Soloists: Kassidy Heck, Candice Fawcus, Allison Roth, Candice Metz, Alieda Jaehn, Helen Aquino
Intermission
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Time’s Best Jewel - Allan Bevan
Michael Kurschat, baritone
Megan Crane, piano
A Birthday (Christina Rosetti)
Love and Friendship (Emily Brontë)
A Red, Red Rose (Robert Burns)
Break, Break, Break (alfred, Lord Tennyson)
My Loves (Langston Hughes)
When You Are Old and Grey (William Butler Yeats)
He Wishes for the Clothes of Heaven (William Butler Yeats)
Jolaine Kerley
Artistic Director
Jolaine is a edmonton based soprano and conductor, Jolaine Kerley is active as a soloist, voice instructor, choral conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. She is currently Associate Professor of Music at Concordia University of Edmonton as well as artistic director of Ariose Choir and conductor of the Archbishop Jordan Choirs. Jolaine holds a BMus and an MMus from the University of Alberta, as well as an MMus from the Early Music Institute at Indiana University’s Jacobs school of Music. Jolaine is engaged frequently as a choral and vocal adjudicator and clinician. Jolaine has been heard frequently as soprano soloist with choruses and orchestras throughout North America including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Alberta Baroque Orchestra, Richard Eaton Singers, Luminous Voices, and Pro Coro Canada. Jolaine performs regularly with Early Music Alberta. Recent solo engagements include The Music of Vaughan Williams with the Richard Eaton Singers and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Geistliche Konzerte with Early Music Alberta, Arietta with Early Music Alberta, Alan Bevan’s Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Bach’s Johannes Passion with Calgary’s Professional vocal ensemble Luminous Voices, and an immersive Game of Thrones production with HBO and Giant Spoon Productions in Austin, Texas. Jolaine performs solo recitals throughout the Edmonton area and is frequently heard performing events with HASA, the Health Arts Society of Alberta. Recent solo engagements have included BWV 36 with the Alberta Baroque Orchestra, Faure’s Requiem and Goodall’s Eternal Light with da Camera Singers, and Singing Sirens of the Seicento at the 2024 Early Music Alberta Festival. Upcoming solo engagements include With Peace and Joy with Early Music Alberta. Jolaine can be heard singing with Calgary vocal ensemble Luminous Voices on the recently Juno nominated album Ispiciwin.
Katie Tilbury
Assistant Conductor
Katie Tilbury is an expressive pianist and is passionate about the community music creates. Originally from Lacombe, Alberta, she completed her Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano at the University of Alberta and holds a Music Diploma in Piano Performance from Red Deer College. Katie is a versatile pianist and has studied contemporary, jazz and classical repertoire. Her dedication as a collaborator is evident through her positions at The King’s University and Concordia University where she works with instrumentalists both in studio classes, and as a recital partner. She maintains an active private piano studio and is extremely passionate about music education. Through her work as a freelance soloist and collaborator, Katherine has enjoyed playing wonderful works of choral repertoire with choirs in Edmonton including Kapella Kyrie Slavic Chamber Choir, A Joyful Noise Choirs and the Archbishop Jordan Choirs. Her most recent projects include acting as Music Director for Opera Nuova’s production of Dear Edwina, and participating as a Young Artist in the Ukrainian Art Song Project in Toronto. When she is not at the piano, you can find Katie in her painting studio!
Megan Crane
Collaborative Pianist
Megan Crane has a master’s degree in piano performance from the Université de Montréal and has an active career as a collaborative pianist in Edmonton. She is a studio accompanist at Concordia University and plays for Ariose Treble Choir, Vox Hominis Men’s Choir, Cantilon Chamber Choir and Cantilon Children’s Choir. She is also music director at St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church. Megan keeps a hive of bees and a large fruit and vegetable garden with her husband and two kids in Edmonton.
Michael Kurschat
Baritone Soloist
Recognized for his versatility across musical genres, his musicality and the clarity and vibrancy of his singing, baritone Michael Kurschat has performed as soloist for audiences in Edmonton and across Canada. He is desired for his interpretations of Handel, JS Bach and Mozart, among others and has performed with Chorus Inspira, the Alberta Baroque Ensemble, Da Camera Singers, Kapella Kyrie, and the Okanagan Festival Singers. He has been a core member and regular soloist of Pro Coro Canada since 2000. Kurschat holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from The King’s University, Edmonton, a Master of Music degree in choral conducting and a degree in Education from the University of Alberta.
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Allan Bevan
Composer
Allan Bevan’s choral music is recognized by conductors, singers, and audiences alike for its beauty, emotional depth, and accessibility. Many of his works have been award-winners in both Canada and abroad beginning with his Ave Maria (1999) which was the first-prize winner in the inaugural Choral Canada Composition Competition (treble voice category). His oratorio Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode, commissioned by Pro Coro Canada, received Choral Canada’s “outstanding choral work” award in 2008 and has been performed at Carnegie Hall, San Francisco, Philadelphia and other venues in Canada and the USA. Dr. Bevan’s works have been performed in most European countries, especially in France, as well as New Zealand, Korea, and across Canada. Dr. Bevan is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, and his music is available through the CMC and Cypress Choral Music of Vancouver.
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