Da Camera Singers

Da Camera presents an afternoon of music centering around the beauty of Winter through the works of Holst, Whitacre, and Lauridsen. The featured work on the program will be Morten Lauridsen’s choral cycle, Mid-Winter Songs,based on the poetry of Robert Graves, as well as Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs, on the poetry of Hila Pitmann. This concert is presented in conjunction with the Holy Trinity Concert Series. Da Camera will also celebrate Loretta Dueck, its long-time accompanist, who will be celebrating her 30th and final season with Da Camera.

Da Camera Singers

Since its inception in 1961, Da Camera Singers, now under the direction of John Brough, has established a strong presence in the Alberta choral community and holds the distinction of being Edmonton’s longest-standing chamber choir. The choir performs a diverse repertoire that encompasses classical music from the Renaissance to the 20th century, oratorios, and folk song arrangements and other lighter works. As well as being active with their own annual three-concert season, Da Camera Singers has performed on many occasions with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble under the direction of such esteemed conductors as Bernard Labadie, Ivars Taurins and William Eddins. In March 2012, Da Camera Singers, as well as many alumni singers from the choir, celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a presentation of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”.