UBC Choirs: Dreaming

Ryan Davis, viola
Photo by Tracy Moromisato

University Singers, Graeme Langager, conductor
UBC Choral Union, Hyejung Jun, conductor
Guest artist: Ryan Davis, viola

UBC Choirs return for an exciting genre‑blending evening featuring UBC Assistant Professor and guest artist Ryan Davis, viola. Expect radiant choral textures and contemporary soundscapes with works by David Childs, Reena Esmail, Caroline Shaw, and a striking arrangement of Radiohead’s Pyramid Song, featuring Davis.

Program

University Singers | Graeme Langager, conductor
Eshantha Peiris, collaborative pianist
Guest artist Ryan Davis, viola

Salve Regina by David Childs
When the Violin by Reena Esmail
Ryan Davis viola

The Unexpected Early Hour (from A Winter Breviary) by Reena Esmail
and the swallow by Caroline Shaw
Pyramid Song arranged by Geoff Lawson
Ryan Davis viola

That Ever I Saw by Darmon Meader

Wie Schön, Hier Zu Verträumen (from Vier Notturnos, Op. 22)
by Heinrich von Herzogenberg
Eshantha Peiris piano

Ong-Hye-Ya (Korean folk song) by Hye-Young Cho
Tyler Baek baritone

~intermission~

Choral Union | Hyejung Jun, conductor
Gabe Reed, collaborative pianist

O nata Lux from Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen (1943)
Little man in a hurry from The City and the Sea by Eric Whitacre (1970)
Come to me by Ivo Antognini (1963)
Elves’ Bells by Stephen Chatman (1950)

Combined Choirs | Graeme Langager, conductor

Shout Glory by Byron J. Smith (1960)