Tag Archive for the term: iwan edwards

Last week I had the privilege to attend a stunning choral concert at the Christ Church Cathedral in good ol’ downtown Mount Real. Lead by artistic director Iwan Edwards, the Concerto Della Donna presented their Give Thanks to Music program to a packed house and created such a lovely hush over the church pews you […]

Hear ye! Those of you out there who are interested in experimental contemporary music should check out the show I’m in tonight. I’m in a chamber ensemble called Concerto Della Donna, and we have our seasonal concert this evening. We’re an 18-voice ensemble conducted by Maestro Iwan Edwards, who recently retired as […]

Alas, I did not score points on the hipster-o-meter this weekend. While the rest of the Montreal world was at Osheaga catching tunes and having some fun in the sun, I was on a choir retreat in Orford, Quebec, deciphering obscure time signatures and phonetically translating German.
I sing with an 18-voice women’s ensemble […]