NIGHT OF WONDER

8:00pm Friday, December 13, 2019
2:00pm Saturday, December 14, 2019
New Westminster Christian Reformed Church
8255 13th Ave., between 1st Street and Newcombe, Burnaby

Come, be moved by the stark beauty of Abbie Betinis’ In the Bleak Midwinter, Alan Bullard’s tender The World Has Waited Long, Ian Assersohn’s high-spirited Make We Joy Now in this Fest, and Benjamin Harlan’s sparkling new arrangement of Angels We Have Heard on High.
The programme will also include music by Bob Chilcott, Ian Crawford, Dan Forrest, Shawn Kirchner, Sandra Peter and Will Todd.

Beautiful music, favourite carols and boisterous sing-alongs – let us share with each other the spirit that is Christmas.

Adults & Seniors: $25 | Secondary School Students: $15 | Children under 12: still free!
Tickets are available online at Eventbrite, by calling 604. 897.7258, through choir members, or at the door.

MAGNIFICAT

8:00pm Saturday, February 29, 2020
New Westminster Christian Reformed Church
8255 13th Ave., between 1st Street and Newcombe, Burnaby

Erin Sutton, soprano
Andrea Siradze, violinist and string ensemble leader
Lin Kim, organist
Ingrid Verseveldt, pianist

Amabilis is thrilled to present Magnificat by the young Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen. The Magnificat, also known as the Canticle of Mary, is taken directly from the Gospel of Luke and has been a source of inspiration for countless composers over the eras, including Palestrina, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Bruckner and Penderecki.

Kim Arnesen’s setting was conceived as a prayer for the sick and the poor, out of hope for those who struggle, and as a musical reflection of Mary, who herself was poor and of humble means. Scored for choir, soprano solo, strings, piano and organ, this seven-movement forty-minute work is a remarkable, heartfelt journey supported by beautiful melodic writing, radiant harmonies and exquisite tenderness.

Rounding out the programme will be the stunning new work by Dan Forrest, The Sun Never Says, Martin Sedek’s intimate I Sing of a Maiden and Pärt Uusberg’s glorious Ave Maria.

Please note: This concert will be sung without intermission.

Adults & Seniors: $25 | Secondary School Students: $15 | Children under 12: still free!
Tickets are available online at Eventbrite, by calling 604. 897.7258, through choir members, or at the door.

Image: Our Lady of Guadalupe by Pristine Cartera-Turkus
Used with kind permission of the artist
https://pristine-carteraturkus.pixels.com/

IT’S A PARTY!
Celebrating Our 40th Anniversary

Date and Time to be Announced
New Westminster Christian Reformed Church
8255 13th Ave., between 1st Street and Newcombe, Burnaby

We’re 40 years old!
Join us for an exuberant, high-octane evening of music-making with present and former members of the Amabilis family. Come share in our joy, meet up with old friends, and travel down memory lane with us!

The present Amabilis choir will get things rolling with fabulous music by Carl Orff, Kim André Arnesen, Jake Runestad, Sam Pottle and Jonathan Dove, followed by a few musical toasts – as befits the occasion! – with the help of Jonathan Rathbone and the world of opera.

Together with Amabilis alumni, the concert will conclude with long-standing favourites of ours: Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré, Mozart’s beloved Ave Verum, The Storm is Passing Over arranged by Barbara Baker and a final blast-from-the-past with Hall Johnson’s arrangement of Ain’t Got Time to Die.

Adults & Seniors: $25 | Secondary School Students: $15 | Children under 12: still free!
Tickets are available online at Eventbrite, by calling 604. 897.7258, through choir members, or at the door.

IF YOU ARE AMABILIS ALUMNI AND WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THIS CONCERT,
PLEASE CONTACT US AT Amabilispromo@gmail.com

Required rehearsals for participating alumni:
Wednesday, April 29
Wednesday, May 6
Friday, May 8 – Dress Rehearsal

Amabilis is a registered non-profit charitable organization and able to issue tax receipts.

www.AmabilisSingers.org
General Information and auditions: 604.437.9200
4420 Rumble St., Burnaby, BC V5J 2A3