Still enjoy our May 30, 2020 livestreamed event!
/Post-event note: Even if you missed the live event, you can still enjoy the music! The YouTube Live link goes to the video that persists. Learn more about this innovative project in the letter below from our Artistic Director, Rob Curtis.
May 22, 2020
Dear friends of i Coristi,
Back in September, I imagined that right about now the choir would be gearing up for concert week, getting ready to present the second concert in our Meeting Places series—Meeting Places 2: Space. Needless to say, the conclusion of our season looks a bit different, but we're still getting ready for something new, and it's still a Meeting Places concert! I'd like to invite you to join us on YouTube Live for Meeting Places: Singing From Home Edition on May 30 at 7:30 p.m. (MDT).
The choir has been hard at work exploring different ways to use technology to continue to create despite being physically apart. We've been using a software platform called Jamulus, which allows us to collaborate in real time. On May 30, we'll be performing three pieces for you:
William Albright's An Alleluia Super-Round, which the choir will perform live, from their own homes. This unique piece requires the choir members to avoid being synchronized with each other—something which performing over the internet actually makes a bit easier!
Michael McGlynn's Jerusalem. This piece involves some synchronization and some solo performance, with a beautiful chorus that is unsynchronized in the same vein as the Albright piece.
Gordon Lightfoot's Song for a Winter's Night, arranged by Robin Salkeld, which speaks deeply to the challenges of being separated from the ones we love. Both this piece and Jerusalem will have been pre-recorded in real-time online, and the recordings will be premiered live on May 30 during the live stream.
We wish we could have the chance to sing for you in person, but we're looking forward to being able to sing for you live, at least! Please join us for this free, online event at https://youtu.be/d7RG1ozqXWU on May 30 at 7:30 p.m. MDT.
Stay well,
Rob Curtis
Artistic Director, i Coristi Chamber Choir