Last Light Above the World
Sunday November 11, 2018
Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW, Edmonton
Richard Eaton Singers
Leonard Ratzlaff, Conductor
RES Chamber Orchestra
Tim Anderson, Actor
Dawn Sadoway, Actor
Jolaine Kerley, Soprano
Mairi-Irene MacCormack, Alto
Caleb Nelson, Tenor
Michael Kurschat, Bass
A Remembrance Day concert in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice that ended WWI. Featuring the western Canadian premiere of a newly commissioned work by Allan Bevan – Last Light Above the World and Haydn’s Paukenmesse, Mass in Time of War. This deeply emotional concert will centre around a narrative of correspondence between Canadian first world war soldiers and their loved ones at home.
Up Close & Personal educational event with a presentation by Allan Bevan on November 10 for students and educators.
Concert photos by Grant Cree, Photojournalist