Vancouver Chamber Choir artistic director Kari Turunen leads six young conductors in War & Peace, February 16

Concert concludes company’s 44th annual five-day Conductors’ Symposium

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Vancouver Chamber Choir. Photo by Diamond’s Edge Photography

War & Peace, the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s 2024 Conductors’ Symposium, focuses on music that reflects the darkness and destruction of war and an everlasting dream of peace.

Audiences are invited to join the choir’s artistic director Kari Turunen and six student conductors for the symposium at Pacific Spirit United Church on February 16 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The evocative evening of music ranges from folk songs to complex choral works, including Arnold Schoenberg’s seldom-performed Friede auf Erden, Francis Poulenc’s classic “Un soir de neige”, and Eric Whitacre’s powerful “When David Heard”.

For the 44th annual Conductors’ Symposium, six young conductors were selected to work with the Vancouver Chamber Choir from February 11 to 16. Turunen will be joined on the podium by Tyler Baek (B.C.), Matthew Boutda (Ontario), Christiana Howell (U.S.),  Man Li (Canada/Hong Kong), Marjukka Manner (Finland), and Naoise Whearity (Ireland).

Tickets and more details are at Vancouver Chamber Choir.

Post sponsored by Vancouver Chamber Choir.