| Mississauga Choral
Society 2007-2008 MEMBER PROFILES The Mississauga Choral Society is an 80+ voice, semi-professional choir that brings to the stage major choral repertoire of the 16th to 21st centuries, commissioning and performing new Canadian choral works and hosting some of Canada’s outstanding guest soloists, instrumentalists and choral ensembles. The subscription series commences Sunday, December 9 with the presentation of Messiah at the Living Arts Centre, featuring a quartet of outstanding soloists and accompanied by Sinfonia Mississauga. The second in the series at the same venue is a performance on Sunday, March 2, 2008, Sing Canadian, eh!. At this performance MCS sings the music of some of Canada’s finest contemporary composers, featuring a commissioned work by well known composer John Beckwith titled “Derailed”, a short sound documentary telling the story of the Mississauga Train Derailment and Evacuation which occurred twenty-eight years ago. An informal cabaret style concert, Pops at the Cabaret, ends the season on Saturday, May 3 at First United Church, Port Credit and Sunday, May 4 at Eden United Church, Meadowvale. Mervin Fick, acting conductor Box Office: 905-306-6000, Auditions: 905-278-7059 www.mcs-on.ca |
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