One of the most popular choirs of the Capital Region’s francophone community, Chorale Saint-Jean, rubs elbows with one of Edmonton’s liveliest interpreters of African music.
The 55-member chorale under the direction of Laurier Fagnan joins vocal forces with guest choir Oran for a mélange of world music tonight at MacDougall United Church.
These two fine ensembles have brewed a program of music bridging the ages from Byrd, Weelkes, Handel and Rheinberger down to the more contemporary masterpieces of Esenvalds, Mealor and Whitacre.
The chorale also performs new works by College Saint-Jean instructor France Levasseur-Ouimet topped off by a few heart-pounding spirituals and traditional African songs.
Five St. Albert singers will also be performing with the nationally acclaimed Chorale Saint-Jean – Joanne Turcotte-Baxter, Alain Casavant, Elodie Maunder, Justin Maunder and StĂ©phanie Ouellette.
Ă©cole Marie Poburan teacher Simone Mageau and Ă©cole La Mission instructor Catherine Kubash, also the assistant conductor, are featured.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. McDougall Church is located at 10025 – 101 St. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. They are available at Le Carrefour Bookstore, Campus Saint-Jean or at the door.
T.J. Dawe is a humorist capable of zeroing in on a painful moment in life and turning it into sumptuous laughter.
In Marathon, an original one-man show written and performed by Dawe, he weaves together two stories – being a terrible long distance runner in high school and his efforts at dealing with his biggest blind spot.
He’s trying to reconcile his past with the present and that means reflecting on running, high school, his father, ’80s movies, Enneagram tests and Satan.
Marathon runs April 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. at the Arts Barns PCL Studio, 10330 – 84 Ave. Tickets are $21. Call 780-409-1910 or visit fringetheatre.ca for more details
