Songwalks

The end of the day is only the beginning: dusk invites the majesty of sunset, the twinkling of stars, and the cool blanket of moonlight. Anything is possible at dusk.Our guest writer this week is Marjorie Chan, www.marjoriechan.comThis week we are featuring the following music performed by the Amadeus Choir:"Die Nacht" by Josef Rheinberger"I Saw Eternity" by Stephen ChatmanCopyright © 2003 by Highgate Press, (BMI), a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com Used with permission. All rights reserved."Vineta" from "Drei Gesänge" by Johannes Brahms"Stars" by Ēriks EšenvaldsCopyright © 2012 by Musica Baltica Used with permission. All rights reserved.All Choral recordings featured in this podcast were performed and recorded by the Amadeus Choir of Greater TorontoIncidental music is composed and performed by Pouya Hamidi.About SONGWALKS:Join the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for Songwalks: Choral music for your daily journey. Each episode is designed to accompany your walk through the city or countryside, at dawn or at dusk. They're the perfect way to let your imagination loose as you move through the world around you. You'll hear music by composers throughout the ages recorded by the Amadeus Choir, and spoken word poetry by leading Canadian writers, as well as members of the Amadeus Choir.Weekly episodes premiere on May 11th.Search "Songwalks" on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.amadeuschoir.com/songwalksAbout THE AMADEUS CHOIR OF GREATER TORONTOEnlivening Toronto's arts community for 47 years, the award-winning Amadeus Choir is a semi-professional choir of auditioned voices from Toronto and the surrounding areas. The Choir champions the best of choral music and premieres works of Canadian and international composers through a self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances, and special events. Known well beyond Toronto through tours, festivals, recordings, and national and international radio broadcasts, the Choir collaborates with many professional performing arts organizations in the GTA.  The Amadeus Choir is proud to take a leading role in educating the next generation of choral musicians by providing workshops for conductors, composers, singers, and students. The Choir is known for its strong support of Canadian music, and regularly commissions work from established and emerging Canadian composers.  Throughout its history, the Amadeus Choir has received numerous awards, most recently the Association of Canadian Choral Communities's "Most Innovative Performance" award in 2014 for “Music of the Spheres,” a multi-media collaboration with the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Ontario Science Centre, and the Roberta Bondar Foundation.In 2019, after celebrating the 35-year leadership of Lydia Adams, the Choir welcomed Kathleen Allan as Artistic Director and Conductor.

Nature is all around us: under a tree in your back yard, your neighbourhood park, or that fantastic hiking trail you love. Get out there and find the beauty of nature and be inspired by all it has to offer.  Our guest writer this week is Rosemary Georgeson, rosemarygeorgeson.wordpress.comThis week we are featuring the following music performed by the Amadeus Choir:"As Torrents in Summer" by Edward Elgar “As We Remember Them" from Triptych by Tarik O'ReganCopyright ©  2005 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) obo Novello & Co Ltd.All rights reserved. Used with permission"A Winter Day" from "A Winter Day" by Sarah Quartel Copyright Oxford University PressAll rights reserved. Used with permission.All Choral recordings featured in this podcast were performed and recorded by the Amadeus Choir of Greater TorontoIncidental music is composed and performed by Pouya Hamidi.About SONGWALKS:Join the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for Songwalks: Choral music for your daily journey. Each episode is designed to accompany your walk through the city or countryside, at dawn or at dusk. They're the perfect way to let your imagination loose as you move through the world around you. You'll hear music by composers throughout the ages recorded by the Amadeus Choir, and spoken word poetry by leading Canadian writers, as well as members of the Amadeus Choir.Weekly episodes premiere on May 11th.Search "Songwalks" on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.amadeuschoir.com/songwalksAbout THE AMADEUS CHOIR OF GREATER TORONTOEnlivening Toronto's arts community for 47 years, the award-winning Amadeus Choir is a semi-professional choir of auditioned voices from Toronto and the surrounding areas. The Choir champions the best of choral music and premieres works of Canadian and international composers through a self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances, and special events. Known well beyond Toronto through tours, festivals, recordings, and national and international radio broadcasts, the Choir collaborates with many professional performing arts organizations in the GTA.  The Amadeus Choir is proud to take a leading role in educating the next generation of choral musicians by providing workshops for conductors, composers, singers, and students. The Choir is known for its strong support of Canadian music, and regularly commissions work from established and emerging Canadian composers.  Throughout its history, the Amadeus Choir has received numerous awards, most recently the Association of Canadian Choral Communities's "Most Innovative Performance" award in 2014 for “Music of the Spheres,” a multi-media collaboration with the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Ontario Science Centre, and the Roberta Bondar Foundation.In 2019, after celebrating the 35-year leadership of Lydia Adams, the Choir welcomed Kathleen Allan as Artistic Director and Conductor.

Whether you are walking in the heat of the sun reflected off skyscrapers or under the twinkle of the streetlights at night, there is no energy quite like that of the city; there is so much to see and hear all at once.Our guest writer this week is Joy Kogawa, joykogawa.caThis week we are featuring the following music performed by the Amadeus Choir: “From Heaven Distilled A Clemency" from Triptych by Tarik O'ReganCopyright ©  2005 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) obo Novello & Co Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission"Sure on this Shining Night" by Morten LauridsenCopyright © 2005 Peer Music"Beloved" by Rita UedaAll  rights reserved. Used with permission. "When the Earth Stands Still" by Don MacDonaldCopyright © 2016 by Galaxy Music Corporation, Inc. (ASCAP), a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com Used with permission. All rights reserved.All Choral recordings featured in this podcast were performed and recorded by the Amadeus Choir of Greater TorontoIncidental music is composed and performed by Pouya Hamidi.About SONGWALKS:Join the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for Songwalks: Choral music for your daily journey. Each episode is designed to accompany your walk through the city or countryside, at dawn or at dusk. They're the perfect way to let your imagination loose as you move through the world around you. You'll hear music by composers throughout the ages recorded by the Amadeus Choir, and spoken word poetry by leading Canadian writers, as well as members of the Amadeus Choir.Weekly episodes premiere on May 11th.Search "Songwalks" on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.amadeuschoir.com/songwalksAbout THE AMADEUS CHOIR OF GREATER TORONTOEnlivening Toronto's arts community for 47 years, the award-winning Amadeus Choir is a semi-professional choir of auditioned voices from Toronto and the surrounding areas. The Choir champions the best of choral music and premieres works of Canadian and international composers through a self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances, and special events. Known well beyond Toronto through tours, festivals, recordings, and national and international radio broadcasts, the Choir collaborates with many professional performing arts organizations in the GTA.  The Amadeus Choir is proud to take a leading role in educating the next generation of choral musicians by providing workshops for conductors, composers, singers, and students. The Choir is known for its strong support of Canadian music, and regularly commissions work from established and emerging Canadian composers.  Throughout its history, the Amadeus Choir has received numerous awards, most recently the Association of Canadian Choral Communities's "Most Innovative Performance" award in 2014 for “Music of the Spheres,” a multi-media collaboration with the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Ontario Science Centre, and the Roberta Bondar Foundation.In 2019, after celebrating the 35-year leadership of Lydia Adams, the Choir welcomed Kathleen Allan as Artistic Director and Conductor.

With the weather turning warmer, lets get outside and see the flowers in bloom, the buds on the trees, and feel the warmth of sunlight again. Our guest writer this week is Kanika Ambrose, www.kanikaambrose.com This week we are featuring the following music: "Ae Fond Kiss" arranged by Stuart CalvertCopyright © 2013 Hinshaw Music Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.“Voices of Earth” by David C. DickauCopyright © 2013 Walton Music Corp.All rights reserved. Used by permission."May" from Voices of Earth by Ruth Watson HendersonCopyright © 1992 Jubilate Music Group, LLC All rights reserved. Used by permission "Now is the Month of Maying" by Thomas Morley Public DomainAll Choral recordings featured in this podcast were performed and recorded by the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto Incidental music is composed and performed by Pouya Hamidi. About SONGWALKS:Join the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for Songwalks: Choral music for your daily journey. Each episode is designed to accompany your walk through the city or countryside, at dawn or at dusk. They're the perfect way to let your imagination loose as you move through the world around you. You'll hear music by composers throughout the ages recorded by the Amadeus Choir, and spoken word poetry by leading Canadian writers, as well as members of the Amadeus Choir.Weekly episodes premiere on May 11th.Search "Songwalks" on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.amadeuschoir.com/songwalksAbout THE AMADEUS CHOIR OF GREATER TORONTOEnlivening Toronto's arts community for 47 years, the award-winning Amadeus Choir is a semi-professional choir of auditioned voices from Toronto and the surrounding areas. The Choir champions the best of choral music and premieres works of Canadian and international composers through a self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances, and special events. Known well beyond Toronto through tours, festivals, recordings, and national and international radio broadcasts, the Choir collaborates with many professional performing arts organizations in the GTA.  The Amadeus Choir is proud to take a leading role in educating the next generation of choral musicians by providing workshops for conductors, composers, singers, and students. The Choir is known for its strong support of Canadian music, and regularly commissions work from established and emerging Canadian composers.  Throughout its history, the Amadeus Choir has received numerous awards, most recently the Association of Canadian Choral Communities's "Most Innovative Performance" award in 2014 for “Music of the Spheres,” a multi-media collaboration with the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Ontario Science Centre, and the Roberta Bondar Foundation.In 2019, after celebrating the 35-year leadership of Lydia Adams, the Choir welcomed Kathleen Allan as Artistic Director and Conductor.

Join us for our first episode of Songwalks Our guest writer this week is Luke Hathaway,  and  we are featuring the following music: Earth Song by Frank Ticheli Copyright Hinshaw Music, Manhattan Beach Music All rights reserved. Used by permission.  Salutation of the Dawn (AMP 0850) by Eleanor DaleyCopyright Alliance Music Publications, Inc.All rights reserved. Used by permission.A Winter Dawn (from A Winter Day) by Sarah Quartel Copyright Oxford University PressAll rights reserved. Used by permission.Into Morning (from A Winter Day) by Sarah Quartel Copyright Oxford University PressAll rights reserved. Used by permission. Sun on Water by Hussein JanmohamedAll rights reserved. Used by permission.All choral music recordings featured in this podcast were performed and recorded by the Amadeus Choir of Greater TorontoIncidental music is composed and performed by Pouya Hamidi.  About SONGWALKS: Join the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for Songwalks: Choral music for your daily journey. Each episode is designed to accompany your walk through the city or countryside, at dawn or at dusk. They're the perfect way to let your imagination loose as you move through the world around you. You will hear music by composers throughout the ages recorded by the Amadeus Choir, and spoken word poetry by leading Canadian writers, as well as members of the Amadeus Choir. Weekly episodes premiere on May 11th.Search "Songwalks" on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. amadeuschoir.com/songwalksAbout THE AMADEUS CHOIR OF GREATER TORONTOEnlivening Toronto's arts community for 47 years, the award-winning Amadeus Choir is a semi-professional choir of auditioned voices from Toronto and the surrounding areas. The Choir champions the best of choral music and premieres works of Canadian and international composers through a self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances, and special events. Known well beyond Toronto through tours, festivals, recordings, and national and international radio broadcasts, the Choir collaborates with many professional performing arts organizations in the GTA.  The Amadeus Choir is proud to take a leading role in educating the next generation of choral musicians by providing workshops for conductors, composers, singers, and students. The Choir is known for its strong support of Canadian music, and regularly commissions work from established and emerging Canadian composers.  Throughout its history, the Amadeus Choir has received numerous awards, most recently the Association of Canadian Choral Communities's "Most Innovative Performance" award in 2014 for “Music of the Spheres,” a multi-media collaboration with the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Ontario Science Centre, and the Roberta Bondar Foundation.In 2019, after celebrating the 35-year leadership of Lydia Adams, the Choir welcomed Kathleen Allan as Artistic Director and Conductor.

Join the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto for "Songwalks": Choral music for your daily journey. This podcast features beautiful choral music paired with poetry to accompany your daily walk, through the city or countryside, at dawn or at dusk. You'll hear music by Elgar and Eleanor Daley, Tarik O'Regan, Johannes Brahms and more. Poetry is provided by Canadian luminaries like Luke Hathaway, Kanika Ambrose, and Joy Kogawa.Songwalks Podcast is  the perfect way to let your imagination loose as you leave your screens at home and move through the world around you.Podcast premieres May 11th with weekly episodes every Tuesday. For more information, visit us at amadeuschoir.com/songwalks