Celebrate the season with this live performance of “River” – our holiday gift to you!

Dec 01, 2024

Celebrate the season with this live performance of “River” – our holiday gift to you!

Karla Ferguson, Soloist
Joel Tranquilla, Pianist
Featuring the Sopranos and Altos of the Canadian Chamber Choir

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mike Cassells
Multi-camera video edited by Andy Rice
Filmed on July 16, 2023 at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts; Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall; Queen’s University; Kingston, ON.

Composed by Joni Mitchell
Arranged by Joel Tranquilla

This arrangement of “River” appears on the Canadian Chamber Choir’s 2019 album, Seasons of Life and Landscape.

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A founding member of the Canadian Chamber Choir and its Artistic Director since 2003, Dr. Julia Davids has led the ensemble on concert and workshop tours of every province, and conducted four recordings including their Juno-nominated 2015 release, Sacred Reflections. Born in London, Ontario, she grew up singing in the Amabile Youth Singers, the Ontario Youth Choir, and the National Youth Choir, for whom she was the first Apprentice Conductor. She is currently the Stephen J. Hendrickson Professor and Director of Choral Activities at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of choral conductors and committed to giving emerging and established Canadian composers a forum for their work. Read More

Celebrate the season with this live performance of “River” – our holiday gift to you!

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