Meghan J Robertson

Ensemble Laude’s spring concert, Bloom! curates joyous music written for upper voices written by composers from around the globe, upon the themes of renewal and blossoming creativity. Our programs entwine spoken word with song. Ensemble Laude encompasses singers of all ages, orientation and ethnicity into our ensemble and this diversity is reflected in our music selection. Bloom especially highlights current compositions by Canadian women, and music in an astounding multitude of languages celebrates our many origins. Some Canadians represented are Sarah Quartel, Katerina Gimon, Marie-Claire Saindon, Eleanor Daley and Cree composer Sherryl Sewepagaham. The program also includes works by by Ysaye Barnwell (Afro-American) and Karin Rehnquist (Swedish), Part Uusberg (Estonian) and Franco Prinsloo (Dutch). At St Mary's Anglican Church. This will be Artistic Director Elizabeth MacIsaac's last concert before her year's sabbatical. For ticket information: https://ensemblelaude.org/about/current-season/

Ensemble Laude’s spring concert, Bloom! curates joyous music written for upper voices written by composers from around the globe, upon the themes of renewal and blossoming creativity. Our programs entwine spoken word with song. Ensemble Laude encompasses singers of all ages, orientation and ethnicity into our ensemble and this diversity is reflected in our music selection. Bloom especially highlights current compositions by Canadian women, and music in an astounding multitude of languages celebrates our many origins. Some Canadians represented are Sarah Quartel, Katerina Gimon, Marie-Claire Saindon, Eleanor Daley and Cree composer Sherryl Sewepagaham. The program also includes works by by Ysaye Barnwell (Afro-American) and Karin Rehnquist (Swedish), Part Uusberg (Estonian) and Franco Prinsloo (Dutch). This will be Artistic Director Elizabeth MacIsaac's final concert series before her year's sabbatical. At St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 924 Douglas St For ticket information: https://ensemblelaude.org/about/current-season/ Web banners FINAL rev2 (2).pdf

Ensemble Laude is a staple of the Victoria, British Columbian, and Canadian music landscape, known for its innovative and uplifting repertoire. The choir has performed at national and international choral festivals and its seasonal concerts are a highlight of the city’s arts and culture calendar. Also joining Ensemble Laude this season is Lumina, our new treble youth choir! Visions, our winter concert, presents beloved works from some of the world’s most celebrated choral composers. Muusika by Part Uusberg, Falcon Carol by Stephen Chatman, and Only in Sleep by Erik Esenvalds pair with Antonio Lotti’s Kyrie, the dynamic Pakkanen by Soila Sariola,, and Kothbiro, arranged for Ensemble Laude by BC composer Alison Girvan. Our director, Elizabeth MacIsaac, has arranged various traditional and medieval pieces for Visions, including All Through the Night. Also featured are traditional Georgian and Gregorian chants, that set the air shimmering with sound. Come let your heart be uplifted on a cold winter’s night with our songs of love and joy! For ticket info please visit: https://ensemblelaude.org/about/current-season/

Join our Prelude, Recital, Concert and Youth Choirs as they sing songs that celebrate the season of renewal and joy!

Join our Prelude, Recital, Concert and Youth Choirs as they sing songs that celebrate the season of renewal and joy!

Join Victoria’s premier women’s choir for this bright, enlivening, musical burst of spring! Wellspring showcases pieces from modern female Canadian composers, several of which were composed for Ensemble Laude. These feature commissions by Sarah Quartel, including her Sanctum: A Requiem on Vancouver Island and How Can I Keep from Singing, and a new arrangement of A la claire fontaine by our own Dr. Elizabeth MacIsaac, Artistic Director. Exciting pieces such as Jam! by Tracy Wong, The Arrow and the Song by Laura Hawley, and Okâwîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth) by Cree-Dene composer Sherryl Sewapagaham are layered with the haunting La belle se promene by Meghan Quinlan and Aer enim volat by Hildegard von Bingen. Repertoire from Wellspring will be included in Ensemble Laude’s first major recording project in over ten years, as we create a new album in June! For more information: https://ensemblelaude.org/about/current-season/

Join Victoria’s premier women’s choir for this bright, enlivening, musical burst of spring! Wellspring showcases pieces from modern female Canadian composers, several of which were composed for Ensemble Laude. These feature commissions by Sarah Quartel, including her Sanctum: A Requiem on Vancouver Island and How Can I Keep from Singing, and a new arrangement of A la claire fontaine by our own Dr. Elizabeth MacIsaac, Artistic Director. Exciting pieces such as Jam! by Tracy Wong, The Arrow and the Song by Laura Hawley, and Okâwîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth) by Cree-Dene composer Sherryl Sewapagaham are layered with the haunting La belle se promene by Meghan Quinlan and Aer enim volat by Hildegard von Bingen. Repertoire from Wellspring will be included in Ensemble Laude’s first major recording project in over ten years, as we create a new album in June! For more information: https://ensemblelaude.org/about/current-season/

We have been on hiatus since March 2020, and now we’re launching a new season of exquisite music collected by director Dr. Elizabeth MacIsaac over the past three years. Our winter concert, entitled Aurora, presents an uplifting celebration of our journey forward together, a time where we welcome new light, new dawn. Aurora will include several mystical works of Hildegard von Bingen, Winter Sun by Don MacDonald, Jam! by Tracy Wong, Aurora by Victoria composer Nicholas Fairbank, and Lunar Lullaby by Jacob Navarud. Two seamless concerts of one hour duration will be held on each of the following afternoons: December 10, 2022, and January 7, 2023, at 1:30 and 3:30 pm. For audience comfort, we will not be selling more than half of available seats, keeping the hall at 50% capacity.

We have been on hiatus since March 2020, and now we’re launching a new season of exquisite music collected by director Dr. Elizabeth MacIsaac over the past three years. Our winter concert, entitled Aurora, presents an uplifting celebration of our journey forward together, a time where we welcome new light, new dawn. Aurora will include several mystical works of Hildegard von Bingen, Winter Sun by Don MacDonald, Jam! by Tracy Wong, Aurora by Victoria composer Nicholas Fairbank, and Lunar Lullaby by Jacob Navarud. Two seamless concerts of one hour duration will be held on each of the following afternoons: December 10, 2022, and January 7, 2023, at 1:30 and 3:30 pm. For audience comfort, we will not be selling more than half of available seats, keeping the hall at 50% capacity.

Join Ensemble Laude for our spring concert, showcasing sparkling pieces from around the world! Gathering brings together Canadian composers such as Don MacDonald, Meghan Quinlan and Stephen Hatfield, along with the premiere of Light, written for Ensemble Laude by John Gordon Armstrong. Medieval songs will also be featured, including Stella Splendens andSumer is Icumen In, as well as new pieces by Part Uusberg and Allison Girvan. Come join us and be part of the magic!