Christmas At The Chan Center
The Chan Center For The Performing Arts
Sunday November 30th 2008
This concert was gorgeous!
It consisted of 8 different choirs, making a total of about 200 singers, plus accompaniment by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
It began with the conductor coming on-stage, turning to face the audience and conducting facing that direction. It was only then, that I realized that the people who I had assumed were ushers, (they
had been showing people to their seats, to be fair!) were actually one of the choirs! There were about 15 of them (I think!) scattered around the auditorium, and they sounded FAB! The Chan Center was designed and built specifically to be the perfect acoustic venue. And you could tell!
I kept getting goose bumps and tearing up!!!
My favorite songs were all ones that I had never heard before. 'Ukrainian Carol Of The Bells', 'This Baby Boy', 'Jesus Child', and 'When He Comes Again'. Beautiful!
Another nice touch was that almost every song in Act 2, was signed to some extent. Sometimes by every singer - which looked cool!
As in most carol concerts, there was a chance for the audience to join in with a couple of the songs. So there you go! I sang with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra!!!
I also had the best seat in the house! Front row of the balcony, dead center and at eye level with the main bulk of the choirs!
Thanks Rachel! Very impressed!
