That Choir Remembers
Friday, November 9th, 8pm
St. Patrick's Church - 141 McCaul St. at Dundas St. West - TORONTO
Tickets: $25 general admission / $15 seniors & arts workers / $5 all students
That Choir invites you to join us for our annual Remembrance Day concert. Through a shared musical experience, we endeavor to inspire hope and compassion, and take the time to remember those who have passed. Our 5th annual That Choir Remembers will feature Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere Mei, Totus Tuus by Henryk Gorecki as well as C.V. Stanford’s Beati Quorum Via. Contemporary works will include i thank you God for most this amazing day by Eric Whitacre, Butterfly by Finnish vocal ensemble Rajaton, the classic choral work In Remembrance by Canadian composer Eleanor Daley.
About That Choir
Celebrating its 5th season in 2012/2013, That Choir combines a high standard of performance with storytelling through choral music as one of Toronto’s most exciting a cappella groups. Formed in the spring of 2008 by Craig Pike and 14 of his actor friends, That Choir now draws together 24 auditioned members with diverse backgrounds in work and study.
Nurturing new Canadian artists is important to That Choir: we have already performed new works by J. Scott Brubacher, Tyson Kerr, as well as Dora Award winner, musician Reza Jacobs. In December of 2010, we were joined by Canadian theatre artist Nancy Palk for a reading of Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales as part of That Choir Carols, our annual holiday celebration. In May 2011, That Choir went on tour to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. That Choir released its self-titled, debut album in June of 2012 and we look forward to recording our next album: That Choir Carols in 2013.
About Craig Pike
Born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland, Craig Pike studied music at Memorial University and choral conducting with Dr. Douglas Dunsmore. He was music director at Canadian Martyr’s Church in Halifax, NS and frequent music director for theatre productions in Toronto. In 2009 he received a grant to apprentice with nationally renowned choral conductor, Susan Quinn. After relocating to Toronto, Craig graduated from the George Brown Theatre School. In addition to his work with That Choir he is an actor with The Shaw Festival of Canada.
