Calgary’s Professional Chamber Choir

Luminous Voices, Calgary’s professional chamber choir, was founded in 2012 by conductor and Artistic Director Timothy Shantz. We unite local, national, and international artists and organizations to illuminate choral music of the past and present, spanning cultures and traditions. We engage audiences in Calgary and beyond through exceptional sonic experiences encompassing live and virtual performances, recordings, workshops, new commissions by contemporary composers, and community education and development.


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A Message from Artistic Director Tim Shantz:

Dear friends, patrons & supporters,

Welcome to our 11th Season! Thank you for planning your social calendar around our wonderful season of concerts! We love that you have included us in your musical and cultural calendar. Whether you have been with us from the beginning or are new to the Luminous Voices family, there is something for everyone! Our five-concert subscription series includes four performances at Mount Royal’s Bella Concert Hall and one performance at Knox United Church.

Our 2023-2024 season launches on Sunday, October 15 with Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana in collaboration with HONENS Piano Competition. We are thrilled to be partnering with HONENS and to be joined by 2022

HONENS finalist Sasha Kasman Laude along with her father, Yakov Kasman, performer, professor and piano pedagogue. This chamber version of the work includes 5 percussionists, choir and vocal soloists Laura Brandt, soprano and Jin Yu, baritone! This version features prominently the 2 pianos with the unique colour & timbre of a full percussion section. Cantaré Children’s Choir’s Cantiga will also be joining us.

In late October, look for the release of our new album featuring Andrew Balfour’s ISPICIWIN along with many other contemporary composers, including several commissions of ours over the past years.

A Luminous New Year’s Eve returns with the choir singing a stunning array of unaccompanied works. You’ll hear a range of styles with music by Ivo Antognini, Ben Folds, Daniel Jean-Yves Lesur, Bobby McFerrin, Owain Park, Einojuhani Rautavaara and many others all with added enjoyment of chocolates and sparkling wine.

On February 25, we are excited to feature the Canadian Chamber Choir, conducted by Julia Davids and Joel Tranquilla. The choir will be based in and around Calgary for the week before a combined performance with Luminous Voices at Knox United Church. This concert will also feature an opportunity for schools and community members to workshop with the choir and join in our performance. The concert will feature a new work by composer Hussein Janmohamed written in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber Choir.

On Friday, March 29 enjoy a magnificent performance of Mozart’s famous Requiem, reminiscent of our first performance in the Bella in 2015. The first half will feature works both accompanied and unaccompanied by Andrew Balfour, Jeffrey Ryan and Tchaikovsky. Mozart soloists feature our own Hannah Pagenkopf, Aoife Bonaventura, Jason Ragan and Paul Grindlay.

This season concludes with a special high school festival event bringing together several high school choirs from Calgary in collaboration with Luminous Voices. The concert will also feature music by Sherryl Sewepagaham and a remount of Andrew Balfour’s incredible ISPICIWIN featured on the Leaf Music recording.

Enjoy the glorious sounds of your Luminous Voices and our many wonderful guests throughout the season.

Yours in song,

Timothy Shantz


“Few musical experiences are more beautiful than a choir that sings as well as this one.”

- Calgary Herald (2012)

 

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Find out how you can help our voices continue to shine with season subscriptions, general donations, joining our Donors Circle, sponsorship opportunities, or by volunteering.

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Interested in singing with Calgary's professional choir? Email us at info@luminousvoices.ca to request more information and to express your interest to audition. Join our roster of choristers, and be part of our innovative season!

 

“Luminous Voices do exactly what the name suggests.”

Choir & Organ (2016)

 

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