Bach Children's Chorus

The Bach Children’s Chorus (also known as BCC or the Choir) is a vibrant group of 200 young people aged 6 and up who love to sing. Founded in 1987, the BCC has developed a reputation throughout Greater Toronto for the beautiful, musical sound and professional approach of its four choirs. The organization consists of three treble voice choirs and an SATB youth choir. The objective of the Choir is to develop a love of singing through enjoyable learning and performance experiences. Each of the choirs regularly participates in weekend excursions involving festivals, workshops and concerts with other children’s choirs and world-renowned clinicians and conductors.

Music director Linda Beaupré received her Bachelor of Music degree with a major in music education and concentrations in piano and voice from the State University of New York at Potsdam, and her Master of Music degree with a major in vocal performance form the University of Western Ontario. She has taught school music and school choirs in Australia and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and for several years she was a soprano with the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Torronto Mendelssohn Choir. She has been director of the Bach Children’s Chorus since she founded it in 1987. Since 1991 she has also conducted the Guelph Youth Singers, founded in that year, which includes four choirs at differing levels of training.

Linda maintains an active schedule as clinician and adjudicator for other choirs. She has conducted children’s choir camps for the Toronto District School Board, the Choral Federations of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan, and she has adjudicated festivals in both Ontario and Newfoundland. In 1996 she received a Bi-Centennial Award of Merit from the City of Scarborough. These awards were given to 200 individuals, from throughout Scarborough’s 200 year history, whose achievements have brought honour and recognition to the City of Scarborough.

Look To This Day

To Music Antiphonal Alleluia Like As A Father Akakomborerwa Children Blessed Of The Lord Ain't That News And God Shall Wipe Away All The Tears Kneel Always' Ma Navu Go Down Moses Praise The Lord, God's Glories Show Set Me As A Seal Behold The Beauty Of The Lord Seeds Grow To Plants The Piper And The Chiming Pea I Want Two Wings My Shadow Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet The Bold Hunter A Jubilant Song Vagabond Song O Lord Of Life Ching-a-Ring Chaw Pecos Bill Tutira Mai Nga Iwi Have You Seen A Rainbow P'tit Galop Colinda When The Tide Goes Out Ngana And So It Goes Skye Boat Song I'm A Train Come, Live And Be Merry La Lluvia

The Toronto, Canada-based Bach Children's Chorus and Bach Chamber Youth Choir, led by founder and Artistic Director Linda Beaupre, bring us this nice collection of live performances from 1991 to 2006, with performances under guest conductors Elmer Iseler and Jean Ashworth Bartle, and guest pianist Ruth Watson Henderson. The beautiful, extensive liner notes booklet contains a history of the group from their founding in 1987, and many photographs of the almost 200 children involved in four choirs. There are 21 songs by different groups and configurations of the choir, such as "Like as a Father" by the Massed Choirs, the spirituals "Ain't That News" and "Go Down Moses" by Choir III, "Behold the Beauty of the Lord" by the Bach Chamber Youth Choir, "My Shadow" by Choir I, "When the Tide Goes Out" and "Down By The Riverside" by Massed Choirs with Guest Dads. There's some magical material we're hearing for the first time, "The Piper and the Chiming Pea," "I'm A Train," "Raking Song," "The Bold Hunter" and others. Some light accompaniment. "Look to this Day" is a very enjoyable and upbeat collection.

Here's To Song

All Things Bright and Beautiful - John Rutter Verbliches Standchen - Johannes Brahms Where Go the Boats - John Govedas Here's to Song - Allister MacGillivray Mi'kmaw Honor Song Mi'kmaw Lydia Adams Winter Store - Ruth Watson Henderson O Lovely Peace v G. Handel Ask the Moon - Ron Nelson Magic Store - Alexander Tilley Schmucht das Frohe Fest mit Maien - G.F. Telemann Song for the Mira Allister MacGillivray - Stuart Calvert And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears - Eleanor Daley Arcady - E Markham Lee A la rurru nino - Michael Neaum Pick a Bale of Cotton - B. Bertaux The Water of Tyne - M. Neaum We Will Sing for Joy - Domenico Scarlatti Bashana Haba'a - V. Pasternak Each Child - Eleanor Daley A Tree Toad - Ruth Watson Henderson Rise Again - Leon Dubinsky

The first recording from this fine chorus displays great virtuosity as they perform some of their favorite songs.

Go Where You Will

Birdsong (Paul Read) Canadian Boat song (arr. Mark sirett) The Cloths of Heaven (Eleanor Daley) O Be Joyful in the Lord (Eleanor Daley) Lux Aeterna (Z. Randall Stroope) There is no rose of such virtue (Christopher Brown) Come, Colours Rise (Grant McLachlan) The Blackbird (arr. Gary Ewer) Frobisher Bay (arr. Tamarack) Sea Song (Michael Unger) Son de Camaguey (arr. Stephen Hatfield) A Celtic Prater (Barry Peters) My Master from a Garden Rose (Eleanor Daley) Lift Up Your Voice! (Marc-Antoine Charpentier) Un Canadien Errant (arr. Mark G. Sinett) Spring is singing in the garden (W.H. Anderson) Panda (Carolyn Jennings) The Butterfly and the Shadow (Stuant Young) The Angels Will Guide You Home (Eleanor Daley) El Barquito (arr. Alberto Grau) The Garden Song (arr. Mac Huff) Like a Rainbow (Bob Chilcott) Hope for Resolution (arr. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory)

The 4 choirs of the Bach Children's Chorus (BCC) have earned acclaim throughout greater Toronto for their beautiful, musical sound and professionalism. Totally approximately 200 children and youth, the BCC choirs are Choir I (ages 6-9), Choir 2 (ages 8-13), Choir III (treble singers ages 10-16) and Bach Chamber Youth Choir (boys with changed voices and girls 16-23). 23 songs, about half composed or arranged by Canadian composers. Particularly nice secular songs are the Quebecois folk songs "Canadian Boat Song" and "Un Canadien Errant," the Nova Scotia folk song "The Blackbird," James Gordon's "Frobisher Bay," Michael Unger's "Sea Song, the Cuban folk song "Son de Camaguey," Carolyn Jennings' "Panda," and the Venezuelan folk song "El Barquito." Favorite religious songs are 4 by Eleanor Daley, "The Cloths of Heaven," "O Be Joyful in the Lord," "My Master from a Garden Rose" and "The Angels Will Guide You Home," Z. Randall Stroope's "Lux Aeterna," Christopher Brown's "There is no rose of such virtue" and the final cut, "Hope for Resolution." The bright, clear sound of these childrens' voices makes "Go Where You Will" a special, moving CD. Accompaniment and percussion on some songs. Beautiful and extensive liner notes.

Outside The Snow Is Falling

A King Is Born What Sweeter Music Sunny Bank The Angels' Carol Echo Carol Go Where I Send Thee Carol Of The Children Pat -A- Pan Ring Bells, Ring Long, Long Ago Were You There When Christ Was Born S'Vivon / Candle Lullaby Ding - Dong - Doh! El Cant Dels Ocels This Little Babe Winds Through The Olive Trees Torches! Song Of The Innkeeper's Children O Come, O Come Emmanuel O Holy Night This Joy Ding Dong! Merrily On High Sleigh Ride

Toronto's BCC, 200 talented singers ages 6 and up, are divided into 4 choirs and have become a beloved part of Toronto's musical culture. The Christmas CD "Outside" is the BCC's second, their first being the lovely "Go Where You Will." This is a joyous CD, the high, sweet voices of the children are perfect for traditional carols such as "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," "O Holy Night," "Ding Dong! Merrily on High," and "Echo Carol," a pair by John Rutter, "The Angels' Carol" and "Carol of the Children," and many by Canadian composers we haven't heard, Eleanor Daley's "What Sweeter Music," Mark Sirett's "Sunny Bank," Edith Harrhy's "Ring, Bells, Ring," W.H. Anderson's "Long, Long Ago," Alexander Tilley's "When Christ Was Born," Heather Barnes' "Torches!" and others. 24 songs, all lightly accompanied. A lovely gift from one of Canada's finest children's choirs.

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