Xara Choral Theatre - Constellations - Live Performance

Xara Choral Theatre presents CONSTELLATIONS
an original piece of choral theatre by Christina Murray & Claire Leger
with Matthew Downey, lighting design

Prologue
I himmelen - Karin Rehnqvist; text by C. Murray (Star callers: Shannon Scales and Nelle Duinker)

Polaris (4:50)
Ave Maria - David MacIntyre*
Magnificat - Christine Donkin* (Mary: Sara Jellicoe and Zoe Leger

Lyra (14:15)
The Story of Orpheus and Eurydice - William Morris; adapted by C. Leger
Pseudo-Yoik Lite - Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
From Ash You Rise - Dylan Bell*
Earth - Imogen Heap; arr. Z. Leger*
Starborn - C. Murray*

Andromeda (40:00)
Royals - Lorde; arr. N. Duinker*
Aglepta - Arne Mellnäs
Illumina le tenebre - Joan Szymko
Warrior - Kim Baryluk of the Wyrd Sisters*

Gemini (55:55)
Fragment 34a (Castor and Pollux) - Alcaeus
Pakkanen - Soila Sariola
Revontulet - Pekka Kostiainen

Epilogue (1:08:50)
Stars, Songs, Faces - Carl Sandburg
Lux Aeterna - Michelle Roueché

* denotes Canadian composer