Conductor Lori-Anne Dolloff will lead us in a run-through of Scott Macmillan’s “Celtic Mass for the Sea”. Lori-Anne teaches at U of T, gives workshops and lectures, conducts, and composes. The “Mass” is a contemporary fusion of Celtic-Classical and Choral traditions…themes based on traditional Celtic rowing and sea rapture songs, pipe and fiddle tunes, as well as original themes by Scott Macmillan…intended to be a relevant message of hope for oceans.”Celtic Mass for the Sea” was commissioned by the CBC in 1988, and first performed in 1991. It has been performed, both nationally and internationally, over 90 times since its premiere. The text was researched, edited, and adapted for the “Mass” by Jennyfer Brickenden. Each performance continues to bring awareness of our oceans and its intrinsic importance to the welfare of the ecology of our home, Earth.
Lori-Anne Dolloff has been conducting choirs since 1976. She led the Mississauga Festival Choir for 21 years and oversaw its growth as a community ensemble. She joined the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto in 1994 and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in music education and choral conducting. Having conducted a number of choral ensembles, including the Symphony Chorus and Concert Choir, she currently leads the treble-voiced Chamber Choir. She has been invited to give workshops, lectures, and conducts festivals across Canada and is often requested to compose for choirs. Several of her works have been published by Boosey and Hawkes. She has visited Nunavut 17 times since 2009, singing with children and adults in schools and communities, conducting, and listening to people and to the possibilities of change.