• SWEET EXPRESSIONS: Folksongs & Spirituals – The Edison Singers

    Hart House (The Great Hall) – University of Toronto 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    This concert title, SWEET EXPRESSIONS, is taken from a Spiritual Hymn “Sweet, Sweet Spirit” written by Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923 – July 26, 1995). “Akers was a biracial African-American gospel music composer, arranger […]

    $45
  • RACHMANINOFF VESPERS – The Edison Singers

    Hart House (The Great Hall) – University of Toronto 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Hailed as “ the greatest musical achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church,” Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vespers is drawn from texts used in the church’s All-Night Vigil ceremony. Written in 1915 when Russia was embroiled in World […]

    $45