- March 6 | 7:30pm
- March 7 | 3:30pm & 7:30pm
- St. Andrew’s-Wesley United
PopCappella
Vibrant, joyful, and larger-than-life arrangements of your favourite hits are taken to new heights by the 65 voices of Chor Leoni and a full band.
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Ken Cormier, piano
Ken Cormier is a pianist equally at home in the classical, pop, and jazz genres. Upon completion of his classical studies at the UBC School of Music, his professional career began with 3 seasons as repetiteur with Vancouver Opera. He then moved into the world of professional music theatre, first with the Livent Company, and more recently with Vancouver’s Arts Club, in whose productions he continues to work regularly as keyboardist, arranger, and musical director. Ken has been with Chor Leoni since 1998. He makes his home in Burnaby with his wife Lisa and their two wonderful children.
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Liam MacDonald, percussion
Equally in demand for his drumsset playing as well as a multi-percussionist, Liam MacDonald has contributed to an extremely eclectic mix of projects throughout his career. He has recorded and performed with a diverse range of international artists including David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Marc Ribot, Matt Anderson, Harry Manx, Jim Byrnes, John Boutte, Celso Machado, and D.O.A.
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Laurence Mollerup, bass
A mainstay of the West Coast Music Scene, Mollerup’s versatility on both Electric Bass and Double Bass has him active in a wide variety of fields, including Classical, Jazz, Latin, and World Music. Laurence has performed with many symphony orchestras and choirs, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Symphony, and Vancouver Opera, and his jazz credits include work with Herb Ellis, Louis Bellson, Alan Matheson and Bud Shank/Phil Woods, Charlie Byrd, NOW Orchestra, Asza, Christine Duncan, and his own jazz quartet. He can be heard on CBC radio and at jazz and folk festivals across the country.
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Keith Sinclair, guitar
Keith Sinclair has been making music for over 20 years. He is primarily a guitar player and vocalist and has performed as a solo artist and as a sideman with a wide range of local and international artists. His time singing with Chor Leoni has nurtured his love of arranging and his music is now sung by choirs around the world.
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Terre Roche
A singer, songwriter, guitar player, teacher, author, innkeeper and founding member of the legendary vocal trio, The Roches, and the band Afro-Jersey, Terre has performed in many clubs and concert halls throughout the United States and Europe and appeared on numerous TV shows over the course of her 50-plus year career. She is a co-creator with jazz pianist Garry Dial of "Us an' Them," a collection of national anthems from 16 nations. Her composition, "Star of Wonder," has become a favorite repertoire piece in choirs around the world and is now published by E.C. Schirmer.
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Greg Martin
Greg Martin is a baritone who has sung with Chor Leoni since 2001. He began arranging music while a member of two a cappella groups, Mixed Company at Stanford University and Amazin’ Blue at the University of Michigan. He was a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards nominee in 1999 for Best Arranger in a Mixed Collegiate Group. Since 2006 he has arranged over 35 songs for Chor Leoni and other Vancouver choirs.
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Adam Podd
Adam Podd (b. 1986) is a Vermont-bred, Brooklyn-based music director, pianist, organist, bassist, composer and arranger. He has worked with some of the top artists and organizations in his field including National Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, New York Pops, Houston Symphony, Cynthia Erivo, Ingrid Michaelson, Zedd, Idina Menzel, Heather Headley, Macy's Entertainment, Vancouver Youth Choir, the Young People's Chorus of New York City, and others in such venues as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Apollo Theater, United Palace, New World Stages, and others. As a choral composer, Adam works closely with his brother Matt (as Podd Brothers Music) writing and publishing music for choirs of all shapes and sizes.
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David Maddux
Grammy-nominated composer, arranger, & producer David Maddux’s career in choral music and filmscoring spans 50 years. He has created and produced performance materials for Harvey Fierstein, Rosemary Clooney, Lily Tomlin, Linda Eder, Debbie Reynolds, Lesley Gore, Frederica Von Stade, Ann Hampton-Callaway, Judith Martin (“Miss Manners”), Leslie Jordan [Will And Grace, Sordid Lives], Nell Carter, author Armistead Maupin, and Broadway lyricist Martin Charnin, gospel artist Sandi Patti, and studio group First Call.