- March 5, 2027 | 7:30PM
- March 6, 2027 | 2:00PM & 5:00PM
- St. Andrew’s-Wesley United
Bound Away
Chor Leoni and La Nef, led by Shantyman Seán Dagher cast off for a concert sure to charm, cheer, and delight.
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Chor Leoni
Chor Leoni is one of the most active and popular volunteer ensembles in North America. With stylistic grace, an adventurous spirit and a deep dedication to its community, Vancouver’s Singing Lions have enriched and transformed people’s lives through singing for over three decades.
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La Nef
La Nef is a Montreal-based music company that creates and produces concerts, multidisciplinary performances, musical tales, physical and digital albums, and audiobooks. Its activities involve early and traditional music, hybrid music, and new music. The company brings together talented, creative and versatile artists, giving its productions both diversity of style and a unique signature.
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Seán Dagher
Seán Dagher is an active performer, arranger, and composer of music from various folk and classical music traditions: Celtic, Baroque, Medieval, Arabic, French-Canadian, and Maritime. He is a member of Skye Consort and is the co-artistic director of La Nef. Seán sings and plays Irish bouzouki, mandolin, oud, and banjo. Seán's voice is widely known from his recordings for the Assassin's Creed video game series, including Black Flag. His renditions of sea shanties and other songs from the games have been streamed some 70 million times. His own Shanty of the Week video series receives thousands of views a week and has a loyal following the world over. Seán's compositions and arrangements have been performed across Canada, the United States, and Europe.
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Marie-Claire Saindon
Marie-Claire Saindon is a Franco-Ontarian choral composer with a penchant for vivid imagery and a great affinity for setting text. Her experience while studying music at McGill University and Université de Montréal ranges from accompanying dancers, to scoring films, to fiddling in a team of folk musicians on a historical steam train. Based in Montreal as composer-in-residence for Chœur Adleisia, she runs creative choral/vocal composition workshops, scores films, and teaches fiddle. Recipient of multiple composition prizes, her choral works are published with Boosey & Hawkes, Hal Leonard, Cypress Choral Music, and her film scores can be found on documentaries hosted by CBC Gem and Radio-Canada.
