Meet the Composer featuring Elroy Friesen
Tuesday Mar 16 2010 7:30 pm, Winnipeg, Grant Park in the Travel Alcove

Romantic. Mystic, and Dreamer: Exploring the world of Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finland’s pre-eminent living composer, through his masterpiece, “Vigilia.”

Elroy Friesen is Director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba where he directs numerous choirs and teaches conducting and music education. He is currently completing his doctoral studies at the University of Illinois (DMA) researching the choral music of Finnish composer, Einojuhani Rautavaara. His choral ensembles have received numerous awards for their performances in Manitoba and Canada, they have toured internationally, and they have performed with many outstanding arts organizations, including the WSO, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Kokopelli, Soundstreams Canada and Groundswell. Mr. Friesen is the founder and past artistic director of Prairie Voices and has held the positions of Director of Choirs at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Urbana, and director of the U of I University Chorus in Illinois.