UVic Philomela Women's Choir - Hong Kong Tour

Entrance Songs
Though Philomela lost her Love       Thomas Morley ed. Harris
Musica est Dei Optimi                       Orlando Gibbons

ROADS TO HONG KONG
Road from Canada
Lake Isle of Innisfree                       Eleanor Daley
Mi'kmaq Honour Song                      Lydia Adams
La Lune Chinoise                             Gilles Vigneault arr. Abbott
Frobisher Bay                                  James Gordon                                     
Watane                                           Mark Sirett
Log Driver’s Waltz                          Wade Hemsworth/Ron Smail

Road from United States
This is the Day                               Gerald T. Smith
Steal Away                                     Spiritual arr. Brian Trant
Music Down in my Soul                    Gospel arr. Moses Hogan

Road from South America
Yemaya Asesu                                 Afro-Cuban arr. Brian Tate
Odeon                                            Brazilian Choro arr. Juan-Tony Guzman

Road from the East
Minoi, Minoi                                  Samoan arr. Christopher Marshall
Jasmine                                        Chinese Folk Song
Bouquet of the Brave                     Ho Pei Folk Song
Gamelan                                       R. Murray Schafer

Hail and Farewell
Like Cedars They Shall Stand          Dan Schutte arr. Jack Bender
Here’s to Song                              Allister MacGillivray arr. Lydia Adams

“Musical Offerings” by the Singers

See you there!!

Philomela Women's Choir began in 1994 on an ad hoc basis under the direction of Susan Young. Currently conducted by Dr. Mary Kennedy, Associate Professor of Music Education, and now a credit course, the choir numbers approximately 60 students and members from the community. The choir performs a wide variety of repertoire at their end of semester concerts.