Our Music
WE’RE RECORDING!
Exultate is thrilled to be producing its sixth album, At First Light. Every piece has been commissioned by Exultate in recent years.
This recording project encompasses five interconnected goals, all of which tie into our vision to contribute to the larger Canadian choral community.
One
Promote Canadian composers
Two
Support underrepresented voices in our field
Three
Demonstrate leadership in innovative choral programming
Four
Strive for ever-greater excellence in choral performance
Five
Extend our reputation beyond its traditional audience and following
We’ve recorded the music at the Glenn Gould Studio under the guidance of the Gemini-award- winning sound engineer and co-producer Ron Searles. Editing and mastering will be done by Ron at his studio: Red Maple Music.
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We are proud to present so many talented composers and poets.
At First Light features the following pieces:
Title
Composer (music)
Writer (text)
Speak to Us of Joy
At First Light
Be Still, My Heart
Like as the Waves
You Wave
Sailing to Byzantium
Les Ormes
Antara (Between)
Sami Anguaya
Mari Alice Conrad
Matthew Emery
Jeff Enns
EKR Hammell
Virginia Kilbertus
Katharine Petkovski
Tracy Wong
Kahlil Gibran
Rabindranath Tagore
William Shakespeare
Emily Sanford
William Butler Yeats
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau
Mohd Fairuz Bin Mohd Tauhid
For the production of this album, we are deeply grateful to FACTOR, The Government of Canada, The Ontario Arts Council, and our many generous donors!
OUR ALBUMS
EXULTATE COMMISSIONS, COMPETITION WINNERS & PREMIERES
Antara (Between)
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Tracy Wong
Text: Mohd Fairuz Bin Mohd Tauhid
PREMIERE DATE 2022-05-13
Les Ormes
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Katharine Petkovski
Text: Hector De Saint-Denys Garneau
PREMIERE DATE 2022-05-13
Snow
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Stephanie Martin
Text: Archibald Lampman
PREMIERE DATE 2022-05-13
Be Still, My Heart
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Matthew Emery
Text: Rabindranath Tagore
PREMIERE DATE 2021-11-14
Speak To Us Of Joy
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Sami Anguaya
Text: Khalil Gibran
PREMIERE DATE 2021-11-14
At First Light
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Mari Alice Conrad
Text: Anna Marie Sewell
PREMIERE DATE 2021-11-14
Sonnet 60
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Jeff Enns
Text: William Shakespeare
PREMIERE DATE 2021-11-14
Sailing to Byzantium
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Virginia Kilbertus
Text: William Butler Yeats
PREMIERE DATE 2021-11-14
A Silence Haunts Me
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Composer: Jake Runestad
Text: Todd Boss
PREMIERE DATE 2019-05-24
You Wave
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: E.K.R. (Evan) Hammell
Text: Emily Sanford
PREMIERE DATE 2019-05-24
I Sing
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Matthew Emery
Text: Melissa Lalonde
PREMIERE DATE 2018-04-06
Resurgam
COMMISSION &
WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Matthew Emery
Text: Marjorie Pickthall
PREMIERE DATE 2018-05-25
The Winter Lakes
COMPETITION WINNER & WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Steven Webb
Text: Wilfred William
PREMIERE DATE 2017-05-26
Hear My Prayer
COMPETITION WINNER & WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Stephanie Martin
Text: Biblical Text
PREMIERE DATE 2009-05-22
Care-Charming Sleep
COMPETITION WINNER & WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Wendell David Glick
Text: John Fletcher
PREMIERE DATE 2007-03-02
Northern Lights
COMPETITION WINNER & WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Judith Snowdon
Text: Judith Snowdon
PREMIERE DATE 2005-03-04
The Hymn Of The Cherubim
COMPETITION WINNER & WORLD PREMIERE
Composer: Barrie Cabena
Text: Orthodox Prayer
PREMIERE DATE 2003-05-09