Commission Projects
The Saskatoon Chamber Singers seeks opportunities to commission new compositions by Canadian composers, as part of our mandate to perform and promote Canadian choral music. The works we have commissioned to date are listed below, with links to currently available recordings by our choir.
Where You Begin Like Rivers
David L. McIntyre
2007
Live recording (2018) on our CD Worth a Repeat: Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube
Commissioned through a grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board as a 30th anniversary project
Jubilate Deo
Jeff Enns
2013
All Suddenly The Wind
Allan Bevan
2015
Published by Cypress Choral Music in 2016. Recording and preview score: Cypress Choral Music website
Elegy for the Fallen
David K. MacIntyre
2017
Live recording (2017) on our CD Worth a Repeat: Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube
Commissioned with the financial support of the Saskatchewan Choral Federation as a 40th anniversary project
Peace, come away
Stephanie Martin
2019
Commissioned with the support of the Jacquie Ackerman Memorial Commission Fund.
Capital Chamber Choir of Ottawa performed the piece on March 26, 2022. Here is a Q & A that they had with Stephanie Martin.
Hold You, Enfold You
Matthew Emery
2023
Commissioned with the support of the Jacquie Ackerman Memorial Commission Fund for the 45th Season of the SCS