CONCERTS

On Saturday May 11, Les Echos du Pacifique, Greater Vancouver's francophone choir, will celebrate Spring with a concert at 7:30 p.m. at Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Catholic Church in Coquitlam. Artistic Director Marla Mayson and the choir are excited to present a richly varied selection of pieces, including lovely works in celebration of Spring by Fauré, Dickau, Chilcott, Poulenc, St. Jacques, Berlin, and Kern. Les Echos du Pacifique began when two parish choirs joined together in songs. For the founding members, choral music was a way to celebrate and preserve their French-Canadian heritage and culture. Today, francophones and francophiles from across the Lower Mainland continue to come to Maillardville, to celebrate French language and culture through music. Les Echos, including a charter member from 1973, are proud to showcase their talents at concerts, festival stages, and in the community, and to share their work globally through their YouTube Channel. Tickets are on sale at BrownPaperTickets.com at various prices, including Early Bird pricing (until April 1,) group discounts and free admission for children under 13. Former members of the choir are invited to contact info@lesechosdupacifique.info to receive a special invitation to the concert.

We are excited to present a richly varied selection of pieces, including two lovely Baroque works for choir and violins, some fresh new arrangements of Christmas classics, several seasonal favourites, and a selection of well known carols for everyone to join in and sing! To mark this 50th Anniversary Christmas concert, Les Echos du Pacifique will return to their musical birthplace: Maillardville’s historic Laval Square. Special guests, violinists Conor Stuart and Jessica Tseng will join Les Echos’ pianist Zsuzsanna Lukacs to add to the evening’s musical performances and fill the historic sanctuary with music described as captivating, opulent and warm. Tickets are on sale at BrownPaperTickets.com at various prices, including Early Bird pricing (until November 10) group discounts and free admission for children under 13. Former members of the choir are invited to contact info@lesechosdupacifique.info to receive a special invitation to the concert.

The May 13th concert’s theme is “Le Français a Choeur”, loosely translated as French at heart. The 17-member choir will be singing, from the heart and for the heart, a broad selection of French choral music including 16th century madrigals and French-Canadian folk songs, jazz and the debut of new music created by their in-house composer, Ron Smail. 

The story of Les Échos began in 1973 when two parish choirs in Maillardville joined together in song. For them, it was a way to celebrate and preserve their French-Canadian heritage and culture. Today, francophones and francophiles from across the lower mainland continue to come to Maillardville, to celebrate French language and culture through music under the Artistic Direction of Marla Mayson. Les Echos, including a charter member from 1973, are proud to showcase their talents at concerts, festival stages, seniors’ residences, and to share their work globally through their YouTube Channel.

Advance tickets for the Saturday, May 13 7:30PM concert -  Les Échos du Pacifique: Le Français à Choeur  -  are available online at BrownPaperTickets.com at a range of prices, including savings for groups of four or more, and free admission for children under 13.  Former choir members are invited to reach out to info@lesechosdupacifique.info for a special invitation to the concert.

The program will showcase warm harmonies and scintillating arrangements. From the icy wonder of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and the soaring majesty of Ivo Antognini’s “O Magnum Mysterium” to a rollicking “Voila le Pere Noel” by Quebec’s La Bolduc and warm harmonies of familiar carols from France, Germany and Ireland, “Chantons Noel!” will be part of a memorable Christmas season for all who attend.

The eighteen voices of Les Echos are supported by pianist Zsuzsanna Lukacs and special guest flutist Tanya Kliefoth. The choir, based in Maillardville - Coquitlam’s historic francophone community - will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2023.

Advance tickets for the Saturday, December 10 concert are available through BrownPaperTickets.com with special rates for families and groups. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for $15 cash, prior to the 7:30 start.

St Laurence Anglican Church is located at 825 St. Laurence Street, Coquitlam about 10 minutes from IKEA. Visit Lesechosdupacifique.info for more information about the choir.

Les Échos du Pacifique, Greater Vancouver's francophone choir since 1973, invites you to our 49th spring concert on Saturday, May 7th 🎶 Join Les Échos as we travel to the Jazz Cafés of Paris, New York and Los Angeles. Each of these iconic centres of jazz vocal music has its own distinct sound and flavour: hot and cool, smooth and mellow, rich and never bitter. Les Echos du Pacifique will serve up a musical menu, in French, Spanish and English, that will have you swinging, swaying, and sighing to the rhythms and harmonies of familiar standards, and beguiling new arrangements.

🎟️ Book your tickets today on Brown Paper Tickets for a lovely vacation with no passport or airline ticket required!

💐 What a great treat for Mothers’ Day!

⛪️ St Laurence Anglican Church in Coquitlam is just nine minutes north of IKEA Coquitlam. It is wheelchair accessible.

🕢 The doors will open at 7PM, and the concert will start at 7:30PM on Saturday, May 7

Voilà Noël! An evening of choral music

Les Échos du Pacifique has been Greater Vancouver's francophone choir since 1973. After an absence from performance due to COVID, the choir, under the direction of Marla Mayson, is pleased to present an evening of the music sung in French, Latin and English.

We'll present a host of lovely melodies to set the mood for your holiday season including a version of La Bolduc's (yes as seen on Netflix) 1931 hit “Voilà le Père Noel.”

It’s the choir’s first public performance since the pandemic. After two seasons of rehearsing on Zoom, the choir met again early this fall at their home base in le Centre Francophone de Maillardville. Together, under the direction of Marla Mayson, the singers adjusted to singing with masks and then blending their voices together to make music. The fifteen voice choir is now eager to sing for an audience once again.

• Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets or at the door

• Adults $10

• Children under 12 are free

• Buy 4 or more tickets and save 60% on the single ticket price!

• Masking is required for everyone aged 6 and over. Proof of vaccination and picture ID  must be presented upon entry for everyone 12 and over. Please have your vaccine passport and ID ready and arrive early. The doors will open at 7PM.

• St Laurence Anglican Church in Coquitlam is just nine minutes north of IKEA Coquitlam. It is wheelchair accessible.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the City of Coquitlam for their contribution towards Les Échos du Pacifique francophone choir.

Chantons Noël - A Choral Celebration

Les Échos du Pacifique invite you to their annual celebration of the Christmas season, “Chantons Noël”.  The choir will regale you with a diverse selection of beautiful, rousing carols in French, English, and Latin.  You will hear exciting creations by renowned composers.  

Join us on Saturday, December 7th at 19h30 at St Laurence Anglican Church in Coquitlam!

Tickets are available from choir members, at the door, and online.

Adults 15$, Students and Seniors 10$. Children under 12 are free!

We are grateful for the financial support of the Province of British Columbia

Les Échos du Pacifique invite you to join them at their Spring Concert. We will sing a selection of famous Canadian tunes, new and old, in English and French on Saturday, May 11th, 19h30 @ St. Laurence Anglican Church, 825 rue St. Laurence, Coquitlam.  Buy online or tickets will be available at the door.

Soprano

• Annie Anderson

• Danica Jovanovic

• Jessica Rannaud

• Julie Winter

Alto

• Enza Arquilla

• Ashley Bielus

• Marion Bigot

• Karis Brynjolfson

• Gayle Chin

• Susan Henderson

• Diane Tijman

Tenor

• Daniel Bouchard

• Yvon Holdrinet

• Ron Smail

Bass

• Alex Gowans

• Kevin Stewart

• Stephen Mayba

• Shawn Brouwer

This year we have also invited a grade six choir from l'École Anne-Hébert, a francophone elementary school in Vancouver.

• Gloria - Trad. German, arr. David Giardiniere 

• Elle a fleuri la rose - Trad. German, arr. M. Praetorius

• Angelus ad pastores ait - Trad. French, arr. Mauro Zuccante

• Ça, bergers, assemblons-nous - Maurice Dela

• O Come, Little Children - Trad. French, arr. David Gardiniere

• Idylle - Tanya Kleifoth, flute, Rita Attrot, piano, Benjamin Godard

• Une fleur m’a dit - Etudiants, Ecole Anne-Hébert,Dir. Carole Wooliams

• Noël Rock - Etudiants, Ecole Anne-Hébert, Dir. Carole Wooliams

• Love Has Come! - Trad. French, arr. T. Fettke & T. Grassi

• Sweeter Music (poem de Robert Herrick, inc. Sainte Nuit) Debra Scroggins

• I Heard a Song - Barney Walker Dona Nobis

• Pacem - Trad. Latin

• Mon beau sapin - Trad. German, arr Maurice Dela

• Christmas medley - Rita Attrot, Brenda Katzeff

• Piano Festival Gloria (inc. Noël trad. Fr) - Derek Hayes

• Promenade en traineau - Leroy Anderson, arr. Ades 

Program

• Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Fauré

• Ubi Caritas Audrey Snyder

• You Are the New Day John David

• Vivre, Aimer, Partgager Laura Hawley

• Earth Voices Laura Hawley

• Dirait-On Morton Lauridsen

• Le Pont Mirabeau Lionel Daunais

• Comfort Me With Apples Gayle Lund

• J’Entends le Moulin trad. Arr. Michael Snelgrove

• Embraceable You George/Ira Gershwin, arr. R. Smail

• Somebody Loves Me George/Ira Gershwin, arr. R. Smail

Programme

• Les Raftsmen

• En Roulant Ma Boule Roulant

• La, la, la, je ne l’ose dire

• Danse, Mon Moine, Danse

• Mon Pays

• V’la le Bon Vent

• A la Claire Fontaine

• La Mer

Christmas Concert 2016

Concert Bel et Bon, May 2016