Knox United Church with fall colours

On the Eve of All Saints, I enjoyed the fall colours of the sanctuary and small chapel while setting up chairs for choir rehearsal.

Bokeh of fall leaves

The colours of fall are so beautiful these days.  I noticed that even leaves photographed out of focus can offer an amazing range of colour.

Witch Hazel and other fall garden colours in Vancouver

Lily of the valley--beautiful in spring and fall.

Swiss chard

Vancouver Cantata Singers Rehearse in Blusson Centre

This evening the Vancouver Cantata Singers had their first (of two) rehearsals in the Blusson Centre for the big fundraiser, Ichord, benefiting both the choir and research on spinal cord injuries and rehabilitation.  The beautiful atrium, with its winding spiral ramp ascending three floors--was silent except for exquisite choral singing.  It was fun shooting.

Vancouver Cantata Singers at UBC's Beaty Biodiversity Museum

The Vancouver Cantata Singers are becoming known for searching out unusual yet promising concert venues.  They recently performed a concert of choral music from c. 1800-1850 (using a Broadwood pianoforte from the 1840s) at UBC's new and utterly wonderful Beaty Biodiversity Museum.  The museum's main hall is essentially a deep cement trough, over which float the bones of the largest whale ever (it washed up in eastern Canada, was purposefully and carefully buried in a way that cleaned the bones a decade later.  The bones were then catalogued and shipped across the continent to be reassembled.  The museum has hundreds (thousands?) of other Natural History items on display. 

During the daytime, the museum's hall is well-lit by two walls of windows.  At night, however, the hall was quite dark.  But since few choirs get to sing either under a whale or to herds of deer, a few photos seemed appropriate.

Aerosolegrafia in Vancouver