(from left) Allan Bevan, Robert Cooper, and Benedict Campbell with members of the Concordo Ensemble, Sidgwick Scholars, and Toronto Orpheus Choir following the performance of "Perfectly Mad...", Grace Church On-the-Hill, Toronto, April 29, 2023
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Canadian composer, Allan Bevan is widely recognized for the beauty, intensity, and craftsmanship of his choral music. Over the past two decades his work has garnered many awards in Canada, the U.S.A., and European composition competitions, and his music has been performed widely in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has been commissioned by many noteworthy choruses including the Toronto Orpheus Choir, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Pro Coro Canada and Chorus Niagara. He holds graduate degrees in music from the University of Alberta, and the University of Calgary, and he is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers. Dr. Bevan has many compositions in print in the catalogue of the Vancouver publisher Cypress Choral Music and other publishers in the U.S.A. and Europe. He is the Director of Music at Robertson-Wesley United Church in Edmonton, Alberta where he plays the 1979 Gabriel Kney organ and directs the choirs.
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Selected Performances Spring 2024
Da Camera Singers, EdmontonThank you to Laura Hawley and Da Camera Singers for a wonderful concert and a brilliant performance of my Evening Song.
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Conduit Chamber Choir
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Chorale Saint-Jean, EdmontonThank you to Laurier Fagnan and the Chorale for the wonderful performances of my arrangements of J'appartiens, Retour, and Elles s'appelaient Marie. Wonderful to collaborate with songwriter France Levasseur-Ouimet. All the best on your Acadian Tour (summer 2024).
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Edmonton Metropolitan ChorusIt was a pleasure to guest conduct this choir again and to hear my new brass and organ accompaniment for my piece, Full Fathom Five (SATB) and my arrangement of Fairest Lord Jesus. Wonderful singing and playing!
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Podium 2024, Montreal
Reading Session
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