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Davies: Opening & Closing Ceremonies Music - XIII Pan American Games

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Label:  Lilypad   Catalog #: 5999  
Composer:  Victor Davies,  Calixa Lavallée
Performer:  Jennifer Villaverde,  Jeremy Kushnier,  Rosalie Rattai,  Jennifer Lyons,   ... 
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,  Pan Am Choir,  Combo Latino
Number of Discs: 1 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Music and lyrics by Victor Davies for the PanAmerican Games featuring the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, BramwellTovey, the Pan Am Choir, Fred Penner, Tracy Dahl and Henriette Schellenberg.

COMPLETE TRACK LIST:

1. The Geese 2:49
2. Welcome the Champions (March No.1) 1:48
3. The Glory of the Games (March No.3) 2:28
4. North & South on Parade (March No.4) 2:17
5. The Mosquito March (March No.5) 2:00
6. Canada's Here! 2:14
Heart of the Continent - The Seasons
7. Autumn Splendour 2:13
8. Winter Dreams 2:21
9. Spring Rhapsody 2:28
10. Summer Fire 2:33
11. The Star Blankets 1:21
12. The Canadian Flag Enters 1:27
13. O Canada! Read more arr. Godfrey Ridout 2:36
Go For Gold
14. I'm Gonna Be a Champion Too - Jennifer Villaverde 2:32
15. King of Confusion - Jeremy Kushnier 2:47
16. Can't Give In - Jennifer Villaverde 2:14
17. Reach Out go For Gold - Rosalie Rattai 2:49
18. The Oath 2:25
19. The City of the Plains - Jennifer Lyons and Marcel Soulodre 6:23
20. Entry of the Torch (Ojibway Creator's Song and Mohawk Friendship Song) Rebecca Chartrand and Laurence Laughing 1:46
21. Fanfare for the Flame 0:20
22. Finale: (Opening ceremonies) Reach Out Go For Gold - Rosalie Rattai 4:49
23. La Raccocca - Combo Latino 2:37
24. Salsa Heat - Combo latino 2:35
25. Children of the World - Katherine Lee Raymond, Fred Penner, Nicole Brémault 5:02
26. Ode to the Athletes - Tracy Dahl and Henriette Schellenberg 7:15
Total running time 73:11
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Works on This Recording

1. The Geese by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
2. March no 1 "Welcome the Champions" by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
3. March no 3 "The Glory of the Games" by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
4. March no 4 "North & South on Parade" by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
5. March no 5 "The Mosquito March" by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
6. Canada's Here! by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
7. Heart of the Continent "The Seasons" by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
8. The Star Blankets by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
9. The Canadian Flag Enters by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
10. O Canada! by Calixa Lavallée
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,  Pan Am Choir
Period: Romantic 
Written: 19th Century; Canada 
 Notes: Arranger: Godfrey Rideout 
11. Go for Gold by Victor Davies
Performer:  Jennifer Villaverde (Voice), Jeremy Kushnier (Voice), Rosalie Rattai (Voice)
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
12. The Oath by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
13. The City of the Plains by Victor Davies
Performer:  Jennifer Lyons (Voice), Marcel Soulodre (Voice)
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
14. Entry of the Torch by Victor Davies
Performer:  Laurence Laughing (Voice), Rebecca Chartrand (Voice)
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
15. Fanfare for the Flame by Victor Davies
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
16. Finale "Reach Out Go for Gold" by Victor Davies
Performer:  Rosalie Rattai (Voice)
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
17. La Raccocca by Victor Davies
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Combo Latino
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
18. Salsa Heat by Victor Davies
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Combo Latino
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
19. Children of the World by Victor Davies
Performer:  Fred Penner (Voice), Katherine Lee Raymond (Voice), Nicole Brémault (Voice)
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 
20. Ode to the Athletes by Victor Davies
Performer:  Henriette Schellenberg (Soprano), Tracy Dahl (Soprano)
Conductor:  Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Canada 

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