DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW-POYSER, conductor ENSEMBLE LAUDE Brahms: Tragic Overture Duke Ellington: The River – Suite Nicholas Ryan Kelly: Earth, Beloved Copland: Appalachian Spring – Suite Known for his ability to bring new audiences to the concert hall, the Montréal-born “disruptor-conductor” Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads a journey that touches on the beauty of nature and our need to care for our climate. The poetry of Wendy Jean MacLean is set by BC-based choral composer Nicholas Ryan Kelly in Earth, Beloved, a work that provides an uplifting message. *Ticket prices are subject to change.