In the final episode of season two, you’ll meet Eleanor Daley, another one of Canada’s most accomplished choral composers. She’s a conductor, a composer of both sacred and secular music, and she was the collaborative pianist of the Amadeus Choir for many years. Her work is sung and celebrated all over the world. In 2001, Lydia Adams and the Amadeus Choir commissioned Eleanor to compose a Te Deum, a Latin text traditionally sung on celebratory occasions. It’s a song of praise and thanksgiving and the words have inspired dozens of great composers. Eleanor’s version is among the finest there is, and she’s here to share it with you in this episode.
