EEXPLORINGX P L O R I N G A TTREASURER E A S U R E TTROVER O V E Secular Music for Mixed Voices by Ruth Watson Henderson Hilary Apfelstadt Hilary Apfelstadt is professor and director of choral activities at the University of Toronto <
[email protected]>. IINTRODUCTIONNTRODUCTION of the Missa Brevis often include the Pater Noster, Ruth Watson Henderson (b. 1932) has estab- composed for the Iseler Singers in 1973, as this was lished herself as an outstanding composer of cho- how conductor Elmer Iseler frequently presented ral music, with an output that includes numerous the Missa Brevis. (Their most recent performance, works for children’s choirs, treble voices, and however, shared with the University of Toronto mixed ensembles. As accompanist of the Toronto MacMillan Singers at the 2012 national conference Children’s Chorus for 29 years, she contributed of the Association of Canadian Choral Communities much to the repertoire for that (ACCC) in Ottawa, omitted voicing. Music such as Come, the Pater Noster.) Ye Makers of Song (Gordon V. For additional information Thompson, publisher) is wide- about Henderson’s career, go ly performed. She also wrote to the Canadian Music Centre repertoire for Oriana Singers, Web site <www.musiccentre. an adult treble ensemble in ca/home>. Here you will fi nd Toronto, for which she is hon- a link to Podcasts, episode orary patron. Several of these 20, which is an interview works are featured on CD’s with Ruth Watson Henderson, made during the distinguished recorded on November 15, leadership of William Brown, 2011, in conversation with conductor from 1996–2011.