CLAUDEL CALLENDER
Claudel Callender (b. 1961) holds a Doctorate in Voice Performance from the Faculty of Music of « l’UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al ».  He performed major works by Handel, Mozart, Vivaldi etc., as a conductor as well as a singer. As a composer, his « Mass for Forgiveness », written after the 9-11 tragedy, was first presented at the « Festival international de Lanaudière » and later for the centennial festivities of the St-Joseph Oratory in Montreal by Vox Luminosa, a professional vocal ensemble he founded in 2004. The Ensemble performed the Montreal premiere of Gilles Vigneault’s « Grand Messe » and many other major choral works in Quebec and in Ontario. Claudel Callender worked with major artists of the Quebec musical scene including Gregory Charles, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Robert Marien, Natalie Choquette, etc.  In 2012, he launched « Presence » his first solo album as pianist and composer accompanied by the renowned string quartet Claudel Canimex. Dr. Callender has taught voice and choral singing at the McGill Conservatory of Music, at CEGEP de Lanaudière «Joliette » and at L’UQAM.
Musicien polyvalent (chanteur, pianiste, compositeur, pĂ©dagogue, confĂ©rencier et chef de chĹ“ur), Claudel Callender dĂ©tient un doctorat en interprĂ©tation vocale de la FacultĂ© de Musique de l’UniversitĂ© de MonÂtrĂ©al. Il a enseignĂ© au Conservatoire McGill, au CĂ©gep de Lanaudière et Ă L’UQAM. Il est frĂ©quemment invitĂ© Ă donner des classes de maĂ®tre et des confĂ©rences. En 2004, il fonde l’ensemble vocal professionnel Vox Luminosa avec lequel il interprète les grandes Ĺ“uvres du rĂ©pertoire choral et notamment sa Messe du Pardon, enregistrĂ©e en 2008 sous l’étiquette Productions XXI / Dep-Universal. En 2012, il lançait son premier album-solo intitulé PrĂ©senceconstituĂ© de compositions originales pour piano accompagnĂ©es du prestigieux Quatuor Claudel-Canimex. Directeur musical des ChanÂteurs de la Place Bourget depuis 2012, il a dirigĂ© ces derniers lors de la première europĂ©enne de la Grand-Messe de Gilles Vigneault et Bruno Fecteau Ă Rome en juin 2014. Ă€ l’automne 2014, il devenait le Directeur GĂ©nĂ©ral de la SociĂ©tĂ© musicale Fernand-Lindsay-Opus 130. En 2016, il obtenait le Grand Prix Desjardins de la culture (musique) pour Lanaudière. Depuis 2017, il est directeur-fondateur du Choeur d’Enfants Vox Luminosa.
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L'étoile bleue
by Claudel Callender
SATBÂ with piano or organ – – Â Â CP 1737 Â – 3:45 Â ![]()
Cantique l’Ă©toile bleue is a choral piece for a SATB choir, a soloist and organ accompaniment written on an original text depicting the nativity of Christ. It invites seekers to collect themselves and find inner peace and guidance through the symbol of the Star which led the meek to their saviour some two thousand years ago.s.
