RES has commissioned and produced many world premiere performances by Canadian composers, including Mark Sirett's In Praise of Music, Christos Hatzis' The Sepulcher of Life, John Estacio's The Houses Stand Not Far Apart, Ruth Henderson's A Song of the Seasons (text by Ted Blodgett) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dr Ratzlaff's artistic leadership of RES, and Estacio's branche in memory of former choir-member Frieda H Haliburton. more... See more text