Toronto’s Resonant Threads Collective will be presenting a program of contemporary works titled AIR/MOTION, including music by composers Philippe Hurel, Linda Catlin Smith, Ana Sokolović’, and the world premiere of a piece by Tetiana Khoroshun.
The concert takes place on November 2 at Toronto’s ArrayMusic, and the title points to its theme of exploring the connections between breath, rhythm, and gesture in the context of air. Air contains both the silence and the vibrations of sound.
A quick flick of the hand, or a vibrating string, create sound — followed by the impulse to respond.
The Program
The program includes:
- Philippe Hurel (1955): À bâtons rompus (2008), for saxophone and percussion
- Linda Catlin Smith (1957): Dirt Road (2006), a work in 15 movements for violin and percussion
- Ana Sokolović (1968): Shower Song (2021), a whimsical ode to singing in the shower
- Tetiana Khoroshun (1996): String Quartet No. 4 (2025, world premiere)
Composer Tetiana Khoroshun is known for creating both acoustic and electroacoustic music, along with sound installations, and her catalogue incorporates music for performance, films, and video games. Based in Kyiv, she performs as a member of various ensembles and groups, and is the manager of Sed Contra Ensemble, a group devoted to new music.
She studied music at the National Music Academy of Ukraine, and pursued further studies in acoustic and electro-acoustic music with various mentors across Europe.
Her music and projects have been presented in Austria, Poland, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Canada, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, and China, and at festivals throughout Ukraine),as well as in Germany, Poland, Austria, and China.
Performers: Resonant Threads Collective
Resonant Threads Collective calls itself “four friends tied together by one resonant thread”.
Christopher Jones, saxophone
Christopher Jones is a concert saxophonist and teacher whose musical practice includes contemporary, classical, jazz, and pop music.
He graduated from the University of Toronto with both a Bachelor and Master of Music degree, and later pursued his studies in Europe with a number of mentors and teachers. While at the UofT, he won the University of Toronto Winds Concerto Competition and performed Ingolf Dahl’s saxophone concerto with the university’s Wind Ensemble. He was named a University of Toronto Scholar, and is the recipient of a Graduate Fellowship. He was also a nominee for a Rhodes Scholarship. In 2024, Christopher advanced to the live quarter final round of the Andorra Saxfest International Solo Competition.
Christopher founded and performs with the Toronto Saxophone Collective. He’s also performed several world premieres with a number of chamber ensembles in Toronto.
A passionate teacher, he maintains a private studio, and teaches at schools through the Greater Toronto Area, as well as assignments at the University of Toronto and Royal Conservatory.
Veronica Zupanic, violin
Veronica Zupanic earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Ottawa, followed by a Master’s degree from the University of Toronto. While studying at the University of Ottawa, she was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the Bhawani Anantaraman Memorial Foundation (BAMF) fund.
Her musical practice includes a focus on contemporary classical music and living composers in particular, as well as performances with large ensembles such at the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, and Ontario Pops Orchestra, where she was winner of the Young Artists’ Bursary scholarship.
She is the concertmaster of the Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME) at the University of Toronto, and as a member of the ensemble, has collaborated with composers such as Donnacha Dennehy, Zosha di Castri, Magnus Lindberg, and Ana Sokolović.
Veronica is an educator with a passion for inspiring and guiding young musicians.
Thomas Li, percussion
Percussionist Thomas Li is a chamber and orchestral musician with a focus on new music. He recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master’s degree, and is a member of the University of Toronto Contemporary Music Ensemble. He’s attended several music festivals, including Banff Centre’s Evolution: Classical, where he worked with members of the Kronos Quartet, and the Nief-Norf Summer Festival, where he worked Mark Applebaum.
He performed the music of Elizabeth Ogonek (where are we now) on a recent release in The Oberlin Concertos series.
As an artist, Thomas explores integrating visual media into his performance, and dedicates his voice to both personal expression, and expressing the collective stories and histories of his home city, Hong Kong.
Bevis Ng, percussion
Bevis Ng is currently studying towards a Master’s degree in Percussion Performance at the University of Toronto, where he’s involved with the TaPIR Lab, focused on the intersections between performance, composition, and technology.
His research involves examining the roles of performer, composer, and technician, and documenting performances practices of new pieces, and often collaborates with composer/technician Fish Tsz Long Yu.
Bevis previously studied music at the The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 香港演藝學院, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Timpani and Orchestral Percussion, followed by a Master’s degree at the University of Toronto.
He performs regularly as part of the award-winning KöNG Duo with fellow percussionist Hoi Tong Keung, and the Kairos Percussion Quartet with Nikki Huang, Thomas Li, and Andrew Busch.
Concert Details
The concert takes place November 2 from 2 to 3 p.m. at ArrayMusic.
- Find other details and tickets [HERE].
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