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January 2021
Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — Eve Egoyan
Eve Egoyan performs the world premieres of Seven Studies for Augmented Piano, which she created for a newly imagined instrument that delves into the space between what a piano can do and what Eve has always wished a piano could do. The core of these works is the live acoustic sound of the physical piano she is playing, but through the delicate intervention of technology, she tests (teases) the edges of the piano’s natural sound, ultimately pushing it beyond the familiar, through the impossible, and into the extraordinary. The…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — Soundstreams: Garden of Vanished Pleasures
Devised and directed by esteemed opera and theatre-maker Tim Albery, this staged production features deeply felt songs about love and loss. Pieces for 4 voices and instruments by composers Cecilia Livingston and Donna McKevitt make up the program, including settings of poetry by legendary filmmaker Derek Jarman, complete with projections.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — Morgan-Paige Melbourne
Pianist and Royal Conservatory alumna will perform works by Dawn Davi, Nauroz Tanya, Kathryn Knowles, Nikolai Kapustin, Brian Current, as well as a world premiere of one of her own compositions. This program is a reflection of the impact of change, struggle, growth, and affection that thrives within our daily life. An homage to what it is like to live in times of unease and uncertainty, this collection of works highlights various points of one’s being and entity. Program: Brian Current: Sungods Dawn Davi: Spirit of A…
Find out more »February 2021
Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble: FLIPBOOK: Music and Images
Curated and conducted by Brian Current, The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble brings you to the movies with compositions by Corie Rose Soumah, Martin Matalon, Pierre Jodlowski, and Nicole Lizée, alongside projected images. *Please note that some of the images in this presentation are not suitable for children. Program: Corie Rose Soumah: new work for 3 oboes and viola (2020) (world premiere) Martin Matalon: Las siete vidas de un gato (1996, rev 2009) for 8 players, video, and electronics Pierre Jodlowski: Respire, for 11 players, video, and electronics (2008) (North American premiere) Nicole Lizée: 8-Bit Urbex, for 15 players, soundtrack, and film (2017) (Ontario premiere)
Find out more »April 2021
Royal Conservatory | 21C Festival of New Music in a New World
Be the first to hear the world premieres of works by Morgan-Paige Melbourne and Ryan Davis, alongside fascinating, innovative compositions by Philippe Leroux, Matt Brubeck, and Cassandra Miller. Program: Philippe Leroux: Air-Ré Matt Brubeck: Entsprechung Fjóla Evans: Ridge & Furrow Thomas Demenga: Duo? O, du... Cassandra Miller: Philip the Wanderer I. Gently rumbling without direction II. Broadly, surveilling the great expanse III. Joyfully, jauntily, as if running away from regret itself Ryan Davis: Colour You Like (world premiere of the new version) Morgan-Paige Melbourne: The Night Before (world premiere) Morgan-Paige Melbourne: In My Meadow (world premiere)…
Find out more »June 2021
Royal Conservatory | The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble: Abalone
Curated and conducted by Brian Current, the students of The Glenn Gould School perform the world premiere of Canadian composer Anna Höstman’s Abalone for distanced ensemble. Daniel Dastoor, violin Royce Richert, violin Yanet Campbell, violin Hee-Soo Yoon, violin Christian Wrona, viola Matthew Eeuwes, viola Calvin Kim, clarinet Tiago Delgado, clarinet Godwin Friesen, piano Mario Pérez, percussion Rosie Gallagher, flute Nikki Joshi, percussion PROGRAM Anna Höstman: Abalone (world premiere) Kaija Saariaho: Laconisme de l’aile Matt Curlee: The Yellow Wallpaper
Find out more »August 2021
Soundstreams | Quiet Time
The arts are a reflection of the world around us, and can also offer solace and relief from that world. In music, silence is just as important as sound. Songwriter, singer and musician Robin Dann, no stranger to creating this type of atmosphere, guest curates an audiovisual musical experience that calms, soothes, and inspires. From past personal experiences, the beauty of the Arctic illuminates the music of both Dann and composer Allison Cameron, as we create a welcoming space inspired by some…
Find out more »September 2021
Music Mondays | 20th Century Masterpieces for Violin and Piano
Closing Music Monday's 30 Anniversary Season are two long-time friends of Music Mondays: Aaron Schwebel (Concertmaster of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra) and Emily Rho (Co-Artistic Director of Toronto Pocket Concerts). They will treat us to a program of three 20th century works for violin and piano. Program: Elizabeth Raum Les Ombres (1989) Aaron SchwebelviolinEmily Rhopiano Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in F minor, op. 80…
Find out more »Canadian Stage | Dream In High Park: An Evening with Jeremy Dutcher
Come down to High Park a concert by the incomparable Polaris Prize-winning performer, composer, activist, and musicologist Jeremy Dutcher. A member of Tobique First Nation of New Brunswick and trained in the western operatic traditional, Dutcher’s music playfully integrates classical influences into traditional songs of his Wolastoqiyik Nation people. An intimate evening under the stars, this will be a rare opportunity to commune with one of the most exciting and essential artists in the country.
Find out more »CMMAS | Eve Egoyan In Concert
September 22 -24, 2021. Streamed performance (a repeat of the live streamed performance from Open Ears Festival). New works for augmented and acoustic piano as well as Surface Tension, a collaborative work with media artist David Rokeby for piano and real-time images. Visiones sonoras. CMMAS (Centro Mexicano para la Musica y las Artes Sonoras).
Find out more »Soundstreams | Garden Of Vanished Pleasures (online)
If modern gardening has a patron saint, it must be English artist, filmmaker, and queer rights activist Derek Jarman. As the AIDS plague took his friends one by one and he himself faced an increasingly uncertain future, he discovered his own form of hope, resilience, and solace in his garden by the sea. A theatrical, filmed production with new work from composers Cecilia Livingston and Donna McKevitt, GARDEN OF VANISHED PLEASURES is drawn from Jarman’s journals, devised and directed by Tim Albery. Runs from Thursday September 23 2021 to Sunday October 10…
Find out more »October 2021
University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Thursdays at Noon. Dialogues: Analysis and Performance Opening Concert
University of Toronto Percussion Ensemble performs Inuksuit by John Luther Adams (2009). This concert will take place outside on Philosopher’s Walk behind the Edward Johnson Building at 80 Queen’s Park.
Find out more »Soundstreams | RBC Bridges Showcase: Six World Premieres
Join us for the world premieres of six new choral works, and support the next generation of composers with the RBC Bridges Showcase! Our six participants have worked throughout the pandemic with mentor composer Sarah Kirkland Snider (“one of the decade’s more gifted, up-and-coming modern classical composers” (Pitchfork)), and have created new works for vocal ensemble and instrumentalists. 2021 Participants and Program: Jenny Beck – Sown by Hand Tyler Eschendal – to sever and to splat Rebecca Gray – SO sorry for your loss Francisco del Pino – I…
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | 21C Music Festival — Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà
Violinist Dubeau and her brilliant string ensemble perform works by Craig Armstrong, Ludovico Einaudi, Jean-Michel Blais, Ólafur Arnalds, Max Richter, and more. “Pulsation marks time, it infuses its rhythm in it, and it also evokes the heart. Just like those composers whose music calls out to me and who, with their unique signatures, mark time, our time. The music of the composers in this program speaks to me deeply – in it I have found a refuge and a wellspring of goodness.” - Angèle Dubeau Program: Craig Armstrong: Far From the Madding Crowd Jean-Michel Blais: Nostos Steve Reich: Duet Ólafur Arnalds: Doria 1440 Eulogy for evolution Happiness Does not Wait Armand Amar: Planet Ocean Human Uno Helmersson: The Grand Master Suite Alex…
Find out more »Amici Chamber Ensemble | American Berserk
American Berserk celebrates the composers who changed the face of American music: the “American Original” Charles Ives, and Pulitzer Prize winners John Adams and John Corigliano. Featuring guest artists Jonathan Crow, Yolanda Bruno, and Alejandro Valdepeñas. This intimate concert will be presented at Bathurst 918 Centre for a limited audience. Program: John Adams – Gnarly Buttons for clarinet & piano TJ Anderson – Spirit Songs for cello and piano John Adams – John’s Alleged Book of Danced for String Quartet…
Find out more »November 2021
Royal Conservatory | Skratch Bastid and special guests Andrew Forde & re.verse
Skratch Bastid is a world-renowned DJ, producer, and three-time winner of the coveted Scribble Jam DJ Battle, known for his comfort and versatility in different styles — hip hop, funk, disco, club, rock, and just about anything that makes people dance. Joining him are Toronto-based violinist Andrew Forde and re.verse, making for a night of slamming turntablism meets live.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Charles Settle
Percussionist Charles Settle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra as Principal Percussion and a faculty member at The Glenn Gould School, is joined by GGS faculty members Jeffrey Beecher and Andrew McCandless as well as current percussion students at the GGS, for this fascinating program. Program: Joseph Tompkins: To Varèse Thierry De Mey: Musique de tables Andy Akiho: -intuition) (Expectation Barbara Croall Assiginaak: Waaban Kaija Saariaho: Ciel étoilé Bob Becker: Mudra
Find out more »Soundstreams | Love Songs (online)
Music that contemplates our place in the universe. A 45-minute concert featuring two works by Québec composer Claude Vivier, and a world premiere by Christopher Mayo. Filmed on stage at Koerner Hall, Toronto. Tickets start at just $7! ARTISTS David Fallis, music director Vocal ensemble: Carla Huhtanen, Lindsay McIntyre, Vania Chan, Robin Dann, Bud Roach, Alex Samaras, and Keith Lam Gregory Oh, piano Ryan Scott, percussion REPERTOIRE Claude Vivier Love Songs Claude Vivier Hymnen an die Nacht Christopher Mayo Oceano…
Find out more »January 2022
Tapestry Opera/RCM | Gould’s Wall [POSTPONED]
Dare to climb the wall? A young, extraordinarily talented musician is striving for perfection in her art. Her path to greatness? A magnificent wall. Bursting with the compulsion to reach the top, she invokes Canadian icon, classical pianist Glenn Gould to guide her towards dizzying heights – but the path isn’t easy. Each brick represents her art, her rigour, and her challenge. Does she have the strength, or will she slip and fall into the abyss? Artists climb and perform suspended from The…
Find out more »February 2022
Canadian Music Centre | 7X Picanto Festival
Festival Line Up: February 4: Patrick Giguère, émettre un son, vérifier sa propre existence - Sonic Exploration, Quebec February 5: Curtis Andrews, with Trichy Sankaran, The Offering of Curtis Andrews - Intercultural music, British Columbia February 6: NUMUS ensemble - Improvised music / emerging artist, Ontario February 7: SHHH!! Ensemble with the Ottawa New Music Creators, In Sea - Improvised Music, Ontario February 8: Nick Veltmeyer and Aureas Voces Indie Early Music, Jimmy and Rosalia, a Folk Opera - Opera/vocal, Nova Scotia February 9: Ensemble Paramirabo, Si le temps , l’espace … - Chamber Music, Quebec February…
Find out more »Confluence Concerts/Amplified Opera | The Butterfly Project: The Ballade of Chō-Chō San
Pre-Performance Presentation Introducing The Ballad of Chō-Chō San and its themes Marion Newman (she/her), mezzo-soprano, artistic associate of Confluence Concerts, co-founder of Amplified Opera Kunio Hara (he/him), Associate Professor, Music History at the University of South Carolina Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 (they/them), soprano, creator of the Butterfly Project, co-founder of Amplified Opera Asitha Tennekoon (he/him), tenor, co-founder of Amplified Opera Aria Umezawa (she/her), co-founder of Amplified Opera and Aria Umezawa (she/her), co-founder of Amplified Opera, director of the COC’s planned* 2022 production…
Find out more »New Music Concerts | 50th Anniversary Distanced Commissions
New Music Concerts continues their commissions for distanced ensemble with John Oswald's re-FUSE FEATURING: New Music Concerts —Distanced Ensemble
Find out more »March 2022
The Music Gallery | Beverley Johnston – Finding HER Voice
A celebration of International Women’s Day with percussionist Beverley Johnston. ‘Finding HER Voice’ A celebration on International Women’s Day with Canadian percussionist Beverley Johnston featuring works by Alice Ping Yee Ho, Holly Winter, Christos Hatzis, Norbert Palej and Frederic Rzewski. All the works are based on iconic or historic female figures including Baba Yaga, Mother Earth, Eris, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Yoko Ono. The fusion of live percussion and audio playback will be complemented with slide projections and video. A percussive…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | Fantasma
WORLD PREMIERE Recommended for young adults (12-18 years old) While visiting a boisterous, old-fashioned carnival, best friends Léa and Ivy stumble upon a dark secret. Their ghostly discovery makes them confront an age-old dilemma: when faced with another person’s suffering, do you turn away, or try to help? This new opera, by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson with libretto by acclaimed playwright Colleen Murphy, explores themes of death, violence, compassion and the courage to insist on being heard. Former COC Director/Dramaturg-in-Residence Julie McIsaac joins the…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | Songbook XI
The fantastic baritone Jorell Williams ( called “magnificent” by the New York Times) headlines this concert, alongside pianist and Women in Musical Leadership Conductor Jennifer Tung. The pair are joined by up-and-coming opera stars of tomorrow, who perform selected pieces from Tapestry’s beautiful back catalogue.
Find out more »New Music Concerts | Difficult Grace: Seth Parker Woods in Concert
Evocative, theatrical and genre-bending, DIFFICULT GRACE is Seth Parker Woods’s multimedia solo concert featuring a vivid sonic journey and artworks that draws inspiration from The Great Migration, historic events from the Chicago Defender, acts of translation, and commentaries on the human condition. Seth Parker Woods —Cello
Find out more »National Arts Centre Orchestra | Truth in Our Time
*WORLD PREMIERE: NAC Orchestra commission of Philip Glass on the theme of Truth In Our Time in tribute to Canadian journalist Peter Jennings. Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Alexander Shelley return to Toronto to explore the theme of “Truth in our Times” with the World Première of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 13, his ode to freedom of the press, commissioned by the Orchestra as a tribute to Canadian-born journalist Peter Jennings. Works by Korngold and Shostakovich offer…
Find out more »April 2022
Esprit Orchestra | Esprit Live 2022!: Act 1
Program Alexina Louie The Void River of Stars Christopher Goddard Piano Concerto Andrew Norman Sustain Christopher Goddard – piano Alex Pauk - conductor
Find out more »Royal Conservatory | Eve Egoyan
Eve Egoyan performs the world premieres of Works for Augmented and Acoustic Piano, which she created for a newly imagined instrument that delves into the space between what a piano can do and what Eve has always wished a piano could do. The core of these works is the live acoustic sound of the physical piano she is playing, but through the delicate intervention of technology, she tests (teases) the edges of the piano’s natural sound, ultimately pushing it beyond the familiar, through the impossible, and into the extraordinary.…
Find out more »New Music Concerts | Imagined Sounds Curated by Keiko Devaux
Celebrated composer Keiko Devaux curates a concert of exciting new works to accompany her Azrieli Prize-winning work Arras. Each piece examines our relationship with musical memory. This concert also features the direction of Juliane Gallant in collaboration with Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership Project. This concert is generously supported by the Azrieli Foundation. FEATURING: Keiko Devaux —Curator/Composer Juliane Gallant —Guest Conductor (Tapestry Women in Musical Leadership)
Find out more »Estonian Music Week | Kristjan Randalu: “Absence Solo”
Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu performs music from Absence – a striking album of his own rigorous-yet-lyrical music. As an improviser of prodigious technique, once described by Herbie Hancock “a dazzling piano player”, Randalu’s affinities are with the jazz musicians, but the forms and dynamics of his pieces also reflect a discerning sense of structure. Absence was recorded in France and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Find out more »National Arts Centre Orchestra | Truth in Our Time – Live Broadcast
*OTTAWA PREMIERE: NAC Orchestra commission of Philip Glass on the theme of Truth In Our Time in tribute to Canadian journalist Peter Jennings. NICOLE LIZÉE Zeiss After Dark: Sesquie for Canada’s 150th SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 more info KORNGOLD Concerto in D Major, Opus 35, for Violin and Orchestra (Blake Pouliot, soloist) PHILIP GLASS Symphony No. 13*
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Esprit Live 2022!: Act 2
Program Eugene Astapov A Still Life for mezzo soprano and orchestra Keiko Devaux Excavated Sound Unsuk Chin Mannequin Žibuoklė Martinaitytė Saudade Shannon Mercer – mezzo soprano Alex Pauk – conductor Eugene Astapov - conductor
Find out more »Soundstreams | A Love Song to Toronto
A coming together of two iconic Canadian artists – Michael Greyeyes adds his expressive choreography to Claude Vivier’s enigmatic music. Our not-to-be missed event of the season, ‘A Love Song to Toronto’ will be performed on April 28th, 2022 at St. Andrew’s Church, Toronto. Choreographer, director, and actor Michael Greyeyes creates new dance works, inspired by two pieces of the late Québécois composer Claude Vivier. The choreography based on Vivier’s compositions “Shiraz” and “Cinq chansons pour percussion” will be presented on…
Find out more »May 2022
Royal Conservatory | The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble: Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate
Curated and conducted by Brian Current, the students of The Glenn Gould School perform the world premiere of Paul Frehner’s Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra, and works by visiting composer Sandeep Bhagwati. Free tickets will be available starting at 10am on Monday, April 25, 2022.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Esprit Live 2022!: Act 3
Program Claude Vivier Orion Stephanie Orlando riptide Julia Mermelstein in water suspended Christina Volpini waves, breaking, reflecting light video projections by Moira Ness Alex Pauk - conductor
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »June 2022
Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Queen In Me
WORLD PREMIERE A new co-production by Canadian Opera Company, Amplified Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Set & Costume Design by Joanna Yu Lighting Design by André du Toit Projection Design by Laura Warren Stage Managed by Jane Honek Assistant Stage managed by Stephanie Marrs JUNE 2–4, 2022 7:30 PM Performed at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre 227 Front St. E., Toronto, Ontario
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Queen In Me
WORLD PREMIERE A new co-production by Canadian Opera Company, Amplified Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Set & Costume Design by Joanna Yu Lighting Design by André du Toit Projection Design by Laura Warren Stage Managed by Jane Honek Assistant Stage managed by Stephanie Marrs JUNE 2–4, 2022 7:30 PM Performed at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre 227 Front St. E., Toronto, Ontario
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | The Queen In Me
WORLD PREMIERE A new co-production by Canadian Opera Company, Amplified Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Set & Costume Design by Joanna Yu Lighting Design by André du Toit Projection Design by Laura Warren Stage Managed by Jane Honek Assistant Stage managed by Stephanie Marrs JUNE 2–4, 2022 7:30 PM Performed at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre 227 Front St. E., Toronto, Ontario
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »Tapestry Opera | R.U.R. A Torrent Of Light
SCI-FI OPERA SET IN THE NEAR FUTURE Founded by power-couple Helena and Dom, the tech company R.U.R. dominates the A.I. software market and powers the now-ubiquitous androids that serve their human owners. As Dom continues to consolidate R.U.R.’s power in the marketplace, Helena’s research leads to an A.I. breakthrough that will pit their visions for the future squarely against each other. They’ve reached a turning point for humanity — but is humanity ready? Inspired by Karel Čapek’s 1920’s science-fiction play Rossum’s Universal Robots (which…
Find out more »Soundstreams | Celebrating R. Murray Schafer
A concert to celebrate and commemorate the legacy of R. Murray Schafer. “He was one-of-a-kind, one of the most remarkable artists ever to come out of Canada. He was the Wagner of the North: the mythologies he created are infused with a profound sense of spiritual connection to wilderness lands and waters.”—SOUNDSTREAMS' FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, LAWRENCE CHERNEY FEATURED ARTISTS David Fallis, Conductor Choir 21 Meghan Lindsay, Soprano Lindsay McIntyre, Soprano Molinari String Quartet Judy Loman, Harp Michael Murray, Percussion Joyce…
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Esprit Live 2022!: Act 4
Program Sofia Gubaidulina Fachwerk for accordion and orchestra Alison Yun-Fei Jiang Sanctuary Thomas Adès Polaris Michael Bridge - accordion Alex Pauk - conductor
Find out more »Soundstreams | Percussion Theatre
Canadian percussionist Noam Bierstone is the 2021/22 Soundstreams New Voices guest curator, and Percussion Theatre is his curated concert experience exploring the fascinating concept of instrumental theatre – the music doesn’t just accompany an action, the music is the action. The theatrical nature of works draw audiences in, while opening ears to new and fantastic sound worlds.
Find out more »July 2022
Ludovici Einaudi | Underwater Tour
Seven Days Walking could be Ludovico Einaudi’s masterwork. Seven albums released over seven months throughout 2019 – variation after variation on a theme, all of them inspired by a winter’s walk he repeated over a period of time in the Alps. It’s a complete world, dreamed up in seven days. “I hope that you listen to one album one day, and another the next, and can’t figure out which is which,” Einaudi says playfully, which is a modest comment coming from the…
Find out more »Ludovici Einaudi | Underwater Tour
Seven Days Walking could be Ludovico Einaudi’s masterwork. Seven albums released over seven months throughout 2019 – variation after variation on a theme, all of them inspired by a winter’s walk he repeated over a period of time in the Alps. It’s a complete world, dreamed up in seven days. “I hope that you listen to one album one day, and another the next, and can’t figure out which is which,” Einaudi says playfully, which is a modest comment coming from the…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | VC2 Cello Duo
VC2 Cello Duo is an imaginative and riveting ensemble that captivates audiences through their performances of classical masterworks, unknown gems, and boundary-pushing music. VC2 Cello Duo Amahl Arulanandam, cello Bryan Holt, cello Foo Fighters, arr. VC2 Cello Duo: “Everlong” Vincent Ho: Heist 2* Jacques Offenbach: Duet in B minor, Op. 51, No. 2 Kaitlyn Raitz: Thistle & Lace Johan Halvorsen, arr. Blaise Déjardin: Variations on La Folia Kelly-Marie Murphy: Final Glimpse** Jean-Louis Duport, arr. VC2 Cello Duo: Étude No. 2 in F minor Andrew…
Find out more »Toronto Summer Music Festival | Echo Chamber Toronto: Poetry In Motion
Echo Chamber Toronto is a performance series that intertwines contemporary dance with live chamber music. This concert explores the relationship of music and poetry with a program featuring Vaughan Williams’ evocative The Lark Ascending and Schönberg’s exquisite masterpiece Verklärte Nacht. The poetry on which these works are based have prevalent elements of movement, lending themselves beautifully to dance. Echo Chamber Toronto Aaron Schwebel, violin Sheila Jaffé, violin Keith Hamm, viola Rémi Pelletier, viola Leana Rutt, cello Julie Hereish, cello Philip Chiu, piano Anisa…
Find out more »October 2022
Soundstreams | Surface Tension
Soundstreams combines an emerging composer showcase with a performance of Surface Tension by visiting composer and mentor, Ireland’s Donnacha Dennehy, with both halves of the concert performed by Canada’s virtuosic TorQ Percussion Quartet, this year’s resident Soundstreams ensemble.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Surface Tension
Soundstreams combines an emerging composer showcase with a performance of Surface Tension by visiting composer and mentor, Ireland’s Donnacha Dennehy, with both halves of the concert performed by Canada’s virtuosic TorQ Percussion Quartet, this year’s resident Soundstreams ensemble.
Find out more »Esprit Orchestra | Spira
Alex Pauk, conductor PROGRAM: Unsuk Chin (Korea/Germany) Spira (2019)* Concerto for Orchestra Christopher Goddard (Canada) Les tringles des sistres tintaient (2018) for orchestra —Intermission— Thomas Adès (UK) Asyla (1997) for large orchestra
Find out more »November 2022
Esprit Orchestra | Violinissimo
Alex Pauk, conductor Aaron Schwebel, Marie Bérard, Stephen Sitarski, violins PROGRAM: José Evangelista (Canada) Violinissimo (1992) concerto for violin and orchestra Andrew Staniland (Canada) Six Enigmas (2022)** concerto for violin and orchestra John Rea (Canada) Figures hâtives (2006) concerto for violin and orchestra —Intermission— Alexina Louie (Canada) Triple Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra (2017)
Find out more »December 2022
Royal Conservatory of Music | Kronos Quartet and Sam Green: A Thousand Thoughts
A multimedia performance piece, A Thousand Thoughts, blends live music by Kronos and narration as well as archival footage and filmed interviews with artists like Philip Glass, Tanya Tagaq, Steve Reich, Wu Man, and Terry Riley. “It’s as magical an amalgamation as you can imagine.” (Los Angeles Times)
Find out more »Soundstreams | Electric Messiah
Never the same two years in a row, our Electric Messiah re-imagines Handel’s great masterpiece with inspirations from different genres to create a feast of musical styles for curious listeners.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Electric Messiah
Never the same two years in a row, our Electric Messiah re-imagines Handel’s great masterpiece with inspirations from different genres to create a feast of musical styles for curious listeners.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Electric Messiah
Never the same two years in a row, our Electric Messiah re-imagines Handel’s great masterpiece with inspirations from different genres to create a feast of musical styles for curious listeners.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Electric Messiah
Never the same two years in a row, our Electric Messiah re-imagines Handel’s great masterpiece with inspirations from different genres to create a feast of musical styles for curious listeners.
Find out more »January 2023
Esprit Orchestra | Taiko Live!
Esprit Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Alex Pauk, will premiere James O’Callaghan’s Overbound for virtuoso cello soloist Cameron Crozman, orchestra, and surround sound electronics. Koerner Hall will resound at its fullest in an immersive extended spatial experience ranging from the intimacy of the solo cello to the sound of a larger than life electronically augmented orchestra.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T New Music Festival – Contemporary Music Ensemble
U of T New Music Festival with Ana Sokolović
Find out more »April 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Contemporary Music Ensemble – New Masterworks
Contemporary Music Ensemble - New Masterworks
Find out more »July 2023
Toronto Summer Music | Shuffle: Hatch Ensemble
Join Continuum Contemporary Music’s HATCH program, which brings together early-career performers and composers for artistic and professional development with a focus on contemporary chamber music.
Find out more »October 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents Contemporary Music Ensemble
“Time Time Time”
Contemporary Music Ensemble
Wallace Halladay, conductor
December 2023
Adi Braun Quartet Noir
Adi Braun and her Quartet Noir explore the dark music of the Film Noir era through songs and talk. The show includes classics from the mid-20th century.
Find out more »The Amadeus Choir & Hannaford Street Silver Band | Silver & Gold – A Sparkling Celebration of the Season
The voices of the Amadeus Choir and the brassy grandeur of the award-winning Hannaford Street Silver Band come together in a holiday concert.
Find out more »April 2024
The Royal Conservatory of Music | Laurie Anderson
The Grammy Award-winning NYC artist, filmmaker, violinist, writer, composer, and cultural icon returns to Koerner Hall for another magical night.
Find out more »London Symphonia | A Bohemian Life
Conductor Tania Miller and guest artist soprano Midori Marsh will join the London Symphonia to perform a World Premiere by Scott Good, and works by Dvořák and Debussy.
Find out more »Soundstreams | Variations On Goldberg Variations (Keyed Up Festival #1)
The Keyed Up Festival opens with newly composed, world premiere variations on J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations by five extraordinary composers.
Find out more »Soundstreams | RBC BRIDGES Composer Showcase (Keyed Up Festival #2)
This free program showcases these new works by emerging composers, participants in this year’s RBC Bridges program, chosen through a juried international competition.
Find out more »Soundstreams | 6 Pianos 12 Hands (Keyed Up Festival Finale)
Three spectacular works by Steve Reich, Terry Riley, André Ristic Ana Sokolović and Julia Wolfe will be performed on six grand pianos.
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