{"id":107675,"date":"2024-09-18T11:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T15:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=107675"},"modified":"2024-09-18T14:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:00:01","slug":"scoop-jeremy-dutcher-makes-history-second-polaris-music-prize-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/09\/18\/scoop-jeremy-dutcher-makes-history-second-polaris-music-prize-win\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Jeremy Dutcher Makes History With Second Polaris Music Prize Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_107677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107677\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Dutcher wins the 2024 Polaris Music Prize (Photo: Wade Muir)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeremy Dutcher wins the 2024 Polaris Music Prize (Photo: Wade Muir)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last night in Toronto\u2019s Massey Hall, Two-Spirit Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) musician and composer <strong>Jeremy Dutcher<\/strong> made history by taking home a second Polaris Music Prize for the album Motewolonuwok \u14a3\u144f\u1427\u1401\u14d3\u14c4\u1427\u1401\u1483. Dutcher won the first Polaris in 2018 for his debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, recorded in the Wolastoq language.<\/p>\n<p>Motewolonuwok \u14a3\u144f\u1427\u1401\u14d3\u14c4\u1427\u1401\u1483 is Jeremy\u2019s first recording to include English lyrics. \u201cSix years ago, I put out my first record; this award changed my life,\u201d he told the crowd on his win.<\/p>\n<p>The Polaris Music Prize has been celebrating Canadian music for 19 years with an important difference from other music awards<em>\u2014 <\/em>it is given based purely on artistic merit, regardless of sales or genre. As a result, the short list of ten from which the winner is culled tends to represent a good cross-section of the Canadian music scene.<\/p>\n<p>Performances at the gala demonstrated the depth of talent incorporated in that list.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_107678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107678\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-1.jpg\" alt=\"Clockwise, from upper left: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow; Elisapie; Strings From Paris perform to Charlotte Cardin's video; Tobi (Photos by Anya Wassenberg)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-NEWS-1-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clockwise, from upper left: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow; Elisapie; Strings From Paris perform to Charlotte Cardin&#8217;s video; Tobi (Photos by Anya Wassenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Polaris Music Prize Gala<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMusic is the soul of Toronto,\u201d proclaimed Toronto mayor <strong>Olivia Chow<\/strong> in her introduction to one of the performing acts. \u201cIt\u2019s music that lifts us up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The full <strong>Short List<\/strong> included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allison Russell: The Returner<\/li>\n<li>BAMBII: INFINITY CLUB<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Cardin: 99 Nights<\/li>\n<li>Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee<\/li>\n<li>DijahSB: The Flower That Knew<\/li>\n<li>Elisapie: Inuktitut<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Dutcher: Motewolonuwok<\/li>\n<li>NOBRO: Set Your Pussy Free<\/li>\n<li>The Beaches: Blame My Ex<\/li>\n<li>TOBi: Panic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_107679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107679\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS.jpg\" alt=\"L, clockwise: The Polaris Music Prize stage at Toronto's Massey Hall; Nobro; Jeremy Dutcher (Photos by Anya Wassenberg)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L, clockwise: The Polaris Music Prize stage at Toronto&#8217;s Massey Hall; Nobro; Jeremy Dutcher (Photos by Anya Wassenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most performed live for the raucous, often chatty audience (host and previous winner <strong>Debby Friday<\/strong> had to politely chastise the group more than once to be heard).<\/p>\n<p>Highlights included a performance by Toronto string ensemble <strong>Strings From Paris<\/strong>. <strong>Charlotte Cardin<\/strong> had cancelled her live appearance due to illness, and so she appeared via a pre-recorded video. Strings from Paris added a live dimension from the stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Miller<\/strong>, lead singer for popular Toronto alt-rock band <strong>The Beaches<\/strong> performed with the members of another woman-only band, <strong>Thunder Queens<\/strong>, in a generational show of support.<\/p>\n<p>Inuk musician, broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, activist, and actress <strong>Elisapie<\/strong>&#8216;s set was haunting, particularly a version of Pink Floyd&#8217;s iconic Wish You Were Here sung in Inuktitut in four-part vocal harmony, accompanied only by a plucked violin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allison Russell<\/strong>, on tour in the US, instead offered Eve Is Black, a ballet inspired by her GRAMMY-winning single of the same name. Choreographed by Caribbean Montrealer Kevin Thomas, artistic director of Collage Dance, the work is performed to music by Russell and support from SistaStrings. The work was premiered by Nashville Ballet in 2021. Nia Lyons from Collage Dance Collective performed the lead role in a seven-dancer ensemble for the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian-born Canadian singer and rapper <strong>Tobi<\/strong>, aka Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade, offered an impressive set of two songs. The second, Protect You, was performed with vocals, a grand piano, and a remarkable bassist (who&#8217;d been playing drums the song before). It was a jazzy, virtuosic work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobro<\/strong>&#8216;s fiery turn on stage proved that punk rock is anything but dead.<\/p>\n<p>While the crowd was generally enthusiastic for all the performers, they saved their biggest cheers for Dutcher&#8217;s atmospheric performance at the piano with a chorus of singers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_107680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107680\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Jeremy-Dutcher-performs-at-the-Polaris-2024-gala-by-Wade-Muir.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Dutcher in performance at the Polaris Music Prize Gala 2024 (Photo: Wayne Muir)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Jeremy-Dutcher-performs-at-the-Polaris-2024-gala-by-Wade-Muir.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Jeremy-Dutcher-performs-at-the-Polaris-2024-gala-by-Wade-Muir-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Jeremy-Dutcher-performs-at-the-Polaris-2024-gala-by-Wade-Muir-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Jeremy-Dutcher-performs-at-the-Polaris-2024-gala-by-Wade-Muir-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeremy Dutcher in performance at the Polaris Music Prize Gala 2024 (Photo: Wayne Muir)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Instrumental music, and Western classical music per se, may still be just outside the radar of popular music in Canada, and North America in general.<\/p>\n<p>However, the presence of a string ensemble, along with several violins, a ballet, and a two-time winner with a classically trained tenor voice, prove that art music and dance continue to have a place in the world of contemporary pop culture <em>\u2014 <\/em>and one that is growing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? 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