{"id":49457,"date":"2017-11-29T18:31:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T23:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=49457"},"modified":"2017-12-10T20:11:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T01:11:31","slug":"feature-10-canadian-composers-who-are-redefining-classical-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/11\/29\/feature-10-canadian-composers-who-are-redefining-classical-music\/","title":{"rendered":"ROUNDUP | 10 Canadian Composers Who Are Redefining Classical Music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A survey of the top 10 Canadian composers, young and old, who are innovating the future of classical music in Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite our relatively small population, Canadian music is well, alive, strong, and fascinating.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 innovative composers redefining the future of Canadian classical music.<\/p>\n

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1: Ana Sokolovic<\/h2>\n
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Ana Sokolovic (Photo: Alain Lefort)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of hottest composers on the concert circuit and a 2017 Juno nominated, Ana moved to Montreal, leaving her home in Serbia during the Balkan crisis of the 1990s, after the collapse of Yugoslavia.\u00a0 Firmly established as a leader of the contemporary music scene, with roots deep in her rich heritage, Ana currently teaches at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

Ana\u2019s own immigration experience and her interest in multiculturalism are integral to her work, with an emphasis on folk music and languages. A great example of this is Golden slumbers kiss your eyes\u2026 <\/em>(2015) for the National Arts Centre, which includes songs in Italian, French, German, Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish derived from medieval Spanish), Serbian and English.<\/p>\n

Sokolovic\u2019s most representational work is her opera, Svadba<\/em><\/a>. Since its premiere in Toronto (2011) with the Queen of Puddings Music Theater. It became immensely popular nationally and internationally: it toured Philadelphia, San Francisco, Aix-en-Province, Nantes, Anger and Luxembourg, and in March 2018, curious Torontonians can trek Eastwards to catch it at the Op\u00e9ra de Montr\u00e9al<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Her playfulness brings human joy and brilliance to her work.<\/p>\n