Manitoba Live Music Event

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THE NEW WORLD

A fascinating new work for cello and orchestra by Canadian Cassandra Miller will be heard. The world premiere was recently given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with the piece being commissioned by cellist Charles Curtis, who himself has worked closely with iconic artists La Monte Young, Elaine Radigue Alvin Lucier, and others. The concert will begin with Icelandic-Canadian composer Fjóla Evans’ short, textural work and will end with Turkish composer Fazil Say’s major work for extra large orchestra Symphony No. 2 Mesopotamia. Born and raised in Ankara, pianist and composer Fazıl Say is one of the most distinctive artists to emerge from Turkey in the last twenty years. His works blend folk traditions from his homeland with elements of Western classical music. Say has been charged more than once by the Turkish government for political offences but he continues to fight for freedom of expression in his country.

WORKS

Fjóla Evans Find Light in the Beautiful Sea WORLD PREMIERE
Cassandra Miller Duet for Cello and Orchestra NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Fazil Say Mesopotamia Symphony Op. 38 NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Two Children in the Plain
Tigris River
About the Culture of Death
Melodrama
Sun
Moon
Bullet
Euphrates River
About War
Ballad Mesopotamia

ARTISTS

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Charles Curtis, cello

PRE-CONCERT PANEL
Ethnicity and Gender; The Politics of Music Programming
6:15PM | Piano Nobile

Holly Harris, presenter
Melissa Auf der Maur, presenter
Alexander Mickelthwate, presenter
Harry Stafylakis, host

PRE-CONCERT PERFORMANCE
7:00PM | Piano Nobile

Creative Destruction – Art City
– Kerrigan Salnikowski
– Gage Salnikowski
– Tristan Zaba
– Nicolas Pura
– Nathan Krahn

POST-CONCERT PANEL
Piano Nobile

Alexander Mickelthwate, host
Matthew Patton, host
Harry Stafylakis, host
Charles Curtis, cello
Cassandra Miller, composer
Fjóla Evans, composer

POST-CONCERT RECEPTION
Piano Nobile

Steve Kirby’s Oceanic Jazz Orchestra