December 2013 - Soundstreams

Behind the Scenes: Juliet Palmer’s Sweat

Dec 11, 2013 Behind the Scenes

Sweat takes place in a contemporary sweatshop, the multilingual libretto conveying the global nature of the garment industry. Departing radically from traditional opera, this piece sheds the orchestra and focuses… Read More

Program Notes: Canadian Choral Celebration

Dec 10, 2013 Program Notes

Presenting the masterworks of contemporary choral music has been a priority for Soundstreams from its very beginning. In 1994, when Soundstreams mounted the first Canadian performance of Henryk Górecki’s Miserere,… Read More

Q&A with Anton Piatigorsky

Dec 10, 2013 Artist Spotlight

Anton Piatigorsky is an award-winning writer of fiction, plays and librettos. As a playwright, he is the recipient of two Dora Mavor Moore awards for best new play, the Summerworks… Read More

Creating a Hybrid Bach

Dec 5, 2013 Behind the Scenes

When Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (or Weihnachts-Oratorium) was brought to my attention I knew that it had to be the source material. It was not only timely for the season and… Read More