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International moves: Soundstreams to make pitch at Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s CanadaHub

Behind the Scenes News

by Tim Crouch, Director of Marketing & Patron Experience Soundstreams continues to make moves on the international stage, and has been invited to pitch our latest project, Two Odysseys, at… Read More

“I regularly choose Soundstreams because there’s nothing quite like it.”

Community Engagement and Outreach

by Tim Crouch, Director of Marketing & Patron Experience “Rituals connect us to our past. They awaken collective memories–how we got to today–but they are also harbingers, illuminating a galaxy… Read More

TORONTO STAR: Hell’s Fury is musical theatre that leaves a deep dent in the heart

News

From the article” “In short, Hell’s Fury is a remarkable piece of musical theatre, a show that will leave a deep dent in the heart, gut and memory long after… Read More

Get to Know Juro: An Artist Q&A With Composer Juro Kim Feliz

Artist Spotlight

Juro Kim Feliz is a pianist and composer, hailing from the Philippines and currently based in Toronto, Canada. A recipient of the Goethe South East Asian Young Composer Award (1st… Read More

Time that was Never Given

Behind the Scenes

“Fauxstalgia” is loosely defined as a longing for a time you never experienced, or that never really existed. In some of our earlier iterations of this concert we were working… Read More

Odaabaanag and The Gather Round Singers

Community Engagement and Outreach

Soundstreams is delighted to see Odaabaanag, the yearlong collaboration between Jumblies Theatre and Soundstreams, coming to life. While composer Melody McKiver works on music for string quartet and recorded voices… Read More

THE WHOLENOTE: Musical Creation Through Community Engagement

Community Engagement and Outreach News

“First though, a very preliminary view of an intriguing work in progress being co-produced by Soundstreams and Jumblies Theatre. Anishinaabe composer Melody McKiver has been commissioned by these two organizations… Read More

THE WHOLENOTE: Concert report: Different Trains a vivid musical journey

News

From the Article: “As artistic director Lawrence Cherney said from the stage on Saturday February 2, the concert we were about to hear was “the hottest ticket in town.” It… Read More

Who is Melody McKiver?

Artist Spotlight Community Engagement and Outreach

Soundstreams is thrilled to be working with multi-genre artist Melody McKiver on our upcoming project “Odaanaabag” in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre. Melody McKiver is an Anishinaabe musician, media artist, traditional powwow… Read More

LUDWIG VAN TORONTO: PRIMER | The Rolston Quartet Brings Different Trains To Soundstreams

News

“Since its premiere in 1988 by the Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich’s Different Trains became an instant favourite.  Its rhythmic drive and hypnotic movement are immediately relatable, and the spoken fragments… Read More

The 2019 Emerging Composer Workshop Participants

Community Engagement and Outreach

We are pleased to announce the participating composers for Soundstreams’ seventh annual Emerging Composer Workshop (ECW). Our six, 2019 participants reflect the global reach of the ECW with participants coming… Read More

THE WHOLE NOTE: “Choral Crossroads: Canadian and Latvian Composers on Display in November”

News

“Soundstreams’ presentation of the Latvian Radio Choir (LRC) with artistic director Sigvards Klava, in concert at Metropolitan United Church on November 17 at 8pm, has significance in a number of… Read More

Focus Mandarin: Soundstreams Takes Shanghai

News Touring

View the full segment here.

“There are no tin cans in Shanghai!”

Community Engagement and Outreach

Percussionist Ryan Scott forgot to bring tin cans to Shanghai. When leaving for Shanghai, Scott not only packed this own bag, he also brought a bag full of mallets, gongs… Read More

LUDWIG VAN: PRIMER | Soundstreams’ Six Pianos Dream Project Is Coming To Koerner Hall

News

For a typical classical piano concert, one would imagine a single grand piano with its lid open, its brilliant inside encased in silky, heavy blackness.  Sometimes, there are two pianos… Read More

THE WHOLE NOTE: With Soundstreams in China

News Touring

From the article: “To Soundstreams fell the distinction of presenting a program of new music from North America, relatively little of which has been performed at this week-long event over… Read More

Hello from Shanghai!

Touring

Montreal based composer, Nicole Lizée is one of the Canadian artists in Shanghai with Ensemble Soundstreams. Lizée has the honour of being the first Canadian invited to be Composer in Residence… Read More

Meet the Soundstreams Team: Felix Mills

Behind the Scenes

Percussionist Felix Mills is extending the reach of our educational programs from the Gladstone Hotel’s Melody Bar, to neighbourhoods across the GTA, and even aiding with touring and travelling productions…. Read More

THE TORONTO STAR: Little Matchgirl lights up end of Soundstreams season

News

From the Article: “The singers were excellent. Soundstreams had recruited four of Canada’s best: soprano Vania Chan, mezzo-soprano Andrea Ludwig, tenor Colin Ainsworth and bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus. Not only did… Read More

Lawrence Cherney Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Toronto Musicians Association

News

From the article: Canada continues to produce some of the finest composers in the world, but they merit greater recognition at home and abroad. Lawrence Cherney has dedicated an entire… Read More

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Putting a new spin on Bach with Toronto DJ SlowPitchSound

News

From the article: “Musicians in general are prone to adapt new technology. Beethoven was so taken with Johann Nepomuk Maelzel’s new invention, the metronome, that the composer himself came up… Read More

CBC Radio, The Sunday Edition: The tragic real-life story of Quebec composer Claude Vivier is mirrored in his music

News

“The world renowned Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan once said that, as a young singer, she was transported and changed by the “unique soundworld” of the Quebec composer, Claude Vivier. He has… Read More

NOW MAGAZINE: Prolific violinist Jesse Zubot finds release through improvisation

News

From the article: “You can’t pin violinist and producer Jesse Zubot to one genre. “I just love all kinds of music and I always have,” he says. Zubot has been… Read More

Inside: 5 Facts About Jesse Zubot’s Violin

Artist Spotlight

Jesse Zubot – multi-instrumentalist, producer, record company owner and sideman-in-demand. He produced Tanya Tagaq’s Polaris Prize-winning album, Animism, and has collaborated with a variety of artists, including Steve Reich, Peggy… Read More