Notations: RBC Bridges Composer Showcase (Keyed Up #2)

The first part of the program will feature 6 short new works for keyboard by Emerging Composers in our Bridges program with mentorship by renowned composers Paul Grabowsky & André Ristic. The second part of the program will feature 4 compositions by 4 established composers.

NOTATIONS: RBC Bridges Emerging Composers Showcase

The RBC Bridges program offers audiences a chance to hear some of the world’s most promising composers at an early stage of their careers. It’s an annual week-long, program that offers free tuition and accommodation to six emerging Canadian and international composers. They get to work with celebrated mentors and a resident ensemble of seasoned professional keyboard performers. Over the course of the week, each composer participates in rehearsals and workshops with the resident mentors and instrumentalists, culminating in a performance of all six works as part of Soundstreams’ Keyed Up! Festival. This showcase on April 19, 2024 will be offered to the public with free admission.

RBC BRIDGES FINALISTS:
Uko Abara
Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw
Gustav Knudson
Maria-Eduarda Mendes Martins
Prokhor Protasoff
Hsiu-Ping Patrick Wu

PART TWO OF THE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITIONS:
Alvin Singleton – Mutations
Solo Performance (8′)
Monica Pearce – toile de jouy
Solo Performance (8′)
Anne Southam – Glass Houses (#5)
Solo Performance (10′)
Ana Sokolović – T. REX
Solo Performance (10′)