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Seven Must-See Shows at SummerWorks

Community Engagement and Outreach

Since this is my first Soundstreams blog post I thought I would quickly introduce myself. My name is Katerina (Kat) and I am interning at Soundstreams this summer. I am… Read More

Program Notes: Canadian Choral Celebration

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

Program Notes: The Music of Arvo Pärt

Program Notes

Soundstreams first brought the music of Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) to audiences in 1993. That earlier concert of music by the world famous Estonian composer included the Canadian premiere of… Read More

The Poetry and Music of The Three Faces of Jerusalem

Behind the Scenes Program Notes

We have had a lot of great feedback about the concert last Sunday, and a lot of curiosity about the poetry and music presented, so we wanted to share some… Read More

How to Tell your LOL from your ROFL: A Text Messaging Cheat Sheet

Behind the Scenes

We commissioned Ana Sokolovic to write a new work for our upcoming Latvian Radio Choir concert. Ana created ASAP 4 SATB, a new choral work with text based on the… Read More