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Guest Post: André Mestre on ‘Corpo Confesso’

Community Engagement and Outreach

André Mestre is one of the 6 participants in the upcoming Soundstreams Emerging Composer Workshop under the direction of composers Ye Xiaogang, Juliet Palmer and the Cecilia Quartet as resident… Read More

Meet Grisha Goryachev: Reimagining Flamenco

Artist Spotlight

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Grisha Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and technical virtuosity in both classical and flamenco styles. Grisha is one of very few… 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

A Backstage View of Some of the Finest Concert Halls in Asia

Behind the Scenes

My role on the recent Soundstreams tour to Taiwan and China gave me a different perspective than most of the others. My official role was production manager; in some cases… Read More

Learn About Traditional Chinese Instruments

Behind the Scenes

Our Music for China concert on May 14 features performances by Taiwan’s acclaimed Chai Found Music Workshop. Here are some fun facts about the types of instruments that they play,… Read More

Minimalism, Radiohead, and a store full of pianos: Steve Reich’s Six Pianos comes to Toronto

Press Releases

On April 26, an ensemble of six acclaimed Canadian pianists will perform Six Pianos, a composition by revered American composer Steve Reich, as part of Soundstreams’ 30th Anniversary season. The… Read More

On the Road Again: Soundstreams Tours to China

Behind the Scenes

  This May, Soundstreams will make Canadian music history with the first significant tour of Canadian contemporary music to Taiwan and China. The ensemble, which features Canadian musicians alongside Chinese-born… Read More

James Parker on Music for Multiple Pianos, The Beatles and Career Stamina

Artist Spotlight

James Parker is one of Canada’s most accomplished pianists. As a member of the acclaimed Gryphon Trio, he has become known as a premier performer of contemporary music. On April… Read More

Inside the Music: Letters to God by Akira Miyoshi

Behind the Scenes Program Notes

We have been enchanted in the office by Haruka Fujii’s copies of the Japanese Children’s Letters to God books. On March 5 at our Fujii Percussion and Voices concert, Rika… 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

A Glimpse into a Percussionist’s World

Artist Spotlight

In the last few decades, the use of percussions has exploded onto the contemporary music scene, redefining the very definition of percussion instruments, as well as percussion composition and performance…. Read More

Q & A with Composer James Rolfe

Composer Spotlight

James Rolfe’s long history with Soundstreams has included performances of 8 new works. This January, he premieres his latest as part of The Three Faces of Jerusalem concert. He recently… Read More

GUEST BLOG: Ryan Hofman shares his University Voices Experience

Community Engagement and Outreach

This was my third time during University Voices with the Calixa Lavallee Singers from the University of Ottawa. One thing I can confidently say about this project is that it… Read More

GUEST BLOG: Simeon Rusnak shares his University Voices Experience

Community Engagement and Outreach

Last week, for five days, 120 choristers came together for 21 hours of rehearsal to create University Voices. Under the direction of Kaspars Putnins, this group sang alongside the Latvian… Read More

What does it take to Celebrate Soundstreams?

Behind the Scenes

2 conductors 1 pianist 1 flutist 2 trumpeters 2 contrabassists 4 cellists 4 violists 4 percussionists 12 violinists 22 singers   24 hours of rehearsal over 5 days in 4… Read More

Q&A with Kaspar Putnins

Artist Spotlight

On November 11, Soundstreams welcomes back The Latvian Radio Choir and Kaspars Putnins, the choir’s conductor since 1992. A leader in the promotion of new choral music, Kaspars also regularly… Read More

What is Sound Stories?

Behind the Scenes

Within our new site we thought that we’d introduce a blog to showcase Soundstreams’ inner world. The posts on Sound Stories will not be written in one voice but will… Read More