Our next Concert:
December 10

Letters to the Author presents dialogues between original composers/ performers and later re-interpreters.
The program features music by Joni Mitchell, Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, Cecile Mclorin Salvant, Burt Bacharach, Benjamin Britten, John Coltrane, and more, with arrangements that bring out the dialogue between the original creator and interpreter.

Curated by Aidan McConnell, our 2024-25 Young Artistic Associate.

Performers
Akim, shakuhachi, voice
Larry Beckwith, viola
Andrew Chung, violin
Andrew Downing, bass
Aidan McConnell, drums
Steven Noronha, piano
Patricia O'Callaghan, voice
Jennarie, voice
Ben Rositsan, alto saxophone
Beth Silver, cello

Tuesday, December 10
7:30PM
Pre-concert chat at 6:45PM
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

CONFLUENCE NEWs

In advance of our first concert of the 2024-2025 season, Young Associate Artist Aidan McConnell sat down for a conversation with Associate Artist Andrew Downing about Downing’s concert, entitled American Icons, featuring the music of Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington and Mary Lou Williams.

“ I’m borrowing from Duke Ellington, who famously said there are two kinds of music: good music and the other kind. I’ve seen interviews where he expresses reluctance to categorize music as jazz, classical, or anything else. To him, it’s just music. I share that sentiment. While I understand the need for genres as a way to describe and organize music, I believe the most groundbreaking music often transcends those labels. Many pioneering musicians blend elements from various styles to create something new.”

Visit our blog to read the full interview.