Our next Concert:
May 2 & 3

Project T: Home Video is an iterative and autobiographical account of Teiya Kasahara’s professional career and personal life as they document their vocal transition in real time. Kasahara was assigned female at birth and identifies as a transgender. They will be joined by pianist David Eliakis (Royal Conservatory of Music Glenn Gould School), their long-time collaborator for their critically acclaimed opera-theatre hybrid show The Queen In Me and latest collaboration Dichterliebe: Whose Love? 

Performers
David Eliakis, piano
Teiya Kasahara, voice

May 2 & 3
7:30PM concert
6:45PM pre-concert chat

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.