SoundStreams - Breaking the sound barrier

When: Monday Feb 22, 2010 at 7.30 pm, Meet and Greet from 7 pm

Where: Gardiner Museum

Tags: Salon 21

Famed Argentinean-born composer Osvaldo Golijov takes us into his world, where different styles of music including tango, Jewish liturgical and klezmer music create a vibrant musical texture infused with many elements of Latin America's diverse culture.

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When: Wednesday Feb 24, 2010 at 8:00 pm FREE Young Artist Overture 7pm

Where: Jane Mallett Theatre

Tags: Choral

Music of Osvaldo Golijov & José Evangelista
with Special Guest, Dawn Upshaw

"Golijov's works arouse extraordinary enthusiasm in audiences, because they revive music's elemental powers: they have rhythms that rock the body into motion and melodies that linger in the mind." Alex Ross - The New Yorker

"A rapturous tapestry of Spanish rhythms, gypsy flamenco and Sephardic and Arabic melodies" - The Cincinnati Enquirer

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When: Monday Mar 8, 2010 at 7.30 pm, cocktails from 7 pm

Where: The Gardiner Museum

Tags: Salon 21

"Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul." - Plato

Is music an explanation of the divine universe? Drawing inspiration from Christianity, Buddhism, Sanskrit and Medieval mysticism world-renowned British composer Jonathan Harvey shares his thoughts on music.

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When: Saturday Mar 13, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Where: St. Anne's Anglican Church

Tags: Choral

'Harvey's music - ecstatic, inspired, filled now with contemplative rapture, then suddenly with exuberant, joyful dance, and always beautiful - has long stirred me. With sweetness, through mine ear, dissolve me into extasies, and bring all Heav'n before mine eyes."

- Andrew Porter, Times Literary Suppliment

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When: Monday Apr 19, 2010 at 7.30 pm, Cocktails from 7pm

Where: Gardiner Museum, 3rd Floor

Tags: Salon 21

In anticipation of the legendary composer Steve Reich's Toronto appearance for the World Premiere of Mallet Quartet on April 29th we're gathering Reich inspired dancers, DJ's and musicians to celebrate "the father of DJ culture" and "one of today's most choreographed composers".

FREE Admission

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When: Tuesday Apr 27, 2010 to Wednesday Apr 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Where: The Hugh's Room

Tags: COOL DRUMMINGS

A showcase of solo percussion virtuosos.

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When: Thursday Apr 29, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Where: Koerner Hall

Tags: COOL DRUMMINGS

"Steve Reich's work has blended into the cultural landscape, its repeating patterns and chiming timbres detectable all over modern music. Brian Eno, David Bowie, David Byrne, and a thousand dj's have paid him heed."

Alex Ross - The New Yorker

Presented in partnership with the Royal Conservatory of Music

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