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Canoe

Visual Art by Mishiikenh Kwe Canoe is a captivating tale of two sisters from Northern Ontario, their ancestral tree, and an old, but familiar, visitor from the past. Through a minimalist aesthetic, this poignant work …

Transpositions

Transpositions is a sonic exploration of the relationship between health and the environment. The work is written for viola, bass trombone/tuba and piano as part of Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch’s self-directed residency with Native Earth Performing …

Come Home – The Legend of Daddy Hall

When John Hall is awakened by the ghosts of his ancestors, he is forced to revisit the story of his entire life. As his young granddaughter Billie tries to keep him from death’s grip, she …

The Visitors

A short experimental video in development that incorporates elements of puppetry and original music to tell the story of a Great Hare and Opossum visiting an urban garden during a global crisis to bring healing. …

Maple Sugar Moon

Maple Sugar Moon was commissioned by the Lights on Stratford festival to accompany projections on Market Square from December 2020 to February 2021. Maple Sugar Moonby Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine​ Magowan5 minutesguitar, bass guitar, corn …

Miskwaa Biboon / Rouge Winter / Hiver Rouge

Commissioned in celebration of Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra’s 40th anniversary season, this work takes the audience on a walk through the Rouge National Urban Park and encounters various wildlife in a series of musical tableaux. This …

RADAR

RADAR explores the conceptual idea of a palindrome, and the notion of being targeted while invisible. This piece is a musical response to the violence experienced by Indigenous people, particularly Indigenous women, Two-Spirit, and Trans-identified …

Contraries: a chamber requiem

Contraries: a chamber requiem tells the story of a little boy and his quest to relearn his gifts. After escaping the grip of a tyrannical schoolmaster, he embarks on a journey to fulfill his heroic …

HATE MAIL & Irreconcilable Trolls

What happens when the entire world is given a licence to critique and can hide behind fake usernames, spoofed emails, and anonymous comment boards? What happens when the online world explodes with armchair experts and …

We Want to Paint on the Walls of the Cave (music for)

Developed by Brock University researches, faculty members, graduate students and community artists, this work blends dance, music, drama, poetry, visuals and audience participation to explore the experiences of immigrants, refugees and Indigenous peoples in Canada. We …

Sojourn

Commissioned by Signal Theatre as part of Bearing. Sojourn Text by Spy Dénommé-Welch Music by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine​ Magowan 20 minutes             mezzo-soprano/alto             …

Who Killed Rock Robin?

Music commissioned by Red Dress Productions for DRIFT SEEDS, a multi-discipline, multi-sensory theatrical experience with music, dance, puppetry, installation, interaction, and elements of live audio description and integrated ASL performances. DRIFT SEEDS and Who Killed …

Bottlenecked

This work follows a drop of water through the Grand River ecosystem. It falls from the sky, joins other drops of water in a sort of party, chills out in Luther Marsh, travels the Elora …

Giizhigookwe Falls to Earth

Solo cello piece based on the story of Sky Woman. Giizhigookwe Falls to Earth by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine​ Magowan 2 minutes solo cello Performance history September 18, 2015: Performing Turtle Island: A Gathering of Indigenous …

Spin Doctors

SPIN DOCTORS for violin, clarinet and piano examines political satire and propaganda. As with our previous works the subject of this piece responds musically to historical and contemporary issues, and resonates with a variety of …

Victorian Secrets

A theatre-cabaret piece for actors/singers with accompanying piano, Victorian Secrets draws on the aesthetics of silent film, musical theatre, parody and satire. This work is comprised of three short scenes (vignettes) and explores constructs of …

Bike Rage

Ever find yourself caught in gridlock, or having to weave your way through downtown traffic? Are you frustrated when you see a motorist texting in their lap, or a cyclist blowing through a red? Bike …

Professor Quack & Grunt

Hailed by none other than himself as the single greatest living orator of all time, Professor Quack, and his assistant Grunt, are the Original Thinkers credited for advancing globalization through the use of Morse code …

Deux Poèmes Sur La Formation Des Glaces

This piece was composed as a musical response to the delay of ice forming in northern Canada, which has prevented polar bears from being able to hunt for food. While polar bears have been gathering at …

Giiwedin

GIIWEDIN is set at a time when Indigenous peoples, and specifically Indigenous women, had their legal rights and political autonomy striped away. Indigenous sovereignty was systemically de-centered and eroded, ultimately displacing Indigenous women and their …