Broadway World, article by BWW News Desk:
“Rounding out the first week, multi-disciplinary artists and Dora-nominated Spy Dénommé-Welch (Algonquin) and Catherine Magowan of An Indie(n) Rights Reserve return with HATE MAIL and Irreconcilable Trolls, a piece that explores people who hide behind fake usernames, spoofed emails and anonymous comment boards which is presented as a sonata with contrabassoon and piano.”
Brock University News, article by Heather Junke:
Music composed by Brock prof for dance-opera about residential schools
CBC News, article by Nigel Hunt:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/bearing-dance-residential-schools-1.4171844
“The production features nine dancers (including three who are Indigenous), Indigenous opera singer Marion Newman, a chorus and an orchestra of classical musicians performing pieces by J.S. Bach, Claude Vivier and a new composition and libretto by Indigenous composer Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”
Hamilton Spectator, article by Lauren La Rose:
“The third act features “Sojourn, a work commissioned from Anishinaabe librettist Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”
The Toronto Star, article by Carly Maga:
“Bearing breaks down into three acts: J.S. Bach’s “Jesu, meine Freude”; Claude Vivier’s “Wo bist du Licht!” and a piece commissioned for the work, “Sojourn” by Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”
The Globe and Mail, article by Martha Schabas:
“It’s a work in three parts: The first is set to a Bach motet, the second to music by Québécois composer Claude Vivier and the third to a commissioned score by Anishinaabe co-composer and librettist Spy Denommé-Welch and composer Catherine Magowan.”
Ludwig van Toronto, article by Joseph So:
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CBC News (Kitchener-Waterloo), article by Andrea Bellemare:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/andreas-five-fun-things-1.4006520
“The Nota Bene Baroque Players are holding a multimedia concert that features words, images and music celebrating the Grand River. The music includes works from Vivaldi, Telemann and Handle, and the world premiere of a new composition, Bottlenecked, from Canadians Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan.”
The Record, article by Valerie Hill:
https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/7162276-musical-event-inspired-by-the-grand-river/
“Written by Canadian composers Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan, the music comes from an indigenous perspective, following the journey of a single drop of water from its source to its final destination, which sadly ends in a water bottle. Hence the song’s title (Bottlenecked).”
Exchange Magazine:
http://www.exchangemagazine.com/2017/week3/Tuesday/17011708.htm
“Nota Bene Baroque Players, $8,000, for A Grand Journey: a Celebration of the Grand River, in Words and Music, a multidisciplinary project drawing together the artistic worlds of music, visual art and storytelling in a concert presentation. Based on traditional aboriginal stories of life in the Grand River watershed, the performance will feature the premiere of a new work by Indigenous composer Spy Dénommé-Welch.” http://www.notabenebaroque.ca/