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Indigenous Book Club – Performing Turtle Island
Stratford Beacon Herald: Local artists transform Stratford city hall into winter-time canvas
The Hamilton Spectator: The Garden Project wants BIPOC artists to feel at home in Hamilton
https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/opinion/2020/08/19/bucking-the-trend.html
Dr. Spy & Catherine on Newstalk CKTB610
Dr. Spy & Catherine spoke to Matt Homes on his show “Niagara In The Morning — Weekend Edition” about Unsettled Scores presents Contraries: a chamber requiem & RADAR at Celebration of Nations on September 7, 2019.
Dr. Spy featured by Brock University
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Research at Brock University is featuring Dr. Spy this week for their “Find the answer” series. In this video, Dr. Spy talks about land-based composing and how he views the land as an artistic collaborator.
Unsettled Scores at Celebration of Nations!
In association with the Celebration of Nations, and FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, we will be presenting an evening of music on September 7 at 7:30PM!
Tickets are only $20 ($5 for high school students) and are available here.
Additionally, we will be providing a limited number of FREE tickets to Indigenous community organizations and centres. If you are interested, please email unsettledscorescelebration[at]gmail.com
RADAR is a new work for oboe, bassoon, horn, bass trombone, guitar and timpani that 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 persons.
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 destiny and transform into a sacred being.
Chi Miigwetch to the Brock University Social Justice Research Institute Seed Grant program for research support, the Faculty of Education Discretionary Strategic Initiatives Fund, the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, and the Music and Dramatic Arts Departments.
Spy recipient of New Frontiers in Research Fund from SSHRC
Unsettled Scores Artistic Director Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch has been announced as a recipient of the New Frontiers in Research Fund for his project “Sonic Coordinates: Decolonizing through land-based music composition!” This award was created to generate opportunities for early career researchers to conduct high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research, and build strength and leadership in interdisciplinary and transformative research.
More information about Dr. Spy’s research project, “Sonic Coordinates: Decolonizing through land-based music composition,” can be found on the Brock University website.
Congratulations Spy!!
Canoe at Weesageechak Begins to Dance 31
We are excited to be part of this year’s Weesageechak Begins to Dance 31! We will be presenting an excerpt of our new full-length opera, Canoe, at the festival’s Opera Night on November 17 at Aki Studio. We are grateful to Native Earth Performing Arts for supporting the development of this work through their Mskomini Giizis Artist Residency this past summer.
Canoe is a tale of transformation that revolves around the lives of eccentric sisters, Constance and Gladys, and the flood that consumes their world. Blending Indigenous oral tradition with neo-baroque and jazz/blues motifs, Canoe is a unique operatic performance.
This presentation will feature Nicole Joy-Fraser, Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk , Cecilia Lee on piano, and will be dramaturged by Moynan King.
Spy interviewed for the Ontario Performing Arts Presenting Network
Natalie Dewan of Ontario Presents interviewed Spy for their Spotlight Series about his work decolonizing in the performing arts.