2023
- October 20, 2023: Bottlenecked & Rouge Winter performed by Sinfonia Ancaster (Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, Ancaster, ON)
- September 12 – 16, 2023: Canoe premiered as a collaborative production (Unsettled Scores, Native Earth Performing Arts, Theatre Passe-Muraille, The Toronto Consort; Trinity-St.Paul’s United Church & Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, Toronto, ON)
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Canoe by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan - Text: Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Co-Directors: Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch & Dr. Moynan King
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Assistant Music Director / Lute & Theorbo: Dr. Benjamin Stein
- Production Knowledge Holders: Dr. Catherine Longboat & Morris Lessard
- Debaajimod: Michelle Lafferty
- Tree Spirit: Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuck
- Gladys: Nicole Joy-Fraser
- Constance: Kristine Dandavino
- Recorders: Alison Melville
- Violin: Kathleen Kajioka
- Cello: Margaret Jordan-Gay
- Harpsichord: Paul Jenkins
- Lute & Theorbo: Dr. Benjamin Stein
- Choreographer: Montana Summers
- Lighting Designer: Siobhan Sleath
- Set and Props Designer: Lindy Kinoshameg
- Costume Designer: Sherri Hay
- Costume Assistant: Aurora Judge
- Hair & Makeup: Deandra Wells
- Surtitles: Camille Rogers
- Producers: Ulla Laidlaw & Catherine Magowan
- Production Manager: Aden Altamirano
- Head Technician: David Fisher
- Stage Manager: Meghan Speakman
- Assistant Stage Manager: Angela Mae Bago
- Surtitle Creator/Operator: Camille Rogers
- Audio Describers: Janis Mayers, James McKenzie
- Production Support Dog: Maeve
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- May 1 – 3, 2023: Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch presents keynote address at the annual Spoken Web Symposia 2023, including a performance of work in development with Catherine Magowan (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada)
2022
- September 30, 2022: RADAR and Sojourn performed and streamed for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Paul Davenport Theatre, University of Western Ontario, London)
- November 20, 2022: Transpositions performed at Weesageechak Begins to Dance XXXV (Aki Studio, Toronto)
- Music by Spy Dénommé-Welch with Catherine Magowan
- Director: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Performers: Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, Justin McLean, Christine (Cheon Gyeong) Bae
- Technical: B.C. Batty (Native Earth)
2021
- October 22 – 24, 2021: Maple Sugar Moon streamed by imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
- May 30 – June 13, 2021: Come Home — The Legend of Daddy Hall streamed by Tarragon Theatre.
- February 13, 2021: Spin Doctors performed and streamed by musicians of the Georgian Bay Symphony.
2020
- December 18, 2020 – January 12, 2021: Maple Sugar Moon screened at Lights on Stratford festival (Market Square, Stratford, ON)
- December 18, 2020: Stratford Beacon Herald: Local artists transform Stratford city hall into winter-time canvas
- September 25, 2020: Teaser trailer for The Visitors (film) screened at Shift Festival (Hamilton, ON)
- August 24, 2020: Contraries: a chamber requiem featured at Edinburgh Fringe Fest CanadaHub Showcase and Pitch Event
- August 19, 2020: The Garden Project wants BIPOC artists to feel at home in Hamilton
- July 2020: Unsettled Scores announced as one of the recipients of inaugural Garden Project funding initiative by Porch Light Theatre & Industry Presents (Hamilton, ON) for development of a short film, The Visitors
2019
- November 30, 2019: Rouge Winter to be premiered by Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Anglican Church, Scarborough)
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Contraries: a chamber requiem by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, September 7, 2019 September 7, 2019: Contraries performed and RADAR premiered at Celebration of Nations Festival (Partridge Hall, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Assistant Music Director: Benjamin Stein
- Knowledge Carrier: Jean Becker
- Voices: Nicole-Joy Fraser, Rebecca Cuddy, Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk, Everett Morrison
- Instruments: Colin Maier, Kevin Harris, Iris Krizmanic, Justin McLean, Benjamin Stein, Laura Savage
- July 7 – 21, 2019: Faculty (Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch) and Collaborator (Catherine Magowan) at Indigenous Dramaturgies Gathering (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity)
- July 11, 2019: Bottlenecked performed by Brott Music Festival (L.R. Wilson Hall, Hamilton)
- May 29, 2019: HATE MAIL & Irreconcileable Trolls peformed at The Gathering session: Indigenous Activism in the Arts (Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario, Aki Studio, Toronto
- Creators: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Featuring: Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk, Graham Martin, Cecilia Lee, Spy Dénommé-Welch, Catherine Magowan
2018
- June 27, 2018: Contraries: a chamber requiem premieres at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Mazzoleni Hall, Toronto, supported by Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Projects)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Knowledge Carrier: Jean Becker
- Voices: Nicole-Joy Fraser, Joanna Burt, Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk, Everett Morrison
- Instruments: Bhavani Khota, Kevin Harris, Roslyn Black, Justin McLean, Benjamin Stein, Melody McKivor
- Répétiteur: Benjamin Stein
- July 9 – August 1, 2018: Canoe workshopped and excerpts presented at Mskomini Giizis Residency (Native Earth Performing Arts, Aki Studio, funded by the Metcalf Foundation’s 2016 Creative Strategies Incubator)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Directors: Moynan King & Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Knowledge Carrier: Jean Becker
- Voices: Nicole-Joy Fraser, Joanna Burt, Alejandra Nuñez, Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk
- Instruments: Alison Melville, Rona Goldensher, Mary-Katharin Finch, Benjamin Stein, Christopher Dawes
- Répétiteur: Benjamin Stein
- Set Designer: Jay Havens
- Projections: Samay Arcentales Cajas
- Costume Designer: Kinoo Arcentales
- Production Manager: Ulla Laidlaw
- Stage Manager: Heather Kilner
- Assistant Stage Manager: Milena Fera
- Technical: B.C. Batty (Native Earth)
- November 7, 2018: excerpts of Canoe presented at Weesageechak XXXI (Aki Studio)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Directors: Moynan King & Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Performers: Nicole-Joy Fraser, Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk, Cecilia Lee
- Technical: B.C. Batty (Native Earth)
2017
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Bottlenecked by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan on March 5, 2017. Image by Chestnut Hall Music March 5, 2017: Bottlenecked premiered by Nota Bene Baroque Players (St. John the Evangelist Church, Kitchener); performance subsequently repeated November 22 and 25, 2017 (Wesley Church, Cambridge; Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs)
- April 28 – 30, 2017: music for We Want to Paint on the Walls of the Cave: Stories from the Contact Zone performed by Brock University faculty members, graduate students and community artists as part of In the Soil Festival.
- June 9 – 11, 2017: Who Killed Rock Robin? premiered as part of community art project, Drift Seeds: a poetic parody for people living in absurd times (Winchester Park, Toronto; commissioned by Red Dress Productions)
- June 22 – 24, 2017: Sojourn premiered at the Luminato Festival as part
Sojourn by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan at Luminato 2017. Photo by Dahlia Katz, used courtesy of Signal Theatre. of dance opera, Bearing (featuring Marion Newman, commissioned by Michael Greyeyes/Signal Theatre; Canadian Opera Company, Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Directed by Yvette Nolan & Michael Greyeyes
- Choreography by the company, with Michael Greyeyes
- Musical Direction by Gregory Oh
- Lighting Design by Michelle Ramsay
- Costume Design by Joanna Yu
- Projection Design by Laura Warren
- November 4, 2017: Music for We Want to Paint on the Walls of the Cave: Stories from the Contact Zone performed by Brock University faculty members, graduate students and community artists as part of Festival of Readers.
- November 18, 2017: HATE MAIL & Irreconcilable Trolls presented at Weesageechak XXX (Aki Studio)
- Creators: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Featuring: Nicole-Joy Fraser, Graham Martin, Cecilia Lee, Spy Dénommé-Welch, Catherine Magowan
2016
- January 2016: Professor Quack & Grunt awarded funding through the Ontario Arts Council Theatre Creator’s Reserve
- June 16, 2016: Professor Quack & Grunt perform as part of RED: A Night of Live Performance (Girl Can Create, Except for Kenneth, Hamilton)
- December 5 – 6, 2016: Sojourn workshop (Signal Theatre, Canadian Opera Company, Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre)
- Text by Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Gregory Oh
- Performers: Marion Newman, Bethany Bergman, Sarah Fraser Raff, Sharon Lee, Mary-Katharin Finch, Csaba Koczó, Ryan Scott)
2015
- January 17, 2015: Spin Doctors premiered by Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra’s chamber players ( Paul’s L’Amoreaux Anglican Church), featuring Corey Gemmel, Kaye Royer & Talisa Blackman
- March 23, 2015: Professor Quack & Grunt perform for faculty and students at the University of Regina (Regina, SK)
- June 14, 2015: Victorian Secrets presented at Free Jane (Buddies in Bad Times & Toronto Pride, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto)
- Director: Moynan King
- Actors: Nicole Joy-Fraser, Falen Johnson, Craig Lauzon
- Piano: Cecilia Lee
- September 18, 2015: “Counterpoints: Indigenous Perspectives & Representations in Classical Music and Opera” presented at Performing Turtle Island: A Gathering of Indigenous Theatre and Performance at the University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada (Shu-Box Theatre, Regina, featuring Helen Pridmore, Katie Gagnon, Simon Fryer, David McIntyre)
- September 18, 2015: Giizhigookwe Falls to Earth premiered by Simon Fryer at Performing Turtle Island: A Gathering of Indigenous Theatre and Performance at the University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada (Shu-Box Theatre, Regina)
2014
- February 28 – March 2, 2014: Giiwedin presented by students of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Music Opera program (Theatre Auditorium, Wilfrid Laurier University)
Giiwedin by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan from February 28 – March 2, 2014 at Wilfrid Laurier University. Photo by Andy Wright - Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Stage Director: Anne-Marie Donovan
- Music Director: Leslie De’Ath
- Noodin-Kwe: Emma Mansell
- Mahigan: Kendra Dyck, Sarah Amelard
- Dr. Carlton: Gary Butler
- John: Blair Spry
- Jean: Ivica Balaban, Gary Butler
- Mahkwa: Christina Yun
- The Minister: Darren Watts
- Medical Students: Rachael Curtis, Julianne Hartman, Zachery Vander Meulen, Magnus Mee
- Weeping Forest Sprits: Chantal Grybas, Marisha Walewicz, Jeffrey Smith, Dylan Langdon
- Timber Wolves: Julia Newton, Julianne Hartman
- Indian Agents: Zacharie Fogal, Gary Butler
- News Cryers: Chantal Grybas, Marisha Walewicz, Jeffrey Smith, Dylan Langdon
- Violin: Adriana Arcila Tascon
- Cello: Alexis Castrogiovanni
- Archlute: Benjamin Stein
- Harpsichord: Satoshi Matsumura
- Stage Manager: Jennifer Schamehorn
- Assistant Director: Melanie McSweeney
- Costume Designer: Helen Basson
- Lighting Designer: Allan Hoch
- Projection Designer: Isabella Stefanescu, Klaus Engel
- Projection Design Editing: Nathan Saliwonchyk
- Technical Director: Jeremy Bernard
- Traditional Dance Advisor: Rachael Simon
- Fight Choreography: Caitlyn Derderian
- Fight Choreography Assistant: Jack Wagner
- Fight Captain: Julianne Hartman
- Stage Carpenter: Darcie Hagen
- Lighting Board Operator: Kourosh Ghamsari-Esfahani
- Video Operator: Eric Kwan
- Props Coordinator: Zacharie Fogal
- Costumes Coordinator: Emma Mansell
- Hair & Makeup Coordinator: Julianne Hartman
- Technical/Set Coordinator: Darren Watts
- Marketing/Publicity: Christina Yun
- Slapstick/Page Turner: Kelsey Lenti
- Vocal Coaches: Leslie De’Ath, Beth Ann de Sousa, Anna Ronai
- August 26, 2014: Professor Quack & Grunt perform for faculty at the University of Regina (Regina, SK)
- November 18, 2014: Victorian Secrets presented at Weesageechak XXVII (Aki Studio)
- Director: Moynan King
- Actors: Nicole Joy-Fraser, Michaela Washburn, Keith Barker
- Piano: Cecilia Lee
2013
- May 3, 2013: Bike Rage takes first prize by audience vote at Baroque Idol (Aradia Ensemble, Toronto Music Gallery)
2012
- February 26, 2012: Professor Quack & Grunt perform as part of Explain Yourself! (Goodhandy’s, Toronto, ON)
- May 14, 2012: Chamber orchestra version of Deux Poèmes Sur La Formation Des Glaces premiered by the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Ronald Royer)
- November 3, 2012: Professor Quack & Grunt perform as part of the Cobourg Poetry & Literary Arts Festival (Cobourg, ON)
2011
- February 5, 2011: Deux Poèmes Sur La Formation Des Glaces is a finalist by audience vote at Baroque Idol (Aradia Ensemble, Glenn Gould Studio)
- April 30 – May 1, 2011: “Developing music in new musical performance works” Sears Drama festival workshops (Kirkland Lake District Composite School, Kirkland Lake)
2010
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Giiwedin by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan from April 8-24, 2010 at Native Earth Performing Arts. Photo by Nir Bareket February 6, 2010: Giiwedin excerpts presented at the Louis Riel Opera Symposium (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
- April 8 – 24, 2010: Giiwedin premiered as a Native Earth Performing Arts/ An Indie(n) Rights Reserve Co-Production (Theatre Passe Muraille, supported by Ontario Arts Council Theatre Projects, Toronto Arts Council Theatre Projects)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Director: Maria Lamont
- Musical Director & Conductor: Gregory Oh
- Voices: Ryan Allen, Neema Bickersteth, Catharin Carew, Jesse Clark, Lawrence Cotton, Nicole Joy-Fraser, Jessica Lloyd, James McLennan, Marion Newman
- Instruments: Sara Anne Churchill, Mary-Katherine Finch, Lucas Harris, Edwin Huizinga
- Lighting Designer: Michelle Ramsay
- Set Designer: Camellia Koo
- Costume Designer: Jackie Chau
- Choreographer: Michelle Olson
- Costume Seamstress: Jenny So
- Stage Manager: Sarah O’Brien
- Production Manager: Beth Kates
- Assistant Stage Manager: Isidra Cruz
- Assistant Director: Ulla Laidlaw
- Head of Props: Lokki Ma
- Assistant Production Manager: Cole J. Alvis
- Production Assistant: Rebecca Vandevelde, Suzie Balogh
- Set Carpenters: Ian Chappell, Craig Smith
- Nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical/Opera (Dénommé-Welch/Magowan)
- October 28, 2010: Artist Talk & Intercultural Performance Workshop (University of Toronto Scarborough Campus)
2009
- March 16, 2009: Interactive workshop with participants of “Crossing Gibraltar – Canada to Turtle Island” (Cahoots Theatre Projects & Native Earth Performing Arts, Toronto)
- May 11 – 15, 2009: Giiwedin workshop (Lower Ossington Theatre, supported by the Toronto Arts Council Theatre Projects, Ontario Arts Council Theatre Projects, & Native Earth Performing Arts)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Consultants: Judith Thompson, David Fallis, Brian Wright-McLeod, Charlotte Nediger, Cristina Zacharias, Lucas Harris, Sara Churchill
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Stage Manager: Isidra Cruz
- Voices: Marion Newman, Nicole Joy Fraser, Neema Bickersteth, Catherine Carew, Ken McClure, Wayne Sujo, Gilbert Anderson, Joel Benson
- Instruments: Cristina Zacharias, Mary-Katharine Finch, Lucas Harris, Sara Churchill
- September 2009 – May 2010: Spy Dénommé-Welch serves as Playwright-In-Residence at Native Earth Performing Arts (supported by the Ontario Arts Council)
- November 23 – 28, 2009: Giiwedin workshop (Ernest Balmer Studio, supported by the Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Projects & Native Earth Performing Arts)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Voices: Marion Newman, Nicole Joy Fraser, Neema Bickersteth, Mia Lennox-Williams, Catharin Carew, Ryan Allen, James McLennan, Gil Anderson, Lawrence Cotton
- Instruments: Edwin Huizinga, Mary Katherine Finch, Lucas Harris, Sara Churchill
- Consultants: Brian Wright-McLeod, David Fallis, Gregory Oh
2007
- October 12, 2007: Giiwedin excerpts presented at Weesageechak Begins to Dance XX (Native Earth Performing Arts, Berkley Theatre)
- Text: Spy Dénommé-Welch
- Music: Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan
- Music Director: Catherine Magowan
- Director: Judith Thompson
- Voices: Jani Lauzon, Dawn Bailey, Anthony Malarky, Vasil Garvanliev
- Instruments: Tanya Charles, Joanne Yu, Sara-Anne Churchill