Music Creation and Community Arts hosted by Jumblies Theatre
Music Creation and Community Arts hosted by Jumblies Theatre
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre & Gallery
April 16, 2011
Starts at 1pm
1:00-5:30 Workshops and Presentations
5:30-7:00 Dinner
7:00-9:00 Concert Showcase
Presenters include: Juliet Palmer, Martin van de Ven, Wendy Bartley, Adam Scime, Chris Wilson, Julia Churchill, Liz Rucker, Eric Schwndt, and the Parkdale Singers
Schedule
12:30 to 1:00 – Arrivals, refreshments (be ready to start promptly at 1:00)
1:00 to 1:20 – Intro. by Jumblies & Raucous Caucus members (Ruth Howard, David Anderson & Anne Barber)
1:20 to 1:40 – Juliet Palmer – presentation on her interdisciplinary/musical projects
2:00 to 3:30 – Composer’s panel: Wende Bartley, Chris Wilson, Martin van de Ven & other music creator’s present, followed by discussion.
3:30 to 3:45 – Break
3:45 to 5:00 – Choice of workshops:
1. Earth Sounding Walk in Cedar Ridge grounds & ravine, with Wende Bartley.
2. Explorations of vocal worlds & music for Jumblies Scarborough Winter’s Tale, with Juliet Palmer.
3. Experimental responses to Jumblies’ Evolving Gallery installation with Martin van de Ven and Chris Wilson.
5:00 to 5:30 – Responses from workshops.
5:30 to 7:00 – Dinner & Informal Conversations
7:00 to 9:00 – Performance Showcase
(with brief artist explanations, questions & answers):
- Presentations from afternoon workshops;
- Eric Schwindt & the Parkdale Singers: performing 4 songs from It Happened In My Apartment (lyrics by Arts4All Participants & Liz Rucker) and Exit Pursued by A Bear (from Jumblies 2010, Like An Old Tale);
- Train Song Ballad, by Scarborough Tamil Seniors, Julia Churchill & Beth Helmers & I Love to Dance, verbatim text by Mabelle senior, Jean Field, set to music and sung by Julia Churchill;
- From their Voices, workshop performance of a commissioned piece by Adam Scime, scored for Solo Singer (Julia Churchill), Cello (Sonya Nanos), Community Voices and Tape;
- Audio recording of Being Margolia, commissioned and performed by the Toronto Children’s Chorus in June 2010, score by Martin van de Ven, libretto by Ruth Howard;
- Screening of Winter Comes & Spring Is Here, by Sean Frey, with original musical soundtrack by Martin van de Ven;
- and other surprises.
N.B. For the Soundwalk, bring appropriate outdoor clothes, including umbrellas in case of rain.
Please contact us with any questions, requests or concerns at: (416 203 8428 (office) or 416 834 4460 (Ruth’s cell) or ruth@jumbliestheatre.org
Admission
Afternoon only: $20
Dinner: $20
Evening: $15
Full program: $40
Registration required - please contact info@jumbliestheatre.org or 416 203 8428
Held at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
Contact Jumblies for directions & shuttle pickup at Kennedy station ($6 return)
For a detailed program of all our April offerings, please contact us at info@jumbliestheatre.org.
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