Song of Extinction
SONG OF EXTINCTION world premiere
in partnership with the Luminato Festival - 10th Anniversary
Wednesday June 22, 2016, 6:30pm
Hearn Generating Station - 440 Unwin Avenue
Tickets start at $30
Rose Bolton, composer / Marc de Guerre, filmmaker / Don McKay, poet
A Music in the Barns Production
Performed by:
Music in the Barns Chamber Ensemble
Members of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto
with Music Director John Hess
SONG OF EXTINCTION is the world premiere of a fully immersive visual and sonic experience exploring the calamitous impact humans are having on the planet and its creatures. Featuring stunning large-scale projections and a tightly enmeshed score for live chamber orchestra, chamber choir, electronics, and youth chorus, SONG OF EXTINCTION will interweave breathtaking moving images with live surround sound for a uniquely massive, multi-media event.
The 50-minute work is a collaboration between composer Rose Bolton and filmmaker Marc de Guerre, from an original text by Order of Canada-appointed poet Don McKay, and with a live concert experience by Music in the Barns creator of 1000 Strings. SONG OF EXTINCTION has been made possible by the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council.
For more information:
http://www.musicinthebarns.com/song-of-extinction
https://luminatofestival.com/2016-Program/Events/Song-of-Extinction
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ABOUT LUMINATO 2016 - The 10th Anniversary Season
at The Hearn Generating Station:
This June, the Hearn will be transformed into what Luminato describes as "the worlds largest temporary community and cultural centre under one roof." Working with theatre and acoustics consultants Charcoalblue, Toronto's own PARTISANS will transform the space into a temporary cultural hotbed.
Photos and more:
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/04/hearn-luminato-turns-torontos-sleeping-giant
http://www.blogto.com/arts/2016/04/torontosdefunctpowerplanttogetmajormakeover/
