New Creations Festival 09.10

Hear the best in contemporary orchestral music at the sixth annual New Creations Festival. Always edgy, the Festival pushes the boundaries of sound with premières from today's hottest composers.

This year's festival highlights works from Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov, whose music has been hailed by the New York Times as "standing the whole world on its ear".

Festival Extras

• Pre-concert Performances – Come 40 minutes early to each concert and enjoy a pre-concert performance themed around words and music.
• Intermission Chats — Join guest artists, composers, and musicians during intermission to hear insightful commentary about the performance.
• Post-concert Parties for the whole audience – Meet the composers, conductors, and guest artists after each concert! Parties include Tango dancing from Tracie and Daniel accompanied by Spotlight on Piazzolla, and music from Joey's Confession and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale conducted by Brainerd Blyden-Taylor.

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Go behind the scenes with some of the TSO's amazing guest artists for candid interviews that explore the intriguing world of music making at the Drake Hotel!

February 23 at 8pm
Argentine superstar composer Osvaldo Golijov sits down with TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian to talk about contemporary classical music.

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Ashes In The Wind

Presented by Soundstreams
Wed, February 24 at 8pm
Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Dawn Upshaw sings Schubert lieder that inspired Golijov. Programme also includes his Tenebrae, and Lullaby and Doina.

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Composers' Forum with Osvaldo Golijov

Fri, February 26 at 7pm
Walter Hall, University of Toronto
Hear Osvaldo Golijov speak about composing in general and find out why the New York Times says he is "standing the whole world on its ear". Free Admission