Strange Beauty

Vancouver, Montreal & New York connections

Annex Theatre
Sep 19 2025
7:30 PM
Sep 20 2025
7:30 PM

TPE launches its 2025-26 concert season with a captivating programme exploring the rich musical connections between three of North America’s cultural hubs. At the heart of this concert are two mesmerizing works by Zosha di Castri, a Canadian composer educated in Montreal now living and working in New York. Connections with Montreal are further invoked with works by José Evangelista and Vancouver composer John Oliver, both commissions of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec. The concert also continues our Side by Side project, where student musicians will play alongside members of TPE in pieces by Rudolf Komorous.

Phonotopographie by Zosha di Castri

Cortège by Zosha Di Castri

Merapi by José Evangelista

Winter Line by Matthew Ricketts

Aller-retour by John Oliver

The Signs by Ghenadie Coibanu

 

Side by Side performances:
Strange Sphere by Rudolf Komorous

2025-2026 Season

We acknowledge we are on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.