A cross-disciplinary collaboration between individual composers, filmmakers, dancers, visual artists and more, Solo Flare will mark the live premieres of 11 new works written for a member of the Turning Point Ensemble by a composer of their choice, with additional artistic contributions from a variety of performers. Each work (plus additional compositions not featured as part of Solo Flare) was also filmed and will be featured as part of the 1+1+1… series of short films part of a subscription series that will become available beginning January 31.

Program:

Shared Solitude by Réjean Marois – Ingrid Chiang, bassoon, piano, and footwork

Mobile by Peggy Lee – Marc Destrubé, violin

Cone by Owen Underhill – Mary Sokol Brown, violin

Fire Incantation by Mariah Mennie – David Brown, double bass & Mariah Mennie, fire dance

Loons by Jeffrey Ryan – Brenda Fedoruk, flute & Robyn Driedger Klassen, soprano

Shelter by Dorothy Chang – Janelle Nadeau, harp

Elementos (Zapateado Flamenco) by Josue Tacoronte – Jeremy Berkman, trombone; Sydney Cochrane, flamenco dancer & Josue Tacoronte, guitar

Synapses by Bob Pritchard – David Owen, oboe and electronics/interactive ‘spine’ for dancer (Bob), & Emmalena Frederickson, dancer/choreographer

Steadfast by John Oliver – Marcus Goddard, trumpet and electronics (John)

Les Envolées by Farangis Nurulla-Khoja – Jane Hayes, piano
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Sesta Danza by Ana Sokolović – Domagoj Ivanovic, violin