” Voice // Percussion
Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 8pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Sarah Jo Kirsch and Aiyun Huang are uncompromising yet flexible performers who can interpret diverse repertoire – so their concert with musicians Dan Scholz, Micah Heilbrunn and Paul Williamson will be a special experience for our audience. Both Aiyun and Sarah have previously performed for GroundSwell with great success, and Curator Michael Matthews is keen on the idea of bringing them together. In this concert we feature music by Canadians Peter Hatch and James Harley, Americans David Cope and Jesse Jones, and a world premiere by Michael Matthews, a setting of remarkable poetry by Serbian-American poet Charles Simic. Aiyun Huang’s own exciting arrangement of Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre provides an excellent balance. Curated by Michael Matthews“. from http://gswell.ca/portfolio/gs2-voice-percussion/
“Since 1991 GroundSwell’s Artistic Directorate has been delighting and challenging its audiences with an eclectic combination of all that is good about new music. As Manitoba’s only series dedicated to presenting contemporary music, GroundSwell has showcased diverse programming featuring everything from inspiring interpretations of 20th-century classics to exciting fusions of visual art, theatre, dance, and the written word.
The Artistic Directorate is made up of Winnipeg composers Gordon Fitzell, Jim Hiscott, Michael Matthews, and Diana McIntosh. Every season GroundSwell brings you exciting new worlds of contemporary performance, from local music to international works, and is proud to promote and explore the best of Canada’s diverse and vibrant new music scene.”
