August 11, 2021

I N N O V A T I O N

THE ISABEL AS

ARTS INCUBATOR & ACCELERATOR

2020 & 2021

The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University asked itself, “What CAN we do during this pandemic that would amplify the voices and creativity of artists, students, creators, and educators?” The Isabel launched its new IMAGINE program that supports creation-based residencies, online arts education initiatives, and filming/recording during the COVID-19 period. This large and imaginative initiative enables artists to connect with their audiences and presenters and that they emerge from the pandemic with excellent new artistic material and high-fidelity recordings and films to promote their most recent, dynamic work. This COVID-19 period is an excellent time for artists to immerse themselves in artistic ‘R & D’ to explore new collaborations, styles, concepts, and performance practices and come out of the pandemic with new and enriched artistic voices. The Isabel launched its new IMAGINE program that supports: • creation-based residencies, • online arts education initiatives, and • filming/recording during the COVID-19 period. This is a much-needed program for the artists and the beacon of hope that artistic creation, filming, recording, and arts education can thrive during this period of isolation.

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Society and the entire arts world is undertaking a giant metamorphosis during COVID, and we are thrilled and honoured to support initiatives that prepare artists for the multi-platform world while growing their connections with audiences and presenters with such interesting work. The three major disruptive forces in the arts today include: the digital revolution and distribution, EDII, and COVID-19. At the Isabel, we are delving into all three forces as this is a period of unprecedented societal and cultural transformation. We recognize the urgent need for artists to overhaul our vision, systems, funding bodies, arts institutions, and support for substantial new creation in the 21st century. THE NEED FOR INNOVATION: We are creating greater opportunities and resources for artists to engage in R & D as regular (vs. inconsistent) artistic practice … recognizing that the creation of art needs multi-disciplinary creators and artists in the same room for longer incubation periods to create substantial art. The Isabel’s IMAGINE project is a great example of the Isabel being inspired by Canada’s artistic community to grow our team’s expertise and practice in the high-fidelity, multi-platform world, and to do so with alacrity, passion, critical reflection … and of course, joy! We thank the BALLYTOBIN FOUNDATION for its generous support of creativity.

ARTISTS PROJECT PHOTO PALENAI DUO Joy Innis & Adrienne Shannon, piano

Audio Recording of 2 works as part of new Multi-Media Project This project involves an audio recording by Queen’s Continuing Adjunct Professor (Piano) Adrienne Shannon and Joy Innis.

Waldesruhe Op. 98 – Dvorak (One piano - 4 hands); Selections from Le Carnaval des Animaux - Saint-Saëns (One piano - 4 hands); Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata BWV 208 - JS Bach (Two pianos); Lerchengesang Op. 70 No. 2 – Brahms (Two pianos); Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major K448 - Mozart (Two pianos)

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SADAF AMINI, Santur JOHN BURGE, Composer DARRELL CHRISTIE KINGSTON CHAMBER CHOIR

NEW WORK: Flight 752 Elegies by John Burge VIDEO/STREAMING – with Iranian Canadian santur player, SADAF AMINI, musicians and choir directed by Queen’s Ensembles Co-ordinator DARREL CHRISTIE in a new work by Queen’s Professor and renowned Canadian composer, JOHN BURGE.

BRIDGE & WOLAK Michael Bridge, Accordion & Piano Kornel Wolak, Clarinet & Piano

Music Education & Mentorship Initiative FILM & LIVE ZOOM INTERACTIVE Queen’s Adjunct Assistant Professor, Clarinet KORNEL WOLAK and MICHAEL BRIDGE have developed an innovative new music education program with pre-recorded films and live ZOOM sessions with high school students. January - Perseverance as a Path to your Dreams - Can I Be an Artist?; Video Game Musicology; Art History Research - Dr. Stephanie Lind, James McNutt; February - Mr. Details & Santur Magic - - Professional Artist Skills; Theatre Technical Director; Persian Music & Sound Recording - Aaron Holmberg, Sadaf Amini; March - “Let There Be Light... and Sound!” - What’s it Like on Tour?; Meet Light & Sound Engineers - Sonya Neidermayer, Noah Sullivan; April - Stage Presence & Campus Life - Honing your Stage Persona; Video Engineering; Salsa Dancing & Hobbies - Jesse MacMillan, Marina Tintor; May - Mind-Benders & Body Care - Career Moves Before Prom Night; Music Cognition / Psychology; Healthy Body Yoga - Dr. Michael Schutz, Shreya Land; June - Applying to University - Applying to Music School; Physics Superstar - Dr. Arthur MacDonald (Nobel Prize Winner)

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JEREMY DUTCHER Performer, Composer, Activist, and Musicologist

New Album ORIGINAL WORKS BY SINGER AND COMPOSER JEREMY DUTCHER (Polaris Prize and Juno Award Winner of Indigenous Music Album of the Year) of Tobique First Nation and champion of the survival of the Wolastoqey language, with chamber choir

ALEX MUNDY

Debut Album AUDIO RECORDING OF ORIGINAL WORKS. Oleander- Alex Mundy & John Abrams Build Again- Alex Mundy & John Abrams Someday- Alex Mundy & John Abrams Morning After- Alex Mundy The Garden - Alex Mundy Back to Back- Alex Mundy Storm Chaser- Alex Mundy

KASADOR Cam Wyatt, Boris Baker, and Stephen Adubofuor

Film/recording project of 4 unreleased songs

JULIA WEDMAN, baroque violin BRIAN SOLOMON, Choreographer (Anishinaabe and Irish heritage) MARIANA MEDELLIN, Mestizo dancer

NEW WORK: Songs of Life: Bach on Turtle’s Back RESIDENCY AND PERFORMANCE VIDEO AS PART OF A 3-YEAR ARTISTIC CREATION PROJECT. Music: Bach Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004 Original Choreography: Brian Solomon

DUOver Jennifer Routhier, Mezzo-Soprano, E-GRÉ Finalist Natasha Fransblow, Piano

DUOver’s first large-scale project – Real Devotion AUDIO RECORDING OF NEW ALBUM, SOME FILMING - a full length collaborative audio/visual experience album

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MOVEMENT MARKET COLLECTIVE Kay Kenney Johnson, Dancer/Choreographer Rachel Shaen, Creator/Lighting Designer Josh Lyon, videographer

NEW WORK: A day not owned here, reversed MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AND PERFORMANCE VIDEO Follow-up News! WINNER: Josh Lyons with Kay Kenney Johnson, dancer/choreographer was awarded the "Best Dance Film" at the 2021 New Wave Film Festival in Munich!

ISABEL STRING QUARTET Laura Andriani, Julia McFarlane, Caitlin Boyle and Wolf Tormann

AN EXPLORATION RESIDENCY, RESEARCH, CONVERSATIONS, AND PERFORMANCE STREAMING OF WORKS BY BLACK AND INDIGENOUS COMPOSERS by Queen’s resident quartet. Carrabre, Patrick T. King of Flying & Renegade Derkson, Cris White Man's Cattle (2018) Wallace, Russell Weave in Three Parts Russell, Bruce Madra Soumah, Corie Rose Reflets

EMILIE STEELE & THE DEAL Emelie Steele, Vocals and Guitar Jon Irwin, Drummer Jack Lockridge, Vocals and Guitar

NEW SONG: Escape AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING OF ORIGINAL WORKS

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CHANTAL THOMPSON, Vocal Artist RICH BANNARD, Jazz Drummer MICHAEL OCCHIPINTI guitarist, composer, and arranger GEORGE KOLLER, Producer, Bassist, Composer, and Multi-Instrumentalist CHRIS ALFANO, Clarinet KATIE LEGERE, Bassoon

NEW ALBUM: “…and then…” AUDIO RECORDING OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS BY CHANTAL THOMPSON: Winter Visit, Parallel Paths, Paranormal, And Then.., Boxing Day, Deli & Ollie, Park Place Plus My Baby Just Cares For Me (1930 by Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)

ENSEMBLE AND SADAF AMINI, Santur Melos Ensemble Iberia: Holly Gwynne-Timothy, Sadaf Amini, Eileen Beaudette, Fahd Abou Zainedin, Jeff Hamacher

New Cross-Cultural Initiative: “Iberian Triptych” AUDIO RECORDING

SHENG CAI, Piano

New Album: Performer’s original transcriptions of Grieg AUDIO RECORDING, WITH SHENG CAI’S ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTIONS OF GRIEG

ROOM TONE HELENA HANNIBAL, Alto and Tenor Sax ERIC LIU, Guitar

New Album RESIDENCY AND RECORDING VIDEO OF JAZZ BUSKING WORKS

THE GERTRUDES Annie Clifford, Greg Tilson, Pete Bowers, Jason Mercer, Matt Rogalsky, and Jason Erb

New Album New work: The Other Side by Greg Tilson plus other existing works.

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MOIRA DEMOREST, Piano and Songwriter

Audio Recording This Time of Year by Moira Demorest

SHOOK PLANET AKA Ted Evans, Producer/Composer/Musician

Electro-Acoustic Music Video -Kill Your Old Self -Diamond -They Said -Slowed Down -All This Time to Think -Life of the Party -Wave Dance -Make it Right -Stolen Soul -Livin' a Lie -Bluffin -Codeword -Sprinkles

MICHAEL CAPON (composer), GORD LOVE (script/lyrics) plus 4 musicians

New Work: The Witch and The Glitch ARTIST RESIDENCY AND MUSIC THEATRE PERFORMANCE VIDEO to provide to potential presenters.

KELLI TROTTIER, fiddler, composer, step dancer

Performance Videos Ballytobin The Cows aren’t Coming Home

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LEONID NEDIAK, Piano PERFORMANCE VIDEO for Neapolitan Connection pre-recorded recital in the Virtual Virtuosi Series

INNER HARBOUR COLLECTIVE Daniel Robertson-Styles, Ballet dancer Zinta Upitis, Film and Video Bryce Taylor, Dancer Zeke Wilson, Composer and Vocals, Percussion, and Guitar Ethan Flanagan, Guitar

Photography, Recording for ANDTHENYOUDIE RECORDS and Video For the Claude Marc Forest Scholarship. The scholarship exists to create an artist mentorship program and financial support for boys in the community to begin taking dance classes.

CHLOE KIM, violinist and BRYN LUTEK, percussionist CBC’s “Who’s Hot Under 30” artists

Artist Residency, Video Performance, and Conversations for future CBC national broadcast on In Performance and other streaming opportunities. Works by Canadian and international composers: Nicola Matteis, Heinrich Biber, Bjarne Brustad, Andrian Pertout, Iannis Xenakis, Linda Catlin Smith, And Arvo Part.

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GRYPHON TRIO CREATIVE TEAM: This project is being created by an international creative team in a collective process inspired by Indigenous approaches to collaboration. Creative and performing members of the team include the following. The Gryphon Trio Alison Mackay, musician and concert designer Marion Newman, singer of Kwagiulth and Stó:lo First Nations, English, Irish and Scottish mezzo-soprano heritages Nordic Voices, the six-member Norwegian vocal ensemble Diely Mori Tounkara, Malian kora player Reneltta Arluk, Director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre Ry Moran, Founding Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and currently Associate University Librarian--Reconciliation at UVic Libraries Andrew Balfour, composer (of Cree descent) Rawdna Carita Eira, Sàmi poet and playwright Anne Beate Hovind, curator of Norway’s Future Library, and project manager Caroline Hollway.

Workshop of New Work: Echo: Memories of the World An international multi-media project exploring the question: HOW DO WE SPEAK TO THE FUTURE? How are memories of enduring cultural importance passed on from generation to generation? How can we confront heavy truths to equip the next generations for the building of better societies? ECHO: MEMORIES OF THE WORLD will use music, narration, images, and film to explore models of knowledge sharing and processes of truth and reconciliation in four areas of the world: 1. In Canada: -Pimachiowin Aki, the first ever UNESCO designated heritage site in Canada intended to protect the complex interrelationship between Indigenous people, the land, healing, and knowledge. https://pimaki.ca/ -The archives of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 2. In Austria: -The Austrian National Library where Mozart studied and performed forgotten works by Bach and Handel under the mentorship of the head librarian, Gottfried van Swieten. -The institutional projects through which Austria is confronting its own history of anti-Semitism and its dark role in the Holocaust 3. In Mali: -The Manuscript Collections of Timbuktu, one of the world’s most important intellectual treasures, for which librarians risked their lives to preserve from destruction at the hands of insurgents in northern Mali -The peace-building work of Manny Ansar and his colleagues, creators of Festival in the Desert and the Cultural Caravan for Peace, celebrating the musical riches of Tuareg culture and the various musical communities of Mali, one of the most important cradles of musical creativity in the world.

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4. In Norway: -The visionary Deichman Public Library of Oslo and its curation of Katie Paterson’s installation on the theme of environmental protection and knowledge preservation called “The Future Library.” https://futurelibrary.no -The efforts of Sàmi communities to preserve the integrity of their ancestral lands in the north of Norway and the richness of their linguistic and musical culture.

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Previous Seasons:

New Creations at the Isabel

o Theatre Kingston’s Hothouse by Judith Thompson based on Merilyn Simonds’ novel The

Convict Lover

o Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig and Damascus Coffee House by created and programmed

by Alison Mackay for Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

o Charlotte, A Tri-Coloured Play. Creation workshop performance. Libretto: Alon Nashman,

Composer: Aleš Březina, Director/Visual Artist: Pamela Howard, Choreographer: Marie-

Josee Chartier

o Kiviuq Returns by Inuit Qaggiq Performing Arts Collective in cooperation with the Banff

Centre and the National Arts Centre

o Ka’tarohkwi Festival of Indigenous Arts, Dylan Robinson, Curator

Wani’/Lost by Lisa Ravensbergen

We Wear One Another by Tanya Lukin Linklater

Ancestor(SONG) by Peter Morin, Jeremy Dutcher, and Bracken Hanuse Corlett

o One Last Night with Mata Hari by John Burge and Craig Walker

o The Turmoil of Madama Butterfly by Marjan Mozetich (Bader and Overton Canadian Cello

Competition commission)

o JUNO Award and Polarize prize-winning recording of Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa by

Jeremy Dutcher, recorded at the Isabel

o On the Beach That Night by Marjan Mozetich (Cecilia Quartet commission)

o Sun of Real Peace by Marjan Mozetich (Cecilia Quartet commission)

o Celebration! by Michel Szczesniak (Isabel commission for Bader Violin Competition winner,

Yolanda Bruno)

o Twitter Etudes by John Burge (Isabel Overton Bader Canadian Violin Competition

commission)

o Homecoming by Dinuk Wigeratne (Gryphon Trio commission)

o Loneliness with original poetry by Jamaal Jackson Rogers and visuals by Kevork Mourad

(Gryphon Trio commission with Gryphon Trio performing existing music, Spiegel im Spiegel

by Arvo Pärt).