I’m pleased to announce the completion of a new work for string quartet, ex aliis matres, an autobiographical dedication to my mothers, a thematic embodiment of my origin story and a spiritual sequel to my first quartet, Madra. And I’m very much looking forward to the work’s premiere performance by the musicians who commissioned it, the Isabel String Quartet, in Kingston, Ontario (my birthplace) on February 24, 2025. The concert takes place in the beautiful Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University. I will be in attendance at the event.
Category: Appearances
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Loss at Under the Radar Festival, Harlem NYC, January 2025
Loss, the multimedia performance in which I acted as composer, music director and pianist/keyboardist in Toronto in June 2023, will return from January 9-11, 2025 at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, presented by the Apollo in partnership with the Under the Radar Festival. It’s an intimate, multigenerational family story about grief and healing, written by Ian Kamau and his father Roger McTair (1943-2024), and shared live on stage with music, video, sound and lighting design. Created by and for people of African/Caribbean descent, it’s one of the most personally resonant projects I’ve been connected with so far. I’m excited to reunite with Ian and the creative team including my fellow musicians, and to have my performance debut in the US at this historic location and venue. Tickets: https://www.apollotheater.org/event/loss https://utrfest.org/program/loss
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