Friday, June 2, 2023,
Doors: 7 p.m. / Concert: 7:30 p.m.
Reception to follow.

Centrediscs Album Launch : Colin Eatock 

“Ashes of Soldiers began its life as a chamber work for soprano, clarinet, and piano. At the suggestion of Toronto artists’ manager Ann Summers Dossena, I subsequently orchestrated the piece, replacing the piano with strings and harp. The piece is in two movements: the first is for the instrumental ensemble only; in the second, a soprano is added. Thematically, the two movements – which are performed without pause – are closely related. Rather than composing two contrasting, discrete pieces, my intention was to make the second movement a continuation and development of the musical ideas introduced in the first. The text is based on a poem by Walt Whitman, from his collection Leaves of Grass. Despite the poem’s specific setting in the Civil War-era United States, its theme is universal: the mourning of all soldiers who have died in battle, regardless of their allegiances. Ashes of Soldiers is dedicated to my father, Alan James Eatock, who was a soldier at one point in his life, and who passed away in 2010.” – Colin Eatock

Venue:
Canadian Music Centre
20 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, ON
M4Y 1J9
416-961-6601 x202

*The Canadian Music Centre is an accessible venue through a street level entrance to the right of the main entrance. The CMC has gender neutral washrooms. Contact info@cmccanada.org with any questions pertaining to accessibility.

Colin Eatock is a composer who lives in Toronto, Canada. He has written works for choir, chamber ensembles, solo performers and orchestra – many of which have been performed and broadcast in Canada, the US and Europe. His first CD, Colin Eatock: Chamber Music, was released on the Canadian Music Centre’s Centrediscs label in 2012.