When the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) and Orchestre symphonique de Québec join forces to take the Roy Thomson Hall stage on March 2nd, their performance will be a celebration of Canadian musical excellence, highlighting the homegrown talent of performers and composers alike.
New Indigenous-led opera is based on the best-selling novel
Over 8 weeks, patients met to talk about the music in their lives
Production is first-ever large scale opera in Canada with an all-Black performance ensemble
The Tapestry Opera and Obsidian Theatre co-production titled “Of The Sea” is written by Kanika Ambrose and composed by Ian Cusson. It is a story of Black fatherhood and the lengths a parent would go for their child.
Join ECMA this year in the host city of Halifax, NS, as the event lights up the stages with East Coast music from May 3 - 7, 2023. Further announcements from ECMA, including showcasing artists, conference details, and more will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
The 21C Music Festival is a celebration of new music, including a concert of premiering works from composers Ian Cusson and Stewart Goodyear. The concert takes place on Sunday, January 22 at 3:00 p.m. We caught up with both composers for a few questions about the works they have created for the concert.
A FESTIVAL OF NEWLY-MINTED MUSIC BY THE WORLD’S FOREMOST STARS OF INDEPENDENT MUSICAL THINKING AND INNOVATION
Yo-Yo Ma joins Jeremy Dutcher to celebrate partnership in Toronto
Ian Cusson is a composer of art song, opera, and orchestral work. Of Métis (Georgian Bay Métis Community) and French-Canadian descent, his work explores the Canadian Indigenous experience including the history of the Métis people, the hybridity of mixed-racial identity, and the intersection of Western and Indigenous cultures.
