R. MURRAY SCHAFER’S ODDITORIUM

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Soundstreams has a long and treasured history ideas expressed. Just as mythological connections of collaboration with R. Murray Schafer, in the abound in his large-scale works including the performance of existing works, as well as the entire Patria cycle, the same can be said of the commissioning, developing and premiering of new four small-scale music theatre works included in works. Murray’s vision has always been larger Odditorium. than life and expressing that vision often required that it is mirrored in large-scale works - featuring This production marks the first time these multiple vocal and instrumental ensembles. extraordinary smaller works have been grouped together in such a way. We hope you’ll agree We at Soundstreams have shared with him an that they turn out to be joined at the hip – linked abiding interest in the power of multiple ensembles through a mythology that speaks to our innermost and large-scale forces to express profound emotional lives and at the same time, connecting ideas. This common interest has resulted in a us to the larger cosmos. Therein lies Murray’s number of such commissions, the largest of which special genius – welcome to the labyrinth! included The Fall Into Light for 7 choirs and the monumental opera The Children’s Crusade for more than 100 performers.

It is said that size matters. But in fact, there is no direct correlation in Schafer’s works between the size of forces employed and the depth of the Lawrence Cherney

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CAST

Carla Huhtanen Soprano Andrea Nann Dancer/ Andrea Ludwig Mezzo-Soprano Choreographer Judy Loman Harp Brendan Wyatt Dancer/ Joseph Macerollo Accordion Co-Choreographer Ryan Scott Percussion Julian Richings Voice Actor Daniel Morphy Percussion

PROGRAM

All works composed by R. Murray Schafer (b.1933, Canada)

La Testa d’Adriane (1977) Tantrika (1986) Amente-Nufe (1982) The Crown of Ariadne (1979) 1. Ariadne Awakens 2. Ariadne’s Dance 3. Dance of the Bull 4. Dance of the Night Insects 5. Sun Dance 6. Labyrinth Dance

CREATIVE

Chris Abraham Creative Consultant Zack Russell Co-Creative Consultant John Hess Music Director/Vocal Coach Kimberly Purtell Lighting Designer Shannon Lea Doyle Costume/Set Designer Thomas Ryder Payne Sound Designer Gerry Egan Production Manager

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BY DAVID JAEGER

Composer R. Murray Schafer and Soundstreams and pops, finally ending in laughter that descends have collaborated on numerous projects over the into weeping before she subsides again into her years. Notable among these were the premieres comatose state. In vain, the showman tries to of major large scale works for multiple choirs The revive her with his accordion. Finally, he pulls the Fall Into Light (2004), and The Death of Shalana curtain shut. The show is over.” (2005), the opera The Children’s Crusade (2009), and the revivals of Credo from Apocalypsis Schafer wrote the 100 pieces of Patria 3: The (2000), and Zoroaster (2001). Greatest Show over a ten-year span. Tantrika was one of the last of those pieces composed, and Lawrence Cherney, Soundstreams’ Artistic had its premiere in St. John’s Newfoundland in R. Murray Director, observed within Schafer’s largest-scale 1986. Schafer says: “Tantra is a cult of ecstasy, creation of all the twelve-episode Patria cycle focused on a vision of cosmic sexuality. The text Schafer Canadian R. Murray Schafer the creation of No Longer Than that there existed certain moments that were for Tantrika consists of words associated with the (C.C.) has achieved an Ten (10) Minutes, inspired by truly individual compositions and stand out as Tantric arts. I wrote the work for Eleanor James, international reputation charts of Vancouver traffic self-sufficient pieces, the “gems” of the cycle. accompanied by percussion instruments.” as a composer, educator, noise. One of these, The Crown of Ariadne for solo environmentalist, scholar, and harp, has already become a frequently performed “1982 was devoted almost entirely to the writing visual artist. He was born in In the 1980’s Schafer’s focus concert piece. The others, La Testa d’Adriane and of Patria 6: Ra,” wrote Schafer. “Right from Sarnia, Ontario and raised in turned to the Patria cycle, Tantrika, both from Patria 3, and Amente-Nufe the beginning, I decided that the work would last . which he originally began in from Patria 6 have been performed less often, eleven hours, from sunset to sunrise. As source 1966. This 12-part cycle uses but always in concerts where a sense of theatre is material I used ancient texts describing how the A highly prolific composer, R. what he called the “theatre desired. Cherney felt, given the innate theatricality sun god Ra passes the night travelling from West Murray Schafer has produced of confluence”, exploring of these individual works, it might be possible to to East through the Netherworld.” The audience works ranging from opera to the relationships between create a program that could play as an evening of was limited to 75 so-called “initiates”, and they chamber and orchestral music, different art forms including music theatre itself. He spoke with both Schafer, would each receive one of the 75 names of Ra. along with pieces for choir and opera, dance, theatre, and who had already employed the term “Odditorium” Between 2:40 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. there was a soloists. His work is heavily music. Schafer encourages in Patria 3, and theatre director Chris Abraham period of rest, at the end of which the initiates influenced by the natural performers to draw on their about creating such a program. were gently roused and served tea. At this time, we environment, mysticism, and local surroundings when hear Amente-Nufe (Beautiful West), accompanied soundscapes. producing the cycle - resulting Schafer’s La Testa d’Adriane was written in 1977 by the tolling of 75 varied gongs and bells. in outdoor performances near and is the first work of what becamePatria 3: The Schafer began to study music Peterborough, Banff and the Greatest Show. Schafer describes the work: The Crown of Ariadne was written in 1979 for at the Ontario Science Centre. harpist Judy Loman. It was intended as part of in 1952, however he dropped “An accordionist, dressed in a tattered tuxedo Patria 5, which retells the myths of Theseus, out shortly thereafter. He received both the Canadian and top hat, opens with a happy tune to attract an Ariadne and the Minotaur. Schafer described it as, Schafer also spent time at Music Council’s first Composer audience. Behind a curtain, he claims to have the “a dance drama and Ariadne’s instrument would the Vienna Academy and of the Year award and the bodyless head of a woman, saved at the instant be the harp. The various titles of the movements studied informally with British first Jules Léger Prize for before death and preserved by the fantastic art indicate Ariadne’s involvement in the story: 1. composer Peter Racine Fricker. New Chamber Music in 1977. of legerdemain. When he pulls the curtain of his Ariadne Awakens, 2. Ariadne’s Dance, 3. Dance Recent awards include the little booth, we do indeed see a woman’s head on a of the Bull, 4. Dance of the Night Insects, 5. Sun In the 1970’s Schafer became Molson Prize, the Glenn table without a body. She appears to be sleeping, Dance, 6. Labyrinth Dance. In 1995, at Judy’s known as the “father of Gould Prize, the 2010 Dora but the barker awakens her with music and she request, I added another movement (between 4 acoustic ecology”. He was Award for his Soundstreams- sings a strange aria of gurgles, trills, whispers and 5) called Ariadne’s Dream.” deeply concerned about the commissioned opera The damaging effects of noise Children’s Crusade, and the on people (in particular the 2009 Governor General’s Are you age 35 or under? habitants of the “sonic sewers” Performing Arts Awards for Join SoundWave for access to $22 concert tickets! of the city), he began lobbying Lifetime Artistic Achievement. for anti-noise legislation Shafer was made a Companion soundstreams.ca/SoundWave and urban soundscape of the Order of Canada in improvements. This in turn 2013. influenced his music including 6 2016-2017 CONCERT SERIES SOUNDSTREAMS.CA 7 CAST CAST

Carla Andrea Judy Joseph Ryan Daniel Huhtanen Ludwig Loman Macerollo Scott Morphy Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Harp Accordion Percussion Percussion Carla debuted in the UK Born and raised in Regina, Considered by numerous Joseph Marerollo (O.C.) Critically acclaimed Canadian Dan is an incredibly active as Lisetta and Serpetta at Saskatchewan, mezzo- music critics to be one of began accordion lessons at percussionist Ryan Scott has and sought out percussionist Garsington Opera. At La soprano Andrea Ludwig is an the world’s great harpists, six with Nicholas Antonelli. In been hailed as: “Fierce and and collaborator within Fenice, she sang Daisy Park artist of tremendous depth, Judy Loman (C.M.) can 1987 and 1988 he performed delicate … a chameleon-like Toronto and the GTA. Notable in Gershwin’s Lady, Be Good! musicality and scope. look back on an impressive in Peterborough, Ont, in virtuoso who triumphs over organizations include the Toy and Athenaïs in Cherubini’s Andrea has appeared with career. After studies with R. Murray Schafer’s The the varied colouristic demands Piano Composers, Toronto the Canadian Opera Company Carlos Salzedo at the Curtis Anacréon. In France, she sang Greatest Show on Earth, part and technical challenges” Symphony, Soundstreams, in numerous roles including Institute (Philadelphia, Purcell’s The Fairy Queen of the Patria cycle. (Gramophone). Esprit Orchestra, and Nireno in Handel’s Julius U.S.A.), Judy was awarded and Angelica in Handel’s Evergreen Club Contemporary Ceasar, the Second Niece the position of principal Orlando in Aix, Marseille, He pioneered the acceptance He has appeared as guest Gamelan. Dan is best known in Britten’s Peter Grimes, harpist of the Toronto Antibes and Chartres. The of the concert accordion at the soloist with the Esprit and Flora in The Turn of the Symphony Orchestra in 1960, for being a member of the Israel Philharmonic, RTÉ University of Toronto where Orchestra, the National Screw. a position she occupied until TorQ Percussion Quartet, (Dublin) Concert Orchestra, he is an associate professor. 2002. She teaches at The Arts Centre Orchestra, The an ensemble that has had Cunegonde in Candide at the Very much in demand for University of Toronto, is an Canadian composers, among Hyogo Performing Arts featured performances and Royal Festival Hall and Welsh contemporary opera, Andrea Honorary Fellow of the Royal them R. Murray Schafer, have Centre Orchestra, The Austin residencies across Canada, National Opera are highlights. has been involved in many Conservatory of Music and written over 200 compositions Symphony, The Syracuse the United States and Europe. of Tapestry Opera’s projects Visiting Artist at The Curtis for him. Selective awards Symphony Orchestra, The Dan has also been a guest In Toronto: Soundstreams, including their LibLab and Institute of Music. include Mississauga Musician West Virginia Symphony soloist with the Toronto Tapestry Opera and Art of Opera Briefs, as well as the of the Year (1987), Lifetime Orchestra, and Amici Strings. Symphony and the Buffalo Time Ensemble. She is in world premiere of Juliet Her discography comprises Achievement Award from Philharmonic. Dan himself has her tenth season with Opera Palmer’s Shelter at Edmonton some twenty recordings the Toronto Musicians’ Ryan is also a stalwart been a soloist with the Toronto Atelier (and nominated for a Opera in 2012 and Toronto in amongst which her recording Association(2009), Officer of figure in the Toronto new Wind Orchestra and featured Dora as Susanna) and she has June 2014. Andrea was Nada of Schafer’s Crown of the Order of Canada (2013), music community including on the Music Gallery’s toured to Seoul and the Royal in the multi Dora-nominated Ariadne has received a Juno Award for Excellence in as a regular guest artist Emergence series. He was a Theatre of Versailles. Queen of Puddings’ production Award and the Grand Prix Teaching from the University with NEXUS, Principal semi-finalist at the 2014 OSM of Ana Sokolovic’s Svadba du Disque, Canada. She has of Toronto(2015) and he Percussionist of the Esprit competition where he was (The Wedding) that had it’s commissioned, performed Recent: Alligator Pie with established the Joseph Orchestra and percussionist awarded the “Prix Demaine world premiere in Toronto in and recorded many Canadian Toronto Symphony and and Frances Macerollo in the Canadian Opera Forget”. Dan became an June 2011. works for harp. As a soloist, Mozart’s Konstanze with Endowment for Accordion at Company Orchestra. He associate composer of the she has performed in North Opera Columbus. Faculty of Music, U of T . performs consistently as Canadian Music Centre in Andrea has also been America, Europe, Israel a soloist and chamber nominated for a Juno for Japan, and China. 2014, and can be heard both musician with prominent new Upcoming: Gabriel Dharmoo her recording of Canadian as a composer and performer music ensembles in Toronto with Molinari Quartet, Pierre composer Peter Togni’s Judy was made a Member of on CBC, NAXOS, Centrediscs, including Soundstreams and Boulez with the Toronto Responsio in with Jeff Reilly, the Order of Canada in 2016. TSO live, MTV, and Bedoint Symphony (Toronto and Suzie LeBlanc, Charles New Music Concerts. Records. Europe) and Unsuk Chin with Daniels and John Potter. Soundstreams.

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Andrea Brendan Chris Zack John Nann Wyatt Abraham Russell Hess Dancer/Choreographer Dancer/Co- Creative Consultant Co-Creative Consultant Music Director/Vocal Andrea Nann is the Founding Choreographer Chris Abraham is a multi- Zack Russell is a filmmaker, Coach Artistic Director of Brendan Wyatt is a Canadian award winning theatre and writer and stage director. John Hess is the recognized Dreamwalker Dance Company. dancer and choreographer film director, dramaturg, authority on contemporary Originally from Vancouver, who has worked extensively and teacher who has worked Recent credits: Assistant opera and song in Canada. she is a Toronto-based with many of the country’s with Canada’s foremost Director: Chimerica with He has been involved major independent contemporary dance artist. artists and theatres, including Chris Abraham (Canadian with the creation of new companies and artists, the , Stage) The Hypochondriac productions for the Canadian including Zata Omm Dance Andrea creates works for Canadian Stage Company, with Antoni Cimolino (The Opera Company and has Projects, The Chimera the stage, film, and outdoor Tarragon Theatre, Segal Stratford Festival). Video collaborated with virtually Project, Proarte Danza, sites. Her work investigates Centre, Centaur Theatre, Designer: The Wedding Party DA Hoskins/The Dietrich every contemporary opera contemporary approaches Globe Theatre, and Theatre by Kristen Thomson (Crow’s Group, Sasha Ivanochko, company in Canada. He was to creation interpreting Junction, among many others. Theater). Director: Big Love Karen Jamieson Dance, the co-founder and co-artistic human experiences through Winnipeg’s Contemporary by Charles Mee (Randolph director of the Queen of Chris directed the highly collaboration with artists and Dancers, Bouchardanse, Academy), rihannaboi95 by Puddings Music Theatre, lauded Stratford Festival producers from all artistic and Chartier Danse amongst Jordan Tannahill (Suburban for which he was recently productions of disciplines. others. He is a core member For the Beast). Writer and director: awarded a Ruby from Opera of Dreamwalker Dance Pleasure of Seeing Her Fixed (VideoFag), Just Cause Canada with Co-Artistic She has received four Company, forming a distinct Again, The Little Years, The (The Flea Theater). Zack Director Dáirine Ní Mheadhra. Dora Award partnership with Artistic Matchmaker, Othello, and recently wrote and directed Nominations in Outstanding Director Andrea Nann. returned in 2015 to direct the film She Stoops to John is equally in demand Performance and in 2011 she Wyatt is a multi nominated Taming of The Shrew. Conquer, currently airing on as a vocal coach and pianist. and Brendan Wyatt received and award receiving artist CBC’s Canadian Reflections He works regularly with Ben a Dora Mavor Moore Award including 7 Dora Mavor Chris has been the Artistic and winner of the 2015 Best Heppner in Canada and with Nomination in Outstanding Moore award nominations and Director of Crow’s Theatre Live Action Short at the many other Canadian singers Choreography for Beside Each two receipts for Outstanding since 2007. For Crow’s Canadian Screen Awards. and instrumentalists. John is Performance in Dance. Most Other. Andrea has appeared he has directed numerous heard regularly on CBC Radio recently Wyatt choreographed as a guest artist with productions including The and has recorded numerous the finale sequence in the Canadian touring companies Watershed, The Seagull, CDs, including the complete short filmCrazy House by Peggy Baker Dance Projects, Winners & Losers, Someone vocal works of Canadian director Aaron Mirkin, and Co. Erasga, Tribal Crackling Else, Eternal Hydra, I, was seen performing in the composer Harry Somers. As a Wind, Astrid Dance, Volcano Claudia, and Boxhead. epic production The Thirst member of the music faculty Theatre, Proartedanza for Love and Water by Cinetic at the Western University, and Modern Times Stage In 2013, Chris was awarded Creations commissioned by the John directs the Graduate the Siminovitch Prize, the Company. 2015 Panamerican Games. programs in Collaborative most prestigious prize for a Piano. He holds a Doctorate Canadian theatre artist. in Musical Arts from the University of Michigan.

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Kimberly Shannon Lea Thomas Ryder Gerry Purtell Doyle Payne Egan Lighting Designer Costume/Set Designer Sound Designer Production Manager Kimberly Purtell is a Toronto- Shannon Lea Doyle is a Thomas Ryder Payne is a Gerry Egan works as a stage based lighting designer for performance designer and composer and sound designer manager and production theatre, dance, and opera. sculptor from Toronto. for theatre, dance and film. manager. He is very proud to She holds a BFA from be a part of Soundstreams, Her designs have been OCAD University and upon Selected past work includes having first been introduced to critically acclaimed both on graduating was awarded the Stratford Festival (Macbeth, them in his previous life as a the national and international Sculpture and Installation Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, singer with University Voices! stage. Her designs have been Medal. Shannon trained in King Lear, A Midsummer set and costume design at the Night’s Dream, Othello), seen across Canada, United Selected credits include: A mind-twisting Soulpepper Academy under Shaw Festival (Top Girls), States, United Kingdom, Production and Artistic encounter the mentorship of Lorenzo Soulpepper(Father Comes Netherlands, Prague, China, Administrator (Opera with an artist Savoini. She is an Associate Home from the Wars, obsessed with Taiwan, Hong, Kong and Hamilton); Interim Scheduling Artist with Toronto based Incident at Vichy, The Anger how we all fake Manager (Canadian Opera Russia. Vazari Dance Projects, and in Ernest and Ernestine, it, one way or Sudbury based YES Theatre. Kim’s Convenience, La Company); Production another. She has designed for Pacific Shannon has been nominated Ronde, Ghosts), Canadian Manager/Technical Director Opera Victoria, Manitoba for the 2017 Pauline Stage Company (Chimerica, (Opera NUOVA); Technical Starring Theatre Centre, Opera McGibbon Award For Unique Domesticated, Harper Regan, Coordinator (Centre for Opera TORQUIL Philadelphia, Canadian Stage Talents and Potential for Middle Place, Another Studies in Sulmona, Italy) CAMPBELL Company, Stratford Festival, Excellence, administered by Africa), Tarragon Theatre Soulpepper, Tarragon Theatre, the Ontario Arts Council. (Realistic Jones, The Circle, Opera: Get Stuffed, The Buddies in Bad Times, Wormwood, Abyss, An Enemy Shadow (Tapestry Opera); Necessary Angel, Tapestry Credits include: Breath In of the People, Lungs, The Assistant Stage Manager Opera, Crow’s Theatre and Between (Crow’s Theatre), Little Years, If We Were – Ariodante, Dialogues des many others. John (Company Theatre), Birds, Leo), Crow’s Theatre Carmélites (Canadian Opera The Last Wife (Belfry (The Wedding Party, The Company); Semele (Canadian Kimberly is the recipient of Theatre),The Dybbuk Watershed, The Seagull, Opera Company and Brooklyn three Dora Mavor Moore (Soulpepper Theatre), Someone Else), Modern Academy of Music); Turandot, Objections to Sex and Times Stage Company (Blood Awards and 20 nominations Macbeth, Eugene Onegin Violence (Praxis Theatre), Wedding, Forgiveness, APR 4 – 15, 2017 for Outstanding Lighting (Opera Lyra Ottawa). Vitals (Outside The March), The Lesson, Halaj, bloom), Design, and was the 2005 Decoherence (Vazari Dance Toronto Dance Theatre, recipient of the Pauline Theatre: Stage Manager – Projects), Upcoming Vimy Buddies In Bad Times, The Lion in Winter, Fly Me to McGibbon Award. (Soulpepper Theatre), National Arts Centre, Theatre I’m Doing This For You Passe Muraille and many the Moon, Footloose, My Fair Lady (The Grand Theatre); LEAD SEASON (Haley McGee presented by others. SPONSOR Soulpepper Theatre), and Boy Creditors (Coal Mine In The Moon (Crow’s Theatre) Thomas has received 2 Dora Theatre); Shirley Valentine crowstheatre.com awards and 17 nominations. (Port Stanley Festival Theatre).

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