A Singer Must Die
February 22-24, 2018
harbourfront centre theatre, toronto
Intended to be a very intimate and heartfelt tribute to Leonard Cohen, these concerts featured 15 Canadian authors and 5 singers accompanied by a sextet of musicians.
February 22 Authors/Readers: Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, Adrienne Clarkson, Christopher Dewdney, Michael Redhill, Karen Solie
February 23 Authors/Readers: Joseph Boyden, Jonathan Garfinkel, Brian D. Johnson, David Macfarlane, Damian Rogers
February 24 Authors/Readers: Ian Brown, Barbara Gowdy, Steve Heighton, Marni Jackson, Madeleine Thien
Repertoire/Credits/Media
🎥 Watch an abridged version of the February 24, 2017 performance here.
🎥 A Singer Must Die
arranged by Gavin Bryars
Steven Page, singer
🔈 Boogie Street
arranged by Bryden Baird
Gregory Hoskins, singer
🎥 Anthem
arranged by Andrew Downing
Sarah Slean, singer
🎥 Darkness
arranged by Kevin Breit
Tom Wilson, singer
🎥 Come Healing
arranged by Robert Carli
Sarah Harmer, singer
🎥 Famous Blue Raincoat
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Steven Page, singer
🎥 Dress Rehearsal Rag
arranged by Jim McGrath
Sarah Slean, singer
INTERMISSION
🎥 Dance Me to the End of Love
arranged by Steve MacKinnon
Sarah Harmer, singer
🎥 Who By Fire
Tom Wilson, singer
🎥 Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye
arranged by Gavin Bryars
Sarah Slean, singer
🎥 The Future
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Gregory Hoskins, singer
🎥 The Partisan
arranged by Bryden Baird
Sarah Harmer, singer
🎥 I’m Your Man
arranged by Kevin Fox
Steven Page, singer
🎥 Treaty
arranged by Andrew Staniland
Gregory Hoskins, singer
🎥 Closing Time
arranged by Jim McGrath
Tom Wilson, singer
🎥 Hallelujah
Steven Page & Gregory Hoskins, singers
Andrew Burashko piano, Robert Carli woodwinds, Sheila Jaffe violin, Amy Laing cello, Joseph Phillips double bass, Rob Piltch guitar
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