Northern Songs (A Celebration of Canadian Music)
February 16-18,2017
harbourfront centre theatre, toronto
Art of Time's first ever festival presented the works of Canadian classical and jazz composers mirrored with the best of Canada's popular music in celebration of Canada 150.
Northern Songs 1, Feb. 16 & 18, featured songs by Canada's greatest songwriters, including Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Gilles Vigneault, Buffy St. Marie and many more, in arrangements by the country's top composers.
Northern Songs 2, Feb. 17, featured a selection of works by Canadian jazz and classical composers including R. Murray Schafer, Christos Hatzis, Oscar Peterson, Nicole Lizee and more.
Repertoire/Credits/Media (February 16 & 18)
🎥 The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot
arranged by Aaron Davis
Gregory Hoskins, singer
🎥 Mon Pays, Gilles Vigneault
arranged by Robert Carli
Mathieu Bellemare, singer
🔈 Black Flowers, Lynn Miles
arranged by Kevin Fox
Sarah Slean, singer
🎥 Boogie Street, Leonard Cohen
arranged by Bryden Baird
Gregory Hoskins, singer
🎥 Lies, Stan Rogers
arranged by Aaron Davis
Melanie Doane, singer
🎥 Chancellor, Gord Downie
arranged by Kevin Fox
Gregory Hoskins, singer
🎥 I'll Never Tear You Apart, Martin Tielli
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Sarah Slean, singer
🎥 This Wheel's On Fire, Bob Dylan & Rick Danko
arranged by Steve MacKinnon
Jessica Mitchell, singer
INTERMISSION
🎥 It Doesn't Matter Any More, Paul Anka
arranged by Doug Riley
Jessica Mitchell, singer
🔈 Calling All Angels, Jane Siberry
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Gregory Hoskins, singer
🔈 And If Venice Is Sinking, John Mann
arranged by Aaron Davis
Jason Plumb, singer
🔈 River, Joni Mitchell
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Jessica Mitchell, singer
🔈 Until It's Time For You To Go, Buffy Sainte-Marie
arranged by Jim McGrath
Melanie Doane, singer
🎥 A New Day, Mary Margaret O'Hara
arranged by Andrew Staniland
Sarah Slean, singer
🔈 Ordinaire, Robert Charlebois
arranged by Dan Parr
Mathieu Bellemare, singer
🔈 Share the Land, Burton Cummings
arranged by Robert Carli
Jason Plumb, singer
Andrew Burashko piano, Bryan Holt cello, John Johnson saxophone, Drew Jurecka violin, Mark Mariash drums, Douglas Perry viola, Joe Phillips bass, Rob Piltch guitar, Rebekah Wolkstein violin, Kevin Turcotte trumpet
Kevin Lamotte lighting designer
Repertoire/Credits/Media (February 17)
🎥 The Hitchcock Etudes, Nicole Lizee
Andrew Burashko piano
🎥 The Atlantic Suite, Phil Nimmons
ii. Islands
Max Christie clarinet, Andrew Burashko piano
🎥 Old Photographs, Christos Hatzis
Jeffrey Dyrda violin, Jonathan Lo cello, Andrew Burashko piano
INTERMISSION
🎥 Hymn to Freedom, Oscar Peterson
Jackie Richardson singer, Corey Butler piano
🎥 String Quartet No. 2 "Waves", R. Murray Schafer
Rolston Quartet (Luri Lee violin, Jeff Dyrda violin, Hezekiah Leung viola, Jonathan Lo cello)
Kevin Lamotte lighting designer
Artists
Photos
Photos by John Lauener
