CHOIR CHATS
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE : HOST
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2020 has been a challenging year for artists and arts organizations all around the world. It has also been a time of reflection and the opportunity to reconsider our art and its role in society. To support this important reflection, Jean-Sébastien Vallée will host four Choir Chats with world-renowned artists who are rethinking and reshaping choral music. This series is a unique opportunity to discover ground-breaking artists and to explore several important issues related to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the field of classical music.
GUESTS
| Wednesday, February 10, 7 PM Brad Wells is the founder and artistic director of the Grammy Award-winning new music vocal group Roomful of Teeth. Wells has led the ensemble in premieres of over seventy five works by many of today’s leading composers... MORE |
| Wednesday, March 10, 7 PM Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake works as a conductor, composer/arranger, vocal contractor, singer, and music activist. Blake is the Founding Artistic Director of Tonality, a new choral ensemble focussed on spreading a message of unity, peace, and social justice through a culturally diverse choral setting. MORE |
| Wednesday April 14, 7 PM |
| Wednesday May 12, 7 PM |
