This past Summer (2022), Xenia Concerts, National Access Arts Centre, and seven incredibly unique artists took off on an adventure to co-create an original piece of music under the mentorship of nine professional musicians. With the support of Juno-award nominated composer Bekah Simms, the award-winning Rolston String Quartet, these pieces were premiered in-person in July 2022, and now we’re thrilled to be able to share them with the world! Check out the video above and watch and listen through our playlist of the seven sound.colLAB pieces that these amazing artists created!
Participating Composers
Rory Berk – Location: Toronto
Thomas Sinclair – Location: Toronto
Maddux Ma – Location: Toronto
Nathan Neutel – Location: Toronto
Anthony Hodgetts – Location: Calgary
Laura LaPeare – Location: Calgary
Jamie Petit – Location: Calgary
Supporting Musicians
Bekah Simms — composer/workshop leader
Adam Scime – Electronics Director
The Rolston String Quartet — performers/workshop leaders
Paolo Griffin — composer/coach
Evan Lamberton — cellist/coach
Rory McLeod — violist/coach
Clayton Smith — coach
Partners & Supporters
National accessArts Centre — program partner
TO Live — venue partner
Canada Council for the Arts and Unity for Autism — funding partners