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