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This is a HYBRID event. You can attend IN PERSON at Meridian Hall or listen ONLINE via Zoom.

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Concert Description

Due to popular demand, we have added a second performance of the sound.colLAB Premiere! In partnership with TO Live and National accessArts Centre, Xenia Concerts is proud to present the world premiere of sound.colLAB! The highlight of this event is the premiere of Seven Miniatures, a new work for string quartet and electronics by a group of seven composers who self-identify as neurodivergent.

This concert is designed to be autism- and neurodiversity-friendly. Xenia Concerts welcomes all listeners.

Program

Seven Miniatures for String Quartet and Electronics by Rory Berk, Anthony Hodgetts, Laura LaPeare, Maddux Ma, Nathan Neutel, Jamie Petit, and Thomas Sinclair, transcribed by Bekah Simms (world premiere)

Works by Augusta Read Thomas, Mykola Lysenko, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Franz Joseph Haydn

Featuring

The Rolston String Quartet

Adam Scime, Electronics Director

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

The Rolston String Quartet — performers/workshop leaders

Paolo Griffin — composer/coach

Evan Lamberton — cellist/coach

Rory McLeod — violist/coach

Clayton Smith — musician/coach

Concert Features (IN-PERSON show)

• All expressions welcome! Feel free to make noise, get up, or stim!
• Wheelchair accessible venue
• Gender-neutral, wheelchair accessible washrooms
• Venue Guide
• Accessible PDF concert programs and listening guide emailed before event
• Fidget toys and noise-cancelling earmuffs can be provided upon request (please bring your own if you can)
• Flexible seating and a separate area for breaks
• Stretch breaks
• Visual schedule

COVID Safety Measures

• Attendance is limited to 80 people (67% capacity)
• We are creating “family zones” on the floor using foam mats and tape, and we’ll make sure the chair set-up allows for physical distancing
• Masks and hand sanitizer are readily available
• Please tell us the size of your group so that we can plan seating
• To protect the health of immunocompromised attendees, we recommend that you wear a mask throughout the event

Concert Features (ONLINE show)

• Live transcription (closed captions)
• ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation
• Visual description inserted into dialogue
• Stretch breaks
• Visual schedule
• Accessible PDF concert program and listening guide
• Wheelchair-accessible venue
• Venue Guide (Visual Story)

We welcome your feedback!

Do you have a suggestion for how we can make our events more welcoming and accessible? Write to Executive and Artistic Director Rory McLeod at xeniaconcerts@gmail.com or call us at 416-927-1555.

Special thanks to our partners and supporters

Venue Partner – TO Live

Programming Partner – National accessArts Centre

Volunteer Support – Hand Over Hand

Funding Support – Unity for Autism, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, The Toronto Arts Council, The Government of Canada, WROHAN Holding Company, The Co-operators, and our donors.

The workshop and development process of sound.colLAB was generously supported by The Canada Council for the Arts and Unity for Autism.