In our 2020/2021 season, we are proud to reaffirm Esprit’s commitment to supporting living composers through commissioning, performing, and promoting their music. It’s a thrill to share with you some exciting highlights from upcoming concerts and special activities to look towards in the coming months! In May, we launched our Soundbite and Soundbite Insights series,…

We have continued to monitor the conditions surrounding COVID-19, and have come to the difficult decision to postpone all three concerts in our New Wave Festival, which was set to take place at Trinity St. Paul’s Centre from April 17-18th. Our decision was made following the declaration of a State of Emergency by the Ontario…

I can hardly believe that it has already been 11 years since the world premiere of my work Mijidwewinan (Messages) at Wesleyan University in Connecticut in 2009. When I got a call out-of-the-blue from Pamela Tatge, Artistic Director of the Wesleyan Center for the Arts, back in late summer 2008 to compose a new orchestral…

Esprit is delighted to announce an expanded New Wave Festival for emerging composers. This year, the three-day festival will run from April 16-18th, with all events taking place at Trinity St. Paul’s Centre. The festival is comprised of three concerts, an artist’s panel, and a finale reception. In addition, renowned Canadian composer John Rea will…

A long-lasting and healthy collaboration can be a powerful commodity in the arts. As a composer I have been lucky enough to cross collaborative paths with some incredible artists. These relationships help to remind me that mutual creative experiences can be much more rewarding than anything I do on my own. Finding special collaborative partners…