Cris Derksen’s Omiimiikaa

53rd Season / 418th Event

Artistic Direction
Brian Current

Sunday, Oct.30.2022

Digital Broadcast

7:45PM Pre-Concert Talk
8:00PM Broadcast

Info

NMC's 50th Anniversary Commissions for Distanced Ensemble Digital Broadcast 1:

Cellist and composer Cris Derksen reflects upon the natural environment of the Toronto neighbourhood of Mimico, whose name is derived from the Ojibwe word omiimiikaa meaning "abundant with wild pigeons" and the importance of the area as a thoroughfare for the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples.

Programme

  • Cris Derksen (CAN) Omiimiikaa (World Premiere) for cello, powwow drum, voice, electronics and video (2022).

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