COOL DRUMMINGS
COMING TOGETHER OPENING GALA
Soundstreams Canada
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, U of T, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Soundstreams Canada presents the second annual Cool Drummings: International Percussion Festival featuring some of the world’s greatest percussion ensembles and soloists from across Canada and around the world. Artists include sensational Mexican ensemble Tambuco, three-time Grammy- winner Glen Velez, steel pan virtuoso Liam Teague, Toronto favorites Nexus and Beverly Johnson and vocalists Suba Sankaran and Patricia O’Callaghan. Concerts will feature a world premiere by Michael Colgrass plus works by Alice Ho, Fred Rzewski, Edgar Varese, Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, Terry Riley and more!
Alan Pierson, renowned conductor of New York's Alarm Will Sound, conducts Fred Rzewski’s epic cult classic Coming Together and Geore Antheill's Ballet Mecanique, and a world premiere by Michael Colgrass performed by virtuoso steelpannist Liam Teague.
www.soundstreams.ca 416-504-1282
Tickets are $10 to $30. Discount packages available.
Tickets available through the St. Lawrence Centre Box Office or at the door.
Call 416-366-723 or online at www.stlc.com. Toll Free 1-800-708-6754. Or in person Noon – 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday at 27 Front Street East, Toronto.