GS2: Sketches of Shifting Landscapes
Monday, November 4, 2024, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Muriel Richardson Auditorium
Curated by Gord Fitzell & Örjan Sandred
Join us for an evening of electrifying repertoire featuring the Stenhammar Quartet, one of Scandinavia’s leading string quartets. The quartet has done it all—travelled the globe, crafted numerous acclaimed recordings, and premiered works by leading international composers. For their Winnipeg concert, the group will present powerful compositions by internationally celebrated Inuk artist Tanya Tagaq, Cree-Mennonite composer Cris Derksen, and Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Caroline Shaw. They will also give world premiere performances of two brand new pieces for string quartet and electronics: Sketches of Shifting Landscapes by Swedish-Canadian composer Örjan Sandred and Sleight of Hand by Winnipeg composer Gordon Fitzell.
PROGRAM
Cris Derksen: White Man’s Cattle (2019)
Tanya Tagaq: Sivunittinni (2015) [arranged for string quartet by Jacob Garchik]
Gordon Fitzell: Sleight of Hand (2024) *
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte (2011)
Örjan Sandred: Sketches of Shifting Landscapes (2024) *
* World premiere performance
Concerts start at 7:30PM and is pay what-you-can, how-you-can.
Join Dr. Suzu Enns, instrumentalist, clinician and community music facilitator for a pre-concert SoundWalk, starting at 6:30PM (weather permitting).