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Four weekends of summer recitals
By Jayne Foster SASKTODAY.ca
The people of the Battlefords and area are equally deserving of the same quality of music they would hear in New York, London, Paris or Berlin. That’s the belief of Cole Knutson, who lives and studies in England and Germany and who calls North Battleford his hometown. When Knutson first left North Battleford in 2014 to attend university in Winnipeg, Man., he had already decided that he would one day try to repay his home community for supporting his dream of becoming a world-class musician. Knutson says he has had great fortune in the help he has received from his family, teachers, mentors and the community that the least he can do is take the skills and knowledge he’s acquired and apply it in a way that shows the community what they have invested in. At 25, Knutson has completed a bachelor’s degree in classical saxophone performance, a master’s degree in music and a second master’s degree in piano accompaniment perfor-
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mance and is now pursuing a doctoral degree. While he’s been pursuing a career and furthering his education overseas, he has been able to come home each summer to perform and teach. During the pandemic, recitals had to be small, private affairs held mainly at Jackfish Lake venues, but this summer he’s been able to plan a more public series. “Now that we are looking toward a future with fewer restrictions, it is safer to host recitals than in the past two summers. I really want to make an impression on audiences, especially after two years of such emptiness of live music,” says Knutson. He says he wants his summers at home to give back musically and artisti-
cally in any and all ways that he can. “I‘m now just starting to find myself in a position where I can try to give back more significantly in an artistic sense. It is my intention to continue to bring those artists in my network back to the Battlefords for the community to benefit,” he says. “This was part of the whole game plan; to go out into the world, refine my craft and meet like-minded young artists who are at the peak of their craft and then bring them home for the community to benefit.” In deciding to call this summer’s recital series the Battlefords Summer Proms, he says as someone who studies in the United Kingdom, the BBC Proms is a major part of his summer activities. “However, he says, “beyond the association of the BBC Proms and summer classical music festivals, I think the very origin of proms aligns with a lot of my philosophical principles relating to sharing music. A ‘promenade concert’ was conceived to allow for more relaxation for the audience and for the format. Continued on Page 7
Dr. Sharon Acoose was the keynote speaker at Acâhkos Awâsisak - Star Children: A Gathering to Share Cultural Healing, an event held over two days in North Battleford. | Photo by Greg Campbell
Gathering addresses intergenerational trauma By Greg Campbell News Editor
Silence. It is a key hallmark of trauma. The inner thoughts can entrap one’s mind. A vicious cycle of repetition can induce one’s actions, behaviours, or emotions. Yet, “Trauma will not beat us, because we are still standing today.” Those are the words of Dr. Sharon Acoose, who was among the dozens of
speakers at the Acâhkos Awâsisak - Star Children: A Gathering to Share Cultural Healing. The event was being held over two days at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford last week, gathering residential school survivors and those in the North Battleford community and beyond to share in the reconciliation process. Over 180 attendees were registered for the
event, not including walkins. The activities listed include sections of reconciliation, kinship, and traditional games/activities/ dances. To engage in the process of reconciliation is to explore the notion of intergenerational trauma further. Intergenerational trauma is defined as a trauma that gets passed down Continued on Page 3
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