Westben 2022 Digital Program - July 22

2022

Concert Program

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Westben is nestled amongst the gently rolling hills of the Gunshot Treaty lands and subsequent Williams Treaties of 1923, and the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig (Mississauga) Anishinaabeg near what is now known as Campbellford, Ontario.

This area today includes neighbouring Alderville, Hiawatha, and Curve Lake First Nations—thriving communities with cultural roots of musicmaking spanning thousands of years! If you would like to learn more about the Indigenous history where Westben resides, we recommend clicking on the links of these nations above and reading: Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg: The History by Doug Williams and edited by Leanne Betasamoke Simpson, Alderville First Nation... A History by Brian Beaver and the Village of Hiawatha: A History by Heather Y. Shpuniarsky and the Village of Hiawatha Book Committee.

As we continue to learn about the living histories of this place, it’s also important to recognize the ongoing violence of colonization in Canada that can be traced to forced assimilation practices like the 1923 Williams Treaty, the Indian Act, and residential schools that operated from 1894 to 1997, and many others.

Our music-making at Westben is therefore in grateful recognition and appreciation of our Michi Saagiig friends whose music has filled these lands for generations.

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Artistic & Managing Director's Message

We're back!

But that’s not to say that things aren’t different – they certainly are! Looking on the bright side (as is our habit!), there are so many new and wonderful things to enjoy here at Westben – to come back is to experience it all over again for the first time!

The Barn, with its fresh, comfy new seats, has been reconfigured to allow for endless set up opportunities. The Willow Hill amphitheater with its newly shaped audience hill, is ready and waiting in the sunshine. And The Campfire is stoked and ready to cast its warm glow on an array of wonderfully intimate performances.

Across the street in the Mary West Nature Reserve, the bobolinks are singing, and the brook is giggling. The bell is happily ringing up at our new administrative home & Box Office at the West Schoolhouse. Music is everywhere, casting a ring of happiness throughout this beautiful corner of the world. Sometimes, such beauty can take your breath away – or it can make you cry. In my opinion, it is truly the best reason to do both!

Meanwhile, maybe you have visited us online? Maybe you stopped by the Digital Venue (where you can throw some musical rocks in the pond while you’re there!), or perhaps you are enjoying the wonderful Digital Concerts at The Barn, all of which were produced over the past two years with the masterful help of videographer Steve Dagg and Westben’s Audio Tech, Andy Thompson. And there’s more ahead! This year, we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the international Performer- Composer Residency which includes over 40 participants from around the world. And as for the live events, get ready for a return to summer events as well as the Open Air Fall Fest.

Westben is the happy sum of all its live and digital parts: the wonderful music, the incredible venues and setting, and above all, the amazing people, both local and visiting. It all comes together to become “Westben”. And if these past couple of years have taught us anything, it’s that the world needs “Westben”, if only to remember what life can be...

So it’s true: we’re back. Although actually, we never really went away! Even so, I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to have you back (or here for the first time)! Welcome, with renewed gusto!

Brian Finley, C.M. Artistic & Managing Director Westben Centre for Connection & Creativity Through Music

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A Message from our Board Chair

Westben has always had lots of irons in the fire.... ...but this year it is a true pleasure for all of us on the Board of Directors to see just how many fires have been ignited in 2022 (each one full of irons, and at times, marshmallows, with spoken word or memorable music performed nearby).

What was once an arts organization with a summer festival in the Barn as its showpiece, Westben is now a hotbed of traditional concerts at the Barn, open air shows in the natural outdoor amphitheatre at Willow Hill, intimate campfire performances on warm nights as the sun lowers, digitally delivered concerts bringing excellent music and videography straight to your home.

It is also the core of a cutting edge international performer-composer residency, the home of bobolinks and indigenous plant life and invigorating sustainability projects, a welcoming place (complete with new artist cabins) for a wide array of diverse performers united by their excellence and talents, and a new home for the organization’s staff and community within the sun-warmed bricks of a heritage schoolhouse.

It is a privilege to be on the Board of an organization that not only has a vision for growth and change, but the energy and fuel to make big plans happen when the right moment arrives. The dedicated staff, led by co-founders Brian and Donna, have made new venues and performance spaces blossom all over Westben’s expanded grounds. They have also introduced audiences to the Westben spirit in sonic forest adventures through the adjacent Nature Conservancy of Canada site (the Mary West property) and a more immersive experience on the grounds; we have long been accompanied by the soft melodies of nature here, but this year the breeze, the wildlife and the play of light across the land are stars of the show along with the artists.

In 2022, the innovation of the pandemic years is about to fuse with Westben’s seasoned staging of creative powerhouses. Each event in 2022 is a singular experience of sensory ingredients, full of opportunities for unforgettable performances, composition, learning and inspiration on sister stages throughout the Westben spaces. We extend our very warmest welcome to everyone who joins us here this year, ready to see these carefully nurtured sparks come aflame.

M. Kathleen Kinch Barrister & Solicitor Chair of The Westben Board of Directors

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Thank You Sponsors

2022 Sponsors Westben is incredibly grateful for the generous support of our sponsors for enabling us to continue to gather joyfully and enjoy live performance together!

Galaxy Sponsor

Finley & Associates is a proud supporter of Westben, contributing for over two decades as a Galaxy Sponsor. Finley & Associates empowers organizations looking to rapidly elevate the impact of their leadership, management, data, and/or governance. Together with its clients, the Finley Team propels engagement and collaboration to catalyze transformative and diverse thinking that in turn uniquely enables powerful organizational cultures, strong strategies, and solid abilities to execute with surprising achievement. www.finleyandassociates.com www.facebook.com/finleyandassociates +1 403 815 7981

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Thank You Sponsors

Blue Sky Sponsors

alleninsurance.ca

bennetts.ca

What started as a dream, became a reality filled with over 20 years of world-class entertainment presented in one of the most unique venues in the country. Allen Insurance Group has been proudly supporting Westben Concerts at the Barn since the curtain was first raised in 1999. Thank you Westben for including us on your magical journey. Congratulations on over 20 years of bringing joy to people of all ages. Allen Insurance Group – Proudly supporting valuable organizations like Westben for more than a century. We’ll take care of you.

Bennett’s is a 4th generation family-operated furniture business. Founded in 1926 in Campbellford (which carries appliances), Bennett’s is also located in Peterborough and Kingston offering deluxe delivery from Toronto to Ottawa. They carry the largest selection of in-stock Canadian- made furniture and mattresses including solid wood. Meet their friendly, professional decorator consultants who are knowledgeable about furniture, but will also help with lamps, wall art, rugs, and accessories too! The Bennett family and staff are proud to support Westben.

Our professional team is committed to listening to your needs and providing the best possible product for your project. Quality work at reasonable rates.

pyle-group.com

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Thank You Sponsors

Festival Season & Residency Sponsors

canadiantire.ca

clarkcs.com bob@clarkcs.com

classicalfm.ca

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Canadian Tire - Campbellford is your one-stop destination for auto service and repair, paint, hardware, housewares, home electronics, backyard and cottage living, garden center, sports, and recreation. Open Monday-Wednesday 8 am-7 pm, Thursday & Friday 8 am-8 pm, Saturday 8 am-6 pm and Sunday 9 am-5 pm.

Located in Port Hope and Kingston, the CCS team of urban planners, policy and development planners, and agricultural specialists is committed to finding innovative and practical solutions while maintaining sound design principles. We take a strategic approach to policy development in order to ensure a creative yet practical approach to land use issues. CCS also holds expertise in Agricultural Planning, Renewable Energy, Municipal Finance. Clark Consulting Services is proud to Sponsor the important work at Westben. As community planners, we understand the importance of integrating the arts into the fabric of community development. Art and music make vital contributions to community resiliency, economic development, and the quality of life of those who experience it. We are pleased to be of support. Bob Clark can be reached at bob@clarkcs.com The New Classical 103.1FM, home of Toronto’s Classical Favourites, started its life more than a quarter of a century ago as a humble classical music station in beautiful Cobourg Ontario (still broadcasting as Classical 103.1 FM). On August 30th, 2014 we expanded our signal across the Georgian Triangle with Classical 102.9 FM. We offer listeners the greatest music of all time plus up-to-the-minute news, weather, traffic, Zoomer Reports and arts reports.

Covia Corporation is one of North America's leading producers and distributors of non-metallic industrial minerals. At its two sites in the Kawartha Lakes Region, the company mines and processes Nepheline, a premier deposit of the rare and highly valued industrial mineral. Nepheline is very important in the making of glass and ceramics. It reduces the amount of energy its manufacturers need to use as well as improving the quality of the finished product. The company’s modernization project will consolidate Covia’s Kawartha plants into one modernized plant at Blue Mountain. This will also reduce its use of water and consumption of electricity. The Canadian Nepheline sites have been a part of the local community since 1935.

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Thank You Sponsors

siennaliving.ca

kinchlitigation.com

Island Park Retirement Residence is located on the Trent Canal with the picturesque Ferris Provincial Park and the river in our back yard and the canal out front. Walking paths along the canal are right outside our front door. Island Park and its team offer a warm, welcoming environment where residents can be themselves and truly feel at home. This is a place where you can look forward to enjoying life every day. The new expansion is now in progress to be open this summer. Visit us at 18 Trent Drive, Campbellford.

A litigation-focused law firm based in Campbellford. Kat Kinch, barrister & solicitor, serves clients with commercial disputes, estate litigation, other civil cases, and family law needs in local courthouses, provides representation for local individuals, municipalities, and companies with Superior Court cases elsewhere in the province, and advises clients on complex and emerging legal problems. A graduate of CDHS, McMaster University, and UBC Law, Kat Kinch was named one of Maclean’s magazine’s “Best and Brightest” university scholars. She practiced in downtown Vancouver before returning to her hometown. She is proud to offer legal services in the community that provided her first jobs and early education. Reach Kat at 705-653-4023 ext. 209 or kat@kinchlitigation.com or you can drop by our newly renovated office space at 45 Bridge St E in Campbellford. Our firm also offers licensed paralegal services.

Aaron Eddie (aaron@kinchlitigation.com) and Justin Savoy (justin@kinchlitigation.com) provide affordable representation to our clients with Small Claims cases, provincial offense charges, challenges to MPAC assessments, and administrative law issues such as human rights matters, landlord-tenant law, and WSIB.

Kenetic Energy is an HVAC company which has supported Trent Hills and surrounding area for over a quarter of a century. Our locally raised licensed technicians are proud to serve their neighbours who believe in fostering the well-being of their community through the arts. We wish Westben continued success in bringing world class entertainment to Trent Hills.

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Your Friendly Neighbourhood Pharmacy.

Providing fast, honest, reliable service at a reasonable price. 79 Bridge St. E., Campbellford.

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Thank You Sponsors

metaphorhome.ca

Contact: 905-396-0242 or rwhandyman88@gmail.com

rotaryclubofcampbellford.ca

sharpesfoodmarket.ca

metaphorhome is proud to support Westben and its vision of bringing together communities of world-class musicians and artists in spectacular settings. On offer at metaphorhome you will find a curated collection of home furnishings, gifts, and decor; presented with a unique point of view, a great eye, and sometimes wicked sense of humour. We look forward to welcoming you to our worldclass, exciting bricks-and-mortar retail environment at 388 George Street North Peterborough.

Serving Northumberland County, R&W Construction and Handyman Services offer custom deck and fence construction, full home renovation including kitchen, bathroom, and basement. We also offer roofing and roof repair, eaves trough installation or repair, painting, tiling, and flooring. Our professional team is committed to listening to your needs and providing the best possible product for your project. Quality work at reasonable rates.

Celebrating over 90 years of service to the community the Rotary Club of Campbellford is a proud sponsor of Westben.

Through Rotary, people from all continents and cultures come together to exchange ideas, form friendships, and professional connections while making a difference in their backyards and around the world.

The Sharpe Family would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Westben on over 20 years and we wish you continued success. Westben brings world-class music into our own backyard and is a welcome addition to the local economy. Thanks Brian and Donna! Bravo Westben!

An independent group of volunteers that has the mandate to improve life in our community. We appreciate the opportunity to do this, by sponsoring and supporting the wonderful arts program provided by Westben. Best wishes for an exciting and successful season.

warkworthcsc.ca

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Table of Contents Click on the section headings below to skip ahead to each section...

Page 2

At-a-Glance Calendar

Pages 3,4

NEW Open-Air Venues

Page 5

Sustainability at Westben

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The Barn

Page 7 - 10

Westben is Growing! (The Schoolhouse)

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Performer-Composer Residency

Pages 12

COVID-19 Protocols

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Summer at Westben - Photo Gallery

Page 14 - 24

Summer Concerts at The Barn

Pages 25 - 28

Abba Mia!

Pages 29 - 31

Summer Concerts at The Barn Cont'd

Pages 32 - 35

Summer Concerts around The Campfire

Pages 36 - 40

Summer Concerts on Willow Hill

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Fall at Westben - Photo Gallery

Pages 42 - 50

Fall Concerts & Experiences at Westben

Pages 51, 52

Ticket Prices

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Picnics

Pages 54 - 57

Thank you Members

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Photo Gallery

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Calendar

Season 2022 at-a-glance

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JULY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

FRIENDS ON THE HILL 7:00 PM

OFRA HARNOY 2:00 PM

MICHAEL KAESHAMMER 2:00 PM

CANADA DAY

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MARY WALSH 7:00 PM

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ABBA MIA! 2:00 PM

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ABBA MIA! 2:00 PM

ABBA MIA! 2:00 PM

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ABBA MIA! 2:00 PM

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WILLIAM PRINCE 7:00 PM

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LATE NIGHT INTIMACIES 10:00 PM

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EVE PARKER FINLEY 7:00 PM

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ABBA MIA! 7:00 PM

NATALIE MACMASTER 7:00 PM

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OKAN 7:00 PM

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CAROL WELSMAN 2:00 PM

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QUEER SONGBOOK ORCHESTRA 2:00 PM

JOEL PLASKETT 7:00 PM

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SUZIE UNGERLEIDER 8:00 PM

SARAH LEWIS 8:00 PM 10 CANADIAN BRASS 2:00 PM JULIAN TAYLOR 8:00 PM

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KARINA GAUVIN & BRIAN FINLEY 2:00 PM DAVID MARACLE 8:00 PM 24 BARBRA LICA & TORONTO CHAMBERPOP ORCHESTRA 2:00 PM

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SEPTEMBER OPEN AIR FALL FEST

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SHOWMAN & COOLE 7:00 PM

SUNDAY

SPIRIT OF THE FOREST 10:00 AM

CHOCOLATE VOICES 2:00 PM

SARAH HARMER 2:00 PM

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10 BIRDS, BREEZES...

10:00 AM

CARDBOARD & QUILL 2:00 PM

JJ JUN LI BUI 2:00 PM

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FOREST SOUNDPRINTS 10:00 AM

DAVE GUNNING 7:00 PM

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KUNÉ 2:00 PM

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FINAL FLIGHT RETURNS! 2:00 PM

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New Open-Air Venues

Welcome to our NEW Open-Air Venues!

Willow Hill Willow Hill is a natural amphitheatre by the willow tree and pond, just north of The Barn. Bring your own lawn chair and picnic or order a Westben picnic to enjoy on this grassy, natural amphitheatre.

The Campfire The Campfire Venue is an intimate experience for 50 with a Westben performing artist. There will be smores, beverages, and time to chat with the artist. Enjoy the sunset evening of music in the outdoors!

Bring your own lawn chair or blanket with you, we will take care of the rest!

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Mary West Nature Reserve Located right across the road from Westben is the Mary West Nature Reserve (38 hectares/95 acres)—home to towering white pines, spring peepers, a beautiful river, and the at-risk eastern wood pewee.

Donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) through the estate of Mary West in 1991 – a descendant of the Wests who originally owned the farm at Westben — the property protects wetlands and forests in the Trout Creek and Trent River watersheds.

The reserve is an important part of the local conservation network, helping to provide carbon storage, flood mitigation, and clean drinking water to the local community.

The forests and wetlands of the Mary West Nature Reserve make it an important habitat for many native species, including species at risk like butternut, wood thrush, and snapping turtle. Removing invasive species, restoration activities, and providing visitors with a safe and enjoyable experience are just some of the ways the NCC cares for the Mary West Nature Reserve.

Skip ahead to page 52, for more information on our Sounds in Nature Series

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Sustainability at Westben

Sustainability at Westben Creating intimate and creative connections with the environment is an integral part of the Westben experience. It should come as no surprise then that we are actively working towards weaving sustainability into everything we do.

From enhancing the festival's waste, water, and food systems to planting native tree species across the farm and supporting our local bird friends, we are passionately learning, planning, and taking action to ensure the wellbeing of our local and global ecosystems for years to come! And we want you to be a part of it all!

Join the Westben Sustainability Team!

Westben is heartily seeking volunteers with a passion for caring for the long-term health of the environment, community, and arts to be a part of Westben's Sustainability Team! No time to commit to the Team? Send us your ideas and dreams instead! We’d love to hear from you! Please email Ben Finley at ben@westben.ca to learn more.

Sound & Environmental Partnerships Westben is excited to continue developing an ecomusicological relationship with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)! A recent ecomusicology project in collaboration with the NCC was the 2021 Music in Nature sound installation & nature walk created by sound engineer Andy Thompson. We're excited to bring you more from this wonderful collaboration through our Sounds in Nature series, taking place September 10th, 17th, and 24th at 10:00 am.

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Familiar Places

The Barn

WESTBEN IS THRILLED TO WELCOME AUDIENCES BACK TO THE BARN! Built in 2000 by local craftsman Didier Schwartz, The Barn seats 400 and combines state-of-the-art acoustics with a rustic, open and embracing atmosphere. Enjoy the birdsong and breezes that drift into The Barn as massive walls and doors roll away to allow music to spread over the surrounding meadow!

The Barn has been reconfigured to provide socially-distant seating in cabaret-style pods. Our barn doors can open completely on warm days to allow for a pleasant breeze throughout the space. Large fans have been put in place to also increase air circulation.

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Westben is Growing!

The Schoolhouse

IMAGINE... drop-in dance classes, game nights, intimate concerts, workshops, public chats & more! Continuing a legacy of community gathering & shared learning. Help us bring people together at The Schoolhouse...

A history of gatherings Perhaps you've seen it on your way to Westben. The poetic and warm brick building known as SS#4 West’s School, is located on County Road 30 just nort of Campbellford and Westben’s beloved Barn. It was built in 1890 by Charles Dunk and Louis Breault to replace an earlier frame schoolhouse that had burned to the ground -- a cottage-roofed building made of logs.

Named after the West family, the original owners of the property, The West Schoolhouse had slate blackboards added in 1906, and was electrified in 1949. When rural schools closed in 1967, the Schoolhouse was purchased by the Seymour West Women’s Institute and beautifully maintained for over 40 years of meetings and luncheons. Jeannette Sanderson and Ken Layton bought it in 2013, and remain very grateful that they no longer have to arrive at 5 am to light the fire before their much-loved Zumba classes, folk concerts, and other community events. To Westben, The Schoolhouse is a place of possibility, brimming with potential for future community gatherings, rich learning experiences among friends, and of course, more music and fun! It's also the home of our Box Office. Pop by for a visit and experience it for yourself!

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Westben is Growing!

The Schoolhouse Help us ring the bell on our capital campaign!

$400,000

Westben is asking for your help to reach a fund-raising target of $400,000 in support of a capital campaign to purchase the West Schoolhouse; an historic, one-room schoolhouse right next to Westben. Funds raised through the Campaign will be used to purchase the West Schoolhouse and make the improvements necessary to get it operational.

69%

of our goal!

$276,874

Buy a Brick for $100!

If each brick in the Schoolhouse is worth $100.00 then this campaign is seeking the contribution of 1,232 more bricks!

Purchase 10 bricks today & join the Honour Roll!

Graduate $100+

Honour Roll $1,000+

Star Pupil $2,500+

Dean's List $5,000+

Valedictorian $10,000+

Trustee $25,000+

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SCHOOLHOUSE ATTENDANCE BOARD Thank you for donating to the Schoolhouse Capital Campaign!

TRUSTEES

Bill & Penny Harris Ken Layton & Jeanette Sanderson Anonymous - In Celebration of Marilyn Keene

VALEDICTORIANS Martin Edge & Debra Richardson-Edge Donna Finley - Finley & Associates Mundy McLaughlin John Welch

DEANS LIST

STAR PUPILS

Neil Graham & Wayne Sabados Karen & Patrick MacGinnis Diane Menzies Leslie Orpana Catherine Warrener

Clark Consulting Services Jeanette Cournoyer Jan Hay Kinch Eddie Litigation Arnold E. & Marie Westlake

HONOUR ROLL Anonymous - In Celebration of Nancy Coulter Stephen & Joanne Allen Laura Andrews John & Betty Bennett Lionel & Laurane Bennett Bob & Ann Bennett Terry Brown & Audrey Williams John & Nancy Burge Lorna Campbell Centre & Main Chocolate Co. Katherine Cochrane Lance & Barbara Cooper Karen Cullen Penny & Garry Culverson Jim & Susan Eddie Robert Ertel Ben Finley Donna Bennett & Brian Finley Brenda Finley

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Don & Cindy Fyvie Lorne & Brenda Hagerman Doug Keene Gloria Larkin Alison Lester Neil Lucy Patt MacDowell Joan McCulloch Greg Meehan Ida Noe A Noges Carol & Don Pearson Bill Reid & Joan Filip Carol Robertson Ron & Elaine Scott Rick & Michelle Louise & Ross Stevenson Burle & Kay Summers Cathy & Jim Turner

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GRADUATES Jim Abel Brad Halls Sharon & Harold Abernethy M. B. Harding G. K. Alton Family Susan Hatcher Carol & Richard Anjo Carrie Hayward Diane Arsenault Philip Headlam Simon & Marybeth Ashbourne Mark Helmer Joan & Stephen Bale Barbara Hems Anonymous Gail & Horace Hinds Gary Ballard Mary Hogarth Julia & Craig Barber Anonymous Elinor & Mary Bartle Gary & Libby Horton Judy & Michael Bates Robert & Mary Hunt Doreen Allen-Bell Jann Istead John & Eila Belton Hans Jacobs Debbie Bennett Diane Jamieson Don Bennett Donna Jefferson Gervis Black Janette Johnston Alan & Samantha Bland Cydney & Hans Kamping Eleanor Bond Jane & Don King Timothy Bowden David King Jeffrey & June Brace Jane Kitchen Eugene & Helen Brahaney Judith Knopp Brown Lorne Brown Margaret, Roger & Kathy Lee Mara Brown Dick & Lynn Lewis Myrna Brown Tim & Vicki Lilleyman Lois Brummitt Mary E. Lockett Peter Budzik Donna Lohnes Hans & Lenneke Buré Greg Loucks & Sharon Hunter Robert & Patricia Burke Sandra Lovering Marg & Stu Burkholder The MacDonald Pat & Doug Burnside Steve & Julie MacDonald Sandra L. Campbell Lise Mace Sheridan & Frances Cardwell M. E. MacFadzean Dave Carley Kay MacLeod Mike & Kathy Carter Kim MacNeil David Chambers Lori & Rob Majdell Kathy Clement Frank & Patricia Marett Geraldine Crown Ron & Val Marshall Greg Cumming John & Lynda Martin Kathryn & Sam Cureatz Arnott & Ruth Anne Matthews Curle's Maple Products Susan & Stephen McAllister Alex & Bonnie Davidson Tom McCamus & Chick Reid Heather Davis Maggie McDougall Dorothy De Lisle Bill & Rosemarie McMechan Maureen Dikun Susan McMurtry Rosemarie & Brian Donaldson Doris Meier C. Rae Finley Larry & Mireille Meyers Fitness for Grownups Alex Milne & Jocelyn Colquhoun Ruth Fleming Eva Gonos Mocon Leo & Mary Jo Fortin Robert Moorcroft Daniel Foster Mary-Lynne Morgan Leesa Franklin Pauline Morissette Frantic Farms Gallery Barbara Morris Gregory Garrett Barbara Morrison Lenore Gay John & Heather Mueller Ron Getz Roger Nainby Irwin & Myrna Gopnik Jeanette Northrop Dianne & Gord Graham Peter & Bonnie Ostwald Heather & George Greer Liana Palmer

Douglas & Gillian Parker Sue & Mike Paterson Ross Paul Eileen Paulsen Peter & Joyce Payan Judith Pearce Marcia Perryman Debbie Petherick Paul Petherick Sandy Pinkerton Lisa Poirier Janet Pomeroy Martin & Marguerite Prachowny Gabrielle Prata & Robert Longo Joanna Primavesi Shelagh Purcell Jean & Donald Pysklywec Gail Rayment Jose Richter Gwen Robertson Sandy Robertson Suzanne Aldis Routh Pam Royl & Ian McArdle Linda Rumpf John Russell Kay Rutty - In Memory of Sally Alton Ron Schlumpf Gunter Schubert June Seaborn Bill Selby Dave & Bev Sherwin Felicity Sidnell Reid Wayne Singleton Stephen Snell Walter & Wendy Somerville Norma Spence Robert Stairs Judith Stephanson In Memory of Edna Stillman (Bell) Janet Stubbs Carolyn Ketcheson & Ian Sutherland Aimee Tedford & CCS Dianne Thomas Sally & Earl Thompson Paul & Eileen Tichauer Susan Traer & Fred Wardle Carolyn DeWolf Vanhumbeck Minny Verburg Catherine Vosper & Christine Hallett Debby & Ralph Watson Franz & Mary Weilandt In Memory of Betty Wellman Kathryn White Anna Whitley & Fred Blair Ann Wiggins Donna Wilson Cait Wood & Ben Dietschi C.F.A. Winnipeg Inc.

STUDENTS Anniversary of Ann & Bob Bennett, Anonymous, Dennis Ablett, Pat & Amy, Sarah Cashman & Carl Swanston, Jennifer Collins, Fern Colson, Nathan & Lori Copeland, Connie Corbett, Marybelle Dockstader, MB Dugan, Audrey Gillam, Fern Greenspoon, Merrilyn, Margaret, Therese May, Pedersen Family, Tracy Peters & Pierre Martin, Rachel & Hugh Prichard, Joyce & Wilburt Ward

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2022 Performer Composer Residency

2022 PerformerComposer Residency

In 2022, the Performer-Composer Residency (PCR) celebrated five years of creative encounters. 40 participants gathered in digital and physical space, sharing sound, stories, places and practices. The 2022 PCR showcase "Creating Apart, Sounding Together" was also the first concert of the year to "awaken" The Barn -- and what an evening it was!

What is the PCR? (No, not that PCR!) The participants of the PCR often find themselves in between categories of composing music and bringing it to life in real-time, and we try to cheer that on! We say, “how fascinating!” to the complex intersections we inhabit as we seek to share and create music together from our unique cultural positions and realities. What’s incredible is what emerges in this encouraging and generative meeting space; it reinvigorates us to find vibrant, just, and sustainable ways of living together and to meaningfully address social inequities and planetary imbalances.

Still curious? Wander around westbendigitalvenue.ca to learn more!

The PCR is sponsored by metaphorhome.

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At The Barn

Ofra Harnoy has established herself as one of the greatest cellists on the world’s concert stage. She is one of Canada’s most celebrated personalities and is a Member of the Order of Canada.

Ms. Harnoy is the first Canadian classical instrumental soloist since Glen Gould to gain an exclusive worldwide contract with a major record label. She’s recorded more than 40 solo albums, and has won many awards, including 5 JUNO Awards, the Grand Prix du Disque, and Critics Choice Awards from a number of international magazines. Maclean’s called her one of the 12 Canadians in all fields who bring most credit to their country!

Ofra Harnoy was born in Israel and immigrated to Canada at age 6. Ms. Harnoy is a gifted interpreter who wins critical raves for her performances all over the world, having toured has toured extensively in Europe, the Far East, Australia, and the Americas. She has played at the request of Prince Charles, President Bill Clinton, three Canadian Prime Ministers, and several times for the Imperial Japanese family.

Commanding a vast repertoire, Harnoy has also premiered many important works including the world premiere of the Offenbach cello Concerto in G, the world premiere of the Viotti cello Concerto in C, many world premiere Vivaldi cello concertos and the North American premiere of the Bliss Cello Concerto. Among her many recording and live performance collaborations are: Placido Domingo, Sting, Sir Charles Mackerras, Loreena McKennitt, and more! She has won numerous music competitions and in 1982 was even the youngest first prize winner of the Concert Artists Guild Award which led to her Carnegie Hall debut.

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At The Barn

Featured Sponsors: Concert Sponsor: Island Park Blue Sky Sponsors: Allen Insurance Group, Bennett's Furniture & Mattresses The Pyle Group

What'll you'll hear this afternoon...

Galaxy Sponsor: Finley & Associates

Ofra Harnoy – Cello Mike Herriott – Flugelhorn, Piano, Trombone, Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet Jeanie Chung – Piano PROGRAM: Adagio from Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major – J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Canonic Sonata No.1 – Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Au Fond du Temple Saint – Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Ritual Fire Dance – Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Una Furtiva Lagrima – Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) – Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Intermission Donald, Willie, and His Dog – Donald Morrison (1927-1988) Michelle – Lennon-McCartney (1940-1980; b. 1942) Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) – George Gershwin (1898-1937) Free As a Bird – Lennon-McCartney (1940-1980; b. 1942) She’s Like the Swallow – Newfoundland Traditional Sephardic Melody – Ben-Haim (1897-1984) Hungarian Rhapsody – David Popper (1843-1913) When I’m 64/Penny Lane – Lennon-McCartney (1940-1980; b. 1942)

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JUNO-award winning Michael Kaeshammer has invested countless hours at the keyboard, hundreds of recordings, thousands of live performances, millions of miles in the air and on the road all in pursuit of a mastery of 12 notes across 88 keys. Over the course of decades as a professional performer, he has developed a style that weaves threads of classical, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, stride, and even pop into a signature and sought-after sonic tapestry.

Born and bred in Germany, Kaeshammer began performing club, theatre, and festival stages throughout Europe in his early teens and continued on that trajectory after emigrating to Canada’s West Coast with his family in the mid-‘90s. His first studio album, Blue Keys, dropped in 1996 and spurred a consistent sequence of heralded releases and high-profile international performances. The world watched as he grew from child prodigy to full-fledged phenom, from unparalleled pianist to virtuosic songwriter.

Opening for the likes of Ray Charles and Anne Murray, joining backing singers like Marva Wright, the late blues queen of New Orleans, co-writing sessions with rockers Randy Bachman and Colin James have also helped to hone his skills as a vocalist and lyricist to the point that Kaeshammer is equally at home when he takes the mic as he is letting his fingers lead the melody, as perfectly showcased on his latest LP via True North Records, 2018’s Something New.

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Mary Walsh is a Newfoundland actor, writer, comedian, activist and mother.

Among her many awards and doctorates, Mary is also the recipient of The Order of Canada and the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award in the Performing Arts. No stranger to television audiences, Mary Walsh may be best known for her work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC’s wildly popular take on current affairs. The series, which she also created, earned her many of her numerous Gemini awards and showcased her dynamic range of characters, including the flagrantly outspoken ‘Marg Delahunty’.

Walsh wrote, produced and starred in the Gemini award winning Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, and more recent television credits include CBC’s Republic of Doyle, Global's Rookie Blue, and HBO Canada’s Sensitive Skin, for which she was nominated for a 2017 Canadian Screen Award. Mary Walsh has enjoyed an exciting film career and has played roles in more than 15 films to date. She was nominated for two Genies for her performances in feature films Crackie (Official selection at TIFF) and New Waterford Girl.

In her debut novel Crying For The Moon, Mary Walsh has created the unforgettable Maureen Brennan, a young woman coming of age in late 1960s St. John's, Newfoundland. Walsh is also an outspoken advocate for mental health and addiction awareness.

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Co-founder and Artistic & Managing Director of the Westben Centre for Connection and Creativity, Brian Finley enjoys a multi-faceted career as a composer, pianist, director and impresario. In addition to several works for the stage, Brian’s compositions include music for piano, voice, chorus and arrangements for full symphony orchestra. He has written and produced several full-length opera-musicals including SAMSON (2001), Rapunzel (2005) and most recently, an opera based on his own original story The Pencil Salesman inspired and commissioned by Dr. Agnes M. Herzberg (2016).

As a director he has staged musical productions including Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music and his own works including Requiem for a Millennium and A Westben Christmas Carol.

As a pianist, Brian has performed with orchestras across North American and Europe and has appeared in over 10 international piano competitions including the 8th International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, he won the third prize in the AMSA International Competition in Cincinnati as well as the Gina Bachauer Award in Dallas. His recordings include solo piano music from Wigmore Hall, three critically acclaimed CDs with his wife, soprano Donna Bennett as well as world premiere recordings of his Preludes to Canada (2017), Rapunzel (2005), and Requiem for a Millennium (1999).

He has also been heard on CBC, CFMX, KING-FM in the US and on Soviet Television. As an accompanist, he has collaborated with some of Canada’s top singers including Adrianne Pieczonka, Richard Margison, Marie-Josée Lord, Mark DuBois, John Fanning as well as his cousin, Gerald Finley. With Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Toronto, Brian's principal teachers included Maria Curcio (UK), Boris Lysenko and William Aide.

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late night intimacies Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 – Frédéric Chopin Intimacies – Brian Finley 1. The Dreamers 2. Lullaby 3. Duet – Forest Friends 4. Sun Shower 5. Here in the Garden...

6. If You Could Hear...

7. Lilacs 8. Only he who lifts his lyre...

9. Butterflies 10. Side by Side 11. Memory 12. Peace

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The Queer Songbook Orchestra (QSO) hold the belief that stories and songs are powerful communicators and carry within them the potential to increase awareness and understanding through the scope of 2SLGBTQ+ experience, thereby fostering dialogue and nurturing deeper community. “We extend this vital practise of listening to our Black, Indigenous, Asian and other racialized communities and are committed to the principles of anti-racism, and working towards a just, equitable and accessible society for everyone,” they share.

The QSO is a 14-piece professional chamber pop ensemble dedicated to utilizing story and song to express, honour and elevate 2SLGBTQ+ experience, while providing opportunities for mentorship and other supports to queer, trans, questioning and allied youth.

Founded in 2014 by Artistic Director Shaun Brodie, the QSO has toured extensively throughout Canada and worked with 200+ collaborators including Carole Pope, Cris Derksen, James Baley, Orville Peck, Beverly Glenn Copeland, Jeremy Dutcher, Francesca Ekwuyasi, Rae Spoon, Syrus Marcus Ware, Casey Mecija, Lorraine Segato, Allie X, Wayson Choy, and many more musicians, writers, theatre artists, high school students, elders and other members and allies of the community.

“The Queer Songbook Orchestra are based on Dish with One Spoon territory, the traditional home of the Anishnaabe, Haudenosaunee, Wendat and Mississaugas of the Credit. We are witness to the ongoing revelations of violence and trauma inflicted on Indigenous communities by settler populations across Turtle Island, and the injustices that persist to this day.

We uphold the principles of mutual recognition, mutual respect and shared responsibility as settlers on Indigenous land.” -- QSO

The Queer Songbook Orchestra are: Shaun Brodie - Artistic Director/Trumpet Aleda DeRoche - Technical Director Alanna Stuart - Vocals Alex Samaras - Vocals Stephen Jackman-Torkoff - Storyteller/Poet Jennifer Burford - Violin Evan Lamberton - Cello Lief Mosbaugh - Oboe/English Horn/Vocals Naomi McCarroll-Butler - Alto Saxophone/Clarinet Micajah Sturgess - French Horn Thom Gill/Christine Bougie - Guitar Johnny Spence - Piano Dan Fortin/Carlie Howell - Double Bass Stefan Schneider - Drums/Percussion

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With over 130 albums and over 50 years of consummate musicianship, Canada’s premiere brass ensemble brings dazzling performances worldwide exploding with brilliant, joyful brass playing (not to mention colourful footwear!). Expect a scintillating program of all your Canadian Brass favourites from Bach to the Beatles, including music from their 2021 album Canadiana! Loved by audiences globally, Canadian Brass has truly earned the distinction of “the world’s most famous brass group.”

With a discography of over 130 albums and an extensive world-wide touring schedule, Canadian Brass is an important pioneer in bringing brass music to mass audiences everywhere. They have sold well over 2 million albums worldwide, with 1.2 million sold in the Nielsen Soundscan era alone (since 1991). They continue to score Billboard chart positions — like with their rousing recording of patriotic songs and marches, Stars & Stripes: Canadian Brass Salute America, which spent 8 weeks in the Top 25 on the Billboard Classical Chart, peaking at #2! Touring legends with an enthusiastic fan base, the Canadian Brass play to packed houses everywhere throughout the USA, Canada, Japan and Europe.

Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has developed a uniquely engaging stage presence and rapport with audiences. Expect entertainment, spontaneity, virtuosity and, most of all, fun – but never at the expense of the music!

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Canadian Brass are: Chuck Daellenbach Jeff Nelsen Caleb Hudson Achilles Liarmakopoulos James Vaughen PROGRAM Program features selections from: Damigella Tutta Bella – Monteverdi, arr. Hudson Brandenburg Concerto 3 – J.S. Bach, arr. Hudson O Sacrum Convivium – Gabrieli, arr. Hudson Selections from "Canadiana" – Various Canadian Composers, arr. Ridenour Tuba Tiger Rag – De Costa, arr. Henderson INTERMISSION Little Fugue in G Minor – J.S. Bach, arr. Romm Central Park Morning – Chesky Danny Boy – Traditional, arr. Hudson Tribute to Dixieland – arr. Henderson

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Recognized for her work in the baroque repertoire, Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin sings Bach, Mahler, Britten and the music of the 20th and 21st centuries with equal success. The prestigious distinctions she has received include the title of “Soloist of the Year” by the International French Radio Community, won first prize for the CBC Radio Young performers Competition, the Virginia Parker prize as well as the Maggie Teyte Memorial Prize in London and the lieder and public’s prize at the s’Hertogenbosch International Competition.

Mrs. Gauvin has sung with the world’s leading symphony orchestras, including the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and the Rotterdam Philharmonic, as well as Baroque orchestras such as Les Talens Lyriques, the Venice Baroque Orchestra, Le concert de la Loge, Accademia Bizantina, Il Complesso Barocco, Freiburger Baroque Orchestra, the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Les Violons du Roy. Her extensive discography – over 50 titles – has won her numerous awards, including a “Chamber Music America Award” for her “Fête Galante” disc with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, and three Grammy nominations for her recordings with the Boston Early Music Orchestra and several Opus Prizes.

Past projects include a European tour and a recording of Ariodante (Handel) for EMI Virgin Classics, along with a European tour and a recording of Giulio Cesare, both with Alan Curtis and Il Complesso Barocco. During the pandemic, Karina Gauvin was priviledged to participate in an exciting new recording project; the complete songs of late 19th century composer Jules Massenet. In late 2020, she was named artist in residence for Mécénat Musica, a cultural programme by donors for donors to make a sustainable contribution in music and the arts.

To read Brian Finley’s bio, please see page 22.

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Brian Finley (b. 1960) Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)

Nuit d’étoiles Mandoline Beau soir Air de Lia (L’enfant prodigue)

Intimacy No. 10 “Side by Side”

E pur cosi un giorno ….

Piangerò (Giulio Cesare) Lusinghe più care (Alessandro) Lascia Ch’io pianga (Rinaldo)

INTERMISSION Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

E Suzanna non vien… Dove sono

The boatmen’s dance Long time ago Simple gifts Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe Ouvre ton coeur

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You can dance! You can jive! But even if you can’t, you can still have the time of your life when you join Westben and a barnful of fabulous singers and musicians for the rollicking return of the musical review of all your favourite ABBA hits from Mamma Mia to Here We Go Again! Please note: This performance is in concert style and features the music of ABBA including numbers from the Broadway musical and movies.

Caitlin Wood - soprano Meher Pavri - soprano Rebecca Poff - mezzo-soprano Adam Fisher - tenor David Michael Moote - baritone Andrew Affleck - bass Matt Ray - guitar Robert Longo - production coordinator Andy Thompson - keys, audio technician John Freitas - audio technician Featuring the music of ABBA written by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus with Stig Anderson!

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Overture I Have a Dream The Name of the Game Does Your Mother Know?!

Under Attack S.O.S. Knowing Me, Knowing You Honey, Honey Chiquitita Mamma Mia! (INTERMISSION) Fernando Take a Chance I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do! Andante, Andante Super Trooper The Winner Takes It All Waterloo Thank You for the Music

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Caitlin Wood Alberta‐born soprano Caitlin Wood is a dazzling and vulnerable performer. She received her Masters of Music in Opera Performance from University of Toronto and gained attention as Joanna in Sweeney Todd while a member of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program.’

Reviewers called her “absolutely vibrant” and showed “great comic flair” in her debut as Susanna in Vancouver Opera Festival’s The Marriage of Figaro. Caitlin also portrayed Ava in City Opera Vancouver’s 2017 world premiere of Marie Clements/Brian Current’s powerful opera Missing, showing “exquisite vulnerability”. Mark Morris called Caitlin’s recent Comtesse Adele “the standout performance of the evening” in Edmonton Opera’s Le Comte Ory, and as Adele in Toronto Operetta Theatre’s Die Fledermaus, Paula Citron praised her “charming stage presence”.

Recent concert performances for Caitlin include Vancouver Bach Choir/Vancouver Opera Festival’s premiere of Brian Current’s The River of Light, Carmina Burana with Ottawa Choral Society, and Mozart’s Requiem with Windsor Symphony Orchestra.’

Meher Pavri Parsi-Canadian soprano, Meher Pavri hails from London, Ontario. She is a multidisciplinary artist who enjoys performing in opera, musical theatre, theatre, film / television and is most passionate about new Canadian works.

Her career highlights include: Maria in West Side Story (LOT, Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Niagara Symphony Orchestra); soloist in a number of Soulpepper Theatre shows, most recently 88 Keys; roles in the world premiere of The Overcoat, A Musical Tailoring (CanStage, Tapestry Opera, Vancouver Opera), Mozart’s Idomeneo (Opera Atelier), Mahabharata (Shaw Festival), singing the national anthems at NBA Raptors games, and most recently in the Canadian premiere of Bend It Like Beckham, the musical (Starvox).

Meher was also a part of the ensemble in Handel’s Messiah with Against the Grain Theatre that won a Dora award.

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Adam Fisher Canadian tenor Adam Fisher is rapidly gaining attention for his charismatic stage presence in a wide range of repertoire. His energetic, athletic approach to roles combined with “his sweet, bright and youthful tone "have delighted audiences in opera, musical theatre and operetta. He has charmed audiences in Broadway concerts with Victoria Symphony, Chorus Niagara and Brantford Symphony and is a frequent performer with Toronto Operetta Theatre, starring in La Vie Parisienne, Land of Smiles and La Belle Helene.

Adam has sung the title roles of Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods. Adam has created roles in several contemporary operas, including John Estacio’s “OURS” commemorating the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the First World War and Father Alexander in Tapestry Opera’s powerful 2017 production about human trafficking, Oksana G. Recent highlights for Adam include Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus with Toronto Operetta Theatre, Lieutenant Joe Cable in South Pacific with Calgary Opera in the Village, as well as Salute to Vienna concerts in Florida and Canada.

Rebecca Poff Rebecca has been blessed to have spent the past 30 years as a full time performer in musical theatre in Canada, the US, and all over the world.

Some of her career highlights include: Canadian National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera, Canadian National, US National and Broadway Tours of Hal Prince’s Show Boat. First Wives Club (New York/Chicago), Sousatzka (Elgin Theatre), Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (Moscow). Rachel Lynde in Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown), Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! (Grand Theatre), Eva Peron in Evita (Neptune) and Marian in The Music Man (Vancouver Playhouse). Over 20 lead roles with Drayton Entertainment including Patsy Cline in A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline and The Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music. Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Music from Western and is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Opera Division.

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David Michael Moote David Michael Moote is a singer and actor originally from London, ON. A graduate of McGill University’s voice performance program, David has performed across the country in illustrious venues such as The Princess of Wales Theatre, Ed Mirvish Theatre, The Northern and Southern Jubilee, The Grand Theatre, Caesar’s Palace and many more.

He has sung on Juno nominated albums, appeared in national commercials and television shows, starred in musicals, and is the lead singer of the metal band Operus, which has toured internationally and played to festivals of over 80,000 people. Performing in a variety of styles, genres, and mediums keeps things fresh and exciting for David, and life as an artist so satisfying.

Andy Thompson Andy Thompson, owner in residence at nearby Northumberland Music Studio, has enjoyed a long career in the music industry in Canada.

Without going into the childhood piano lessons let's move on to say he has earned the reputation of being a much sought-after session player, as well as writer /composer, arranger, engineer, and producer.

He has composed the music for hundreds of documentaries, full-length features, made for TV drama series and informational films.

Andy began composing music for film in 1972 beginning with a documentary entitled " A Seal Song". Producer Roman Bittman and executive producer Brian Davies created this magical yet gruesome documentary of the life and slaughter of the harp seal herd on the Magdelain islands. Excerpts from this film, along with the musical score continue to show up in Nature Films around the world.

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Taking their name from the word for "heart" in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN, is a women-led ensemble that fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage and love.

Born in Havana, Cuba, Elizabeth Rodriguez is a classically trained violinist who served as concertmaster for Havana’s Youth Orchestra. Magdelys Savigne hails from Santiago de Cuba and graduated with honours in orchestral percussion from Havana’s University of the Arts.

Both are also Grammy-nominees for their contributions to Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, of which they are former members. Having recently worked with Bomba Estereo, Lido Pimienta and Bianca Gismonti, OKAN follows up on their Junonominated and Independent Music Award-winning debut album Sombras, with their JUNO Awardwinning album Espiral, out on the Lulaworld Records label.

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Internationally acclaimed, six-time Juno Award Nominee vocalist and pianist Carol Welsman captivates audiences the world round with her unique ability to tell stories and spread her infectious warmth and energy through music!

She has 13 albums to her credit. Welsman has a brand-new album entitled “14”, her fourteenth recording which will be released September 9, 2022 on Justin Time Records, with four singles that will be pre-released over the Spring and Summer. It is truly a jazz album co-produced by internationally renowned producer and composer/arranger, Romano Musumarra.

Carol has performed for such luminaries as Stevie Wonder, Gordon Lightfoot, Herbie Hancock (duet) and President Bill Clinton. She speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian fluently and also records in these languages. While she has toured internationally, Carol has enjoyed much of her career success in Japan and Canada. A “Distinguished Alumnus” of Berklee College of Music, Welsman is also a prolific songwriter and her songs have been recorded by such artists as Celine Dion, Ray Charles, Chrissy Hinde and more!

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Barbra Lica is a JUNO-nominated singersongwriter who has performed her music - a blend of folk, jazz, and country - around the world, from New York City’s legendary Birdland to international music festivals in North America and Japan.

When the pandemic hit, music could only be performed in small formats from behind plexiglass and computer screens, and so Barbra Lica and trombonist-arranger Anders Azzopardi had an idea: why not plan for something big and bold on the other side of isolation? Now these two friends have invited some of Canada’s most prolific and virtuosic musicians to share the stage with them for a special chamber orchestra performance series featuring all-new arrangements of songs from Barbra Lica albums past and future.

This 16-piece ensemble includes JUNO-award winner Allison Au and ten-time JUNO nominee Tara Davidson on woodwinds; Chamber Music Competition champion Amahl Arulanandam on cello; renowned composer/bandleader Aline Homzy on first violin; three-time Canadian Music Competition finalist Jessica Deutsch on viola; and Toronto's 2019 Emerging Jazz Artist recipient Mark Godfrey on bass. Prepare to hear Barbra’s favourite songs reimagined, from the French classic “La Vie En Rose” to Barbra’s first ever radio single, “Because I Say So”, to her latest composition, “Hello from My Basement”. After years of writing and arranging in solitude, we celebrate a triumphant return to live music, big sound, and the stories that bring us together!

Lead Vocals/Piano - Barbra Lica Toronto Chamber Pop Orchestra: Trombone/Tuba - Anders Azzopardi Backing Vocals - Claire Davis Piano/Keyboard/Accordion/Vocals - Joel Visentin Bass/Vocals - Mark Godfrey Guitar - Tom Fleming

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Drums - Jill Fisher French Horn - Olivia Esther Trumpet - Kevin Turcotte First Violin - Aline Homzy Second Violin - Meghan Cheng Viola - Jessica Hannah Deutsch Cello - Amahl Arulanandam First Woodwind - Allison Au Second Woodwind - Tara Davidson Bassoon - Sheba Thibideau

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For over two decades, thousands of shows, and nine critically acclaimed albums, Suzie Ungerleider’s gloriously emotive, crystalline voice, her bewitching performances and her fierce songwriting have consistently captivated audiences, her peers and the press. Now based again in her hometown of Vancouver, she made the recent ‘My Name is Suzie Ungerleider’ with producer Jim Bryson (Kathleen Edwards).

It’s her first album since the artist formerly known as Oh Susanna announced that she would now record and perform under her birth name. It’s the tenth solo studio album by the American-born, Canadian-raised artist revered for such landmark records as ‘Johnstown‘, ‘Sleepy Little Sailor‘ and ‘A Girl in Teen City‘.

The decision to say “so long” to her long-time moniker Oh Susanna is both a personal and political decision, fuelled by her realization that ‘Oh Susanna,’ the Stephen Foster song of 1848, contained racist imagery and a belief system that she wanted no part of. She came to understand its historic associations to Minstrelsy, a tradition both demeaning and dehumanizing to Black people. Leaving Oh Susanna behind, Ungerleider has become her true self with a wonderful record that marks a fresh beginning, a collection of new compositions that refresh and redefine who Suzie Ungerleider is.

Ungerleider is the recipient of a Genie Award for Best Original Song and a Canadian Folk Music Award for English Songwriter of the Year. She has been nominated for two Juno Awards each for Best Roots and Traditional Album of the Year, as well as two Canadian Folk Music Awards for Best Solo Performer and for Best Contemporary Singer of the Year. 2017’s A Girl in Teen City was met with high critical acclaim and has earned three Canadian Folk Music Award nominations.

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Join Peterborough-Nogojiwanong’s first Poet Laureate around the Westben Campfire!

Join Peterborough’s first Poet Laureate around the Westben campfire.

Renowned as a spoken word artist, Sarah is an Anishnaabe Kwe (Ojibwe/Cree) from Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario. She was a national semi-finalist at the 2019 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word as well as finalist at Toronto’s International Festival of Authors Slam Poetry Coalkan.

She has been featured on Global News, CBC radio, CBC Arts’ ongoing video series: Poetic License and more recently published in the poetry anthology: The Condor and the Eagle Meet.

Her poetry uncovers the ongoing effects of colonization but more importantly, how Indigenous communities are reclaiming their identities, culture, strength and sovereignty.

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Julian Taylor’s inherently cinematic approach to his storytelling has a lot to do with his heritage and upbringing. “It’s an interesting thing to be part Mohawk and part West Indian, because I’ve always had this feeling that I never fit in anywhere,” he admits. “These stories are all coming from a person who tries to fit in, but doesn’t quite fit in. That’s really what my work has always been about — that longing to be a part of something.”

His extensive experience as bandleader, band-member, and solo artist has all prepared him for how to best zero in on his prime directive as a songwriter. With the eight deeply intimate songs that comprise his striking new solo effort, The Ridge, Taylor taps into the vein of shared experiences by way of a personalized point of view – a gift shared by only the best songwriters.

Co-produced by Taylor and longtime collaborator Saam Hashemi, mixed by Hashemi, and mastered by Noah Mintz, the recently-released The Ridge was recorded at The Woodshed, a Toronto-area studio owned by a Canadian alt-country stalwarts Blue Rodeo. The album is the aural result of a songwriter clearly embracing his prime. Intersecting the crossroads of Mark Knopfler, Gordon Lightfoot, and Robbie Robertson, each song represents an acoustic-driven mixture of styles that reflects Taylor’s broad stylistic range. He was once the creative that fronted the alt-rocking collective Staggered Crossing as well as the namesake behind the fine funk and R&B-driven foundation of the still-active Julian Taylor Band. Ultimately, what Taylor’s music conveys is that you cannot label or confine him to any given genre box — and that’s exactly what he prefers.

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David Maracle has a deep understanding of and appreciation for his Mohawk Haudenosaunee roots. Sitting with and listening to his Indigenous Elders has been the biggest inspiration in life. He attributes many of his accomplishments to his parents; Andrew, a respected Mohawk Elder, an international speaker/lecturer on Indigenous issues, rights and struggles, and David’s mother Lillian was also very inspirational as an accomplished author, poet, musician, artist, and craftswoman.

He is a member of the Bear Clan, was born the seventh son of Andrew C. Maracle (Mohawk, Turtle Clan) and Lillian J. Maracle (Scottish, Bruce Clan) and lived his first 10 years of life on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve, St. Regis New York.

An acclaimed stone carver & sculptor, David turned to music when he needed to take a break from carving. David discovered that he could convey through his music the same goals that he strived toward with his sculptures; getting his message to the people. Not only a talented singer and songwriter, David also mastered many other instruments, including the Iroquoian and Celtic flutes, native hand drums and many other percussion instruments. With no formal music training, David believes his talents are a gift from the Creator, which he gives thanks for daily and never takes for granted.

David’s accolades include such credits as a CAMA multi-award winner for various categories, two gold records globally for his album “Spirit Flutes.” He Won the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards for Best Instrumental Album 2007, Worldwide. His 17th CD entitled The Best of DAVID R. MARACLE was recently released, and a global video also released entitled SPIRIT CANYONS. Played to the Queen for her Jubilee, played at the Opening of the Sydney Olympic Games 2000, and played in concert in Barbados with Tim Rice (LION KING, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA).

David has been involved with numerous commercials and television scores and has been dubbed “the mood master” by many of his fellow musicians.

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Last year, we celebrated the return to live music with a resoundingly joyful gathering of favourite local musicians at Willow Hill. This year, we continue the tradition! We’re back on the Hill to celebrate Canada Day with another dazzling display of musical talents from across our community.

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Saskia Tomkins and Steáfán Hannigan, The Janet Jeffery Band, Jana Reid & Jordan Klapman, Ken Tizzard and Music For Goats, Donna Bennett & Brian Finley, Janey King & Autumn Scott, The NorthLumberlads, Cale Crowe, Jane Archer and The Reactionaries.

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From rocking Halifax’s Marquee Club to performing for the masses at Massey Hall or touring the country with his father, Joel Plaskett has forged a reputation as one of Canada’s most engaging performers and respected singersongwriters.

Plaskett’s songs are a perennial part of the national playlist, a fixture on “best of” lists, and the soundtrack to the lives of faithful fans across the country and around the world.

His accolades over a quarter century include a Juno, numerous East Coast Music, Canadian Folk and Music Nova Scotia awards, and two Polaris short list nominations.

Plaskett has worked his way up from small clubs to opening for Paul McCartney and the Tragically Hip, and filling larger venues with his own devoted audience.

Plaskett is a versatile and ever-evolving artist. His records reflect his attention to detail, his dedication to technique, musical history and craft, and a sincere and inimitable lyrical style that runs through his diverse and ever-expanding catalogue.

In addition to producing most of his own records since 1999, Plaskett has also set up shop behind the console at his New Scotland Yard studio in downtown Dartmouth, N.S. His work with artists like Jimmy Rankin, Two Hours Traffic, David Myles, Sarah Slean, Shotgun Jimmie, Dennis Ellsworth, Old Man Luedecke, Dave Marsh, Colleen Brown and longtime collaborator Mo Kenney has led to numerous awards for production, and turned New Scotland Yard into a popular destination for artists looking to develop and document their sound. In all aspects of his work, Plaskett embraces both the communal and individual experiences music provides, ever reminding us that we aren’t alone.

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Winnipeg songwriter William Prince approaches the big questions with humility and curiosity. Prince’s influences and references, from the gospel of his childhood to the pantheon of classic outlaw country singers, baseball and the great beyond, shape his approach to songcraft, a masterclass in skillful simplicity.

On his recent release Gospel First Nation, William Prince tells us this story through the music of his childhood, songs of faith, struggle and grace. These are songs he learned and sang with his father in that chapel named for his great grandfathers, all preachers.

William’s family home, the community of Peguis First Nation, is named for Prince’s ancestor, Chief Peguis, one of the highest regarded leaders of his time. When Chief Peguis was baptized, he took the name William King; in keeping with royal protocol, as an expression of pride and with the unknown weight of the consequences of all of the decisions he made with the arrival of colonizers on the land, named his children Princes. Like names, Gospel First Nation links generations, from son to father to grandfather and back even further. For Prince, the making of Gospel First Nation was an act of building a bridge between worlds at-odds, a way to find harmony in conflicting, complex truths.

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“As a young person, I never fully understood why the divide between cultural and Christian First Nations people existed,” says Prince. “In actuality, the very singing of these songs and belief in a Lord and Saviour is the success of a plan to extinguish Indian identity.

This album is an amalgamation of two realms.” In its humble and extraordinarily personal way, Gospel First Nation honours this story while making a statement of startling, radical magnitude. William Prince says this album is 100 years in the making. Look inside the derelict chapel: it’s also 100 years in the unmaking.

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On Willow Hill

Eve Parker Finley is a noted Montreal multi-instrumentalist and upcoming Indie Pop Superstar. Braiding a dense and deliberate web of string arrangements and classical naturalism into a former raver’s penchant for programmed beats and four on the floor grooves, Finley has been a mainstay in the Montreal independent scene for nearly a decade.

Her debut album - Chrysalia - released December 4th, 2020 with Florafone Records and Coax Records. It is a common misconception that the caterpillar’s transformation is one of serenity. In fact, the small insect’s retreat to cocoon is anything but a sabbatical. Within the chrysalis walls, a violent mutation churns, a corrosive goo stripping fleshy foundations to solder new forms, assemble colored beauty. Chrysalia, Montreal multi-instrumentalist Eve Parker Finley’s stunning debut full-length, holds within it that same gooey potion, expending the burden of terrestrial flesh to build toward some colourful winged future.

Born herself out of the ashes of several former Montreal projects (Lonely Boa, MagicPerm), Finley began a hectic 2020 by turning her back on both a graduate program and a full-time career with plans of committing to creative pursuits. After nearly a decade of Montreal bonafides in art circuits as diverse as drone sleepovers, classical concert halls, and pop band house parties, Finley’s first solo effort shows the mark of a practiced craftsman bent on superstardom. With an approach rooted as much in baroque neoclassicism as popstar bombast, Finley’s latest proves a daring effort from an exceptional artist at the top of her game.

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On Willow Hill

Natalie MacMaster: wife, mother and virtuoso Cape Breton fiddler.

You know her more as the latter than the former; an electrifying performer whose passionate proficiency on the beloved four-string amplifies the traditional East Coast sound for contemporary times.

Her’s is a signature sound that has resonated with world audiences through 11 albums, multiple gold sales figures and 27 years; numerous Juno and East Coast Music Awards, the Order Of Canada — earning Natalie MacMaster a reputation as one of Canada’s most captivating performers.

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Natalie’s most recent album, Cape Breton Girl, sees her return to her roots with a traditionally based album which embodies the true Cape Breton sound.

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At The Barn

Canadian-born pianist JJ Jun Li Bui won the 6th prize at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition at the age of 17, the youngest competitor of the competition! He has also won prizes in competitions such as the 2nd Beijing International Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists (2019), the Van Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition (2019), the Hanoi International Piano Competition (2018), and the Aarhus International Piano Competition (2017).

JJ has frequently performed recitals in North America and has made appearances in Europe and Asia. He has also played with orchestras such as the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, the China Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, the China Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kindred Spirits Orchestra, and the Royal Conservatory of Music Academy Chamber Orchestra. Upcoming highlights include concerts in Japan, Poland, the United States, and Germany.

JJ is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree through the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Professor Dang Thai Son.

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Around The Campfire

Through twenty years and a couple of thousand shows together in bands such as The Foggy Hogtown Boys and The Lonesome Ace Stringband, John Showman and Chris Coole have developed a deep and instinctual musical bond.

Their music lurks around a truly unique space that is somewhere on the outskirts of old-time, bluegrass, and folk. The songs of John Hartford, Hank Williams, Dock Boggs, and The Band share space with the fiddle tunes of Eck Robertson and Ed Haley. The duo’s original songs and tunes take in all these vistas and paint something both personal and timely.

They have performed across North America and Europe at festivals such as Merlefest, Rockygrass, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Mariposa, Wintergrass, Gooikroots, and The John Hartford Memorial Festival.

“John Showman has made his mark as “one of the very best and most influential fiddle players in Canada” (Steve Pritchard, CIUT 89.5 FM).

“Chris’ clawhammer banjo playing is, frankly, incomparable” (Mitch Podolak, Penguin Eggs Magazine)

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Join us at The Campfire for an evening of songs & stories with Melissa Payne and Ken Tizzard!

Ennismore, Ontario’s Melissa Payne has truly left her mark on the musical landscape, and she’s just getting started.

Her background in old time fiddle and traditional celtic music has evolved into a blossoming solo career. Her live performances have garnered her critical acclaim, and notable guest collaborators like Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor, James McKenty, Matt Mays, Natalie MacMaster, cellist Nathaniel Smith and Jimmy Bowskill of The Sheepdogs, have her working with some of the biggest names in Canada, and beyond.

Very few Canadian musicians have had as fascinatingly diverse a career as Ken Tizzard. In over two decades as a professional musician, he has gone from plying his trade as the charismatic bassist in top Canadian rock bands The Watchmen and Thornley (he is featured on six gold and platinum records) to then emerging as an eloquent roots-based singer/songwriter and guitarist with a prolific solo career. Ken has toured internationally, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and played such major venues as The Air Canada Centre.

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Around The Campfire

Dave Gunning’s poetic storytelling hails from his hometown of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Over the span of his career, Gunning has released thirteen albums, received a Juno Award nomination and has been awarded two Canadian Folk Music Awards and recognized with eight East Coast Music Awards.

The fruits of his labour are now vividly on display in his latest collection of songs, Up Against The Sky. The relaxed and intimate feel of the record reflects its method of creation. “I focused a lot on tones and the vibe, rather than strategic parts on this one. Many of these tunes were sung and played at the same time, and that prevented me from being able to go back and edit, forcing a little more honesty,” he describes.

The sessions in Dave’s home studio were co-produced by Gunning and Jamie Robinson. Gunning contributed the bulk of the instrumentation, including all the bass parts and even drums on every song but one. Musical guests include his close musical comrade J.P. Cormier on fiddle on “Celebrate The Crop,” and Andrew Alcorn on horns on “In The Time I Was Away”, while the Atlantic String Machine added subtle yet atmospheric strings on four tracks. Enjoy his unique sound around the Westben campfire!

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On Willow Hill

Sarah Harmer has established herself among the pantheon of legendary female songwriters this country has produced. She is now making a much-anticipated return to the stage in support of her 2020 album, Are You Gone.

Her sixth album and first in a decade, Are You Gone is a deeply personal and political collection of songs motivated by the beauty of life, the urgency of the climate crisis, and the question of loss. She calls it a spiritual successor of sorts to her acclaimed 2000 debut, You Were Here, which TIME called the year’s best debut album. Nearly 20 years after that release, Are You Gone brought a close to Harmer's period of musical quietude with a rousing artistic statement, rich in detail and emotion, from the heart and for the spirit.

Harmer has been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, garnered two JUNO Awards, and been widely praised for her “razor-sharp songwriting chops” (NPR Music) and “plainly hooky” melodic sensibility (Rolling Stone).

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On Willow Hill

KUNÉ is an eleven-piece collective made up of ten immigrant musicians from all over the world and one Metis Canadian. KUNE’s artistic practice captures and recreates the experience of living in Toronto, one of the world's most diverse cities. The musicians are from places like Iraq, Cuba, Peru, Burkina-Faso and China. The instruments they play are not often played together on stage; like the Tar, the Dizi, the Cajon and the Ngoni. It is a space in which to remember where we come from and learn from each other’s differences.

KUNÉ (which means together in Esperanto) was created at the Royal Conservatory of Music in 2016 in Toronto - Canada. Over one hundred musicians responded to the call for auditions and only twelve were selected to become part of the ensemble. The group was intended to be a short-term project that showcased the talent of immigrant musicians living in Toronto. But after their Koerner Hall debut, the collective was approached by different presenters, which then lead into performances at festivals like Sunfest, Hillside and Ness Creek in Canada, theaters like the National Music Center in Alberta, the National Arts Center in Ottawa and collaborations with symphonies like the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. The group was invited to record an album at the Banff Center for the Arts and in 2018, and their first album was released by Universal Music Canada.

After touring internationally and enjoying series of exciting collaborations, KUNÉ became an independent collective and recorded a new album that will be released in 2022 by ANALEKTA records. Through five years of working together and growing closer, KUNÉ’s sound and essence has only become stronger.

“Let’s make a musical instrument!” - free pre-show workshop FOR KIDS! Join KUNÉ and Westben for a fun instrument-making workshop for audience members of all ages! Get creative with recycled materials so you can jam along once the concert begins!

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On The Mary West Nature Reserve

Join us for a unique music and nature wellness experience at Westben and The Mary West Nature Reserve! Meet on the stage at Willow Hill for an introduction to the nonhuman inhabitants at Westben, then take a guided nature walk into the Mary West Nature Reserve across the road from Westben. Let your senses fill up with the calmness of the pine forest, the bubbling stream and winding trail through the old forest! Musical performances await your visit while you rest in the forest by the stream. Return to the Westben campfire for flower-based treats and conversation with the artists.

September 10: spirit of the forest If you missed it last year, you’re in luck! The Spirit of the Forest returns for one day only: experience the deeply calming beauty of the Mary West Reserve on a guided walk through a magical forest filled with a gentle soundscape provided by Andy Thompson. What other beauty will you encounter?

September 17: BIRDS, BREEZES AND A QUARTET The forest is alive with lively conversation between its many inhabitants and the four creative musicians of the Desert Quill Quartet. Experience a lasting connection with the endlessly changing forest as these masterful musical improvisers wholeheartedly converse with the birds and the breezes!

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On The Mary West Nature Reserve

September 24: forest soundprints Ground, move, listen, and feel renewed! Home to a myriad of wildlife, the Mary West Reserve is covered in everchanging footprints! Let a naturalist and a team of happy, young dancers lead you along the sun-dappled forest paths as the musicians of Desert Quill supply a lovingly improvised soundtrack and series of sonic meditations. Perhaps there will be a few surprises along the way!

about desert quill quartet: Dan Gonzalez (clarinet), Yvette Holzwarth (violin), Patrick Behnke (clarinet), and Ben Finley (double bass) are four performer-composers from diverse geographical and music backgrounds who co-founded Desert Quill Quartet in 2014. Their instrumentation opens an unplaceable and rich acoustic sonic palette— welcoming in improvisatory soundscapes, kinetic grooves, and personal/place-based compositions.

Through multi-disciplinary collaborations, recordings, and live performances, you will hear cued in-the-moment sonic transformations that invite ears of all kinds into worlds that are playful, warm, expansive and deeply communicative. The Desert Quill Quartet —whether moving sound and space with dancers, soundtracking stop animations, or playing on mountain tops, in basements or in concert halls—sparks a fresh and a joyfully far-reaching ethos to contemporary music making and human connection.

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On Willow Hill

Meet our community!

SEPTEMBER 11, 2:00PM It’s back, and with live music! Multiple awardwinning chocolatier Angela Roest from Centre & Main Chocolate and opera singer/author Chris Cameron lead a sonic-food pairing adventure like no other. This VIP Experience demonstrates definitively how sound heightens your sense of taste. Come taste the music with us! It will surprise and delight you.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2:00PM What animates you? Are you meticulously detailed, or do you just take things as they come? Meet bekky O’Neill, the award-winning animator/farmer from Cardboard Reality in Roseneath as she shares some of her favourite animations on the big screen... And then there’s the Desert Quill Quartet – four adventurous musicians who bring the world around them searingly to life through spontaneous improvisation. Now imagine the meeting of these two incredibly creative worlds! Sometimes you know what you’re doing, but sometimes you just have to improvise... And as Martin DeMatt said, “The fun is always on the other side of a yes.”

SEPTEMBER 25, 2:00PM Local surgeon, Dr. Adrian Hobart, was a modern renaissance man: surgeon, boxer, writer of musicals, poet, author, actor, radio host, pilot – he did it all, and more. But just as fascinating is the 30 minute movie “Final Flight” created by local filmmaker and recording engineer, Andy Thompson. The movie follows Adrian’s ashes up in a weather balloon while recounting the incredible story of this hometown hero. Adrian’s wife Barb will be on hand to share some memories, along with some of Adrian’s favourite musicians, on this, the tenth anniversary year of Adrian’s passing.

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The Box Office

EVENT

DATE

VENUE

ADULT

ADULT WING

SENIOR SENIOR WING

Friends on The Hill

Fri, July 1

Willow Hill

$35

Ofra Harnoy

Sat, July 2

The Barn

$65

$64

$63

$62

Michael Kaeshammer

Sun, July 3 (2 PM)

The Barn

$55

$54

$53

$52

Suzie Ungerleider

Sun, July 3 (8 PM)

The Campfire

$50

Mary Walsh

Fri, July 8

The Barn

$65

Joel Plaskett

Sat, July 9 (7 PM)

Willow Hill

$55

Late Night Intimacies

Sat, July 9 (10 PM)

The Barn

$50

$49

$48

$47

Queer Songbook Orchestra Sun. July 10 (2 PM)

The Barn

$55

$54

$53

$52

Sarah Lewis

Sun, July 10 (8 PM)

The Campfire

$50

ABBA Mia!

July 13, 14, 19, 20, 21

The Barn

$55

William Prince

Fri, July 15

Willow Hill

$55

$53

Eve Parker Finley

Sat, July 16

Willow Hill

$35

$33

Canadian Brass

Sun, July 17 (2 PM)

The Barn

$65

Julian Taylor

Sun, July 17 (8 PM)

The Campfire

$50

$48

ABBA Mia!

Fri, July 22

Willow Hill

$55

$53

Natalie MacMaster

Sat, July 23

Willow Hill

$75

$73

Karina Gauvin/Brian Finley

Sun, July 24 (2 PM)

The Barn

$65

David Maracle

Sun, July 24 (8 PM)

The Campfire

$50

Okan

Fri, July 29

The Barn

$50

$49

$48

$47

Carol Welsman

Sat, July 30

The Barn

$60

$59

$58

$57

Barbra Lica

Sun, July 31

The Barn

$65

$65

$63

$62

TICKET PRICES + HST $5 TICKETS FOR YOUTH 18 & UNDER

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$48 $64

$63

$62

$53

$48 $54

$64

$64

$53

$63

$63

$52

$62

$62

$48

The Box Office

EVENT

DATE

VENUE

SENIOR

$50

$48

Showman & Coole

Fri, Sept. 9 at 7 PM

Spirit of the Forest

Sat, Sept. 10 at 10 AM Mary West

$45

$43

Sarah Harmer

Sat, Sept. 10 at 2 PM

Willow Hill

$65

$63

Chocolate Voices

Sun, Sept. 11 at 2 PM

The Barn

$75

$73

Payne & Tizzard

Fri, Sept. 16 at 7 PM

The Campfire

$50

$48

Desert Quill

Sat, Sept. 17 at 10 AM Mary West

$45

$43

JJ Jun Li Bui

Sat, Sept. 17 at 2 PM

The Barn

$55

$53

Cardboard & Quill

Sun, Sept. 18 at 2 PM

The Barn

$45

$43

Dave Gunning

Fri, Sept. 23 at 7 PM

The Campfire

$50

$48

Happy Feet

Sat, Sept. 24 at 10 AM Mary West

$45

$43

KUNÉ

Sat, Sept. 24 at 2 PM

Willow Hill

$55

$53

Sun, Sept. 25 at 2 PM

The Barn

*Family Friendly!*

Final Flight

The Campfire

ADULT

Free Event/Donation

TICKET PRICES + HST $5 TICKETS FOR YOUTH 18 & UNDER

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GOURMET PICNIC MENU Prepared locally by Chef Dorset of Caper's Bistro Pre-order online, via email, or by phone via Westben to enjoy before the concert begins! Please give us 48 hours notice!

PICNIC A Turkey Apple & Brie Club Caper’s Signature Sous-Vide turkey breast with apple, brie, double smoked applewood bacon & chipotle-aioli - $25 All picnics include Caper's signature Salad, dessert (choice of carrot or chocolate cake), and a bottle of water!

PICNIC B Grilled Veggie Wrap Grilled vegetables, mushrooms, assorted peppers, pesto aioli inside a grilled tortilla - $25 PICNIC C Charcuterie Board Variety of cheese, cured meat, pickled vegetables, assorted olives, crostini & pepper jelly - $25

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Thank You Members

BECOME A MEMBER We invite you to join our community of music lovers and help further our mandate of ‘bringing people together through music. For over twenty years our members have been an integral part of the success and vibrancy of Westben. As a member-based, charitable organization, we rely on our membership base for support, guidance, and connection.

Members enjoy an ‘insider’ view and have a voice in shaping the future of our organization. The many benefits of membership include first-to-know status, early purchasing opportunities, free exchange privileges, an income tax receipt and so much more!

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