Sept. 18th ● 7:00 PM
A 40 Year Garden
Join host Singer Songwriter
Katherine Wheatley
Margaret Kamerman ● Kyung A Lee
Paul & Ella Cowan ● Patricia & Phillip Morehead
& music from inspiring local artists
Sept. 19th
A 40 Year Garden
Drop In: 10 AM - 11 AM
Private lessons: 10 AM - 12 PM
Featuring
Sonia Klimasko Brenda Margaret
Muller
Violin/Viola Cello
and
Emma Vachon Terry Storr
Violin/Viola Clarinet
Emily Sun
Violin/Viola
Workshops for Beginners
9 AM:
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Creative Kayaking with Katja Mathys at Foley Matheson Beach
10 AM - 11 AM:
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Drop In Workshops for Beginners - Meet and greet a new instrument! Learn to play the violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, flute, piano, or percussion. Instructed by Sonia Klimasko (violin & viola), Emily Sun (violin & viola), Emma Vachon (violin & viola), Brenda Margaret Muller (cello), and Terry Storr (clarinet & woodwinds). Limited to 10 minutes per person.
10:30 AM - 11 AM:
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Music Moppets with Zach Louch
10 AM - 12 PM:
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Private lessons - available with Sonia Klimasko, Emily Sun, Emma Vachon, Terry Storr, and Brenda Margaret Muller.
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Drop In Mask Making and Arts & Crafts with Cassie Horley
For more information about our faculty, click here.
12 PM:
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Creative Sustainability: Discussion Circle - exploring the relationship between businesses and art to create a sustainable future
Brenda Margaret Muller, Artistic Director of Whispering River Orchestra with composer Janet Danielson
Katherine Wheatley, Singer Songwriter
Carol Ann Weaver, Composer
Jana Skarecky, Artist & Composer
Marilyn Capreol, First Nations Elder
Wave Weir, Fashion Designer & Textile Artist
Mayor Ann MacDiarmid, Seguin
Kelli Ebbs, Muskoka North Good Food Coop
Wanda Davis, vendor (all vendors are also invited to join)
1 PM - 2:30 PM:
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Poetry Workshop with Gwyneth Storr
1:30 PM:
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Composition Circle with Janet Danielson - Meet Janet Danielson, the composer of this weekend's premier! Try your hand at composing your own music or simply listen to a riveting discussion surrounding the composition of Danielson's piece, Frontlines.
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Songwriting with Katherine Wheatley
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Workshop on the Textile Mill Project with Wave Weir
3 PM:
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Orchestral Workshop for Intermediate and Advanced Players - Play and prepare repertoire for Sunday's concert, including Frontlines by Janet Danielson. Led by Brenda Margaret Muller and David McFadden.
Sept. 20th ● 3:00 PM
A Concert from the Garden with the WRO
Opening and Closing Ceremony with Marilyn Capreol
Kye Marshall*: Land of the Silver Birch
Jana Skarecky*: Fantasy on J’entends le moulin | Mary Gardiner: Two Songs
Fantasy For Cello & Orchestra: Patricia Morehead | Diane Berry**: October Blaze
Carol Ann Weaver: Selections from Georgian Bay Suite
World Premier of Frontlines by Janet Danielson (Riversongs A.C.W.C Award 2020)
*Recipient of previous Riversongs Commission Awards
**Recipient of the 2019 Bert Weir Commission Award