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The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of music director Thomson, welcomes renowned to the Kelowna stage Oct. 13 and Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Oct. 14.
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Traditional throat singing, heavy metal and rock interpretations coalesce into Tagaq香蕉视频直播檚 unique, and often highly improvised, operatic presence. Drawing inspiration from her Inuk roots, the Nunavut vocalist uses her artform to express her political statement.
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Originally performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Tagaq will close the performance with her own 25-minute composition dedicated to Canada香蕉视频直播檚 missing and murdered indigenous women and girls entitled Qiksaaktuq 香蕉视频直播� the Inuktitut word for grief. Following the K眉bler-Ross model for the five stages of grief 香蕉视频直播� denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance 香蕉视频直播� Qiksaaktuq is a five-movement piece combining improvised vocals from Tagaq and brass under Christine Duncan, while the strings, woodwind and percussion lead by Thomson provide a musical base.
While it marks a departure from traditional OSO programming, Thomson said Tagaq香蕉视频直播檚 performance represents a shift in the orchestral world.
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Thomson said there is always a level of uncertainty when bringing in an experimental artist like Tagaq, but it香蕉视频直播檚 an opportunity the OSO couldn香蕉视频直播檛 bypass.
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Before Tagaq takes the stage, however, the OSO will perform Christos Hatzis香蕉视频直播� Thunder Drum 香蕉视频直播� a three-movement piece featuring a live orchestra and an electronic soundtrack and samples of Tagaq香蕉视频直播檚 vocalizations.
The second half of the performance will open with Dinuk Wijeratne香蕉视频直播檚 First Winter. Commissioned by the Calgary Philharmonic, First Winter is an expression of the Sri Lankan香蕉视频直播檚 first experiences with Canadian winter.
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The OSO will take the Kelowna Community Theatre stage alongside Tagaq Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through Kelowna Tickets, 250-862-2867. Tickets to the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Show Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. are available through the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, .
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