Experience the poignant drama of a Manitoba Indigenous hunter/trapper who signs up to fight in World War I. Join conductor Mel Braun and composer/singer/Artistic Director Andrew Balfour with Indigenous cellist Cris Derksen, traditional drummer/singer Cory Campbell and the Winnipeg Boys’ Choir, among other guest artists. Beauty and drama that is 100 years young. This concert also features Herbert Howells’ Requiem, a masterwork on the death of his son.Fallen is the second concert in a series dedicated to truth and reconciliation. In 2020, look for our third concert, Captive, expressing the power and sadness of Indigenous incarceration.
DATE
Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Pre-concert talk: Saturday at 6:45 pm
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Pre-concert talk: Sunday at 2:15 pm
VENUE
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church525 Wardlaw Avenue,
(corner of Nassau and Wardlaw)
CURATOR / CONDUCTOR
Andrew Balfour / Mel Braun