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Regina, Opera by Elisha Denburg
Toronto’s Essential Opera presents a double-bill of two new operas by young Canadian composers. Etiquette, by Monica Pearce, explores the politeness and perfection of Emily Post (“Miss Manners”), against the harsher facts of life as seen through the eyes of the acerbic New York writer, Dorothy Parker. Regina, by Elisha Denburg, traces the recent discovery of Regina Jonas, the first woman to be ordained a rabbi, who died in a concentration camp. A student, Anna, unearths Regina’s records in a quest for redemption.
Find out more »The Winter’s Tale – Ballet in a Prologue and Three Acts
From November 14th to November 22nd, Branko Džinović will join the National Ballet of Canada ensemble for the adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, with choreography by Christopher Wheeldon and music by Joby Talbot. For more information, please click here.
Find out more »Tango Concert with Payadora: 5 at the First, Chamber Music Series
For more information about the series, please visit: http://5atthefirst.weebly.com/
Find out more »The Music of Philippe Leroux
This concert is co-presented by Toronto New Music Projects and The Music Gallery and it features chamber music works by Philippe Leroux, the french contemporary composer. Branko Džinović will take part in a performance of De L'Epaisseur, with Rebecca MacLeod (violin) and Sebastian Ostertag (cello). For more information about the concert, please visit: https://www.musicgallery.org/philippe-leroux/
Find out more »Audiopollination / Improvised Bonanza
Audiopollination is a monthly Somewhere There series in association with Array Music featuring a smorgasbord of spontaneous/improvised/instantly composed music. Set #1 Thomaz Krakowiak (percussion) and Holger Schoorl (guitar) Set #2 Ken Aldcroft (guitar), Germaine Liu (percussion) and Jonathan Adjemian (piano) Set #3 Phookie Nijjit (trombone), Andy Dolgin (trombone) and Brian Abbott (guitar) Set #4 Michael Lynn (bass), Branko Džinović (accordion) and Tiina Kiik (accordion) Event art by Jamie Thompson
Find out more »Audiopollinating the Movies
Audiopollination presents improvised music to film. 1. Short Film: TBA accompanied by Faster (Brian Abbott -guitar, and Kayla Milmine - sax + voice) 2. Feature Film: The Blood of a Poet (French: Le Sang d'un Poète) (1930) by Jean Cocteau Accompanied by: Birth of Troubling Forms ( Branko Džinović - accordion, Alan Bloor - violin + metal, Ambrose Pottie - percussion + honey tones, and Michael Lynn - bass + clarinet) Blood of a poet: “Poets .…
Find out more »The National Ballet of Canada at the Kennedy Center
In January 2016, Branko Džinović will join the National Ballet of Canada ensemble for six performances of Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
Find out more »Caution Tape Sound Collective Presents: Tetrad
On March 24th, Branko Džinović will join Caution Tape Sound Collective for world premieres of works by young Canadian composers: Patrick Arteaga, Sophie Dupuis, August Murphy-King, Bekah Simms, and Tyler Versluis. "Tetrad" features a unique quartet of piano, cello, accordion, and percussion (with works for subset and electronics). Performers: Amahl Arulanandam, cello Evan Bowen, percussion Branko Džinović, accordion Wesley Shen, piano
Find out more »21C Music Festival: Cinq à Sept
21C Music Festival returns for a third year to The Royal Conservatory of Music from May 25 to May 29, 2016. The festival will once again run over five days and consist of seven concerts, featuring music composed mostly during the 21st century, which crosses boundaries and genres: classical, Inuit throat singing, jazz, contemporary Japanese sounds, progressive rock, atmospheric orchestral, and electro-acoustic music. On Saturday, May 28th, Branko Džinović will join the 21C Music Festival Ensemble for performances of Serbian Tango by Ana Sokolović and…
Find out more »Toronto Creative Music Lab
From June 19th to June 24th, Branko Džinović will join a group of Canadian and international performers and composers, and work on the creation of a new chamber music work. For more information about this event, please visit the Toronto Creative Music Lab website.
Find out more »Toronto Creative Music Lab: The Art of Moving
On Thursday, June 23rd, the Toronto Creative Music Lab will present "The Art of Moving," a project that combines music and dance. For this project, Branko Džinović will be performing together with Nigel Edwards of The Moon Runners.
Find out more »Tango Concert with Payadora: Argentina Independence Day
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Argentina's independence and Payadora Tango Ensemble will give an open-air concert at the Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre in Earl Bales Park. This event is organized by the Consulate General of Argentina in Toronto.
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