Emerging from COVID hibernation

Written By Tong Wang
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When I first got home, it was still snowing.

From then, there has been countless moments. Of incredible simplicity or sublime in nature, in family, in myself. Intimate, personal, or shared moments of joy or reflection or realization, whether quiet or bursting with emotion, of a full moon before dawn, a drop of morning dew, a bite of freshly baked homemade pizza during a LOTR marathon, a scale in a Mozart Sonata ... all that can suddenly move me to tears.

It's been a most beautiful, thoughtful 6 months. Touching memories and growth, adventures kept to myself and those closest around me, filling me everyday, warmly, with gratitude.

But, I'm ready to connect with the world now! I will try exploring social media in new ways - while not spamming/broadcasting my private life, I'd still like to share my joy and give back to the community.

Lots of exciting work (aka love) related updates soon!

Happy September everyone, as the leaves are turning all shades of yellow and red and orange, this pumpkin princess is preparing to magic again ^^

Virtual hugs~

Tong Wang

Tong Wang is a Canadian artist leading innovative initiatives across areas of performance, research, and community engagement. Her projects explore the role of art in relation to identity, culture, and current social-political issues. As a soloist and chamber musician, Tong has performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, and ensembles across North America and Europe. As a multidisciplinary artist, she has written the libretto of a new opera, “Labyrinth of Tears”, funded by the Canada Council, FRQSC, and SSHRC, participated in the Napoule Arts Foundation Residency in France, and published an award-winning photo-essay in the literary magazine Carte Blanche. Her other projects include the creative performances “Song of Praise”, “Ghiblilane”, “Once Upon a Pumpkin”, and research on the aesthetic of “cuteness” in popular and classical music. Tong recently toured a recital on multiculturalism, “我们Us” in Lunenburg, Montreal, Basel, and presented the interactive concerts “We’re Not Really Strangers” and “My Neighbours Totoro and Claude!” at the Verbier Festival. In 2022, Tong launched the Windwood Music Festival in Airdrie, Alberta to engage with and support rural farming communities through classical chamber music. In 2023, Tong will be touring with Duo Perdendosi across eastern US & Canada, as well as with Duo Incarnadine in Turkey and China to premiere a new commission by Alice Ho, Four Impressions of China. Using diverse mediums, Tong aims to share the power of art to reach across time, languages, borders, and cultures to connect people and kindle a shared understanding.

https://tong-wang.com
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