Montreal Recital 9/19 - "Us" again, with Special Guests Trio Eudaemonia

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Written By Tong Wang

“我们Us“

September 19, 2022
8:00PM
Pollack Hall

RVSP

Montreal, skye.pianist is back!

Super excited to share this program I’ve been touring this summer, now on home turf. I will be, as always, experimenting and tweaking with the ‘creative’/interactive elements of this program. What is ‘creative’ anyways? Sometimes it feels just like me derping around. But in all seriousness, yes no maybe so, but I do believe in what I do. I will keep searching for the most authentic, sincere way to facilitate this art, these connections, these meaningful experiences for my audience - my friends, my community.

Perhaps this time there will be incense, candles (shhh…don’t tell the production office), or treats (ethnic foods?), or a dance party … who knows, I shall see.

What I can promise is that I will be joined by my dearest friends of the Trio Eudaemonia - Julia Weldon on cello and Maitreyi Muralidharan on violin for a special performance of Reena Esmail’s Piano Trio. We worked on this beautiful piece together in Germany, and I can’t wait to share it again.

I’m also using this recital as an opportunity to raise funds for our newly launched Windwood Music Festival. All donations will go towards supporting the artists and costs associated with concerts and community events. This festival has been a long-time dream that is so deeply personal to me. I can’t thank each and every one of you enough for all the support you continue to give. Your time, your smiles, your belief.

Read my love letter here.

Alright, that’s all for now. Sending all my love, and see you soon :’)

Derping and magicking, or derpily magicking

Ah, one of those rainy Tuesday afternoons…

Bye!

Azntinkerbell

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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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