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January 24, 2016

Love Triangle, feat. the Gryphon Trio
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Temple Beth-El
3.15pm

2015 FINALIST:

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“[Dinuk] has a remarkable facility and flexibility. More specifically, what he’s able to do so expertly is articulate a mix of sounds and a mix of worlds. It’s exactly the kind of piece that appeals to me, and it’s the kind of direction I like to see composers who are writing for chamber music go in.” – Roman Borys, the GRYPHON TRIO

February 7, 2016

‘Beethoven & Beyond’
w/ PEI Symphony Orchestra
Zion Presbyterian Church, PEI, Canada
2.30pm

Program: Concerto for Marimba & Strings – Emmanuel Séjourné (feat. Branden Kelly); Organ Concerto – Poulenc (feat. Leo Marchildon); Symphony no.8 – Beethoven

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March 12-23, 2016

Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
Afiara String Quartet Debut Atlantic Tour, Canada
MAR 12 – Glen Haven, NS
MAR 14 – Goose Bay, NL
MAR 17 – Confederation Centre for the Arts,, PEI
MAR 18 – Moncton, NB
MAR 19 – Festival Theatre, Wolfville, NS
MAR 20 – Immaculata Hall, Antigonish, NS
MAR 23 – Yarmouth, NS

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2016 winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’

April 3, 2016

Invisible Cities – Concerto for Percussion Quartet & Wind Ensemble
feat. the University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin (music director & conductor)
Bates Hall, Butler School of Music
Austin, Texas, USA
4pm

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April 23 & 24, 2016

Opera highlights w/NSYO
McNally Auditorium
Halifax, NS, Canada
times TBA

May 15, 2016

‘Silk Sojourn’ – a concert w/Kinan Azmeh & Shane Shanahan
San Fernando Cathedral
San Antonio, Texas, USA
6.30pm
FREE ADMISSION

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May 27, 2016

Love Triangle, feat. the Gryphon Trio
Convocation Hall
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
7.30pm

2015 FINALIST:

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“[Dinuk] has a remarkable facility and flexibility. More specifically, what he’s able to do so expertly is articulate a mix of sounds and a mix of worlds. It’s exactly the kind of piece that appeals to me, and it’s the kind of direction I like to see composers who are writing for chamber music go in.” – Roman Borys, the GRYPHON TRIO

June 3 – June 12, 2016

Composition faculty, w/Robert Aitken, Marco Stroppa, Derek Charke
Composition Academy of the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance
Lunenburg, NS, Canada

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June 25, 2016

Invisible Cities – Concerto for Percussion Quartet & Wind Ensemble
University of Texas at Austin soloists; Longhorn Music Camp Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Butler School of Music
Austin, Texas, USA

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July 9, 2016

Invisible Cities – Concerto for Percussion Quartet & Wind Ensemble
University of Texas at Austin soloists; World Youth Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Kresge Auditorium
Interlochen Centre for the Arts
Interlochen, Michigan, USA
7pm

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July 16, 2016

Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
Afiara String Quartet
St. Mary Magdalene, 335 Main St.
Picton, ON, Canada
7.30pm

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2016 winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’

July 22, 2016

SPIN CYCLE featuring Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems & Through the Invisible
performers: the Afiara String Quartet & DJ Skratch Bastid
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival
Ottawa, ON, Canada
10pm

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August 9, 2016

Presentation of the 2016 Jan V. Matejcek SOCAN Award
SOCAN Headquarters
Toronto, ON, Canada

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Sept 1, 2016

Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems, Through the Invisible
Afiara String Quartet & DJ Skratch Bastid in SPIN CYCLE
Special appearance @ Banff International String Quartet Competition
Eric Harvie Theatre
7.30pm
Banff, AB, Canada
Eric Harvie Theatre

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2016 winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’

September 13, 2016

Artists & Conversation
Creators of Five Masterworks Talk About Tradition and Innovation in Art!
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada
5.30pm

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September 23 & 25, 2016

Screenings of the new documentary about Classical music:
What Would Beethoven Do?
feat. Ben Zander, Eric Whitacre, Ben Zander, et al
dir. Jonathan Keijser
Friday, 3:15 pm, NW Maritime Center
Sunday, 6:00 pm, The Starlight Room
Port Townsend, Washington, USA

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October 7 & 9, 2016

Screenings of the new documentary about Classical music:
What Would Beethoven Do?

feat. Ben Zander, Eric Whitacre, Ben Zander, et al
dir. Jonathan Keijser
Chagrin Falls Film Festival
Astoria, NY, USA
7th: 5pm
9th: 4pm

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October 11, 2016

Love Triangle, feat. the Gryphon Trio
Church of Sint-Petruskerk in Leut
Maasmechelen, Belgium

8.15pm

2015 FINALIST:

masterworks logo

tickets / info

“[Dinuk] has a remarkable facility and flexibility. More specifically, what he’s able to do so expertly is articulate a mix of sounds and a mix of worlds. It’s exactly the kind of piece that appeals to me, and it’s the kind of direction I like to see composers who are writing for chamber music go in.” – Roman Borys, the GRYPHON TRIO

October 12-16, 2016

Screenings of the new documentary about Classical music:
What Would Beethoven Do?

feat. Ben Zander, Eric Whitacre, Ben Zander, et al
dir. Jonathan Keijser
Sapporo Short Film Fest.
Sapporo, Japan

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October 13, 2016

Polyphonic Lively (world premiere)
Symphony Nova Scotia; Bernhard Gueller, cond.
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Halifax, NS, Canada
7.30pm

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October 21, 2016

Colour Study  in Rupaktaal (for solo piano)
feat. Edward Enman
The Music Room
Halifax, NS, Canada
7.30pm

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October 23, 2016

Ersilia (for percussion quartet)
University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble
Hankinson Hall
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
4pm

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October 20-23, 2016*

World-music faculty, w/tabla master Sandeep Das
Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance
Lunenburg, NS, Canada

*CONCERT: Sunday Oct.23, 2.30pm
featuring original works

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October 29, 2016

The Art of the Duo
w/Kinan Azmeh

Union Church, Claremont
New Hampshire, USA
7pm

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November 5, 2016

Valdrada (for percussion quartet & orchestra)
feat. TorQ Percussion Ensemble & the Rose Orchestra
Rose Theatre
Brampton, ON, Canada
8pm

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November 15, 2016

Screenings of the new documentary about Classical music:
What Would Beethoven Do?

feat. Ben Zander, Eric Whitacre, Bobby McFerrin, Dinuk Wijeratne et al
dir. Jonathan Keijser
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
7pm

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November 20, 2016

Screenings of the new documentary about Classical music:
What Would Beethoven Do?

feat. Ben Zander, Eric Whitacre, Bobby McFerrin, Dinuk Wijeratne et al
dir. Jonathan Keijser
The Loft Cinema
Tucson, Arizona, USA
2pm

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November 19 & 20, 2016

Liszt & Elgar (Enigma Variations) w/NSYO & Andrew Son
NS, Canada
Truro United Church, 3pm (19th)
Halifax St. Matthew’s Church, 7.30pm (20th)

November 30, 2016

Colour Study in Rupaktaal (for solo piano)
feat. Edward Enman
Salle Claude Champagne
Montreal, QC, Canada
8pm

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