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January 24, 2016
Love Triangle, feat. the Gryphon Trio
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Temple Beth-El
3.15pm
2015 FINALIST:
“[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
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
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
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
May 27, 2016
Love Triangle, feat. the Gryphon Trio
Convocation Hall
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
7.30pm
2015 FINALIST:
“[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
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
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
July 16, 2016
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
Afiara String Quartet
St. Mary Magdalene, 335 Main St.
Picton, ON, Canada
7.30pm
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
August 9, 2016
Presentation of the 2016 Jan V. Matejcek SOCAN Award
SOCAN Headquarters
Toronto, ON, Canada
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
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
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
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
October 11, 2016
Love Triangle, feat. the Gryphon Trio
Church of Sint-Petruskerk in Leut
Maasmechelen, Belgium
8.15pm
2015 FINALIST:
“[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
October 13, 2016
Polyphonic Lively (world premiere)
Symphony Nova Scotia; Bernhard Gueller, cond.
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Halifax, NS, Canada
7.30pm
October 21, 2016
Colour Study in Rupaktaal (for solo piano)
feat. Edward Enman
The Music Room
Halifax, NS, Canada
7.30pm
October 23, 2016
Ersilia (for percussion quartet)
University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble
Hankinson Hall
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
4pm
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
October 29, 2016
The Art of the Duo
w/Kinan Azmeh
Union Church, Claremont
New Hampshire, USA
7pm
November 5, 2016
Valdrada (for percussion quartet & orchestra)
feat. TorQ Percussion Ensemble & the Rose Orchestra
Rose Theatre
Brampton, ON, Canada
8pm
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
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
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