The Canadian Opera Company is proud to announce the Showcase Series, a new slate of programming that spotlights a variety of cultural identities through curating performance opportunities that comprise Toronto’s unique cultural landscape. In May, the company celebrates Asian Heritage Month with a month-long calendar of events that highlights the beauty of music, cultural identity, and language, and also support an understanding of the vast range of Asian communities throughout the city.

Tracy’s session: Sunday, May 22, 2022 (1:30-2:30pm)

Opportunities to drop-in and Meet the Composers at PODIUM’s Marketplace! Stop by our booth where different composers are featured each hour. A list of participating composers and a schedule will be available prior to the conference.

Instagram @meetthecomposers

Moderated by Floydd Ricketts
with panelists Andrew Adridge, Arianne Abela, Haitham Haidar and Dr. Tracy Wong

https://www.podium2022.ca/criticalconversations.html

Workshopping “Rasa Nusantara” (SSAA, Cypress Choral Music)! Thank you, Matthew Otto (interim artistic director), for the invitation!

Sharing about Malaysian Choral Music! Thank you, Dr. Angela Kasper, for the invitation!

Workshopping “Wau Bulan”! Thank you, Tara Bamford, for the invitation!

Workshopping Ikan Kekek (SSAA, Cypress Choral Music)! Thank you, Liz Geisewite, for the invitation!

Presenting “A Taste of Folk-Based Malaysian Choral Music” for the annual Music Education Conference, Tutti. Thank you to the organizers - Western University’s Music Education Student Association!

Workshopping “Rasa Nusantara” (SSAA, Cypress Choral Music)! Thank you, Elise Bradley (artistic director), for the invitation!

Workshopping “Wau Bulan”! Thank you, Amanda Nelli (artistic director), for the invitation!

Workshopping “Singkap Siaga” (SSA, Tracy Wong Music)!

Online workshop: Designing Warm Ups to Enhance Repertoire Study.

Organized by: Bandung Choral Society, Indonesia.

“Creative Choral Collaborations from Canada” - This session explores creative projects that have taken place in Canada during the pandemic. As a choral conductor and composer, Tracy was fortunate to be a part of the new cross-country collaborative choral initiatives: Bridge Choral Collective and Sonic Timelapse Project. These creative collaborations continue to help organizations to share resources, while contributing towards the sustenance of new music and learning experiences. The session will also introduce new flexible Canadian choral repertoire for programming considerations.

Guest conductor for Toronto Children’s Chorus, workshopping “Rasa Nusantara” (SSAA, Cypress Choral Music). Artistic Director: Elise Bradley.

Exploring “Singkap Siaga” (SSA & body percussion), commissioned by Sonic Timelapse Project, Julia Davids, Laura Hawley, Jackie Hawley, U of Alberta Augustana, Heather Fraser, Kathleen Allan. Thank you for the invitation, Julia Davids (artistic director)!

Exploring “Ikan Kekek” (SATB, Cypress Choral Music)! Thank you for the invitation, Kai Leung (Conductor)!

Presenting “A Taste of Malaysian Folk-Based Choral Music for Treble / Women’s Choirs”! Thank you for the invitation, Marian Dolan and Morna Edmundson!

“A Conversation with Malaysian Composers” with Dr. Tracy Wong & Vivian Chua! Thank you for the invitation, Chi Hoe Mak and Penang Phil! Always a joy connecting with Malaysians!

Malaysian representative for the Young Conductors Panel! Thank you, Asian Choral Association, for the opportunity to be on this panel. It’s an honour to share my experience and also learn from colleagues during this session.

Exploring “Ikan Kekek” (SATB, Cypress Choral Music)! Thank you for the invitation, Markus Howard!

Guest speaker: Being a Choral Composer & Educator. Thank you for the invitation, Cynthia Peyson Wahl!

Guest Conductor - Teaching “Wau Bulan” (SA, Cypress Choral Music) and “Jong Jong Inai” (SA & body percussion, commissioned piece) to 500 singers in Lithuania!

Thank you Ieva Krivickaitė & Valerija Skapienė for the invitation.

Check out Leonard Turnevicius’ write up on The Hamilton Spectator HERE

Thank you, Carrie Tennant (VYC Artistic Director) for the invitation!

Exploring “Singkap Siaga” (SSA & body percussion), commissioned by Sonic Timelapse Project! Thank you for the invitation, Elise Naccarato (artistic director)!

Exploring “Ikan Kekek” (SATB, Cypress Choral Music)! Thank you for the invitation, Kelsey Taylor (choral director)!