Riversongs 2019
Art, Music, Poetry
June 14th - June 23rd
Concerts
June 15
Beginnings - Opening Gala
Whispering River Orchestra and guest artists
Joyce Lai, violin, and Ian Clarke, viola, perform
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major during
Riversongs 2019 opening Gala concert.
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Mary Street Centre
June 23
Closing Gala
Riversongs Festival Choir and Whispering River Orchestra
perform a number of classical works, including Schubert's Unfinished Symphony in B minor, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major
featuring Chris Todd, clarinet
and Haydn's Paukenmesse in C Major featuring
Kira Braun, soprano, Celine Cascanette, alto
Fabian Arciniegas, tenor, William McArton, bass
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Mary Street Centre
Workshops
June 17 - 20
Daily Workshops
Canadore College - West Parry Sound Campus
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Introduction to Composition with Dr. Patricia Morehead
Conducting with Dr. Philip Morehead
3:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Musical Yoga with Favourite local teachers
Voice Lessons with Maguire, Cascanette, Arciniegas
Introduction to Strings with WRO Section Leaders
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poetry & Anishinaabe with Fretwell & Ryckman
Composition Circle with Dr. Patricia Morehead
Strings Repertoire with WRO Sections Leaders
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Doors Art Room with Debbie McGibbon
Room 103
Room 125
Room 127
Room 125
Room 103
Room 127
Room 125
Room 103
Room 108
"Two-Time" Workshops
Canadore College - West Parry Sound Campus
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Room 127
Celtic Fiddling with Gwen Dunlop
Feldenkrais Method with Rozanna Weinberger
June 17 & 18
June 19 & 20
Coffee Houses
June 17 - 2o
The Hive
Canadore College
Music, Poetry & Sweet Treats All Evening Long.
4:30 pm - Poetry Circle
Join us during a Poetry Circle as Katerina Fretwell leads experienced and first-time poets through exercises that explore creativity through poetry. Accompanied by Robert Ryckman, poets can then learn to
translate lines from their own poems into Anishinaabe language!
7:30 pm - Coffee House
After dinner, participate in the evening's Coffee House as poets, musicians, artists, actors and creatives of all types
gather to share their gifts with their community, accompanied by
warm beverages and delicious baked goods.
This supportive environment encourages original material
so don't be afraid to share the poem you just wrote or
that new song you've been working on!
Strawberry Moon Coffee House
WRO Youth of All Ages
The Usual Suspects
Kick Ptarmigan
June 17
June 18
June 19
June 20
Ziibii minwaa Nibi
June 21
Ziibii minwa Nibi
Rivers and Waters
Charles W. Stockey Centre
Join our Solstice Celebration on June 21st as we ignite Parry Sound's creative spark from the waters of Georgian Bay.
Featuring a whole host of volunteers and organizations from around
Parry Sound, including Sail Parry Sound, Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve,
White Squall, Parry Sound Rotary Club & More.
9:00 am - 2:45 pm
Sun, Moon and Water
A Family Arts & Creativity Day
Featuring:
First Nation Teachings with Vince and Donna Pawis
Art, Composition, and Poetry Workshops
Biosphere Walk with members of the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Drop-In Workshops
Featuring:
Paper Making
Bert Weir stylized Banner Making
Art, Composition, and Poetry Workshops
Biosphere Walk with members of the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve
Orchestral Strings "Meet n' Greet" - Try a new instrument!
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Family BBQ Dinner
Enjoy dinner and the beauty of the bay from the deck of the Stockey Centre.
All proceeds to Parry Sound Rotary Club
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Art Sail, Canoe Choir, Kayak Ballet
Riversongs Festival Choir sings from inside a canoe on the bay as members of White Squall Paddling Centre perform their kayak ballet and members of Sail Parry Sound fly Bert Weir stylized banners from their keelboats in this epic celebration of water and creativity.
Banners made by the Community of Parry Sound
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Bert Weir Memorial Premiere & Coffee House
Featuring young composers from Britt, Humphrey, Parry Sound and more!
Students composing music during the week present their compositions alongside premieres from Canadian composers
Matthew Tam and Chia Yin Wu.
Featuring the World Premiere of the
First Annual Bert Weir Memorial Composition Award:
October Blaze - Dianne Berry
Inspired by Bert Weir's October Blaze
Try the Strings!
June 17 - 2o
Now is the Time!
Have you always wanted to learn how to play an orchestral stringed instrument, such as the violin or the cello?
Do you wish you could regain some of your old string playing skills?
Are you just itching to try?
It is never too late! We have the solution.
Register now to spend time with a professional string instructor on the orchestral stringed instrument of your choice
(violin, viola, cello, double bass) in a group workshop setting where you'll learn among others of a similar skill set and have fun playing as a group.
No experience necessary!
We provide instruments and the instructors to help you play them.
All you need is the willingness to try!
Register Here
or call 705-996-0736
Try It All!
Don't stop with just strings; all of our workshops are No Experience Necessary.
Interested in Conducting or Composition?
Want to sit with a vocal instructor and find your voice?
Why wait?
Experience everything that Riversongs has to offer!