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International Contemporary Ensemble: Composing While Black, Toronto Edition Afrodiasporic New Music Today, Concert

October 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The renowned International Contemporary Ensemble presents Afrodiasporic new music from around the world, including two Canadian composers and two world premieres. The Ensemble’s Artistic Director, George Lewis, will host a pre-concert discussion with Canadian composer Rashaan Allwood, former Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, and UT Professor Beth Coleman.

Repertoire:
Corie Rose Soumah: Tossed Parachutes of Lilacs and Lungs (2025, Canadian premiere)
Joshua Uzoigwe, Egwu Amala (from Talking Drums, 1991)
Yaz Lancaster: ourselves in the other (2025, Canadian premiere)
Intermission
Beth Coleman: Halting State (World Premiere)
Marcos Balter: Árvore (2025, Canadian premiere)
Rashaan Allwood: Free…from life’s prisons (World Premiere)

Ticket Prices: Adults $30, Seniors $20, Students $10

Presented by the University of Toronto Faculty of Music 

Details

Organizer

  • Faculty of Music

Venue

  • Walter Hall
  • Edward Johnson Building- University of Toronto Faculty of Music
    80 Queen’s Park, Toronto M5S 2C5 Canada     + Google Map