Special Event: Northern Tornadoes Project Music at Ivey

Join us for an evening of music inspired by the Northern Tornadoes Project! This special event in the BMO Auditorium of the Richard Ivey Building showcases collaborations among internationally-celebrated guest musicians, the Northern Tornadoes Project, the Ivey Business School, and faculty and students from the Don Wright Faculty of Music.

A 6:30pm reception in the Rosen Lounge precedes the 7pm concert in BMO Auditorium. 

Planned program includes New Orford String Quartet (Andrew Wan, violin; Jonathan Crow, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Brian Manker, cello) premiering three new works inspired by the Northern Tornadoes Project and popular excerpts from Beethoven's op. 131 and Schubert's Death and the Maiden. The evening also features a viola quartet by Master's student and JUNO-nominated composer Emily Hiemstra, joined by Western Music student violists Cian Diamond, Tasman Tantasawat and alum Katie McBean.

Didbury for Viola Quartet by Emily Hiemstra
After the Wind by Cecilia Livingston
Bridge between the Earth and Sky by Carmen Braden
Twin Tornadoes by Vincent Ho
String Quartet no. 14 in C minor op. 131 by Ludwig van Beethoven
   iv. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
   vii. Allegro
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor D. 810 Death and the Maiden by Franz Schubert
   ii. Andante con moto
   iv. Presto-Prestissimo

Planned speakers include Greg Kopp, Lead engineer of Northern Tornadoes Project and Oana Branzei, Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Ivey Business School.

Funding and in-kind support for this event has been generously provided by Ivey Business School, the Northern Tornadoes Project, and Western Academy for Advanced Research. 

• All are welcome. No tickets or RSVP required. Simply attend and enjoy!
• End times are approximate.
• If this event has a program, it will be on the Concert Programs page up to one week ahead to print at home or save to your phone. Reading programs (on silenced devices please!) during events is perfectly fine.
• Changes happen. Please revisit this page on the day of the event for potential updates.

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