Awesome Music Project - A Celebration of Art and Music
Tickets $49.00 + HST and box office fee
The Awesome Music Project is on a mission to make life better through music. The Celebration of Art and Music will be held at the Art Gallery of Algoma surrounded by their exhibition “Cobalt, A Mining Town and the Canadian Imagination” featuring members of the Group of Seven and other Canadian Modern Painters of the early thirties with a concert and storytelling hosted by Sarah Slean, veteran of the Canadian music scene, and Rob Carli and Kim Slade of AMP.
About Sarah Slean
Signed to Atlantic/Warner Records at the tender age of 19, four-time Juno nominee and modern-day Renaissance woman Sarah Slean has since released 11 albums in over 10 countries worldwide – but perhaps the most astonishing aspect of her artistry is its breadth. Over her 25-year career, Slean has published two volumes of poetry, starred in short films and a movie musical (spawning two Gemini Award nominations), penned two string quartets and other chamber works, held numerous exhibitions of her paintings, and shared the stage with 10 of the country’s professional orchestras. Classically trained from the age of 5, she routinely collaborates with cutting-edge contemporary classical ensembles like The Art of Time, and has been invited to sing world premieres by Canada’s leading living composers. She composes orchestral arrangements for her own music as well as for her pop colleagues (Dan Mangan, Hawksley Workman) and her recent collaborative recording with the Symphony Nova Scotia was just nominated for both an East Coast Music Award and a Juno Award in the Classical Album category (2021). Sarah is also a recent alumna of the prestigious Canadian Film Centre's screen composing residency (2017-8) and just earned her first Canadian Screen Award (2021).
Citing such diverse influences as Leonard Bernstein, philosophy, Joni Mitchell, Buddhism and Bach, her music borrows aspects of cabaret, pop, and orchestral: all knit together by the startling poetry of her lyrics, unique arranging and piano-playing, and that voice, described by the CBC as “a 19th century Kate Bush”. In addition to headlining theatres across Canada, Sarah has also toured Europe, the US and Scandinavia and has opened internationally for such artists as Bryan Ferry, Rufus Wainwright, Alanis Morissette, Andrew Bird, Feist, Ron Sexsmith, and Chris Isaak. Her 11th solo recording "Metaphysics", released in 2017, is described as a "breathtaking amalgamation of Slean’s dramatic orchestral arranging and her signature take on songwriting". In 2021-2022, Sarah will be composing the music for the stage musical adaptation of the award-winning film "Maudie".
About Rob Carli - Co Founder AMP
Robert Carli’s music has received numerous industry awards and nominations, including 5 Gemini Awards and 4 Canadian Screen Awards. He has composed 15 seasons of the popular detective series Murdoch Mysteries. As a performer, he regularly works with various ensembles, including The Toronto Symphony Orchestra and National Arts Centre Orchestra. He also teaches saxophone at the University of Toronto.
About Kim Slade - Executive Director AMP
Kim is a highly accomplished and results-driven executive with over 20 years of experience in the public, private and charitable sectors. She has dedicated much of her career to innovation for social good with a focus on promoting mental health and wellness. Kim's expertise and leadership have earned her several accolades, including winning a national award in 2017 for her work promoting mental injury prevention in the first responder community.
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