Year of Composition:
2017
Description:
Commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, with financial assistance from the Government of Canada.
Lyricist:
Elizabeth Cotnoir
Language:
French
Pieces:
  1. La Terre (“The Land”)
  2. L’Eau (“The Water”)
  3. Les Plantes (“The Plants”)
  4. Les Animaux (“The Animals”)
  5. Les Ancêtres (“The Ancestors”)
Instrumentation:
2.3(3.ca).3(3.bcl).2 – 4.3.4(btbn).0 – timp.2perc – cel.hp – mezzo-sop solo – str
Percussion I: Vibraphone (4 mallets and bowed), triangle
Percussion II: Bodhrán
Duration:
15:00
 

Toronto (2017)
Date: October 19-20, 2017
Venue: Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St.
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2H5
Canada
Concert Title: A Tribute to Maureen Forrester
Performers: Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Ben Heppner, host

Victoria (2017)
Date: October 27, 2017
Venue: The Farquhar
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3P2
Canada
Concert Title: A Tribute to Maureen Forrester
Performers: University of Victoria Orchestra
Ajtony Csaba, conductor
Noa Frenkel, contralto
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor

Ottawa (2017)
Date: November 20, 2017
Venue: Southam Hall
National Arts Centre
1 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1
Canada
Concert Title: A Tribute to Maureen Forrester
Performers: Ottawa Symphony
Alain Trudel, conductor
Susan Platts, mezzo soprano
John MacMaster, tenor