MCO 7 / ᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ Awasowin

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Larry Strachan, conductor
Cris Derksen, cello

Gather and warm yourself by the fire. Through sublime music, spoken word, and the sounds of nature, the trailblazing cellist-composer immerses us in stories about humanity’s connection to earth.

Cris Derksen
ᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ Awasowin

• Kotawe ᑯᑕᐁ - Start a fire
• Paskwâskitew ᐸᐢᑳᐧᐢᑭᑌᐤ - The fire throws sparks
• Pahkisimôtâhk ᐸᐦᑭᓯᒨᑖᕁ - West where the sun sets
• Macâcimowin ᒪᒑᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ - An evil story
• Paskwâskitew ᐸᐢᑳᐧᐢᑭᑌᐤ - The fire throws sparks
• Pewaninakwan ᐯᐊᐧᓂᓇᑲᐧᐣ - It looks like a storm coming in the distance
• Piyêsiwiw ᐱᔦᓯᐃᐧᐤ - It is a thunderstorm
• Waseskwan ᐊᐧᓭᐢᑲᐧᐣ - The sky is clearing (after a storm)

Michael Oesterle
Scènes des bois

Arlan N. Schultz
String Quartet No. 2

Cris Derksen
Spiderbeing

Concert Sponsor: TD Bank Group
Spring Season sponsor: Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc.
Special thanks to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

^{Program subject to change}