MCO 7 / ᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ Awasowin matinee

General admission tickets are now sold out! For information on school group matinée tickets and programming, contact senns@themco.ca.

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

Special thanks to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

^{Matinee concerts are casual afternoon performances, one hour in duration, and the program may be shortened from the evening program. Students will be in attendance and some seating restrictions may apply. Program subject to change.}