Ancestral Voices

Forward Currents Festival Night 3

The Long and Winding Road 5:00 pm

Drew Hayden Taylor, author playwright Drew Hayden Taylor presents a lecture that will explore the journey of a small boy from a reserve in central Ontario, through the multi-faceted wonders of oral storytelling, and how he ended up spreading the gospel of Native literature around the world. this talk will take the Indigenous perspective from the campfire to the stage, page and screen.

Artist Talk 6:15 pm

Ancestral Voices 7:00 pm

Gordon Gerrard, conductor Marion Newman, soprano Andrea Menard, singer/songwriter Regina Symphony Orchestra

The journey towardsreconciliation starts with understanding the truth. The final evening of the Forward Currents Festival presents a mix of pieces that challenges us to re-examine what we have understood through a new lens

Jean Sibelius: the Swan of Tuonela with Regina Symphony Orchestra

Bramwell Tovey: Ancestral Voices with Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano & with Regina Symphony Orchestra

Bedrich Smetana: The Moldau with Regina Symphony Orchestra

Andrea Menard: I Am Andrea Menard with Regina Symphony Orchestra