Gertrude Stein: How do you Mean?

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The complex and controversial Gertrude Stein, born 150 years ago, was one of the most influential writers of her generation. This fall, Vancouver's acclaimed Turning Point Ensemble will perform music inspired by Stein’s work and has assembled a panel discussion of Stein’s impact on not only composers, but artists of many disciplines. The panel will be in partnership with SFU’s Office of Community Engagement and will be moderated by Betsy Warland, one of Canada’s leading lyric prose writers, and founder of SFU’s The Writer’s Studio (2001-2012). Featured panelists will include: award-winning poet Renée Sarojini Saklikar; musician and co-founder of the Queer Arts Festival, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa; UBC Professor of English, Adam J. Frank, and composer Peter Hatch.

This panel discussion is a free event that precedes the 7:30pm paid performance of Turning Point Ensemble’s Songs of War I Have Seen – Music on Texts of Gertrude Stein. To purchase a ticket for that event please visit this link.

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