mâmowintowin: a gathering - musica intima with special guests Andrew Balfour and Sherryl Sewepagaham
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musica intima is thrilled to invite you to mâmowintowin, our season finale, featuring special guest artists Andrew Balfour and Sherryl Sewepagaham.
The word mâmowintowin means 'a gathering' in Cree, and this concert is an invitation to come together through music, story, and shared experience. musica intima is deeply honoured to work with Andrew and Sherryl to create this gathering of Indigenous and European musical traditions, past and present, artists and communities, and the many stories carried through song.
At the heart of the evening is the West Coast world premiere of Andrew Balfour’s Missa Tekakwitha: The Seven Stones of Grandfather’s Prophecies, a profound seven-movement work sung in Mohawk, French, and Latin. This landmark composition continues our meaningful artistic collaboration with Andrew, following Nagamo, our JUNO-nominated and Western Canadian Music Award-winning project. The new piece honours the life and memory of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the 'Lily of the Mohawks', who was the first North American Indigenous woman to be canonized as a saint. Missa Tekakwitha is a powerful meditation on spirituality, identity, and the complex meeting of cultures through music.
musica intima is also very excited to share the music of Cree-Dene educator and composer Sherryl Sewepagaham. Her work has become a cornerstone of Musica Printima, our publishing arm, and this concert includes pieces that audiences have come to love, alongside new additions to her KISÎWÎPÊHKAHAM - Music of Sherryl Sewepagaham series.
We are also very excited to share the music of Cree-Dene educator and composer Sherryl Sewepagaham. Her work has become a cornerstone of Musica Printima, our publishing arm, and this concert includes pieces that audiences have come to love, alongside new additions to her KISÎWÎPÊHKAHAM - Music of Sherryl Sewepagaham collection.
You will hear favourites such as mîtosak (Trees), yôtin (The Wind), The Sleepy Song, and okâwîmâw askîy (Mother Earth). We will also introduce two new works: mîskanaw (The Road) and picikîsksîs (Chickadee) chant. These new pieces will be officially released as scores on September 1.
These works reflect the breadth and intimacy of Sherryl’s musical voice that span the natural world, family life, and the everyday moments that shape them.
PROGRAM
Andrew Balfour
Missa Tekakwitha: The Seven Stones of Grandfather’s Prophecies
trans. (Mohawk) Ka’nasohon Kevin Deer
énska (one)
tékeni (two)
áhsen (three)
kaié:ri (four)
wisk (five)
ià:ia’k (six)
tsá:ta (seven)
Nia:wen Rawenni:io (Canon Deo Gratias)
Johannes Ockeghem, arr. Andrew Balfour, trans. (Mohawk) Ka’nasohon Kevin Deer
Sherryl Sewepagaham
mîtosak (Trees)
yôtin (The Wind)
The Sleepy Song
okâwîmâw askîy (Mother Earth)
mîskanaw (The Road)
picikîsksîs (Chickadee) chant
The word mâmowintowin means 'a gathering' in Cree, and this concert is an invitation to come together through music, story, and shared experience. musica intima is deeply honoured to work with Andrew and Sherryl to create this gathering of Indigenous and European musical traditions, past and present, artists and communities, and the many stories carried through song.
At the heart of the evening is the West Coast world premiere of Andrew Balfour’s Missa Tekakwitha: The Seven Stones of Grandfather’s Prophecies, a profound seven-movement work sung in Mohawk, French, and Latin. This landmark composition continues our meaningful artistic collaboration with Andrew, following Nagamo, our JUNO-nominated and Western Canadian Music Award-winning project. The new piece honours the life and memory of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the 'Lily of the Mohawks', who was the first North American Indigenous woman to be canonized as a saint. Missa Tekakwitha is a powerful meditation on spirituality, identity, and the complex meeting of cultures through music.
musica intima is also very excited to share the music of Cree-Dene educator and composer Sherryl Sewepagaham. Her work has become a cornerstone of Musica Printima, our publishing arm, and this concert includes pieces that audiences have come to love, alongside new additions to her KISÎWÎPÊHKAHAM - Music of Sherryl Sewepagaham series.
We are also very excited to share the music of Cree-Dene educator and composer Sherryl Sewepagaham. Her work has become a cornerstone of Musica Printima, our publishing arm, and this concert includes pieces that audiences have come to love, alongside new additions to her KISÎWÎPÊHKAHAM - Music of Sherryl Sewepagaham collection.
You will hear favourites such as mîtosak (Trees), yôtin (The Wind), The Sleepy Song, and okâwîmâw askîy (Mother Earth). We will also introduce two new works: mîskanaw (The Road) and picikîsksîs (Chickadee) chant. These new pieces will be officially released as scores on September 1.
These works reflect the breadth and intimacy of Sherryl’s musical voice that span the natural world, family life, and the everyday moments that shape them.
PROGRAM
Andrew Balfour
Missa Tekakwitha: The Seven Stones of Grandfather’s Prophecies
trans. (Mohawk) Ka’nasohon Kevin Deer
énska (one)
tékeni (two)
áhsen (three)
kaié:ri (four)
wisk (five)
ià:ia’k (six)
tsá:ta (seven)
Nia:wen Rawenni:io (Canon Deo Gratias)
Johannes Ockeghem, arr. Andrew Balfour, trans. (Mohawk) Ka’nasohon Kevin Deer
Sherryl Sewepagaham
mîtosak (Trees)
yôtin (The Wind)
The Sleepy Song
okâwîmâw askîy (Mother Earth)
mîskanaw (The Road)
picikîsksîs (Chickadee) chant
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West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1S4, Canada
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