The Queer Songbook Orchestra, in partnership with the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, is a 12-piece chamber pop ensemble, creating and performing a living archive of songs that have shaped the LGBTQ community. Focusing for this performance on songs with a connection to the closet - those held close during closeted times alongside those written by closeted writers - the orchestra play all new arrangements by some of Canada's top talents. The QSO brings together a selection of the finest queer ...
The Queer Songbook Orchestra, in partnership with the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, is a 12-piece chamber pop ensemble, creating and performing a living archive of songs that have shaped the LGBTQ community. Focusing for this performance on songs with a connection to the closet - those held close during closeted times alongside those written by closeted writers - the orchestra play all new arrangements by some of Canada's top talents. The QSO brings together a selection of the finest queer and allied musicians from Toronto and Montreal:
Sienna Dahlen, vocals
Alex Samaras, vocals
Casey Mecija, vocals
Jennifer Burford, violin
Evan Lamberton, cello
Lief Mosbaugh, oboe/english horn
Micajah Sturgess, french horn
Shaun Brodie, trumpet
Thom Gill, guitar
Dan Fortin, double bass
Ghislain Aucoin, piano
Stefan Schneider, drums
$20/$15 MG members, students and underemployed
Advance tickets available at Glad Day Bookshop, Soundscapes or online at www.musicgallery.org.
$25/$20 at the door.
TICKETS ON SALE AUGUST 21