My old friend and musical collaborator Larry Beckwith, recently retired as Artistic Director of Toronto Masque Theatre is conducting a very interesting programme performed by the Festival of the Sound Ensemble. The concert is called ‘Sounding Thunder’ and it examines the life of Francis Pegahmagabow, a local Ojibwe officer in the First World War who was decorated for his actions as a sniper. The piece is composed by Tim Corlis on a text by Ojibwe poet Armand Garnet Ruffo. Lucky for us we don’t have to go all the way to Parry Sound to hear this. There is a performance in Elora on Sunday afternoon at 4:30pm. All the details here:
Break a leg Larry!