A Path To Hope (Katerina Gimon)

Like what you experienced? Donate to Myriad today. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charit... Text 1. Without Voice [this movement is entirely body percussion] 2. The Fear It’s not the change but the fear that holds me down. 3. Believe Believe that someday soon we will sing again as one. Programme Note A Path to Hope is a set of three short works drawing inspiration from reflections written by Canadian choral music educators early in the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a collaborative commissioning project called Sonic Timelapse Project. Each work includes short spoken sections featuring fragments from or inspired by the material in these written reflections. However, although this piece was born during a unique time in our history its themes of voiceless, overcoming fear, and seeking hope, are timeless and universal. Composed entirely for body percussion the first movement, Without Voice, is a loose play on the morse code spelling of the word “voiceless” and represents the struggle to find a place or ‘voice’ in a silent world where no one is listening. The second movement, The Fear, is inspired by Canadian poet Pat Lowther’s work of the same name. Sung to a short repeated mantra, this song is about building the strength to face fear itself by learning to accept the constancy of change and in doing so, embracing growth instead. The final movement, Believe, is a brief yet potent response to the uncertainty of the future and serves as a reminder of our own resilience and the power of hope. Music and poetry by Katerina Gimon Speakers (in order of appearance) Amy Cuddy, Alyson King, Marianna Goddard, Natalie Plausini, Jennifer Evans, Elizabeth Pereira, and Alma Sarai Project Partner Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Blackbox Theatre Audio assembled by Kristen Antunes Filmed and edited by Mike Enns of Made by Frame Recorded at home individually by Myriad Ensemble Elise Naccarato, Artistic Director Alyssa Wu, Collaborative Pianist