This is the third in a series of Truth and Reconciliation concerts created by Andrew Balfour to acknowledge and honour the pain, sorrow and beauty of the experience of Canada’s Indigenous peoples. The title of the show is its theme.
In February 2020, Dead of Winter hosted a composer gathering in Neubergthal, Manitoba at which Indigenous composers Andrew Balfour, Eliot Britton and Cris Dirksen came together to workshop their ideas. Then COVID-19 hit. This has only strengthened their writing. Andrew and Cris have each created works in several movements into which Eliot has woven his electro-acoustic magic. For the Captive concert, Dead of Winter will be accompanied by Cris Dirksen on cello and traditional Song Keeper and singer-drummer Cory Campbell.