Programming

Tiresias takes a curatorial approach to programming: the choice and juxtaposition of pieces on a programme often say as much as the interpretation of each individual piece. Past programmes have focused on a variety of musical and extra-musical themes. By presenting new and/or unjustly neglected works alongside more standard repertoire, Tiresias creates a unique context to illuminate each work. In Tiresias concerts, McGregor and Iwaasa also perform as soloists, greatly increasing the range and variety of available repertoire.

Samples of Tiresias programmes:

Delicate Fires: Pentland and Beyond
Presented on various occasions, throughout Western Canada
A celebration of the legacy of Barbara Pentland, and the generations of BC composers who followed her.
Programme:

Murray Adaskin - Vocalise for solo flute
Jennifer Butler - For Dreams of Things Which Cannot Be
Jocelyn Morlock - I conversed with you in a dream
Barbara Pentland - Trance, for flute and piano
Barbara Pentland - Sonata Fantasy for solo piano
Barbara Pentland - Sonatina for solo flute
Rodney Sharman - Arsis and Thesis

Halos of the Moon: Music of Japan & Canada
Presented on various occasions, throughout Western Canada
Programme includes the music of Canadian composers influenced by Japan, and Japanese composers influenced by Canada. This programme continues to evolve; recent and upcoming performances include the following repertoire:

Derek Charke - Distant Voices I & II, for flute and piano
Anthony Genge - Kasa (Halo of the Moon)
Jo Kondo - Walk
Kotoka Suzuki - Hidden Voices for solo piano
Toru Takemitsu - Piano Distance
Toru Takemitsu - Voice, for solo flute
Hiroki Tsurumoto - Murmur
Elliot Weisgarber - Miyako Sketches

Queering the Air
A celebration of GLB composers, poets and writers, performed originally for Vancouver Pride 2004.
Through Tiresias’ involvement with Pride in Art, this programme is ever evolving; recent and upcoming presentations of Queering the Air include the following repertoire:

Aaron Copland - Duo for flute and piano
Claude Debussy - Bilitis (arr. Iwaasa)
Emily Doolittle - Minute Etudes for solo piano
Jocelyn Morlock - I conversed with you in a dream
Francis Poulenc - Sonata
Jeffrey Ryan - My Soul Upon My Lips
Rodney Sharman - Slow Waltz
Rodney Sharman - Opera Transcriptions for piano
Rodney Sharman - Weisherbst for solo flute
Claude Vivier - Pièce pour flûte et piano