A West Coast Winter

Let the warm, bright light of choral music carry you through the holiday season and into the New Year.  A West Coast Winter features the voices of musica intima alongside Lil'wat composer and singer, Russell Wallace. This special performance will explore what winter means to Russell through his Indigenous musical traditions and perspectives. Rounding out this magical holiday collaboration will be music that reflects the season from musica intima’s own and different cultural traditions. 

This show is part of the Holiday Music Series.

About musica intima

Grassroots beginnings took musica intima to international renown by pushing the boundaries of traditional choral performance and new perspectives on ensemble singing, making musica intima one of Canada’s most esteemed vocal ensembles. A shared leadership model allows the twelve members of intima to exchange ideas and freely explore musical creativity. Founded in 1992, musica intima is a collaborative conductor-less vocal ensemble which has championed Canadian music on stages around the world, and garnered a Western Canadian Music Award, and three JUNO nominations across ten commercially released albums. 

As musica intima seeks to decolonize their musical practice, they are increasingly turning to collaborations with Indigenous artists from a variety of disciplines, including choreographer Olivia C. Davies, visual artist Sonny Assu, the Lexwst'í:lem Drum Group, Indigenous ethnobotanist and artist T'uy't'tanat Cease Wyss, Sherryl Sewepagaham, and Cree composer Andrew Balfour. musica intima premiered and recorded Balfour’s curation NAGAMO in May 2022, which was subsequently nominated for a 2023 JUNO award, and listed in the top ten of CBC Music’s Favourite 22 Albums of 2022. Find out more about musica intima.