A unique concert experience in an intimate performance space
One night only: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, join Music Director Gemma New and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra as they collaborate with multidisciplinary artist Diana Lynn VanderMeulen for a vivid evening of contemporary music at The Cotton Factory, a historic former textile mill that now serves as a space for artists to convene. The program features music by composers Michael Maevskiy, Saman Shahi, Quinn Jacobs, Ana Sokolovic, Cecilia Livingston, Cris Derksen and Brian Current.
The event blends the emotion of HPO musicians in a moving program with a stimulating visual and light display to enhance the entire experience. In this casual and inviting format, concert-goers are seated around the orchestra only feet from the musicians.
”An immersive visual and musical event, Intimate & Immersive is Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra’s cutting edge, cross-arts concert experience.”
(Photo credits: The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director Gemma New. Photo by Roy Cox.)
About the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Making its debut in 1950, The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (HPO) became one of Canada’s leading professional orchestras before closing in 1996 due to financial issues. It was resurrected and returned to the stage on a smaller scale in 1997. Led by Music Director Gemma New since its 2015-16 season, the HPO’s core of professional musicians are mainstays of the southern Ontario music industry, and they’re often joined by international soloists and local talent. Incorporating community partnerships for program development, community outreach and engagement initiatives include accessible all-ages music participation, wellness programming and free concerts.
About Diana Lynn VanderMeulen
Diana Lynn VanderMeulen is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist. She practices in the space between analog and digital mediums, focusing on extended reality and cyclical material as she creates large-scale multisensory environments.
(Photo credits: Diana Lynn VanderMeulen’s I want to leave this Earth behind at Satosphère 3 MUTEK x SAT, documented by Ash KG.)
Event details
Hosted by: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Type of event: multi-media classical music concert
Conductor: HPO Music Director Gemma New. See her bio, along with those of the orchestra members, here.
Artist partner/collaborator: Diana Lynn VanderMeulen
Concert program:
- Michael Maevskiy, New Work;
- Saman Shahi, Suspended Doorways;
- Quinn Jacobs, A DELICATE APPROACH to human connection;
- Ana Sokolovic, …and I need a room to receive five thousand people with raised glasses…;
- Cecilia Livingston, Noyade;
- Cris Derksen, Rebellion;
- Brian Current, For the Time Being.
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Start time: 7:30 PM ET (doors at 6:30 PM ET)
Duration: TBA
Cost: C$40.00 (general admission seating). Not part of the Subscription Packages, but can be purchased separately at checkout.
Location: The Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton, ON, L8L 6N4
Booking link: Book your tickets here. Subscribers can purchase with their subscription package here.
Contact Details: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, 10 MacNab Street S., Hamilton, ON, L8P 4Y3, Canada; Box office 905-526-7756; boxoffice@hpo.org, hpo.org
Accessibility: Please contact the venue at 905-547-8256 or by email at info@cottonfactory.ca
Refund policy: Please contact the organizer.