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Revealed at last, the second greatest comeback in Easter history! I know we previously said that IMOO was ending in December but I decided that one last bash was needed to give it a proper send-off. So this is it: June 8th and 9th. The final moovement! Back at Glebe-St. James, after receiving unanimous praise for the space from artists and audience alike last October.
The Saturday program will begin with Montreal baritone saxophonist Ida Toninato presenting her extended solo electroacoustic piece Lions on the Run. Following her performance will be Ensemble Volcanic Ash, led by Washington, DC cellist and composer Janel Leppin and featuring her guitarist husband Anthony Pirog (who will also be performing in Ottawa with The Messthetics on May 15th). Their IMOO performance will come about three weeks before the official street date of their upcoming second CD for Cuneiform Records, but I suspect there will be copies available at the show. Closing out the Saturday program will be longtime Ottawa and IMOO favourites Rakestar, featuring very special guest vocalist and conductor Christine Duncan (Barnyard Drama, Element Choir, etc.).
Montreal guitarist Eric Quach, who presented his Houses of Worship duo at our 2022 Spring Fling, will open Sunday’s program with his solo drone project THISQUIETARMY. Following him will be the quartet New Language Collaborative, featuring frequent IMOO alumnus Ellwood Epps with Boston-area associates Eric Zinman, Glynis Lomon, and Matt Crane. To close out the weekend, Ottawa percussionist Jesse Stewart will present a duo with legendary AACM musician Douglas Ewart. This could also become an unofficial CD release show, but I am less confident that their upcoming duo album will be ready that soon.
Tickets are available now. Buy them early! Buy them often! Our price: $50. Cheap!
