Countdown. 7 days till Opening!

Written By Tong Wang

We are ONE WEEK away from our opening concert! One week away from sharing what we’ve been planning with you, Airdrie! This first concert is going to be the jumping off point for every event that we have planned for the duration of the festival, and do you know how many events that is? 9. 9 events in 5 days.

To kick off this wild ride, you get… Us. Tong and Maitreyi. And the theme we’ve chosen for this event is “Sowing the Seeds.” It seemed fitting, with the final event of the festival being a big musical harvest filled with food, and this being the first year of this festival. We want to sow the seeds of this festival in Airdrie so that every year, it can grow into something beautiful.

For this first event, we are partnering with local restaurants who have generously offered a discount on all takeout if you show them a ticket to the event! We want you to come and enjoy your food with us at Nose Creek Amphitheater. Thank you to 1861 Local Bar and Grill, Gate of India, and Golden Cinnamon Indian Cuisine for supporting us, now it’s our turn to go and get some incredible food!

Come join us for an evening of music, art (we just may have something exciting in the works for all you artistically inclined folks…), and sowing the seeds of community!

Tong Wang

Tong Wang is a Canadian artist leading innovative initiatives across areas of performance, research, and community engagement. Her projects explore the role of art in relation to identity, culture, and current social-political issues. As a soloist and chamber musician, Tong has performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, and ensembles across North America and Europe. As a multidisciplinary artist, she has written the libretto of a new opera, “Labyrinth of Tears”, funded by the Canada Council, FRQSC, and SSHRC, participated in the Napoule Arts Foundation Residency in France, and published an award-winning photo-essay in the literary magazine Carte Blanche. Her other projects include the creative performances “Song of Praise”, “Ghiblilane”, “Once Upon a Pumpkin”, and research on the aesthetic of “cuteness” in popular and classical music. Tong recently toured a recital on multiculturalism, “我们Us” in Lunenburg, Montreal, Basel, and presented the interactive concerts “We’re Not Really Strangers” and “My Neighbours Totoro and Claude!” at the Verbier Festival. In 2022, Tong launched the Windwood Music Festival in Airdrie, Alberta to engage with and support rural farming communities through classical chamber music. In 2023, Tong will be touring with Duo Perdendosi across eastern US & Canada, as well as with Duo Incarnadine in Turkey and China to premiere a new commission by Alice Ho, Four Impressions of China. Using diverse mediums, Tong aims to share the power of art to reach across time, languages, borders, and cultures to connect people and kindle a shared understanding.

https://tong-wang.com
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