TUNDRA for viola and percussion by Jim Hiscott; World premiere by Jennifer Thiessen and Ben Reimer; co-presented by GroundSwell New Music and Winnipeg Art Gallery/Qaumajuq in the Main Hall, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Nov. 25. Dedicated to Jennifer Thiessen and Ben Reimer.
CAÑA for alto sax, button accordion, violin, viola, cello, Latin percussion (timbales, bongos, congas), piano and double bass by Jim Hiscott; performance by Rodrigo Muñoz, percussion; Ken Gold, saxophone; Amber Epp, keyboard; Gilles Fournier, double bass; Jim Hiscott, button accordion; Rachel Kristenson, violin; Jennifer Thiessen, viola; and Patricia Vanuci, cello. Presented by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra at Seven Oaks House, Winnipeg, August 30.
SEVEN OAKS HOUSE CONCERT: presented by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, with Jim Hiscott as a featured guest. This is the same concert as just mentioned, August 30, which in addition to Caña also included duos and ensemble tunes in Latin-American traditions by Rodrigo Muñoz and Jim Hiscott, played by Rodrigo Muñoz, percussion/guitar; Ken Gold, saxophone; Amber Epp, keyboard; Gilles Fournier, bass; and Jim Hiscott, button accordion.
THE RESTLESS WIND for chamber orchestra by Jim Hiscott; performed by Orchestre de la Francophonie, cond. Emmanuelle Lambert-Lemoine; Salle Pierre-Mercure, L’Université de Montréal à Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada; June 29.
DREAMPLAY CONCERT (Glenn Buhr, concert series Artistic Director) co-curated by Jim Hiscott, including a mix of various traditional musics played by Chris Anstey, violin; Jim Hiscott, button accordion; Glenn Buhr, piano; Gilles Fournier, double bass; and Daniel Roy, percussion and mandolin. The concert also featured music by Jim Hiscott, including QUATRAIN I (new arrangement for violin and button accordion), NORTHERN POLKA and excerpts from SPIRIT REEL, all for violin and button accordion and played by Chris Anstey and Jim Hiscott. May 22, in the Winnipeg Art Gallery Main Hall.
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