Last year, I was invited by the Sonority Sisters – a duo comprised by TSO musicians Kelly Zimba Lukič (flute) and Clare Seems (violin), to participate in a special collaboration!
They chose six Toronto-based composers to collectively write a 12 minute piece about the diverse communities comprising the city. Each composer had two minutes to share their perspectives on the subject.
Being here for two years, I aimed to portray the dynamism, the multiplicity, the balance between different artistic realities, and a few of the many musical environments that Toronto accommodates.
Photo credit: Ash Nayler Photography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttZZQ7lh64M
Piece’s programme notes:
When my father and step-mother first visited Toronto from Brazil, they remarked on how the city mixes past and present in its architecture (which coincidentally is a strong feature of my music too).
Extrapolating on this idea, my piece for the Sonority Sisters presents extremes of sound and character (high and low, past and
present, loud and quiet), which constantly converge to this elementary unity, representing the thread that connects us all as part of
this city.
Maria-Eduarda Mendes Martins 