Sounding Thunder: The Songs of Francis Pegahmagabow

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Come for a musical journey into the life of the renowned Ojibwe military officer and sniper, Francis Pegahmagabow. Composed by Timothy Corlis and written by Ojibwe poet Armand Garnet Ruffo, Sounding Thunder comes in three dramatic acts. It explores Pegahmagabow’s early years immersed in the world of the Anishinaabe spirits, his extraordinary accomplishments in the trenches of WWI, and finally his political life as Chief of the Wasauksing Ojibwe and founder of the early Indigenous political movement in Canada. Commissioned and produced by Festival of the Sound.

Event Artists

Larry Beckwith, conductor; Brian McInnes, narrator; Jodi Baker, Singer; Cristine King, Singer; Mark Fewer, violin; James Campbell, clarinet; Guy Few, trumpet; James McKay, bassoon; Rachel Thomas, trombone; Joel Quarrington, double bass; Beverley Johnston, percussion

Sounding Thunder: The Songs of Francis Pegahmagabow

Date/Time
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
École secondaire publique De La Salle
501 Old St. Patrick Street
Ottawa, ON
Canada, K1N8R3

Price
$35

Phone
613-234-6306

Website
www.chamberfest.com

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