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January 7, 2020
Six world premieres, including IHI by Barry Guy
w/Symphony Nova Scotia & soloists (Dinuk Wijeratne, cond.)
Dunn Theatre
Halifax, NS, Canada
7.30pm
January 18 & 19, 2020
Ersilia
Percussive Arts Society
Pérez Hall
University of Ottawa
January 29, 2020
Clarinet Concerto
feat. Kinan Azmeh, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Raiskin
(WSO co-commission)
Centennial Concert Hall
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
7.30pm
“[Dinuk’s] Clarinet Concerto is unique in its concept and approach to the instrument, and to the concerto genre in general. I trust it will be an incredible addition to the clarinet repertoire for generations to come.” – Kinan Azmeh
February 7, 2020
The Art of the Duo w/Kinan Azmeh
SITE Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
5.30pm
April 24, 25, & 26, 2019
Polyphonic Lively
feat. the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra & Elim Chan
Orpheum Theatre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Canada
2017 WINNER:
“Integrating an array of multicultural influences….[Wijeratne is] masterful in his art” – the Masterworks jury
2020 TBA
The Spirit & the Dust
“Dinuk has effectively captured the vastly varied tone colours of the marimba in his evocative piece ‘The Spirit and the Dust’. Written in memory of my late nephew Cameron Thomas Haynes, each movement breathtakingly explores the never ending mysteries of life and death. This truly is a marimba masterpiece” – Beverley Johnston
2020 TBA
Invisible Cities
“Invisible Cities is a milestone in the genre” – TorQ Percussion Quartet
2020 TBA
Tabla Concerto
“The piece is fantastic, complex, and brilliant. The orchestration and solo writing are masterful. I didn’t think one could pull off [such] a concerto, but Dinuk did. I don’t know of anything like it.” – John Corigliano
“[Dinuk] has a remarkable facility and flexibility. More specifically, what he’s able to do so expertly is articulate a mix of sounds and a mix of worlds. It’s exactly the kind of piece that appeals to me, and it’s the kind of direction I like to see composers who are writing for chamber music go in.” – Roman Borys, the GRYPHON TRIO
2020 TBA
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
JUNO winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’, ECMA winner: ‘Classical Composition of the Year’ (2016)
April 27 & 28, 2019*
w/NSYO & Ben Marmen, cello
music by Bizet, Schumann, & Dvorak
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 7:00 pm
First United Church, Truro
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 7:00 pm
St. Matthew’s United Church, Halifax
June 11-26, 2020*
Composition faculty, w/Robert Aitken, Ana Sokolovic, & Ivan Fedele
Composition Academy of the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Dinuk Wijeratne in residence TBA
August 16, 2019
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
Belfountain Music Festival
Alton Mill Arts Centre
Ontario, Canada
7.30pm
JUNO winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’, ECMA winner: ‘Classical Composition of the Year’ (2016)
September 21, 2019
Concept & Creativity
Keynote speech at the Multidisciplinary Creative Conference
University of Toronto Music Department
5.30pm
2020 TBA
The BACH TREE annual workshop and residency program
‘Cultivating Creative and Collaborative Musicians’
w/Nick Halley & Melissa Richmond
Union Episcopal Church
Claremont, NH, USA
2020 TBA
Yatra
for orchestra
commissioned by the Toronto Symphony & Symphony Nova Scotia
2020 TBA
Gajaga Vannama for piano & strings
2020 TBA
Colour Study in Rupaktaal (for solo piano)
“…mesmerizing Sri Lankan-Canadian conductor/composer/pianist Dinuk Wijeratne…proving his inestimable chops in all three disciplines while living up to his creative reputation. [This] East-meets-West work bristles with the energy of a coiled spring, fuelled by a near-impossible melting pot of Indian tabla-like dance rhythms, funky jazz riffs, tonal clusters and extended instrumental techniques. It left the impression one has just journeyed into the heart of a strange new world of breathtaking beauty and joyous energy.” – Winnipeg Free Press
2020 TBA
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
JUNO winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’, ECMA winner: ‘Classical Composition of the Year’ (2016)
“Dinuk Wijeratne embodies in his writing a truly empathetic lens to diverse audiences. This is because Dinuk has such an omnivorous musical appetite, and has the unique ability to synthesize all of his interests into an authentic, compelling voice. All at once, seasoned concert-goers get the full bouquet of beauty, technique, and intricacy they would expect of our greatest composers; new explorers find themselves completely immersed in the rhythmic, melodic appeal of some of the most exciting music of today. I believe Dinuk’s strength is that he is never daunted by what others may have precluded to be impossible.” – Adrian Fung: the Afiara String Quartet; Vice-President of Innovation, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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