Soundstreams

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Soundstreams is one of the world's leading contemporary music companies, and the largest global presenter of new Canadian music. Founded in 1982, founder and artistic director Lawrence Cherney is committed to showcasing the work of Canadian and international composers, has commissioned over 170 new works, and programmed hundreds of unique and compelling concerts including chamber music events, multi-choir spectaculars, operas, music theatre works, and seven highly successful international festivals. Soundstreams serves a broad community of music lovers through their yearly “Main Stage” series and free outreach and education programs that include “Encounters”, the “Insider” program, “RBC Bridges”, and “SoundMakers.”

Soundstreams exists to strengthen public engagement with new Canadian music and music theatre/opera through commissioning, developing, producing, and disseminating that music. We aim to inspire, foster, and enable excellence at the highest international standards.