New North Collective’s Circumpolar Soundscape

Be taken on a journey to the north as the New North Collective performs a spectacular music and media event. Together, these incredible artists explore their ideas of the north - from the land to the people; from the traditional to the contemporary. Their shared music focuses on an in-depth look at being a northern person and a northern artist with the impact of change, geography and community on the music they create. Enjoy diverse and skillful music, representative of many genres including jazz, folk, new music, spoken word and rock.

This ensemble of performing artists brings a circumpolar element and includes:  

• Spoken word artist/bassist Pat Braden from the Northwest Territories 

• Composer/performer Carmen Braden from the Northwest Territories 

• Singer/songwriter Diyet from the Kluane First Nation 

• Guitarist/songwriter Graeme Peters from the Yukon 

• Trombonist Selena Savage from the Yukon 

• Percussionist Robert Van Lieshout from the Yukon 

• Multi-instrumentalist/ producer Jan de Vroede from Greenland