Cris Derksen’s Orchestral Powwow with Chippewa Travellers

Juno-nominated Cris Derksen, is an internationally respected Indigenous cellist and composer. Derksen braids the traditional and contemporary, weaving her classical background and her Indigenous ancestry together with new school electronics to create genre-defying music.

Cris will be joined by Chippewa Travellers and members of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra for this special FREE performance as part of Celebration of Nations.

The concert takes place both in The Backyard of FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre and will also be livestreamed across the globe. All are welcome.

Austin Hitchcock – Horn
Ira Zingraff – Trumpet
Steve Fralick – Trombone
James Zimmerman – Trombone
Valerie Sylvester – Violin 1
Lucia Barcari – Violin 1 
Xiaoling Li – Violin 2
Erika Janzen – Violin 2 
Caitlin Boyle – Viola
Andree Simard – Viola 
Gordon Cleland – Cello 
Brian Baty – Double Bass