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ComposersworkwithyouthtocapturevoicesoftheNWTLargestscaleiterationofListenUpprojecttobeconductedintheterritoryTuesdayOctober21201419ARTSCULTUREMUSICByDALICARMICHAELThemastermindsbehindtheListenUpcreativeartsexperiencearebringingtheiruniqueprojectNorthlookingtocollectandcombinethesoundsoftheterritoryintooneoutstandingmusicalmasterpiece.ForyearstheJuno-awardwinningGry-phonTriohasbeentouringcommunitiesallovertheworldwiththeirListenUpprogramcreatingworksofartbycollaboratingwithlocalmusiciansandwhattheybelievetobethemostcreativedemographicaroundchildren.Thegroupsmostrecenteditionofthepro-gram-launchedwithaconcertattheNorth-ernArtsandCulturalCentreNACConOct.18-willbetheirbiggestyetbringingtogetherthevoicesofatleast100childrenfromsixcommunitiesintheNorthwestTerritoriesinsteadoftheusualoneschoolatatime.RomanBorysthetrioscelloplayersaidthebandwasencouragedtocoordinatethelargescaleprojectbyNACCsexecutivedi-rectorMarieCoderreachampionfortheneartsintheterritory.Theprojectitselfgivesopportunitiesfortheparticipantstohavecontactwithart-iststhatarefrombeyondthecommunityandthatinitselfcouldbeveryinterestingBoryssaid.Ithinktheresagreatopportu-nitywiththisprojecttostimulatethegrowthandbirthofdreams.Formonthsnowstudentshavebeenworkingawayscratchingoutpoetryinthethemeofthefourelementsinpreparationfortheproject.BeginninginNovembercomposersJef-freyRyanofTorontoandYellowknifesownCarmenBradenwilltourthroughYellow-knifeHayRiverFortSimpsonFortSmithNormanWellsandInuvikteachingchildrenthefundamentalsofcompositionandhelpingthemtocreatetheirownmusicalmotifs.RyanwillcollectthesamplesalongthewayandoncethetourisnishedcompiletheworkstogethertoformonelongsongoftheNorth.TheyouthandmembersofGryphonTriowillgatherinYellowknifenextMayforanalperformancealongwithYellowknifemusicianSusanShantorasnewchildrenschoir.Inadditiontocontributingtheirmelodiestotheuniqueprojecttheyoungmusicstu-dentswillalsohavetheopportunitytolearnfromterritorialtalentslikeLeelaGildayPatBradenandDigawolf.WeallrecognizethatwehadmomentsasartistsinourearlydevelopmentthatwereseminalBoryssaid.TherewerelittlesparkslittleexperiencesthatwecontinuetocarrywithusthatfuelourpassionfortheartsandIthinkweallbelievethatthiskindofinter-actionhasthepotentialtocreatethatkindofopportunityfortheparticipants.MusicalmomentstobecaughtonlmAllofthemusicalmagicfromthe2014ListenUpprojectfromtherstclassroominteractionstothenalconcertwillbecap-turedinadocumentarylmcalledWayUpNorthAnArcticSymphony.Theprojectitselfisinterestingenough.ImeanwhatweretalkingaboutiscreatinganexcitingincidentinthelifeofthesekidssaidTorontolmmakerPJMarcellinowhoisdocu-mentingtheprogram.Therewasalsothefactthatthisprojecthadneverbeenimplementedtosuchanextenthesaid.IthasbeenimplementedinCanadasev-eraltimesbutithasneverbeenimplementedcross-provinceorcross-territory.MarcellinohopestocapturethevastnatureoftheterritorybyfollowingthetourfromstarttonishandshowcasingchallengesrelatedtothelogisticsclimateandculturalelementsuniquetotheNorthwestTerritories.Filmingissettobeginmid-Novemberandisbeingpartiallyfundedbyacrowd-sourcedcampaignwhichwillrununtilNov.5.WayUpNorthwilldebutatthe2015Yellow-knifeInternationalFilmFestivalwithsimul-taneousscreeningsinTorontoandthepartici-patingcommunitiesthankstocontributionsfromtheNWTFilmCommission.Todonateortowatchtrailersofthelmcheckoutwww.bit.lywayupnorthdoc.PhotoBillBradenTheYellowknifeYouthChoirsspiritedperformancebroughttheNACChousetoitsfeetSaturday.DirectedbySusanShantoraandbackedupbytheclassicalchamberaccompanimentoftheGryphonTriothechoirisjustoneofmanystudentgroupswhichwillcollaborateontheListenUpcreativemusicproject.