tag:sarahslean.com,2005:/blogs/news-updates?p=38News & Updates2023-10-17T14:23:57-04:00Sarah Sleanfalsetag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/72890242023-10-17T14:23:57-04:002023-10-17T14:23:58-04:00Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - February 2, 2024! <p><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);">Juno and Gemini Award-nominated Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Slean joins the ESO on the Winspear stage to pay tribute to the iconic Joni Mitchell. Slean sings classics from the Canadian legend's noteworthy albums </span><i>Both Sides Now</i><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);"> (2000) and </span><i>Travelogue </i>(2002) - <span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);">songs spanning Mitchell's illustrious 55-year career with orchestral arrangements by Grammy Award-winning artist Vince Mendoza. You don't want to miss this one-night-only performance! </span></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/72846962023-10-08T14:58:14-04:002023-10-16T10:58:34-04:00TEACHING FILM SCORING AT YORK UNIVERSITY <p>Sarah is teaching the Intro to Film Scoring course at York University for the fall semester! Sarah began her university education in 1996 at York studying piano performance with Christina Petrowska. </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/72846942023-10-08T14:53:35-04:002023-10-08T14:53:35-04:00JANUARY 27, 2024 - KINGSTON SYMPHONY DEBUT! <p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Slean joins the Kingston Symphony for a tribute to the genius of Joni Mitchell. Mitchell’s iconic blend of blues, rock, and jazz has made her one of Canada’s most beloved musicians. Sarah Slean brings her unique take on the very best of Joni’s songbook, layering familiar gems with her own perspective and superlative voice, with beautiful musical arrangements by Grammy Awardwinning artist Vince Mendoza.</span></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/72268012023-06-14T22:03:55-04:002023-06-14T22:03:55-04:00JULY 15 - PERFORMANCE WITH ART OF TIME FOR ELORA FESTIVAL!<p><span style="color:rgb(97,97,97);">The Art of Time Ensemble, led by Artistic Director, Andrew Burashko brings one of its classic ‘songbook’ programmes, featuring the sensational Sarah Slean, with music by Randy Newman, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Sarah Slean, Brahms and many others.</span></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/72267992023-06-14T22:01:36-04:002023-06-14T22:01:36-04:00JULY 23 - CHAMBERFEST PERFORMANCE in OTTAWA!<p><span>Canadian bright light Sarah Slean is a four-time JUNO- and two-time GEMINI-nominated performer, and a CSA-winning composer with 25 years of wide-ranging experience in music. Joined by Ottawa’s Ironwood Quartet, this special collaboration will feature Sarah’s original chamber compositions, vintage Sarah Slean from the vault, and the world premiere of three new works for voice, piano, and string quartet. The programme will also include </span><i><span>Jonny Pippy of Pouch Cove, on a Bicycle at Dawn</span></i><span> from the JUNO award-winning album </span><i><span>Mosaique</span></i><span>, commissioned and premiered by Ensemble Made In Canada. For </span><i><span>Jonny Pippy</span></i><span>, Slean and the Ironwoods will create a portrait in song of a Newfoundland character’s bike ride by the sea, illustrating Slean’s love of melody and storytelling. </span></p><p><span>Slean is thrilled to perform alongside Ironwood Quartet, composed of violinists Jessica Linnebach and Emily Kruspe, cellist Rachel Mercer, and Chamberfest’s Artistic Director and violinist/violist Carissa Klopoushak. The Ironwoods’ history of broad repertoire and extensive, inclusive musical interests makes them the perfect partners for Slean’s eclectic offerings. Together, Slean and Ironwood will take us from original pop poetry to chamber music and back again. Don’t miss the magic as this unique performance is one-night-only.</span></p><ul>
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</ul>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/72263942023-06-14T10:48:45-04:002023-06-14T10:48:45-04:00Two New Commissions from the National Arts Centre Orchestra! <p>Sarah is thrilled to be working on two new commissions for the National Arts Centre Orchestra and their spectacular 2023-24 season! The concerts will feature some outstanding singers from the Canadian Opera Company - more soon! Big Hint: Clara Schumann… possibly the hardest piano music to set to orchestra! Sarah will be in Ottawa in July as well for her ChamberFest performance on July 23! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/72263832023-06-14T10:38:58-04:002023-06-14T10:38:58-04:00SARAH SINGS JONI MITCHELL WITH THE BIG LAKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA!! <p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>BIGLAKE and BASE31 are proud to present a very special concert celebrating the 80th birthday of Canada’s musical legend and hero, Joni Mitchell. Multi JUNO and GEMINI nominated performer, singer songwriter Sarah Slean has performed this programme for sold-out audiences across the country, and is coming to PEC to captivate you with her hauntingly beautiful renditions of Joni Mitchell songs. Sarah is supported by the sweet symphonic sounds of the BIGLAKE Orchestra, made up of musicians from Ontario’s finest orchestras, conducted by our very own Artistic Director and COC Music Director Johannes Debus. This 2023 Festival closing night concert will be one you will never forget!</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span>Symphonic arrangements by Vince Mendoza of Joni Mitchell songs, from albums “Both Sides Now (2000) and “Travelogue” (2002), including </span><i><span>A Case of You</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Woodstock</span></i><span> and </span><i><span>Both Sides Now</span></i></p><p>Concert duration: 2 hours, with intermission</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/71626882023-02-28T22:23:32-05:002023-06-14T10:38:38-04:00SARAH SINGS JONI WITH THE SASKATOON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA! <p>Sarah will be singing an expanded program of Joni Mitchell music this October 28th with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra! New charts will include “Circle Game”, “River”, “Hejira”, “Refuge of the Roads” and more… Sarah first sang selections from Joni's Travelogue and Both Sides Now albums with the SSO in 2018 - it was the first time these orchestral arrangements had been heard in Canada. Multi-Grammy winner Vince Mendoza, Joni's original orchestrator and collaborator, was conducting. Since then Sarah has sung this program with five other Canadian orchestras. She can't wait to return to sing it again with the extraordinary musicians in Saskatoon. Also, this summer we will be announcing a very special Ontario date - please stay tuned! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/71626082023-02-28T19:37:56-05:002023-02-28T22:28:26-05:00SECOND CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATION! <p>Sarah was a composer on Season 3 of the hit show “Detention Adventure” alongside talented composers Amin Bhatia, Ari Posner and Antonio Naranjo, and the music has just been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (Best Original Music - Comedy)! The show raked in an incredible 15 nominations this year. Huge congrats to our fearless leader, showrunner and mastermind Joe Kicak, and his excellent team of artists and technicians! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/70346992022-08-10T08:32:46-04:002022-08-10T08:32:47-04:00Hosting "ABOUT TIME" Nation-wide on CBC MUSIC <p>Sarah will be hosting the national classical music program "About Time" for two weeks this summer - July 25-29th and August 22-26th! Mark you calendars and tune in for some fascinating modern choices and the timeless classics... </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/70049402022-06-30T09:24:45-04:002022-06-30T09:24:45-04:00KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY DEBUT! <p>Two trips to beautiful BC within 6 months! Sarah will be performing with the Kamloops Symphony March 10-11 in 2023 for their spring season. This will be the third orchestra in British Colombia that Sarah has collaborated with - first, the Okanagan Symphony in 2018 under Rose Thomson, the Vancouver Symphony this October 28-29 under Karl Hirzer, and then Kamloops under Dina Gilbert. Very exciting! The Kamloops program will include selections from Land & Sea (orchestrated by Sarah), "Lamento" by award-winning composer Christos Hatzis (their recording of which was nominated for a 2021 Juno Award!) and some highlights from the gorgeous Joni Mitchell program Sarah has been singing across Canada. So happy to be back on stage and meeting more excellent musicians, conductors and audiences across this beautiful country! Subscription tickets to the Kamloops season are available July 5th, individual concert tickets will be available in September. </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/69592562022-04-28T15:52:20-04:002022-04-28T16:04:32-04:00VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DEBUT! <p>Sarah will make her debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this October 28th and 29th at the stunning Orpheum Theatre as part of the VSO's 2022-23 season! Sarah will be singing a program of Joni Mitchell songs from the Travelogue (2001) and Both Sides Now (2000) albums, as orchestrated by multi-Grammy award winner Vince Mendoza. She has performed this concert with the Niagara, Saskatoon, Regina, and Calgary Symphonies to date. Check the tour page for ticket links! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/69370682022-03-31T14:41:58-04:002022-03-31T14:41:58-04:00CALGARY PHILHARMONIC DEBUT on April 9th! <p>Sarah will be singing the program of beautifully orchestrated Joni Mitchell songs with the fabulous musicians of the Calgary Philharmonic on April 9th (next Saturday) conducted by Karl Hirzer!</p>
<p>Stay tuned here for another orchestra debut announcement coming very soon! Until then, enjoy some more photos of the Regina show, including some of the dress rehearsal, by the wonderful Chris Graham - what a talent he is! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/e2bc54c95918b69d4af566b8b2105bd97d0c985e/original/rso-sarahslean-142.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/be9f702b27f8c2d628e9abdeae54f054ed1e3e4d/original/rso-sarahslean-rehearsal-067.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/8eb210f2896ef9c736526f7fa8f52f48c9a879cc/original/rso-sarahslean-rehearsal-059.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/a2363c91be0a8f5247e3a76b1bb58a05e175bb26/original/rso-sarahslean-rehearsal-112.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/69285092022-03-21T22:28:41-04:002022-03-21T22:30:47-04:00SARAH SINGS THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL WITH ORCHESTRAS ACROSS CANADA<p>Stages are opening up again and we couldn't be happier! Sarah has performed a program of Joni Mitchell songs (as orchestrated by the legendary jazz composer Vince Mendoza) with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra on February 19 and 20th and recently with the Regina Symphony on March 19th. Joni's genius shines in these arrangements - every nuance of her intricate piano/guitar playing is honoured, every penetrating insight in her poetic lyrics is given careful treatment. It's a feast for musicians and Joni admirers, and a joy for the orchestra to play, not to mention a joy to sing! Sarah is clearly in her happy place! She will perform the same program with the Calgary Philharmonic on April 9th, 2022 and new dates are being added for the fall! Please stay tuned... enjoy these snaps by pro photographers Robert Nowell (NSO) and Chris Graham (RSO) Thank you to everyone who attended! xo<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/88cc6703f9b11e43fc4ae59774079be48f2b4a0d/original/img-2813.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/b741de4c365a0c9c91569e784c142b877c2cad73/original/img-2808.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/d834653dc117921d87eb1d0918f91a3f4d6f68e7/original/img-2397.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/54c64483630a0051f9bd3691cafe4e4218b41934/original/008b919d-d49d-4fdc-868a-07677be482f8.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/f168bd1cfea8a10d27b8e88a268c737c575e52b7/original/33c799be-0134-414a-9597-f14261101b7d.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/679d2c02c46f29fb367c6c6c9f9ecfb0420852e9/original/img-2810.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/68059802021-11-11T15:30:02-05:002021-11-11T15:31:05-05:00SOCAN BOARD APPOINTMENT! <p>Sarah has been newly elected to SOCAN's Board of Directors! SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) administers and protects the performing and reproduction rights of more than 160,000 songwriters, music publishers, composers, and visual artists. In her own words: “SOCAN is arguably the most important music organization in this country, and I’m truly excited to join the board at such a pivotal moment in its evolution,” said Slean. “As a lifelong artist with 25 years’ experience in a variety of musical worlds, I hope to bring a unique and artist-focused perspective to the work ahead. Over those 25 years, I experienced the total digital transformation of the music ecosystem in real time, but no matter how swiftly the tech changes, artists are, and will always be the lifeblood of our industry. I’m passionate about helping SOCAN develop new and better ways to serve them. I look forward to collaborating with my excellent colleagues on the board and thank the voting members for their trust.” To read more: https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/sarah-slean-joins-socan-board-of-directors/ </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/67365222021-09-05T11:23:10-04:002021-09-05T11:27:56-04:00FEBRUARY 2022 CONCERT DATES <p>Hurray - many exciting shows to announce this week, and more next week! </p>
<p>Sarah will be performing a full set of Joni Mitchell's exquisite music, arranged for full orchestra, with both the Niagara and Regina Symphonies. These are the original orchestral arrangements from Joni's Travelogue (2002) and Both Sides Now (2000) recordings - just breathtaking!! Sarah first performed this set of music with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra in 2018, and we are thrilled to bring it to two more cities! Click the "TOUR" tab for more information. </p>
<p>Also, Sarah will be returning to the stage with her 'brother-from-another-mother' Hawksley Workman! Three rescheduled dates are now confirmed in February 2022, more to come! See you out there, lovelies... xoxo </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/67365212021-09-05T11:19:11-04:002021-09-05T11:19:11-04:00Canadian Screen Award Statue Arrives! <p>This will look nice on the piano! Heartfelt thanks to the entire Detention Adventure team, and my excellent music colleagues with whom I share this incredible honour! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/66681912021-06-23T13:56:38-04:002021-06-23T13:57:56-04:00Canadian Screen Award WIN! <p>In May, Sarah won her first Canadian Screen Award, alongside her co-composers Ari Posner, Amin Bhatia and songwriter Antonio Naranjo, for her work on the show "Detention Adventure"! Huge thanks to the amazing team on this show - from the director and producers to the writers and actors - it's a smart, hilarious, big-hearted project and we are so thrilled to be a part. Stay tuned for Season 3, filming this year!! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/76bae04bb817a2d93d47e356634c6f77ea3298a9/original/screen-shot-2021-06-23-at-1-29-30-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/65892322021-03-30T15:41:04-04:002021-03-30T15:41:04-04:002021 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATION! <p>Sarah has been nominated in the category of "Best Original Music - Fiction" for her composing work on the series Detention Adventure (HBO, CBC GEM)! This is her first CSA nomination. Sarah co-composed the score for Season 2 with esteemed composers Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner (Anne with an E, Flashpoint). Congratulations to the entire Detention Adventure team for their 6 nominations! If you haven't seen the show, check it out on GEM - hilarious, brilliant, engaging stories and characters with a dramatic, spooky, whimsical score! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/c9065295152b27637eb9dcf6efdc0a071d6760dc/original/screen-shot-2021-03-30-at-3-38-00-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/1647837729d503da3abbfe09a08c5b9cc7e85de2/original/screen-shot-2021-03-30-at-1-26-45-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/65691992021-03-09T15:43:24-05:002021-03-30T15:42:36-04:00JUNO NOMINATION for CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR! <p>WOW! Sarah's collaboration with Symphony Nova Scotia and composer Christos Hatzis has been nominated for a Juno Award, Canada's celebrated music prize, in the "Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral" category!! Congratulations to all our wonderful colleagues on this project.</p>
<p>The Ensemble Made in Canada album "Mosaïque", which features a piano quartet composed by Sarah, also picked up a nomination for "Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber". Congratulations to these outstanding musicians on this well-deserved recognition! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/65651532021-03-04T18:12:38-05:002021-03-04T18:14:35-05:00EAST COAST MUSIC AWARD NOMINATION! <p>We're pleased to announce that Sarah's collaboration with Symphony Nova Scotia and composer Christos Hatzis has been nominated for an East Coast Music Award - wooooo! Congratulations to all the musicians, Christos, producer Jeff Reilly, conductor Bernhard Gueller and all the amazing audio engineers involved. To purchase this recording please check out the Symphony Nova Scotia store (https://symphonynovascotia.ca/shop/recordings/), or buy/stream on all major platforms! Big congrats to our fellow nominees! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64998612020-12-11T10:55:00-05:002020-12-15T10:53:12-05:00SPRING/SUMMER LIVESTREAMS AVAILABLE IN STORE! <p>When pandemic lockdown first took hold, Sarah performed 3 livestreams (from her living room!) via the new platform SideDoor (April 19, May 17, June 19). These three shows are now available for purchase in our new online store! Enjoy... </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64998572020-12-08T22:40:00-05:002020-12-15T10:39:44-05:00PERFORMANCE at the MAYOR'S Virtual Gala! <p>Sarah contributed a special virtual performance for the Mayor's Evening For The Arts on December 8th this year. She was featured alongside Toronto all-stars Jully Black, Larnell Lewis, and Steven Page. The performance was recorded on a gorgeous old grand at Yonge Street's beautiful Paul Hahn Piano shop and factory. While she was there, Sarah took every Yamaha and Steinway for a test drive :) </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64998662020-12-01T10:55:00-05:002020-12-15T11:02:19-05:00SCOREBOOK ANTHOLOGY IS HERE! <p>The Sarah Slean Sheet Music Anthology has arrived!! It only took a few decades! 20 years worth of songwriting in a beautifully designed, spiral bound (HUZZAHHH!!) book. Over 250 pages and over 40 songs including selections from the Universe EP, Blue Parade, Night Bugs, Day One, The Baroness, The Baroness Redecorates, Land & Sea and Metaphysics - radio favourites Sweet Ones, Weight, Lucky Me, Get Home, Sarah and Set It Free and many more! Vocal/Piano scores for the moderate to advanced player, including chord symbols, lyrics and some guitar tab! While we are doing everything we can to send them out ASAP, in case you don’t receive your package by Christmas due to postal delays, every order comes with a coupon-style 'certificate of purchase' that you can print out and put in a card for the recipient. Thank you and ENJOY! Let's see those videos ;) </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64998152020-11-08T09:55:00-05:002020-12-15T09:58:00-05:00BEST NEWS EVER <p>2020 is redeemed! Sarah is very happy to announce that she is expecting a baby girl this spring! The announcement came just after her first live solo show since March of this year... The moment was captured backstage at the Burlington Centre for the arts - cute bump! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64998132020-10-12T09:55:00-04:002020-12-15T09:54:33-05:00(SAFE) Burlington and London Shows!<p>November 7th Sarah will be performing a solo set at the Burlington Centre for the Arts, and November 21st, our rescheduled date with the London Symphonia will take place *now with livestream!!* </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64998102020-07-20T09:45:00-04:002020-12-15T09:45:23-05:00COMPOSER ON NEW SHOW "DETENTION ADVENTURE"! <p>Sarah will be co-scoring Season 2 of the excellent new production "Detention Adventure", directed by phenom Joe Kicak and produced by firecracker Lauren Corber. The score calls for the magical and wondrous, as well as some sci-fi creepiness and a touch of the fantastical... in other words - a perfect match for Sarah... She joins her esteemed colleagues, the award-winning duo Ari Posner and Amin Bhatia. The show is out on CBC Gem and HBO MAX later this year! </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64998022020-02-17T09:25:00-05:002020-12-15T09:25:21-05:00COVID-CANCELLED SYMPHONY DATES<p>Three concerts with orchestras on Sarah's schedule for the 2020 season have been cancelled or rescheduled. The National Arts Centre Orchestra date on April 17 and Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec April 24-25 have both been cancelled. We hope to present these shows in 2022 or beyond! The London Symphonia date in March has been rescheduled for November 2020 - stay tuned for more information here. Sarah's three appearances with the Art of Time Ensemble have also been cancelled due to the pandemic. Stay safe out there xox </p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046302019-09-07T15:35:00-04:002020-11-20T11:35:20-05:00NEWS! 2020 SHOWS & RECORDING NEWS<h2><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/067ff12a02f821f255df5059eaab6cb452f9dfe9/original/unknown.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></h2>
<h2>SLEAN / HAWKSLEY WORKMAN 2020 TOUR </h2>
<p>That’s right, these spiritual siblings are teaming up again for 9 tour dates in 2020! <br>They will be playing and singing on each other’s songs, and bringing two extra musicians with them. </p>
<p>Stories, laughs, songs, epic moments. Do not miss! A new recording will be available at shows with new co-writes, covers and revamps. <br>Awesome. <br><a contents="Tour Page" data-link-label="Tour" data-link-type="page" href="/tour">Tour Page </a></p>
<h3>ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES 2020! </h3>
<p>Mark your calendars! Sarah will be performing with THREE orchestras in 2020! Two as-yet-unannounced concerts in Ontario (March 27, 28 and April 16, 17) and beautiful Quebec City with the OSQ on April 23, 24. Check the Tour page for ticket links and announcements. </p>
<p>Stories, laughs, songs, epic moments. Do not miss! A new recording will be available at shows with new co-writes, covers and revamps. <br>Awesome. </p>
<h3>HOSTING SHIFT ON CBC MUSIC, NATION-WIDE! </h3>
<p>Sarah has been hosting national CBC radio this year – filling in for master story-teller and Uber-music nerd Tom Allen. Check out her social media channels for news of when she’ll be hosting next. </p>
<p>Also, if you missed her episode of My Playlist you can take a listen <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/18518/my-playlist-with-sarah-slean">here</a>. </p>
<h3>MAUDIE MUSICAL </h3>
<p>Sarah has been working on creating songs for this beautiful film-turned-musical about Canadian folk-art heroine Maud Lewis. If you haven’t seen the film, it’s on iTunes and Netflix – and it’s gorgeous. Another story about the world-warping, transformative, towering, tender power of love. Right. Up. Sarah’s. Alley. Theatre Calgary will be workshopping this show in late 2020. </p>
<p><a contents="More Info Here&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.theatrecalgary.com/artists-and-learning/artists/script-submissions">More Info Here </a></p>
<h3>SPECIAL VINYL RELEASE COMING </h3>
<p>Struggling to think of a holiday gift for your super arty music-loving creative friend or relative? Well – struggle no more! There will be a special vinyl release of a record from Sarah’s back catalogue, and it’s a beauty. Too big for the stocking, but we promise, it’ll sound AH-MAZING.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046312018-11-20T15:35:00-05:002020-08-07T15:39:23-04:00NEWS – DOWNLOADABLE SHEET MUSIC AND MUCH MORE!!!<p>Hey everybody – I’ve missed you! So much news! Read on… </p>
<h3>SYMPHONY NOVA SCOTIA: CONTEST ALERT! </h3>
<p>After months of prep – I’ll finally be in Halifax this week with Symphony Nova Scotia rehearsing for our big shows this Friday November 23rd and Saturday Nov. 24th! </p>
<p>And we are nearing a sell-out – so if you’d like a chance to win two spots on my guest list – write us to say why you and a guest would love to be there – we’ll notify the lucky winner Thursday end of day! (sarah@sarahslean.com) </p>
<p>The first half of the program, I will be at the piano playing orchestrated versions of songs from Night Bugs to Metaphysics – including new arrangements by my excellent colleagues Kevin Lau, Virginia Kilbertus and Aaron Tsang. For the second half we’ll perform “Ecstasy” – a three part song cycle composed Christos Hatzis, text by yours truly. </p>
<p>In 2012, Christos wrote the incredible song cycle “Lamento” for me to sing for my Symphony Nova Scotia debut. </p>
<p>The CBC filmed and recorded this and it was a great success – I’ve now sung it with four other orchestras! But both Christos and I thought it was an unusually dark and tragic piece given the bright and hopeful spiritual worldview we both share, so he asked me to work on text for a companion piece – something more positive and life-affirming… well – that’s what we’re premiering this weekend!! “Ecstasy” is quite a moving and dramatic creation… I have given it a sub-title – “3 part mystical awakening”. See if you agree! The CBC will be filming and recording this as well. </p>
<h3>A NEW MUSICAL! </h3>
<p>Another wonderful thing to announce! I’ve been asked to write the music for the stage musical adaptation of the award-winning film. It’s just a beautiful, beautiful film and I’m so thrilled to be working with a great team of people on this story!! Oh the songs I will write for this… *swoon!* <br>More news on this front in a few months… </p>
<h3>DOWNLOADABLE SHEET MUSIC! </h3>
<p>That’s right – at LONG LAST IT IS <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store">HERE</a>! We will have a wide selection of sheet music available for download starting next week now – <a contents="direct from the website" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store">direct from the website</a>! <br>I will be rolling out almost everything we have from my long hours of transcription for last year’s Pledgemusic orders (THANK YOU!) My end goal is an “anthology” scorebook (physical) ready in 2019. <br>OMG! *jumping up and down* </p>
<h3>CLASSICAL COMPOSING – PIANO QUARTET </h3>
<p>The Ensemble Made in Canada commissioned 14 composers to write piano quartets for the provinces and waterways of Canada. <br>I was invited to compose, and I chose a province dear to my heart – Newfoundland! The ensemble has been touring all over the country and performed in Toronto on Thursday evening. <br>Here’s a photo of me with some great composers Kevin Lau and Andrew Downing. </p>
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<h3>ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHOIR! </h3>
<p>I was hired to arrange two songs for the amazing <a contents="New Choir" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newchoir.ca/">New Choir</a> from Toronto! If you’d like to hear them, their big concert is January 26th next year at the Masonic Temple. </p>
<h3>CBC RADIO HOSTING </h3>
<p>I’ve been hosting radio at the CBC! One episode of Drive, a full week of Shift (both have already aired) and also a full week of Tempo, the classical show, which will air later this year / early next year. </p>
<h3>HOSPITAL SHOW SHOOTING SOON </h3>
<p>“Everybody’s on TV” will be the theme song for this hilarious new comedy, developed by Adam G. Reid – and I’ll also be scoring the new episodes they’re shooting this December. Woo! </p>
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<h3>HOLIDAY BUNDLES COMING! </h3>
<p>In a few weeks, we’ll be clearing out the vaults at Maplemusic to make way for some new merchandise – get ready for some amazing Christmas deals! <br>Bundles galore – including ORIGINAL video costumes, perhaps an original painting or two, and some exclusive stuff that won’t be printed again. Squee! </p>
<p>Speaking of holiday’s, I will be joining Andy Kim at his 14th Annual Christmas show on December 20th at the The Burlington Performing Arts Centre. I will be singing four songs for charity. </p>
<h3>EN DIRECT DE L’UNIVERS – KARINE VANASSE </h3>
<p>November 10th I performed on the hit Quebec TV show En Direct de L’Univers, as a surprise for the charming actress Karine Vanessa, alongside Half Moon Run, Jean Michel Blais and many other fantastic singers. <br>Merci tout le monde!</p>
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<p>Sarah penned a dark and mournful song called “Personne ne M’Entend” for the season finale of CTV’s crime drama “Cardinal” with friends Todor Kobakov (the composer for the series) and First Nations singer/songwriter Jacques Nadjiwon. To be released worldwide later this March! </p>
<p>The stream to the season finale is <a contents="available here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ctv.ca/Cardinal/Video/S2E6-El-Brujo-vid1262240">available here</a>. </p>
<p>Update – Available now!</p>
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<p>Sarah has been a resident film composer at the Canadian Film Centre since July 2017. The CFC will be taking the composers to Los Angeles mid-March for a week of film scoring activities – woo! <br>Sarah has been writing and producing songs at a breakneck pace for the various film projects coming out of the centre, and these tracks will be made available at the end of April if you’re curious and want to take a peek! More information coming soon!</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046332018-03-10T15:45:00-05:002020-08-07T15:43:38-04:00VINCE MENDOZA – JONI MITCHELL TRIBUTE WITH ORCHESTRA!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/9371a85e0b7be609137cc84fa63e574430bc9d3e/original/dsc01058.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/536b84fa76a502aabcc91a620fa923c2052ce98f/original/img-0500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>What an incredible concert with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra on Saturday March 3rd! </p>
<p>Sarah sang a full selection of Mitchell songs from the acclaimed albums “Travelogue” and “Both Sides Now”, as arranged by multi-Grammy Award winner Vince Mendoza – who also led the orchestra. They were joined by legendary jazz musician Peter Erskine, celebrated bassist Edwin Livingston and the crazy-talented Calgarian Mark DeJong on sax. </p>
<p>This landmark live performance was the first of its kind in Canada – and the first ever live performance of these scores – WOW! <br>Needless to say, Sarah was excited. </p>
<p>Read the review here: <br><a contents="Review: High-quality performances by symphony, guest artists a fitting tribute to Joni Mitchell&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/local-arts/review-high-quality-performances-by-symphony-guest-artists-a-fitting-tribute-to-joni-mitchell">Review: High-quality performances by symphony, guest artists a fitting tribute to Joni Mitchell </a></p>
<p>Read Sarah’s interview here: <br><a contents="'A fearless confrontation:' Sarah Slean on the influence of Joni Mitchell&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/local-arts/a-fearless-confrontation-sarah-slean-on-the-influence-of-joni-mitchell">'A fearless confrontation:' Sarah Slean on the influence of Joni Mitchell </a></p>
<p>Read Vince Mendoza’s interview here: <br><a contents="A Great Dance: Working with Joni Mitchell a career highlight for Grammy-winner Vince Mendoza&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/local-arts/a-great-dance-working-with-joni-mitchell-a-career-highlight-for-grammy-winner-vince-mendoza">A Great Dance: Working with Joni Mitchell a career highlight for Grammy-winner Vince Mendoza </a></p>
<p>Photos by Peter Erskine!</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046382017-06-22T15:55:00-04:002020-08-07T15:51:24-04:00NEW VIDEO & TOUR DATES<p>Today, singer-songstress Sarah Slean announces her upcoming Canadian fall tour in support of her 9th studio album, Metaphysics. Metaphysics was released on April 7th via Cadence Music/Fontana North and features two CBC Radio 2 – Top 20 songs Sarah and Perfect Sky. This summer will see Sarah perform on Canada Day as part of the celebrations in Hamilton, as well as a performance at the Interstellar Rodeo in Winnipeg. On October 6th she will kick off her fall tour in Vancouver, followed by dates in Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, and Ottawa to name a few (full details below). In conjunction with the tour announcement – Sarah has released a beautiful new video, filmed on the streets of Toronto, for her song, Every Rhythm Is The Beat. “This song was inspired by my chance encounter with an extraordinary 31-year-old man on a GO Train several years ago. It ignited a two-year long correspondence,” says Sarah. “And though that correspondence did not ultimately have a happy ending, it did bring into full light the incredible interconnectedness of all lives.” </p>
<p>Watch and share the video here: </p>
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<p>Sarah continues, “In the ever-changing, often bewildering maze of identity politics, we all want to figure out what groups we belong to, bear allegiance to and take refuge in… but we often forget that there’s really only one “group” in the grand scheme. We’re all distant relatives, no matter how different our bodies, creeds, colours, behaviours. We all have the same blueprint and experience consciousness via the same mysterious, sophisticated biological system… We all feel, and suffer, and love. Remembering that is enough to awaken the compassion inside all of us that today’s world can sometimes lull to sleep.”</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/dec072fb5d438dd68dbf93e37d79543902727a40/original/19428601-1921110471461569-4042160671939362816-n-480x480.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046392017-06-21T15:55:00-04:002020-08-07T15:52:24-04:00METAPHYSICS REVIEWS<p>“Metaphysics is a tour de force.” – NUVO Magazine </p>
<p>“breathtakingly compelling, evocative and immersively lush new album…” <br>– Music Life Magazine </p>
<p>“Her songs are simple, poignant and utterly personal, infused with jazz, classical, pop and Latin influences. Sarah Slean’s classiness as a songwriter defies period and genre.” – Musical Toronto </p>
<p>“Sweeping melodies create an emotional atmosphere that match the powerful lyrics.” – Canadian Beats </p>
<p>Metaphsics is available at <a contents="in our store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sarahslean.com/store/">in our store</a> and through <a contents="these music services" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sarahslean.lnk.to/metaphysicsCF">these music services</a>.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046402016-11-03T15:55:00-04:002020-08-07T15:53:21-04:00PRE-ORDERS FOR SARAH SLEAN’S NEW ALBUM – METAPHYSICS<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="7RT86rmCUck" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/7RT86rmCUck/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7RT86rmCUck?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
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<p>Pre-order Sarah’s first recording in 5 years – the gorgeous, moody epic “Metaphysics”, featuring her breathtaking arrangements for string orchestra and the brilliant production contributions of Canuck gems Hawksley Workman, Daniel Romano, Jean Martin and Joshua Van Tassel. Mixed by Grammy-winner David Bottrill and Juno-winner Vic Florencia, the album is also a delicious sonic treat for the audiophile on your holiday list. Break out the big stereo! </p>
<p>Come visit us on <a contents="PledgeMusic.com/SarahSlean" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://pledgemusic.com/SarahSlean">PledgeMusic.com/SarahSlean</a> to view a number of limited edition of items. </p>
<p>Every order comes with the digital download version of the album. With every “exclusive” order you will automatically receive the Access Pass – your ticket to behind-the-scenes videos, updates, interviews, and photos from the recording process. <br>And heads up – the hand-mades are BACK! After painstakingly creating 100+ originals for 2010’s B-sides album and 2011’s Land&Sea, a limited number of Sarah’s mini-masterpieces are again on offer! If you missed out last time, here’s your chance to own a one-of-a-kind treasure <br>—— </p>
<p>Update as of Feb 6, 2017 </p>
<p>Here is an update to what is currently available with the AccessPass you can get with a starting a starting Pledge of $10 </p>
<p>Digital download of Metaphysics (Released April 7th, 2017) <br>Free download of all four movements of Sarah String Quartet No. 2 <br>Stream of the demo “Real Love” (a track that didn’t make the album) <br>Free download of “Nothing But the Light” Instrumental <br>Teaser videos from the recording sessions and samples of the new music <br>12 updates and counting from Sarah including essays on each song from the album, pictures and her notes <br>An opportunity to be in our new music video! <br>+ more exclusives with your Access Pass.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046762016-01-26T16:05:00-05:002020-08-07T16:01:17-04:00THE BARONESS AND CRIMSON PEAK<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/1e7043117e7f9e9a651028a007d76647912236be/original/screen-shot-2015-11-29-at-3-39-13-pm.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>
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<p>So, as you may have heard, last April I was Jessica Chastain’s piano-pounding body double in the Guillermo Del Torro thriller “Crimson Peak”. Crazy, right? Let me tell you, it was more than a fluke opportunity – it was more like a ripple in space/time… </p>
<p>In April 2014 I received two emails out of the blue from two distant acquaintances – the first, from a guitarist I had hired probably 5 years ago, the second, from a voice teacher in the city I had worked with once a few months prior. They both described the production’s urgent need for a female pianist of Ms. Chastain’s dimensions, with long, slim fingers, who could play the last page of Chopin’s Ballade in G Minor convincingly. I sent in my measurements, photos of my hands, and a quick recording of the Ballade. They called me into wardrobe for a fitting the next day. I’ve been on movie sets before, I even had an acting agent for a while, but I’d never been called in to do anything remotely like this – it came, quite literally, from out of nowhere. What struck me as particularly surreal and eerie was that I was the lead’s double, a shadow self, a twin, a mirror image. I was a walking echo… Carl Jung would have had opinions here I’m sure. </p>
<p>I was fitted into exact replicas of Jessica’s full period-piece gown (including corset, skirt, collar, bustle), wig, and jewelry. The skirt and bustle weighed about 20 pounds. Nothing unusual occurred to me during the fittings or makeup sessions – the crazy, mind-bending realization came only during the piano scene where I took Jessica’s place for a few seconds to play, and then stepped out to watch the next scenes on the monitor. </p>
<p>The set was one of the lavish ballrooms in Casa Loma, filled to capacity with characters in gorgeous period regalia. The evil main character and her brother are hosting a lavish party and at one point in the evening, she sits at the piano to perform for her guests as they dance. Enter Slean. </p>
<p>Surrounding the wildly ornate piano was a string quintet of men in tuxedos with perfectly combed mustaches, tiny round spectacles and pristine white gloves. That’s when I started thinking, “Wow, this is a bit odd. What are the chances of me being asked to play with a string ensemble? It’s the way I’ve been performing for the last 4 years… And in this time period too, with which I’ve been enamoured for almost all my adult life? And in a red gown?” Red gowns have figured into my art and music since Night Bugs way back in 2002. Recall the Sweet Ones video? My painting on the back of the album? Press photos for the Baroness? Red gowns red gowns red gowns. </p>
<p>When I finished my take I stood watching the monitor to witness the next scene – Jessica turns around on the piano bench, as if she had just played, and stares malevolently into the camera. When these exact motions unfolded on the screen, I actually gasped out loud. I quite literally clapped my hand over my mouth. The very scene I was looking at, I had PAINTED over TEN YEARS PRIOR, in exquisite detail. The dress, the piano surrounded by musicians, the precise pose, the hair, everything. It turns out, as I thought about it, I’ve painted this character numerous times in my life and always in a red dress almost EXACTLY like the red dress I was wearing at that moment. But this – the whole carefully orchestrated scene from my imagination – right in front of my eyes… it was mind-bending. </p>
<p>I had chills. I found photos of the painting in my phone and started to show some members of the crew, who were visibly gobsmacked. </p>
<p>I was then talking to Jessica (yep, just chatting away with Jessica, my bestie.. 😉 ) and she said “this sort of thing happens on Guillaume’s sets all the time”. </p>
<p>What?! Then (and this still kills me to this day) Jessica tells me her character’s name in the film. Lucille. No big deal, right? Except, </p>
<p>THE BARONESS Lucille. I’m not kidding. </p>
<p>“The Baroness” was an alter ego I created in 2002 or so, as a painting for my major label debut (see below). I hadn’t named her at that time, but this character has lived within me as a kind of fuel source – she was the boldness and juice I required to be able to get on stage and perform. When I was younger, the attention I received for my music rattled my psyche significantly. I felt I needed this protection. Later, in 2006-7 or so, as I was writing a new album (mostly in Paris) I named her “The Baroness”, which was eventually the title of that recording. What could have possessed a shy girl from Pickering to select this name as an alter ego, dress her this way, paint her repeatedly, sing from that energy, and to rely on her vivid presence? What are the odds that I would MEET this character on the earthly plane?! Here are some of the images that blew me away. First – me in the costume.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/47a5ed7156eb7ae8c824a29694cf4abdc025dd85/original/pastedgraphic-1-200x200.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Me in the costume</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/5416963a1229931a89a4294e6bfc292a5e188006/original/pastedgraphic-2-200x200.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Here is the painting I made for the back of my first record Night Bugs **in 2002**. That was the first appearance of this character in my art</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/541bb267f45422e6453166978c0feb264ef8e257/original/pastedgraphic-3-200x200.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/27e259b7a8ad91eab03c1cc3a66cfabd0cedd22f/original/31bc03129620b9cd7acc15de9228455c-2x.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Here is the album “The Baroness” released in 2008</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/351e4fb4b8be7a52fd8b2f3373bf23ad718b5df0/original/6bdcfb874b846d8893841b5b42a02ed4-2x.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />An album cover from 2010. This is ALL BEFORE the making of this movie – which was filmed in 2014.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/7dced16d285b200673dbec620605173d031eb15c/original/pastedgraphic-7-200x200.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />And here is another – look at this collar!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/24f31864bdeb160e0de3fb915aa69abf51effbf2/original/pastedgraphic-8-200x200.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />And here is another – look at this collar!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/f2f3f18e563e3f942c9bd9bd4f3f335764171c87/original/37e147ba9bee8a7c8a24799b8ed6a17d-2x.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/471ffc0ef4a84b5b6fe6335371838b4456418812/original/content-press19-200x200.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Red gown promotion 2008’s Baroness</p>
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<p>Have you ever experienced something like this? I want to hear your stories – the ones that seem to scream that some kind of greater narrative is happening and the cosmos is indeed a living, thinking, thing… </p>
<p>Still in awe… xo <br>SS</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64046772015-10-07T16:05:00-04:002020-08-07T16:02:35-04:00NEW ORCHESTRA DATES FOR 2016 ADDED!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/16d21f7eb8cb17070855cd594cff28d931c91c29/original/image008-1024x682.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />We’re delighted to announce the addition of three new shows with orchestra in 2016, all of them will be debuts for Sarah! </p>
<p>Stay tuned for more Canadian dates in April as the site undergoes a creative re-birth. </p>
<p>Sarah is working on music, writing and visual art for the upcoming – well, what shall we call it? – offering? </p>
<p>It certainly won’t just be ‘an album’ – snore. 😉 </p>
<p>x <br>TeamSlean</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047662015-02-01T17:10:00-05:002020-08-07T17:07:43-04:00FALL EUROPEAN TOUR<p><strong><em>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Monday, August 19th, 2013</em></strong></p>
<p>Here are the dates for Sarah’s September Tour across Europe… </p>
<p>September 13 : Paris, France – Le Zebre (w/ Thomas Semence) <br>September 19 : Dublin, Ireland – Whelan’s (w/ Ian Kelly) <br>September 20 : Paris, France – Le Zebre (w/ Ian Kelly) <br>September 21 : Amsterdam, NL – De Roode Bioscoop (w/ Ian Kelly) <br>September 22 : Leiden, NL – Qbus (w/ Ian Kelly) <br>September 24 : Edinburgh, Scotland – Voodoo Rooms (w/ Unkle Bob and Ian Kelly) <br>September 25 : Dunvegan, Isle of Skye – Dun. Comm. Hall (w/ Unkle Bob and Ian Kelly) <br>September 26 : Glasgow, Scotland – CCA (w/ Unkle Bob, Ian Kelly and the Cairn Quartet) <br>September 27 : Paris, France – Le Zebre (w/ Ian Kelly, Emilie-Claire Barlow and the Firebyrd Quartet) </p>
<p>Due to popular demand, a limited edition set of posters are available for sale. Find them under accessories in our store or directly fromMapleMusic.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047652015-02-01T17:10:00-05:002020-08-07T17:07:01-04:00GREAT MERCH ALERT ! MINI TOUR DIARIES: LIMITED EDITION<p><strong><em>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Saturday, September 14th, 2013</em></strong></p>
<p>Ever wonder what it`s like to be on tour on foreign soil – strange new places everywhere you turn? During the month of September while on tour in Europe, Sarah will be creating a limited number of mini-tour diaries out of pocket-sized journals (from our pals at EcoJot)! </p>
<p>Sarah is going to collect her thoughts, scribbles, prophetic tea-bag tags, airline ticket stubs, spontaneous paintings, new lyric snippets on a napkin – you name it – into a beautiful, totally unique 3″ × 4″ treasure that will be yours to keep. A little sketch of the town hall in Dunvegan? A doodle of Ian Kelly`s bedhead? A haiku inspired by the Dublin streets? Or perhaps the business card of her favourite bistro in Paris? The possibilities are endless… and each one will be different. Plus, with all that work to do, you’ll help Ms. Slean stay out of trouble. 😉 </p>
<p>100% of the proceeds will be going to our international musician friends the Cairn Quartet (Glasgow) and The Fyrebird Quartet (Paris)! </p>
<p>Ecojot is a paper company that goes the extra mile for sustainability and giving back – the journals are 100% recycled paper, Made in Canada, and their charitable program generously provides school supplies to children all over Africa. Journals are blank paper, 50 pages, 3 × 4 inches. </p>
<p>Sarah can only take as many overseas as her carry-on baggage will allow – so we will have just 35 of these beauties for sale. Get yours before they’re gone!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/253436dafd1abdddde8787bee8535cb28406ca2d/original/content-img-1422-200x200.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/b3557ecc33382f79750378f77cee301ec9eddce7/original/content-img-1419-200x200.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/f4643bab7d685862654788bddaf6d7e717d5a0a0/original/content-img-1413-200x200.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/fac8c7fc5a3b4d3aaf488915398ef0ce8445f0ab/original/content-img-1392-200x200.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/240ef6aebc3b4546c2c96346e13708c41fd2a6a0/original/content-img-1393-200x200.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/40cea358c225df3eb2aa2cc1db19c621670bd19b/original/content-img-1418-200x200.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/0ee475961d8dade3e000cfd289075b4159f3dfcd/original/content-img-1417-200x200.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047642015-02-01T17:05:00-05:002020-08-07T17:03:47-04:00HOLIDAY MAGIC, FREE SHOW IN TORONTO<p><em><strong>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Sunday, November 3rd, 2013</strong></em></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/310017ba6f7d919be52f37156f5e396212fc9776/original/content-holiday-magic-image-for-hbc-horizontal.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />It has been two years since Sarah has last played her home town of Toronto. On November 16th, Sarah will be joined by a string section and play the Bloor-Yorkville’s 2013 Holiday Magic lighting ceremony. </p>
<p>The free outdoor show takes place at 5:00. More information can be found here. </p>
<p>A number of new shows extending into the new year have been announced for both Ontario and Quebec. Buy your tickets early to get the best seats in the house. Do visit back often as we add more dates.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047632015-02-01T17:05:00-05:002020-08-07T17:02:37-04:00LIVE DVD<p><strong><em>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Thursday, May 15th, 2014</em></strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/f75ae269c23f12d9fa52c82cd5225ee939e2623f/original/b49843051c2fd60398381477125e5574-2x.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>WOW! Final editing is now underway for the DVD filmed in Montreal on April 5 in front of a sold out crowd. </p>
<p>The performance featured an octet of incredible string players, bass, drums and singer. And let’s not forget our incredible lighting designer who made it all come together flawlessly. What’s left? A little artwork, a few titles and even more exclusive interview footage to add just for you. </p>
<p>Keep checking the website and the newsletter for the most current updates. While you wait, here is a video from Sarah on Quebec’s biggest television shows Belle et Bum.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047622015-02-01T17:05:00-05:002020-08-07T17:01:32-04:00COMPANY – THE MUSICAL<p><strong><em>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Update:</strong> It is with sad regret to announce that due to personal reasons Sarah has withdraw from the production of Company. Sarah is replaced by Cleopatra Williams and we wish Company all of the best. </p>
<hr><p><strong>Original post: </strong></p>
<p>Sarah has accepted her first official role in a musical and will be bringing the character of “Marta” to life in Theatre 20’s upcoming production of Company. </p>
<p>The show runs at Toronto’s Berkeley Street Theatr from June 21st to July 13th 2014. <a contents="Tickets can be purchased here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.theatre20.com/schedule--tickets.html">Tickets can be purchased here</a>. </p>
<p><strong>Company </strong><br>Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (West Side Story, Sweeney Todd) <br>Book by George Furth “Company, said by many to have launched the age of the modern musical, centres on Robert, a single man unable to commit to a steady relationship, the married couples who are his best friends, and his three on-again off-again girlfriends.” <a contents="Read More" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.theatre20.com/company.html">Read More</a>… </p>
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<p><strong>About Theatre 20 </strong><br>With an objective to cultivate and promote Canadian talent through their story-driven musicals, Theatre 20 exposes the raw talents of writers and composers with simple, yet pure storytelling.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047542015-02-01T16:55:00-05:002020-08-07T16:59:21-04:00AND THE DAYS GREW LONGER…<p><strong><em>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Monday, June 9th, 2014,</em></strong></p>
<p>2014 you are finally here… I didn’t even think about you until half way through the year. Then the appointed hour finally came, 2013 exploded, and I waited for you madly, high-pitched and half-crazed, squeezing still, as still as my whirling mind would allow, like wincing hotly through a dental procedure. Much falsehood has been painfully shed. </p>
<p>We can’t lie to ourselves, passioneers. What we may consent to as an innocuous back-room deal – a harmless enough compromise the head makes with the heart – it will expand and expand until The Baroness in you rages into the room on a tidal wave of skirts and with one crimson cry razes the whole house of cards. </p>
<p>We were not meant to whisper over embroidery needles. We do not sleep in glass castles and wake up to glass slippers, no. There is red in us. So red it shocks the eyes. I know this. Every moon I am reminded. And we know when we are rotting. If the mind refuses to admit this, the body will turn up the volume. It has ways, ingenious ways – you cannot outsmart it. </p>
<p>So let the dead trees fall. If no sap runs, it is firewood. I will not be sentimental. Swing the axe. Shatter the mirrors. Tear off the old flesh. Get to the green. In some way, we must find water. This is the ruthless beauty of life. </p>
<p>My dear listeners and fellow travellers, I am writing again, after a period of agonized stagnancy. I bought a house and acreage with fruit trees in the country that feels sacred. I am slowly turning it into the magical kingdom that I imagined when the Baroness character first showed up in my mind. I set up my paints and moved my old, beloved piano. Royal and I have parted ways as friends. My long-stalled musical is squirming and has brought forth brilliant co-conspirators. A new album is coming, and paintings, and so much more, but at present it all feels like an approaching storm… leaves are twisting restlessly. The wind smells ominous and living things twitch and twinkle with their preparing. </p>
<p>I am not writing this to make promises because frankly, I’m lousy at those. I am merely reporting that I feel all of you nearby, and I thank you for calling this music into the world through me. That’s what is happening, I really believe that. So when the storm hits and the colours flash and the orchestra erupts, know that it is OUR creation. </p>
<p>I love you. </p>
<p>All the best to you in 2014 </p>
<p>xoS </p>
<p>Et les journées s’allongent… </p>
<p>2014, tu es finalement arrivée… Je n’avais même pas pensé à toi avant la moitié de l’année. Puis, l’heure est venue, 2013 a explosé et je t’ai attendue, à moitié folle, pressant encore, aussi calme que mon esprit tourbillonnant me permettait, comme grimaçant âprement lors d’une procédure dentaire. De lourds mensonges sont douloureusement tombés. </p>
<p>Nous ne pouvons pas nous mentir, nous, passionnés. Ce à quoi nous pouvons consentir est une arrière-scène anodine – un compromis assez inoffensif entre la tête et le cœur – il se dilate et se développe jusqu’à ce que la Baronness en nous fait rage dans la salle, sur un raz-de-marée de jupes et avec un cri cramoisi, rase le château de cartes. </p>
<p>Nous n’étions pas faits pour murmurer sur des aiguilles de broderie. Nous ne dormons pas dans des châteaux de verre et réveillons en pantoufles de verre, non. Il y a du rouge en nous. Si rouge que ça brûle les yeux. Je sais cela. Je m’en rappelle chaque lune. Et nous savons quand nous pourrissons. Si l’esprit refuse de l’admettre, le corps monte le volume. Il a des moyens, des moyens ingénieux, impossible de le déjouer. </p>
<p>Alors laissez tomber les arbres morts. S’il n’y a plus de sève, c’est du bois de chauffage. Je ne serai pas sentimentale. Levez la hache, faites éclater les miroirs. Arrachez la vieille chair. Rendez-vous jusqu’au vert. D’une certaine manière, il faut trouver de l’eau. C’est la beauté impitoyable de la vie. </p>
<p>Mes chers auditeurs et compagnons de voyage, j’écris à nouveau, après une agonisante période de stagnation. J’ai acheté une maison et une terre, dans une campagne qui semble sacrée, avec des arbres fruitiers. Je la transforme tranquillement vers le royaume magique que j’imaginais quand le personnage de la Baronness est apparu dans mon esprit. J’ai accroché mes toiles et déplacé mon vieux piano tant aimé. Royal et moi nous sommes séparés en amis. Ma musique, qui était au point mort depuis longtemps, se tortille et a fait naître des co-conspirateurs brillant. Un nouvel album s’en vient, et des peintures, et bien plus encore, mais pour l’instant, tout cela me semble comme à l’approche d’une tempête… les feuilles se tordent nerveusement. Le vent a une odeur inquiétante et les êtres se crispent et scintillent par leur préparation. </p>
<p>Je n’écris pas ceci pour faire des promesses parce que, franchement, je suis nulle pour celles-ci. Je veux simplement noter que je vous sens tout près de moi et je vous remercie d’avoir convoqué cette musique à travers moi. C’est ce qui se passe, je le crois vraiment. Alors, lorsque la tempête frappera, que les couleurs éclaireront et que l’orchestre explosera, sachez que ce sera NOTRE création. </p>
<p>Je vous aime. </p>
<p>Je vous souhaite tout ce qu’il y a de meilleur pour 2014. </p>
<p>xoS</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047532015-02-01T16:55:00-05:002020-08-07T16:58:32-04:00FALLING INTO FALL<p><em><strong>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Tuesday, November 4th, 2014</strong></em></p>
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<p>Leaves of burnt orange, morning frost, cozy sweaters – fall is upon us! It is indeed the perfect time of year to wrap ourselves in the sweet welcoming warmth of music … now where has that Ms. Sarah Slean been? </p>
<h3>FALL SHOWS WITH STRINGS </h3>
<p>October 16th brought Sarah and crew to Quebec City’s Palais Montcalm, a stunning venue of 1,000 plus seats. After a tense five hours where Sarah and new drummer Joshua van Tassel were stranded in Toronto due to fog, their plane finally took off landed just (literally) in time for a quick sound check and rehearsal. Luckily, Sarah brought her stellar cast of musicians from Montreal – for whom rehearsal is just a formality. You may recognize them from the Live in Montreal DVD (more on that very soon!) </p>
<p>It was a spectacular show thanks to Palais’ incredible team and a quintessentially warm Quebecois crowd, who enthusiastically demanded two encores. To top it off there was a clean sweep of all merchandise, leaving nothing for the next crowd in Thunder Bay! And unfortunately couriers would not deliver to Thunder Bay on Saturdays – who knew? Our sincere apologize to fans. If you were looking to purchase the show’s music, it can be found in our store, iTunes and <a contents="Amazon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Land-Sea/dp/B005P38HIE">Amazon</a> to name a few. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/423e85130c1ad77acc44850900512ac643f7b0fd/original/img-2934.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Musical magicians John Corban, Genevieve Liboiron, Jean-Christophe Lizotte, Jennifer Thiessen, Joshua Van Tassel and Joel Kerr. </p>
<p>October 17th brought Sarah to Thunder Bay just in time for an evening rehearsal with the orchestra. </p>
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<p>WOW! What a venue! WHAT A STEINWAY!!!! (Droooool) </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/1f5d55467107cf92754f287d66bce60c4c577901/original/img-2948.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Thunder Bay </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/c9e3e3986dd2125256f173b3f3916eb495e89d45/original/image005-1024x682.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Credit to Iconic Images </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/9ff910e7fdb2f0430b49230b2429ae3fc6549121/original/image008-1024x682.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Credit to Iconic Images </p>
<p>Sarah, Josh and the TBSO performed all the orchestral songs of “Sea”, Sarah’s full orchestral versions of Duncan and Sound of Water, and then for the second half, Sarah and the orchestra performed “Lamento” by composer and U of T professor Christos Hatzis. For this piece, Sarah stands to sing, allowing her to “perform” in the true sense of the word, taking on the disturbed and tormented main character of the piece… Read more about Lamento <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~chatzis/Lamento.htm">here</a> watch each of the three movements from the world premiere with Symphony Nova Scotia in 2012 below. </p>
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<p>Sarah with conductor Arthur Post and “Lamento” composer Christos Hatzis </p>
<p>Christos has become a dear friend and mentor to Sarah, and recently invited her to speak to his graduate class, which was “lovely and a bit weird” to use her words </p>
<p>He will also be presenting a full harmonic analysis of the Cosmic Ballet to his class next week – amazing!</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047522015-02-01T16:55:00-05:002020-08-07T16:53:52-04:00RENOVATION UPDATE<p><em><strong>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Tuesday, November 4th, 2014</strong></em></p>
<h3>THE EVOLUTION OF SLEAN ACRES / THE BARONIAL ESTATE </h3>
<p>The kitchen is finished! The wall has been taken down, cabinets and flooring installed, new drywall and insulation… what an improvement over the barely-functional, annoying layout of the old kitchen! Dining room, bathroom and upstairs are also complete. Many thanks to Pa Slean for his handyman efforts! </p>
<h3>BEFORE </h3>
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<h3>DURING </h3>
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<h3>AFTER </h3>
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<p>Sarah hosted a dinner party for 10 in late September to test drive the facilities and everything went swimmingly… So she then hosted Thanksgiving with four, yes FOUR, generations of the Slean clan. Here is a photo of the resultant budding rock band: </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/2d4c5241f80502b252e33e8f71297e3f21deb52d/original/imag1205.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Slean Clan Band </p>
<h3>FALL AT THE FARM </h3>
<p>The farmstead is looking glorious this time of year.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/0104cf4cc3a108edc060132f92ebc6b654d5752d/original/current-news-letter2-1024x379.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047512015-02-01T16:50:00-05:002020-08-07T16:50:08-04:00FACTOR NEWS<p><em><strong>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Tuesday, November 4th, 2014</strong></em></p>
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<h3>BARONESS WELCOMED AS FACTOR BOARD’S “ARTIST REPRESENTATIVE” ! </h3>
<p>Sarah has recently been elected the newest voting member of the FACTOR Board of Directors! (<a contents="Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Record" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sarahslean.com/page/2/www.factor.ca">Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Record</a>) </p>
<p>As such, she will represent artists concerns in the board’s ongoing efforts to support the incredible talent in Canada. </p>
<p>“I’m excited to add my voice to this fantastic organization!” – Sarah Slean </p>
<p>Sarah also serves on the <a contents="Musicians’ Rights Organization of Canada" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://musiciansrights.ca/">Musicians’ Rights Organization of Canada</a>.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047502015-02-01T16:50:00-05:002020-08-07T16:48:18-04:00UPCOMING SHOWS<p><strong><em>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Tuesday, November 4th, 2014</em></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>On November 7th, 8th and 9th Sarah will be singing some of her favourite Broadway selections from her favourite composer with the incredible Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, with whom she collaborated in 2009 on Glenn Buhr’s “Red Sea”. </p>
<p>Sarah’s childhood was full of musical theatre, and she has chosen her favourites from the most interesting and beautiful composers in the art form. </p>
<p>Any guesses as to which favourites Sarah has picked? Special Slean prize pack goes to the first person to guess two correct songs using the hashtag #TheBaroness on <a contents="twitter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=sarahslean">twitter</a> or <a contents="facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/SarahSlean">facebook</a>@sarahslean wins!! </p>
<p>For tickets to upcoming concerts please click on the links below. </p>
<p>We look forward to seeing you soon. </p>
<p>– TeamSlean </p>
<p>November 8, 2014 • Winnipeg, MB WSO tickets <br>November 9, 2014 • Winnipeg, MB WSO tickets <br>January 9~11, 2015 • New York, NY APAP conference <br>February 7, 2015 • Burlington, ON Burlington Performance Arts Centre <br>February 13, 2015 • Gueph, ON River Run Centre <br>February 14, 2015 • Maple Ridge, BC The ACT <br>February 27~28, 2015 • Toronto, ON Art of Tme Ensemble tribute to Lou Reed @ Harbourfront Centre <br>May 17, 2015 • St. Catherines, ON Lamento with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047492015-02-01T16:50:00-05:002020-08-07T16:46:35-04:00LIVE IN MONTREAL DVD FINALLY IN SS.COM STORE!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/504922/d7322d5146118dc6b764a9582ac0ef54941b3fa4/original/sas-livemontreal-dvd.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><em><strong>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Saturday, December 20th, 2014</strong></em></p>
<p>After seemingly endless production snags and frustrating setbacks – the finished product is finally here, and we are immensely proud… We hope you too will think it was worth the wait! Filmed by Quebec’s own Parce Que Films in Montreal’s simple and elegant venue Gésu in front of a sold out crowd, this is a must-have for any Slean fan. Own a piece of her live experience at last! </p>
<p>Feast your eyes on a beautiful stage with extraordinary lighting from Alex Langlois… </p>
<p>Feast your ears on the gorgeous sounds of a string octet, concert bass, tasteful drums, piano and soaring vocals – mixed by legendary audio wizard David Bottrill… </p>
<p>Feast your soul on the lyrics, the exquisite playing, vibe, and the energy of both musicians and audience… this is the sheer magic of live music! </p>
<p>Order yours now and receive a print-able card to give for the holidays! We will be ready to ship in early January. </p>
<p>The first 50 pre-orders will receive a signed copy and a bonus accompanying poster! </p>
<p>Stay tuned for more information here about giveaways, digital editions and the live audio-only version. </p>
<p>We wish to thank wholeheartedly the support of the OMDC / OMF on this project.</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047292015-02-01T16:30:00-05:002020-08-07T16:28:18-04:00SHOWCASE IN NEW YORK<p><em><strong>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Saturday, December 20th, 2014</strong></em></p>
<p>January 11th is rapidly approaching and Sarah and her mini-orchestra are excited to hit New York City to play the Highline Ballroom as part of the 2015 APAP conference. US fans – don’t miss it! Tickets can be found here. </p>
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<p>PS – stay tuned for 3 new SYMPHONY SHOWS IN 2015!!</p>Sarah Sleantag:sarahslean.com,2005:Post/64047282015-02-01T16:25:00-05:002020-08-07T16:26:29-04:00MESSAGE FROM SARAH<p><em><strong>ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED Saturday, December 20th, 2014</strong></em></p>
<p>Here’s a wee list of things I’ve been into lately… </p>
<p>The Human Face of BIG DATA: watched this documentary on a plane recently and was a-buzz with thoughts… human beings are using computers to capture massive amounts of data for almost anything that could possibly be measured. The data is shedding light on formerly dark problems, and at lightning speed. What a future we are hurtling towards… When traffic lights are hooked up to intelligent, responsive grids! When you can wear data collection devices that monitor every aspect of your health! Or if Kurzweil has his way, intelligent nano-bots in your bloodstream… </p>
<p>FLOTATION TANK ANYONE? – A friend of mine was describing on Facebook recently his first flotation experience and I was very intrigued… It’s basically a sensory deprivation chamber that looks like a cross between a pod and a mini-swimming pool wherein you float, in heavily salted water, in total darkness and silence for about an hour. </p>
<p>Always up for an investigation into consciousness, I booked a session that week. Well, when I got in there, it was calming, as you would expect. Your muscles all let go, and the temperature is regulated such that you can’t really sense where the water ends and the air begins. You’re in a cozy, non-frightening version of outer space. After what seemed like 15 minutes, my chattering mind stopped chattering as rapidly… and then it only kicked up a little spastic thought here and there, and then lo… and behold… it went utterly silent. I’m talking flatline. All that was happening was the ebbing and flowing of my breath and the steady beat of my heart. Nothing else chirping in the grey matter. Not even “Hey wow – I’m not thinking anything, anything at all!!” Zip. Zilch. Nada. In short, it was BLISSFUL. The bliss of being – pure being. When my mind faded in again, I noticed that I was smiling. </p>
<p>KURZWIEL – I watched an amazing documentary recently about Kurzweil and was dazzled by his ideas about the future, but also by the tragic, heart-warming drive behind his quest for immortality… He was clearly right about the exponential nature of technological change, but is he right that humans will be able to download their brains onto computers one day and merge with artificial intelligence? Part of me thinks – yes! </p>
<p>Dean Radin books – I’ve been reading his “Entangled Minds” and “The Conscious Universe”. Clearly on some kind of tangent… (see above J ) </p>
<p>ZOE KAZAN – “Ruby Sparks” and “In Your Eyes” <br>This actress continues to blow me away. She is just amazing – arrestingly real, so genuine, so charming and flawed and human I can’t get enough of her. I believe she wrote the screenplay for Ruby Sparks as well, which was touching, smart and remarkably insightful about life and relationships. In Your Eyes is a recent film and though the ending was a bit disappointing I was fascinated with the main premise – which touches on the ideas in Dean Radin’s books; ESP, telepathy, etc.</p>Sarah Slean