Art of Time Ensemble

Formed in 1998 by Andrew Burashko,{{Cite news|date=2019-05-08 |title=Art of Time Ensemble celebrates 20 years of bridging cultural gaps with a best-of program at Harbourfront |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2019/05/08/art-of-time-ensemble-celebrates-20-years-of-bridging-cultural-gaps-with-a-best-of-program-at-harbourfront.html |access-date=2023-01-22|newspaper=Toronto Star}} Art of Time has become an integral part of Toronto's cultural scene, attracting some of Canada's top artists from a range of disciplines including the performing arts, film and literature, and noteworthy international musicians such as Branford Marsalis, Madeleine Peyroux and Gavin Bryars. Andrew Burashko's original idea behind the Art of Time Ensemble was to provide a way into classical music for new audiences.

From 1999 to 2019, the ensemble presented an annual concert subscription series in Toronto.{{Cite web |title=The Poem/The Song: Art of Time Ensemble |url=https://festivalofauthors.ca/event/poem-song-art-of-time-ensemble/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Toronto Int'l Festival of Authors}} The Coda Season, announced in May 2023 and spanning 18 months, was announced to be the company's 25th and final season; Burashko plans to wind down the organization in 2025.{{Cite web |title=Toronto: Art of Time Ensemble announces its 25th and final season |url=https://www.stage-door.com/3/news/2023-News/Entries/2023/5/toronto-art-of-time-ensemble-announces-its-25th-and-final-season.html |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=stage-door.com}} The season includes three live concerts at Harbourfront Centre, a co-production with Against the Grain Theatre, a short animated film and digital archive.

The Ensemble has worked on many notable collaborations with artists in their respective disciplines including writers Margaret Atwood{{Cite news|date=2014-11-06 |title=Margaret Atwood stars in Art of Time season opener |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/11/06/margaret_atwood_stars_in_art_of_time_season_opener.html |access-date=2023-01-22|newspaper=Toronto Star}} and Michael Ondaatje; singers Barbara Hannigan, Sarah Slean, Torquil Campbell and Madeleine Peyroux; actors Brent Carver and Martha Burns; dancers Peggy Baker and Evelyn Hart; and filmmakers Peter Mettler and Bruce MacDonald.{{Cite web |title=Art of Time Ensemble Celebrates the Genius of Leonard Cohen: Songs of Leonard Cohen LIVE |url=https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/art-of-time-ensemble-celebrates-the-genius-of-leonard-cohen-songs-of-leonard-cohen-live-0|website=frontview-magazine.be}}

Over the years, the core artists of Art of Time Ensemble have, among many others, included:

• Composer Jonathan Goldsmith{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Roger |title=Ain't Got Long – Art of Time Ensemble |url=https://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/potpourri/31079-ain-t-got-long-art-of-time-ensemble |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=The WholeNote |date=29 June 2021}}
• Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Bowman{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Robert |date=2013-04-06 |title=Review: The eclectic and ambitious Art of Time Ensemble|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/review-the-eclectic-and-ambitious-art-of-time-ensemble/article10827270/ |access-date=2023-01-22}}
• Principal cellist of the National Arts Orchestra, Rachel Mercer
• Concertmaster of Esprit Orchestra, Stephen Sitarski{{Cite web |title=Stephen Sitarski |url=https://www.stephensitarski.com/ |access-date=2023-01-22}}
• Soloist and former principal violist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Toronto Symphony, Steven Dann{{Cite web |last=Sierra |first=Gabrielle |title=Art of Time Ensemble Announces 2011–2012 Season |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Art-of-Time-Ensemble-Announces-2011-2012-Season-20110531 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=BroadwayWorld}}
• Soloist and cellist of the Duke Trio, Thomas Wiebe{{Cite web|last=Terauds|first=John|date=2017-11-03 |title=Scrutiny {{!}} Art of Time Ensemble and Glenn Gould Lead a Dramatic Musical Journey |url=https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2017/11/03/scrutiny-art-of-time-ensemble-and-glenn-gould-lead-a-dramatic-musical-journey/|access-date=2024-07-27|website=Ludwig van Toronto}}
• Composer and jazz saxophonist, Phil Dwyer{{Cite web |title=Phil Dwyer Orchestra |url=http://almarecords.com/artists/phil-dwyer-orchestra/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Alma Records}}
• Guitarist Rob Piltch{{Cite news |date=2022-09-28 |title=Opinion {{!}} The Art of Time Ensemble's tribute to a troubadour|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator|location=Hamilton, Ontario|url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/music/opinion/2022/09/28/the-art-of-time-ensembles-tribute-to-a-troubadour.html |access-date=2023-01-22}}

As of 2022, Art of Time Ensemble has released eight commercial albums on the Pheromone and Art of Time Recordings labels.{{Discogs artist|name=Art of Time Ensemble|artist=1496781}}

Their 2009 album Black Flowers featured singer-songwriter Sarah Slean.{{Discogs release|name=Art of Time Ensemble Featuring Sarah Slean – Black Flowers|id=1831237}} In 2010 they released the album A Singer Must Die, a collection of cover versions in collaboration with singer and composer Steven Page.{{Discogs release|name=Art of Time Ensemble With Steven Page – A Singer Must Die|id=8225042}}

In 2022, Art of Time Ensemble released the album Songs of Leonard Cohen Live, a collection of live recordings from their 2018 A Singer Must Die concert series presented at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada.{{Cite magazine|last=Zimmerman |first=Lee |date=2022-12-06 |title=Review: Art of Time Ensemble Pays Tribute to the Art of Leonard Cohen |url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-art-of-time-ensemble-pays-tribute-to-the-art-of-leonard-cohen/ |access-date=2023-01-22|magazine=American Songwriter}} Vocalists on the album include Sarah Slean, Sarah Harmer, Steven Page, Tom Wilson and Gregory Hoskins.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=A Conversation with Andrew Burashko from the Toronto-Based Art of Time Ensemble |url=https://www.thesoundcafe.com/post/a-conversation-with-andrew-burashko-from-the-toronto-based-art-of-time-ensemble |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=The Sound Cafe}}

• Live in Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble album), 2005{{Discogs release|name=Art of Time Ensemble – Live in Toronto|id=12458378}}
• Black Flowers, 2009{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2009 |title=Sarah Slean on Black Flowers|url=https://www.thesnipenews.com/2009/05/sarah-slean-on-black-flowers/ |website=The Snipe}}
• A Singer Must Die, 2010{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page to drop new albums |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/barenaked-ladies-steven-page-to-drop-new-albums-1.471050 |website=CTV News}}
• Sgt. Pepper, 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-symphony-orchestra-beatles-sloan-1.4374952|title= With a little help from my friends: NSO, Sloan's Chris Murphy perform Beatles album |date= October 27, 2017|website=CBC Television }}
• All That Jazz??, 2015 {{Cite web |title=All That Jazz??, by Art of Time Ensemble |url=https://artoftimeensemblemusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-that-jazz |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=Art of Time Ensemble}}
• Ain't Got Long, 2020{{Cite web |last=Prior |first=Sophie |date=June 12, 2021 |title=Art of Time Ensemble: Ain't Got Long|url=https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2021/06/12/art-of-time-ensemble-aint-got-long/ |website=Jazz Journal}}
• Christmas in Prison, 2021{{Cite web |title=Christmas in Prison, by Art of Time Ensemble |url=https://artoftimeensemblemusic.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-in-prison-2 |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Art of Time Ensemble}}
• Songs of Leonard Cohen Live, 2022{{Cite web |last=Melanson |first=Jenna |title=Art of Time Ensemble unveils Songs of Leonard Cohen Live|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2022/09/29/art-of-time-ensemble-set-to-release-songs-of-leonard-cohen-live-on-september-29/ |access-date=2022-11-25}}

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• {{official website|https://artoftimeensemble.com}}
• {{Discogs artist|1496781-Art-Of-Time-Ensemble}}

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