Confirmed Talent Bios

Presenter: Cory Arcangel

Bio:!Cory!is!a!mixed!media!mashup!artist!whose!work!explores!the!relationship!between!art!and!technology.!Best!known!for!Super!Mario!Clouds,!a!hack!of!the!game!Super!Mario!Brothers,!his!work!has!been!showcased!internationally.!In!his!current!project,!he!uses!Twitter!to!curate!and!re"tweet!others'!posts!that!include!the!phrase!“working!on!my!novel.”!

Presenting: 2000!Youtube!clips!of!amateur!musicians!broken!into!pieces,!reconfigured!and!voilà:!a!re"scored!composition!of!Bach’s!1741!Goldberg!Variations!

Presenter: Uri Caine

Bio:!A!celebrated!pianist,!composer!and!prolific!recording!artist,!Uri!Caine!has!worked!with!artist!and!orchestras!around!the!world.!From!2006"2009!he!was!composer!in!residence!for!the!Los!Angeles!Chamber!Orchestra,!and!in!2009!he!was!nominated!for!a!Grammy!Award!for!The!Othello!Syndrome.!

Presenting: Fusion!jazz!as!you’ve!never!heard!it!before.!Uri!Caine!brings!his!incredible!mastery!to!our!stage.

Presenter: Canadian Children's Opera Company

Bio:!Founded!in!1968,!the!Canadian!Children’s!Opera!Company!is!the!only!permanent!children’s!opera!company!in!Canada!that!regularly!commissions!and!produces!operas!for!children.!The!CCOC!has!released!five!commercial!recordings!and!has!toured!Europe!three!times.!The!group!consists!of!200!members!and!regularly!produces!work!in!the!summer.!

Presenting: 200!voices!mimicking!birds!and!wolves.!Soaring!vocals!accompanied!by!banjo!virtuoso!Jayme!Stone.!You!can’t!miss!this!

Presenter:!Marie Chouinard

Bio:!In!Marie!Chouinard’s!internationally"celebrated!choreographic!works,!she!investigates!the!language!of!the!body,!creating!journeys!that!allow!compassion,!eroticism,!and!the!human!condition!to!be!examined.!Often!using!simple!sets!and!minimalistic!costumes,!Chouinard!creates!environments!where!the!human!body!can!explore!strangeness!and!the!elements!of!human!connection!in!stark!relief.!

Presenting:!What’s!the!secret!behind!one!of!the!most!sought"after!Canadian!choreographer?!Join!us!to!discover!the!creative!genius!of!Marie!Chouinard.

Presenting: Katerina Cizek

Bio:!Katerina!Cizek!is!a!Canadian!documentary!filmmaker!specializing!in!interventionist!media.!She!currently!holds!the!Filmmaker!in!Residence!position!at!the!National!Film!Board.!She!is!the!winner!of!the!IDFA!DocLab!Award!for!Digital!Storytelling!at!the!International!Documentary!Film!Festival!Amsterdam!and!won!an!International!Digital!Emmy!for!best!digital!program!(non"fiction).!Katerina!Cizek!also!directs!One"Millionth!Tower,!a!web!documentary!that!re"imagines!high!rise!complexes!in!3!dimensions.

Presenting:!If!you’ve!never!been!to!a!VJ!performance,!you!have!to!check!this!out.!Katerina!Cizek!creates!a!video!jamming!performance!accompanied!by!a!live!band.

Presenter: Adrienne Clarkson

Bio:!Adrienne!Clarkson!is!a!former!Governor"General!of!Canada!with!a!long!career!as!a!journalist!working!for!the!CBC!and!various!magazines.!Clarkson!has!received!fourteen!honorary!degrees,!four!honorary!military!appointments,!and!multiple!medals!and!awards!as!a!broadcaster.!

Presenting:!The!former!governor"general!Adrienne!Clarkson!and!Canadian!music!star!Leonard!Cohen!go!way!back.!Adrienne!shares!her!scintillating!conversations!with!Leonard!over!the!past!46!(!)!years.

Presenter: Alan Cross

Bio:!Canadian!radio!broadcaster!and!music!writer!Alan!Cross!created!The!Ongoing!History!of!New!Music!and!currently!hosts!The!Secret!History!of!Rock,!radio!programs!that!are!broadcast!throughout!the!world.!Cross!also!develops!content!for!his!website!and!for!numerous!speaking!engagements.!

Presenting:!Do!you!really!know!the!difference!between!analog!and!digital?!The!truth!may!surprise!you.

Presenter: Michael Cumella

Bio:!Michael!Cumella!is!a!DJ!who!specializes!in!period!disc!phonographs!and!plays!78s!circa!1900"1929.!His!music!ranges!from!ragtime!to!dance!bands,!and!features!both!instrumentalists!and!songsters.!He!has!created!an!app!for!the!iPhone!that!recreates!the!phonograph.!

Presenting:!DJ!Michael!Cumella!turns!the!whole!idea!of!contemporary!DJ’ing!on!its!head.!He!turns!it!inside!out!by!giving!a!unique!performance!on!78"vinyls.

Presenter: Johannes Debus

Bio:!Johannes!Debus!is!the!Music!Director!at!the!Canadian!Opera!Company.!He!obtained!his!musical!education!at!the!Hamburg!Conservatorium!before!working!at!Oper!Frankfurt,!English!National!Opera,!Bayerische!Staatsoper!Munchen!and!Opera!National!de!Lyon.!

Presenting:!Do!you!really!know!what!interpretation!in!music!means?!Leonard!Bernstein!disagreed!publicly!with!Gould!before!one!of!their!performances.!Johannes!Debus!decides!to!join!in!the!argument!

Presenter: Cory Doctorow

Bio:!Cory!Doctorow!is!a!copyright!law!activist!who!advocates!for!Creative!Commons!licensing!and!flexible!intellectual!property!legislation.!His!work!focuses!on!digital!rights!management,!file!sharing,!and!post"scarcity!economics.!!He!has!worked!for!Youth!Challenge!International,!Opencola,!Electronic!Frontier!Foundation,!and!was!the!Canadian!Fulbright!Chair!for!Public!Diplomacy!from!2006"2007.!

Presenting:!Doctorow!will!argue!for!a!rights"free!internet.

Presenter: Robert Douglass

Bio:!German!horn"player!and!conductor!Robert!Douglass!performs!regularly!with!his!group!Drupal!Brass.!He!is!co"author!of!the!book,!Building!Online!Communities!with!Drupal,!phpBB,!and!WordPress!(Apress).!He!is!the!author!of!the!ApacheSolr!search!module,!the!CoreSearches!module,!and!the!FindUser!module.!As!a!fan!of!open!source!software,!Robert!founded!and!built!GoPHP5.org,!which!sped!up!the!process!of!upgrading!projects!to!PHP5.

Presenting:!!The!world!can!fund!your!ideas!now.!Find!out!how!Robert!Douglass,!who!works!at!Drupal,!did!just!that!for!his!open"source!Goldberg!Variations!project.

Presenter: Atom Egoyan

Bio:!Atom!Egoyan!is!a!Canadian!stage!and!film!director!best!known!for!his!films!Exotica,!The!Sweet !Hereafter,!Ararat!and!Chloe.!The!two"time!Oscar!nominee!has!won!several!awards!at!Cannes,!the!Toronto!International!Film!Festival!and!the!Genie!Awards.!Egoyan!is!an!Officer!of!the!Order!of!Canada.!He!received!the!Dan!David!Prize!for!Creative!Rendering!of!the!Past!in!2008.

Presenting:!Egoyan!is!creating!an!installation!entitled!Macrophone!on!the!King’s!Cross!Circle!field!across!from!Convocation!Hall!for!the!Glenn!Gould!Variations.

Presenter:!Bob!Ezrin

Bio:!Bob!Ezrin,!a!music!producer!whose!career!has!spanned!four!decades,!has!worked!with!artists!including!Alice!Cooper,!Kiss,!Pink!Floyd,!and!Nine!Inch!Nails.!He!co"founded!several!production!companies,!as!well!as!the!Nimbus!School!of!Recording!Arts!in!Vancouver.!He!is!an!inductee!in!the!Canadian!Music!Hall!of!Fame!and!the!Canadian!Music!Industry!Hall!of!Fame.!

Presenting:!TBA

Bio:!Clarence!Ford

Bio:!Clarence!Ford!is!a!prolific!dancer,!choreographer,!teacher,!and!film!director!whose!work!has!been!featured!all!over!the!world.!He!has!been!a!choreographer!for!Cirque!du!Soleil,!the!Barenaked!Ladies,!and!Stars!on!Ice,!as!well!as!DreamWorks,!Universal,!and!Miramax.!At!GGV,!Ford!will!present!an!interdisciplinary!dance!piece.

Presenting:!Just!dance!!Clarence!brings!his!own!groove!to!The!Glenn!Gould!Variations.

Presenter: Francois Girard

Bio:!Francois!Girard!is!a!French"Canadian!screenwriter!and!director.!He!wrote!and!directed!The !Red!Violin,!which!garnered!an!Academy!Award!for!Best!Original!Score,!thirteen!Genie!Awards!and!nine!Jutra!Awards.!Gould!fans!will!know!him!for!Thirty"Two !Short!Films!about!Glenn!Gould.!

Presenting:!You’ll!only!get!to!see!this!here.!Remember!The!Red!Violin?!The!director,!Francois!Girard,!also!made!a!film!about!Glenn!Gould.!He’s!making!another!one.!Just!for!us!

Presenter: Jay Godsall

Bio:!Jay!Godsall!is!the!founder!and!CEO!of!Solar!Ship,!a!company!that!builds!hybrid!aircraft!to!service!remote!and!landlocked!areas.!His!innovative!aircraft!merge!the!advantages!of!solar!panels!and!airships!to!create!a!mode!of!transportation!that!does!not!depend!on!fossil!fuels,!roads,!or!runways.

Presenting:!TBA

Presenter: Chilly Gonzales

Bio:!Chilly!Gonzales!is!a!Grammy"nominated!Canadian!musician.!His!2004!album!"Solo!Piano"!remains!his!most!popular!to!date.!He!also!released!two!alternative!rock!albums,!and!has!produced!and!collaborated!with!artists!such!as!Feist,!Peaches,!Mocky,!and!Jamie!Lidell,!among!others.!

Presenting:!Chilly!Gonzales!marches!to!his!own!drummer.!We're!not!quite!sure!what!this!trickster!will!get!up!to!

Presenting:!Paul!Hoffert

Bio:!Paul!Hoffert!is!a!musician,!media!developer,!author,!and!popular!speaker.!He!performs!regularly!as!a!jazz!pianist!and!with!award"winning!rock!band!Lighthouse,!which!he!co"founded!in!1969.!He!studied!mathematics!and!physics!at!the!University!of!Toronto,!founded!CulTech!Research!Centre!at!York!University,!and!has!authored!best"selling!books!on!the!Digital!Age.!

Presenting:!What!happens!when!you!put!the!ideas!of!Glenn!Gould!and!Marshall!McLuhan!side!by!side?!Paul!Hoffert!decides!to!do!just!that.!The!result!might!be!fireworks!

Presenter: Norman Jewison

Bio:!Norman!Jewison!is!a!celebrated!film!director!and!producer,!and!founded!the!Canadian!Film!Centre.!His!films!are!known!for!their!treatments!of!controversial!social!and!political!questions,!and!include!The!Cincinnati!Kid,!In!the!Heat!of!the!Night,!Fiddler!on!the!Roof,!and!Jesus!Christ!Superstar.!He!holds!a!lifetime!achievement!award!from!the!Canadian!Film!Centre,!and!from!the!Academy.!

Presenting:!TBA

Presenter: Mark Kingwell

Bio:!A!professor!of!philosophy,!Mark!Kingwell!is!associate!chair!at!the!University!of!Toronto's!Department!of!Philosophy.!He!specialises!in!theories!of!politics!and!culture.!Widely!translated!and!published,!Kingwell's!work!on!philosophy,!art,!and!architecture!has!appeared!in!many!leading!academic!journals!and!magazines.!

Presenting:!Mark!Kingwell!brings!poet!Jeramy!Dodd!to!the!stage.!Discover!how!Gould!can!influence!two!Canadian!thinkers!doing!something!as!simple!as!reading!a!poem.

Presenter: Daniel Kötter

Bio:!Daniel!Kötter!is!a!director!and!video!artist!who!works!in!alternate!concert!formats!and!multi"channel!video!and!whose!work!explores!the!art!system!in!the!public!sphere.!Kötter's!work!has!been!shown!internationally,!and!includes!the!video"!and!opera"performance!trilogy!Arbeit!und!Freizeit!and!his!award"winning!short!Film!für!übers!Sofa.!

Presenting:!Where!did!Gould!go!to!come!up!with!his!incredible!ideas?!Daniel!Kötter!creates!a!film!about!these!secret,!hideaway!spots!that!helped!bring!our!Canadian!genius!to!the!world.

Presenter: Johann Olav Koss

Bio:!Four"time!Olympic!Gold!Medalist!and!President,!CEO!and!Founder!of!Right!to!Play,!Johann!Olav!Koss!is!a!pioneer!in!the!field!of!Sport!for!Development.!Johann!has!worked!with!on!sports!advocacy!with!UNICEF,!the!World!Anti"Doping!Agency,!and!the!International!Olympic!Committee.!He!holds!degrees!in!medicine,!business,!and!law!from!the!Universities!of!Queensland,!Toronto,!Brock!and!Calgary.

Presenting: TBA

Presenter: Lang Lang

Bio:!A!classical!music!star,!29!year"old!Lang!Lang!has!performed!to!sold"out!houses!around!the!world.!In!2009,!Time!Magazine!listed!him!in!their!annual!annual!ranking!of!the!100!Most!Influential!People!in!the!World.!He!performed!in!Beijing’s!Olympic!opening!ceremony,!and!was!a!featured!!performer!at!the!2008!Grammy!Awards.!

Presenting:!Lang!Lang,!one!of!the!most!pre"eminent!pianists!in!the!world,!will!play!an!intimate,!exclusive!concert!for!us.

Presenter: Jean-Jacques Lemêtre

Bio:!Jean!Jacques!Lemêtre!taught!himself!how!to!play!a!variety!of!instruments!as!a!child!before!undertaking!a!comprehensive!academic!training.!He!has!performed!with!several!French!symphonic!orchestras!but!also!performs!rock,!plays!jazz!and!free!jazz,!European!folk!music,!as!well!as!traditional!music!of!the!Middle!East.!

Presenting:!Musical!genius!Jean"Jacques!Lemêtre!not!only!composes!new!work!for!the!Canadian!Children's!Opera!Chorus,!and!Sistema!Toronto,!he!raps!a!fugue!for!us!

Presenter: Jan Lisiecki

Bio:!17"year"old!prodigy!pianist!Jan!Lisiecki!has!performed!around!the!world!and!has!shared!the!stage!with!Emanuel!Ax,!Yo"Yo!Ma,!and!Pinchas!Zukerman.!The!BBC!Music!Magazine,!reviewing!his!debut!album,!commended!“Lisiecki’s!mature!musicality,”!and!praised!his!“sparkling!technique!as!well!as!idiomatic!pathos.”!Jan!is!studying!for!a!Bachelor!of!Music!at!the!Glenn!Gould!School!of!Music!in!Toronto!on!a!full!scholarship.!

Presenting:!A!young!musical!prodigy!following!in!Gould’s!footsteps.!What!was!Gould!like!at!17?!Come!here!Jan!Lisiecki!play.!You!might!find!out!

Presenter: Martin and Facundo Lombard, “The Lombard Twins”

Bio:!Martin!and!Facundo!Lombard,!world"renowned!Argentinean!artists!and!performers,!wield!an!expressive!palette!that!extends!from!dance!to!film"making.!Their!recent!film!work!includes!playing!the!Santiago!Twins!in!the!Disney!film!Step!Up!3D.!They!also!wrote,!directed,!produced!and!composed!the!music!for!their!autobiographical!theatrical!show!DREAMERS!which!toured!around!the!globe.!

Presenting:!They’re!in!Step!Up!3D.!Go!check.!We’re!bringing!them!HERE!!You!absolutely!cannot!miss!the!Lombard!Twins.!You’ll!think!you’re!seeing!double.!Seriously.

Presenter:!Tod!Machover

Bio:!Tod!Machover!is!a!widely!recognized!composer!who!is!celebrated!for!inventing!new!technology!for!music,!including!Hyperinstruments.!He!is!a!professor!at!the!MIT!Media!Lab!and!is!Director!of!the!Lab's!Opera!of!the!Future!Group.

Presenting:!TBD

Presenter: Mani Mazinani!

Bio:!Mani!Mazinani!is!a!multidisciplinary!artist!who!works!in!video,!installation,!music,!painting,!photography,!printmaking,!performance!and!sound.!His!recent!installation!work!has!been!shown!regularly!at!international!festivals!and!exhibitions!and!his!improvised!and!composed!music!is!frequently!performed!live.!

Presenting:!Brilliant!multidisciplinary!video!artist!Mani!Manzinani!creates!sound!and!video!installations!within!Convocation!Hall:!Compositive#!Impositive# !Interviewings.

Presenter: Sophie Milman

Bio:!Juno!award!winner!Sophie!Milman!is!a!jazz!vocalist!whose!2007!sophomore!album!Make !Someone!Happy!debuted!at!#1!on!Billboard’s!Canadian!jazz!chart!and!peaked!at!#3!on!Billboard’s!U.S.!jazz!chart.!She!has!performed!at!such!prestigious!venues!as!the!Hollywood!Bowl,!the!Kennedy!Center,!the!Montreal!Jazz!Festival,!Toronto’s!Massey!Hall!and!the!legendary!Blue!Note!clubs!in!New!York!and!Japan.!

Presenting:!Chanteuse!Sophie!Milman!sings!and!talks!of!protecting!artists'!copyrights.

Presenter: John Oswald

Bio:!Composer!John!Oswald!shook!the!recording!industry!with!the!notorious!recording,!plunderphonic,!which!remixed!the!works!of!Michael!Jackson.!Since!then,!he!has!composed!concertos,!scored!film!and!ballet,!and!has!branched!out!into!interdisciplinary!work!including!a!quadrilingual!radio!play!that!he!wrote,!directed!and!produced,!and!a!piece!for!chamber!ensemble!and!cinema!that!he!wrote,!animated,!directed!and!scored.!

Presenting:!The!idea!of!This!"!He!will!give!a!live!performance!with!a!singer!and!a!dancer,!and!additionally!work!with!a!ZENPH"recording!on!the!Disklavier!while!he!improvises!on!a!Vibraphone.

Presenter: Makoto Ozone

Bio:!Japanese!composer!and!pianist!Makoto!Ozone!has!released!several!albums!and!has!performed!at!prestigious!venues!around!the!world.!He!has!a!long"standing!collaboration!with!bassist!Kiyoshi!Kitagawa!and!drummer!Clarence!Penn#!together!they!have!released!several!critically!acclaimed!albums.

Presenting:!Makoto!Ozone!will!play!the!piano!in!Tokyo,!and!the!performance!will!be!heard!simultaneously!here!in!Toronto!on!the!Yamaha!disklavier!

Presenter: Tim Page

Bio:!Tim!Page!is!a!Pulitzer!Prize"winning!music!writer,!editor,!music!critic,!producer!and!professor!who!has!worked!for!the!New!York!Times!and!the!Washington!post,!among!others.!He!has!produced!shows!at!Carnegie!Hall!and!New!York's!notorious!Mudd!Club.!He!has!written!extensively!on!Glenn!Gould.

Presenting:!TBD

Presenter: Sandy Pearlman

Bio:!Sandy!Pearlman,!the!producer!and!writer!for!the!iconic!band!Blue!Oyster!Cult,!helped!establish!the!genre!of!Heavy!Metal!and!still!produces!albums!for!paradigm"shifting!bands.!In!recognition!of!his!work,!Pearlman!has!received!17!gold!and!platinum!records.!He!is!currently!the!chair!of!the!Schulich!School!of!Music!at!McGill!University!and!is!one!of!the!leading!experts!on!the!intersection!of!multimedia!and!music.!He!will!give!a!talk!about!the!architecture!of!the!music!industry!and!how!music!production!has!changed.

Presenting:!He!will!give!a!talk!about!the!architecture!of!the!music!industry!then!and!now,!and!how!music!production!has!changed.

Presenter: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

Bio:!Dr.!Jordan!B.!Peterson!is!a!clinical!psychologist!who!does!experimental!work!on!achievement,!creativity,!personality,!narrative,!and!motivation.!His!clinical!assessments!can!predict!a!wide!range!of!personality!traits!and!types.!After!teaching!at!Harvard,!Dr.!Peterson!has!returned!to!Canada!as!a!tenured!professor!at!the!University!of!Toronto.

Presenting:!He!will!give!a!talk!about!creativity!and!the!mind!at!Dreamers,!Renegades,!Visionaries!–!the!Glenn!Gould!Variations.

Presenter: Damiano Pietropaolo

Bio:!Damiano!Pietropaolo!is!an!internationally!celebrated!writer,!translator,!producer,!director,!and!teacher.!He!has!produced!documentary!and!drama!at!CBC!Radio,!has!had!his!work!published!internationally,!and!is!lecturer!at!the!University!of!Toronto!where!he!teaches!drama!and!cinema.!His!most!recent!work,!a!two!hour!cultural!documentary,!The!Love!Song!of!Ovid,!was!broadcast!nationally!on!CBC!radio’s!Ideas!in!January!2010.

Presenting:!Internationally!celebrated!writer,!translator,!producer,!and!director!Damiano!Pietropaolo!plunges!us!into!darkness!and!asks!us!to!experience!audio!in!stunning!ways.

Presenter: Sandrine Revel

Bio:!A!native!of!Bordeaux,!Sandrine!Revel!is!an!artist!and!illustrator!whose!comics!have!been!seen!in!print!around!the!world.!In!2001!received!the!prestigious!Prix!Alph"Art!Jeunesse!for!her!work!Un!zoo!a!New!York.!She!is!also!a!musician!and!a!passionate!reader.!

Presenting:!Sandrine!creates!a!design!that!brings!to!life!the!man!and!the!genius!Glenn!Gould,!taking!us!through!the!highlights!of!his!life,!punctuated!by!a!narrative!plot!of!the!gestures!of!the!pianist.

Presenter: Anastasia Rizikov

Bio:!Thirteen!year!old!pianist!Anastasia!Rizikov!is!already!performing!numerous!solo!concerts!in!major!cities.!In!2009,!she!performed!as!guest!soloist!with!the!Northwest!Chicago!Symphony!Orchestra!conducted!by!Michael!Holian!and!in!2010!with!the!Plymouth!Symphony!Orchestra!in!Michigan!conducted!by!Nan!Washburn.!

Presenting:!Anastasia!will!play!the!Piano!Concerto!in!A!minor!by!Edvard!Grieg!(Gould’s!maternal!grandfather!was!a!cousin!of!Grieg)!accompanied!by!an!orchestra!recording!that!follows!her!tempo!and!dynamics!through!the!disklavier!(new!technology!via!Yamaha).

Presenter: David Rokeby

Bio:!David!Rokeby!has!been!creating!interactive!sound!and!video!installations!with!computers!since!1982.!Rokeby!was!awarded!a!Governor!General's!Award!in!Visual!and!Media!Arts,!the!Prix!Ars!Electronica!Golden!Nica!for!Interactive!Art!and!represented!Canada!at!the!Venice!Biennale!of!Architecture.

Presenting:!With!Eve!Egoyan,!Rokeby!will!present!Surface!Tension:!a!live!video"piano"playing!installation.!Eve!will!manipulate!David’s!design!by!playing!piano.

Presenter: Djanet Sears

Bio:!Playwright,!director!and!actor!Djanet!Sears!came!to!international!attention!with!her!work!Afrika!Solo.!More!recently,!her!Harlem!Duet!was!the!winner!of!the!Dora!Mavor!Moore!Award,!Chalmers!Award!and!Governor!General's!Award.!She!is!an!adjunct!professor!at!the!University!of!Toronto!and!is!the!editor!of!a!two"volume!collection!of!African!Canadian!plays,!Testifyin':!Contemporary!African!Canadian!Drama,!and!Tellin'!It!Like!It!Is:!A!Compendium!of!African!Canadian!Monologues!for!Actors.

Presenting:!She!will!present!“nOTES!oF!a!cOLOURED!gIRL:!32!sHORT!rEASONS!wHY!i!wRITE!fOR!tHE!tHEATRE”!accompanied!by!live!music.

Bio:!Two"time!Juno"winning!banjoist!Jayme!Stone!makes!music!inspired!by!folk!traditions!from!around!the!world.!His!albums,!most!notably!Africa!to!Appalachia,!defy!and!honour!the!banjo’s!long!role!in!the!world’s!music,!turning!historical!connections!into!compelling!art.!

Presenting:!Jayme!Stone!will!accompany!the!Canadian!Opera!Children’s!Chorus!in!addition!to!a!solo!performance!of!Bach,!and!a!possible!collaboration!of!music!and!poetry!with!Ronna!Blum.

Presenter: Max Streicher

Bio:!Max!Streicher!is!a!sculptor!and!installation!artist!from!Alberta,!now!residing!in!Toronto.!He!has!worked!extensively!with!inflatable!technology!in!kinetic!sculptures!and!installation!works!that!have!been!shown!widely!across!Canada!and!internationally.!

Presenting:!Max!will!present!A!Fractal!in!Three !Dimensions,!a!kinetic!structure!with!sound!elements!at!the!entrance!of!Convocation!Hall.

Presenter: Katsura Sunshine

Bio:!A!native!of!Toronto,!Sunshine!is!Japan’s!only!foreign!professional!Rakugo!storyteller.!In!2008!he!was!accepted!as!an!apprentice!to!the!great!Rakugo!Master,!Katsura!Sanshi,!and!received!the!name!Katsura!Sunshine.!Rakugo!is!a!Japanese!verbal!entertainment!in!which!the!lone!storyteller!sits!on!the!stage!and!narrates!a!comic!tale.

Presenting:!Katsura!will!present!a!story!in!Rakugo!style!about!a!musician.

Presenter: Mark Surman

Bio:!A!community!activist,!Mark!Surman!currently!serves!as!the!Executive!Director!of!the!Mozilla!Foundation,!makers!of!Firefox.!From!2005!to!2008,!Mark!served!as!the!first!Director!of!Telecentre.org,!a!$26M!initiative!to!connect!1000s!of!community!technology!centres!around!the!world.!Mark!is!also!the!recipient!of!a!Shuttleworth!Foundation!Fellowship,!where!he!explored!the!application!of!open!principles!to!philanthropy.

Presenting:!Mark!will!be!joined!by!his!12!year!old!son!Tristan!to!talk!about!how!technology!influences!the!infant’s!mind.

Presenter: John Tuttle

Bio:!John!Tuttle!has!been!Organist!and!Choirmaster!of!several!institutions!including!the!United!States!Military!Academy,!the!First!Presbyterian!Church!in!Philadelphia,!St.!Paul’s!Anglican!Church!in!Toronto,!and!St.!Thomas!’s!Anglican!Church!in!Toronto.!Since!1979!he!has!been!Organist!at!the!University!of!Toronto,!where!he!also!teaches!organ!for!the!Faculty!of!Music.

Presenting:!Having!played!throughout!North!America,!John!Tuttle!joins!us!for!an!exclusive!organ!performance.

Presenter: Jeff Warren

Bio:!Jeff!Warren!is!an!award"winning!writer,!broadcaster,!public!speaker!and!meditation!teacher.!He!is!the!author!of!The!Head!Trip:!Adventures!on!the!Wheel!of!Consciousness,!an!acclaimed!travel!guide!through!sleeping,!dreaming!and!waking!consciousness.!He!is!also!the!recipient!of!the!Webster!McConnell!Canadian!Journalism!Fellowship!at!the!University!of!Toronto’s!Massey!College.!

Presenting:!Jeff!will!explore!the!effect!of!technology!on!the!mind,!how!it!influences!our!perception!and!the!way!our!brain!is!shaped.

Presenter: Robert Wilson

Bio:!An!icon!in!the!world!of!theatre,!Robert!Wilson!is!best!known!for!his!form"breaking!opera!collaboration!with!composer!Philip!Glass,!the!monumental!Einstein!on!the!Beach.!His!landmark!original!works!have!been!featured!regularly!at!the!Festival!d'Automne!in!Paris,!Der!Berliner!Ensemble,!the!Schaubühne!in!Berlin,!the!Thalia!Theater!in!Hamburg,!the!Salzburg!Festival,!and!the!Brooklyn!Academy!of!Music's!Next!Wave!Festival.!

Presenting:!At!GGV,!Robert!will!present!Red !Horned!Frogs!at!the!University!of!Toronto!Art!Centre,!an!installation!of!animated!frogs!croaking!notes!from!the!aria!in!the!Goldberg!Variations.

Presenter: Jock Carroll

Bio:!Jock!Carroll!published!a!book!entitled!Glenn !Gould:!Some!Portraits!of!the!Artist!as!a!Young!Man,!a!collection!of!photos!of!Gould!on!holiday.!The!trip!resulted!in!a!collaborative!film!created!and!directed!by!Jock!Carroll!and!Glenn!Gould.

Presenting:!Jock!Carroll’s!film!The!Virtues!of !Hesitation,!shown!with!permission!by!the!Jock!Carroll!Estate.

Presenter: Nora Young

Bio:!Producer,!broadcaster,!and!writer!Nora!Young!was!the!original!host!of!CBC!Radio's!Definitely!Not!the!Opera.!In!2007,!she!launched!Spark!on!CBC!Radio!One,!a!show!that!she!hosts!which!explores!the!way!technology!affects!our!lives.!

Presenting:!At!GGV,!Nora!will!speak!about!the!new!virtual!persona!we!build!online!using!new!media!and!technology.

Presenter: Jean-Francois Zygel

Bio:!Jean"Francois!is!a!celebrated!composer,!performer!and!educator!whose!project!has!been!to!make!music!accessible!to!younger!people.!His!music!lessons!have!been!delivered!on!television!and!radio!as!well!as!on!street!corners!in!Paris.!Jean"Francois!has!released!two!solo!albums.!

Presenting:!TBD

Presenter: Brent Carver

Bio:!Best!known!for!his!performances!on!Broadway!in!Kiss!of!the!Spider!Woman!as!Molina,!for!which!he!won!both!the!Tony!and!Drama!Desk!Awards!for!Best!Leading!Actor!in!a!Musical,!and!Parade!as!Leo!Frank,!Brent!has!also!created!a!lifetime's!worth!of!astonishing!performances!at!Soulpepper,!the!Stratford!Festival!and!in!many!TV!and!movie!roles!including!The!Event,!Lilies,!Sleepy!Hollow,!and!Atom!Egoyan's!Ararat.!

Presenting:!In!a!rare,!one"time!only!appearance,!Brent!is!going!to!impersonate!someone!famous,!and!it's!NOT!who!you!think!it!is!!