EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
Join us for a special evening of song and dance by three of Canada’s leading Indigenous performers.
Renowned Inuk performing artist Sylvia Cloutier will drum dance and throat-sing. Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds will share original compositions and sacred music in Inuttitut from Nunatsiavut, joined by her daughter Edmunds Ramsay.
The performers will answer questions from the audience following the programme. Refreshments will be served.
Date: Friday, October 3
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 2423 Granville Street
Admission: free
RSVP: rsvp@marionscottgallery.com
This event is being presented in conjunction with A Celebration of Etching, on view at the Gallery until October 18.
Sylvia Cloutier is a multidisciplinary artist and mother from Kuujjuaq, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), currently residing in Montreal. Over the course of her illustrious thirty-year career as a singer and cultural performer she has shared the stage nationally and internationally. Building on her passion in both theatre and music, she has developed live shows since the 1999 Inauguration of Nunavut in Ottawa, including Alianait festival (2005-2025), Toonik Tyme (2003-2018), the Papal visit (2023), the Nunavut Devolution Signing ceremony (2024) and Inuktuqtaa! literacy awards (2024) in Iqaluit and Katuarpalaaq (2022/2024) in Nuuk, Greenland
Deantha Edmunds is Canada’s first Inuk professional classical singer. She was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada for her work which seeks to empower Indigenous people and share their stories. Most recently, she was nominated for the Ontario Arts Council’s 2025 Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance. In August 2025, MusicNL announced that Deantha has been nominated for both ‘Classical Artist of the Year’ and ‘Indigenous Artist of the Year.’
Annabelle Edmunds-Ramsay is one of Newfoundland & Labrador’s most promising young performing artists. She sings in many languages but sharing Nunatsiavut’s Inuttitut classical music is her strongest passion. She has performed as a soloist with diverse groups including Shallaway Youth Choir, Indigenous Performing Arts NL, Lady Cove Choir, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, and Opera on the Avalon. Annabelle was named the 2025 Junior Youth of the Year at the City of St. John’s Applause Awards.
