Nipîy (Water Song): Creative Collaboration with Canadian Chamber Choir and Sherryl Sewepagaham (Cree/Dene)

Nipîy (Water Song), is Phase 2 of a longitudinal project with the Canadian Chamber Choir (CCC) and Sherryl Sewepagaham (Cree/Dene). In Phase 1 (Where Waters Meet, Windsor and London, Ontario), the CCC and Sherryl explored Indigenization of music education and decolonization of choral practice in workshops and concerts in university and community settings, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. In Phase 2, the CCC and Sherryl will engage in creative collaboration in Owen Sound, Elora, and Kingston, Ontario in July 2023. Drawing from Indigenous methodologies, this research will explore Indigenous/settler artistic relationships through reciprocal creative incubation, (e.g., rehearsals, workshops, and performances); and pedagogical reframing of these creative activities informed by Indigenous/settler artistic relationships, for the development of curricular resources for use in university and school contexts. This creative research has significance for teacher education; school music education; vocal/choral practice at professional and community levels; and future Indigenous/settler collaborative artistic work.

Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Sirek

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Chamber Choir

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program: