Songwalk with Cris Derksen

In episode four of our second season of our Songwalks podcast, you’ll meet Cris Derksen, a composer and cellist who is originally from Northern Alberta. She now lives in Toronto and tours the world making music that weaves together her classical training with Indigenous traditions. Lately Cris has been making music for dance, theatre and animation, as well as choirs and symphony orchestras. The Amadeus Choir invited Cris to write a piece. It’s called Mass for Nipiy - that’s the Cree word for water. On Songwalks today, you’ll be hearing just one segment from that Mass. It’s called Prayer for Mist. It’s a beautiful portrait of the cleansing power of mist. Of water shimmering in the air and renewing the Earth. The words and music are by Cris Derksen and it’s sung by the Amadeus Choir.