Thin Edge New Music Collective

What a wonderful evening we had! Thank you everyone for showing your support and enthusiasm for the Solitudes!

Featuring Composer: Kaija Saariaho

What music did Kaija herself like?

Kaija was partic­u­larly drawn to vocal music, and as great influences she quoted a wide range of artists from Billie Holiday and Lakshmi Shankar to Luciano Berio and Luigi Dallapiccola. In terms of operatic music, her go-tos were Johann Sebastian Bach’s Passions and Alban Berg’s Wozzeck. As for concert music, she had a special fondness for Karol Szymanowski’s first violin concerto. To find out more about all the music that influenced her, partic­u­larly from the 20th century canon, you will have to dig into her texts and interviews.

What were her other artistic influences?

Kaija had a strong connection to visual arts, which she shortly studied, and a lot of her works contain explicit references to paintings and films – asso­ci­ations with colors and qualities of light also hold a special place in her work. For this reason she was drawn to intermedia collab­o­rations long before composing operas. She was also a keen and eclectic reader of poetry and found inspi­ration in a wide range of poems, which she set to music and integrated in other ways into her work.

SOLITUDES
When: March 17th 2026, 8PM
Where: Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave Toronto o
Ticket Info: Tickets available online and at the door ($20 students/seniors/arts & $25 regular)

Thin Edge New Music Collective: www.tenmc.ca

TENMC’s Linda Catlin Smith Jukebox fundraiser and Vinyl Release is just days away!
Come out to Arrayspace on July 31st for an evening of incredible music, community, nibbles, and the chance to bid on unique items at our silent auction!
Doors open at 7:30pm
Show starts at 8:00pm
🔥 Big shoutout to our friends at for turning up the heat (literally)! 🔥
They’ve generously donated a class to our silent auction—so whether you’re into yoga, pilates, HIIT, or indoor cycling, you’re one bid away from getting your sweat on 💪💦
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to move, stretch, or dance your way into a healthier
vibe—this is it. 🕺💃
Thank you, Sweat and Tonic, for keeping our community strong, sweaty, and seriously
inspired. 💥
With each season, we strive to bring you creativity, collaborations from near and far, cutting edge new
music, and community. Thin Edge New Music Collective has a place in the larger music community
because of you, our supporters, and we’re so grateful to have you along for the journey.
Since 2011, we have been committed to presenting and commissioning exciting new works from
contemporary composers through joint efforts in creation, curation and programming on stages across
Canada and around the world.
We would love to have your continued support as we look forward to our 2025/2026 season. We are
currently running a fundraiser that you can donate to by clicking the link in our bio and going to the
donate page. Thin Edge is aiming to raise $7,500, and is thrilled to announce that all donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous donor. Every donation makes a difference. We truly appreciate your contributions!