Workshops in music, drama and creativity available online, starting Fall 2020

Starting in Fall 2020, Alex Eddington is available for online workshops with your class, ensemble, club or group.

Visit the WORKSHOPS page for details

Workshops for any age, can be tailor-made to your group’s needs. Previous workshops have included:

MUSIC

• composing

• improvising

• clinics on Alex Eddington’s own compositions

• vocal warmups and exploration

• 21st century music

• computer music production, music notation software

• etc.

DRAMA

• drama games and improv

• mime and physical theatre

• character development

• etc.

CREATIVE WRITING

• writing scenes and monologues

• poetry

• developing stories

• brainstorming exercises

• etc.

CREATIVITY THROUGH THE ARTS

• the creative process

• brainstorming and problem solving

• working creatively alone and in groups

• building confidence

New commission by the Toronto Consort - a music-theatre piece about astronomer Tycho Brahe

Thanks to the generous support of the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario, a long-dreamt-of project with the Toronto Consort is going ahead!

Alex Eddington will be writing both the libretto and music for a theatrical piece about the delirious final moments of the life of Tycho Brahe, the eccentric astronomer. The working title is Tycho Brahe and the Egocentric Model of the Universe.

The piece will be unstaged - more like a musical audio drama than an opera - and will feature Renaissance instrument and vocal specialists (including cimbalom... the story is set around Prague).

Performance dates to be announced, but the plan is for 2020.