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Tobin Stokes @livecomposer

Composer - opera, theatre, film, choir, orch, chamber, etc., blah, blah, award-winning, blah, blah, etc., Find me with same handle over on Bluesky.

Joined November 2010
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Ten years since Fallujah premiered w/Long Beach Opera. #opera #newopera #fallujah Great singers, and an orchestra with drum kit, electric guitar and oud. A deep delve into a Middle East war’s effects on mothers and families on any side …
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Michael Shamata and I co-created a show that features these five uber talented, wonderful human beings at The Belfry Theatre. Shows are selling out so our run's extended to May 25th. Ticket prices remain fair and flexible.
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Koosen, by the Treasured Harmony Lampung Community (THLC) - SICf 2024 youtube.com/watch?v=vvbS2qMw…

Koosen (Tobin Stokes) - Treasured Harmony Lampung Community (THLC) in...

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21 Oct 2024
Tired of reading election news? Read about fish: hakaimagazine.com/features/w…

Where the Rivers Run Pink | Hakai Magazine

Non-native pink salmon have swarmed Norway’s rivers, prompting a relentless—and potentially fruitless—fight to beat back the invaders.

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12 yrs ago today, workshopping the earliest version of my opera, Rattenbury, for a two-night sold-out concert at the Empress Ballroom in Victoria, in celebration of the City of Victoria's birthday. #yyj #yyjarts @CityOfVictoria @FairmontEmpress @Live_Conductor @PacificOperaVic
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Why, in opera reviews, does the orchestra always “rise to the occasion“? Are we meant to believe they default to mediocre lazy-ass burned-out reluctant oafs?
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The program is actually called “Finale” so we really should have seen this coming.
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Great white sharks are cautious and inquisitive! (From the fabulous "Jawsome" documentary, scored by moi.) youtube.com/shorts/0PbDKuHn3…

Great white sharks are cautious and inquisitive

Watch Jawsome: Canada's Great White Sharks on CBC Gem: https://gem....

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Soon I'll be creating music and sound for this show, and I'm so excited! Super script, super team: belfry.bc.ca/from-alaska/
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Orange County Women’s Chorus delivers Basque witching ritual to Croatia. Spellbinding! #choral #choir m.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQr4p…

TOBIN STOKES: Ikimilikiliklik (2008)

Orange County Women’s ChorusJune 2, 2024Eliza Rubenstein, Artisti...

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What do theatre designers do? Check out this ten-part series I've had the pleasure of scoring. Now complete! Click this link: designers.ca/the-creative-pr…
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Advantages to being a live composer: when the PRISMA Festival concert master has a question, the conductor calls me:
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Ruh roh
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VAN Magazine@vanmusicmag
9 Jun 2024
"Now the big foundations are run by a professional class of foundation administrators. They understand a lot of other things that are of value. But music, and especially a niche music market—it doesn’t resonate with them." An interview with Gil Rose van-magazine.com/mag/gil-ros…

Reacting in a Continuum

On July 12, the label BMOP/sound of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project will release its 100th recording. BMOP—pronounced “BE-mop”—was founded in 1996 by conductor Gil Rose, and has since filled an...

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50 Music@50years_music
23 May 2024
10 years ago, "Pauline" a chamber opera by Margaret Atwood and Tobin Stokes premieres at the York Theatre in Vancouver #MargaretAtwood
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10 yrs ago today - the world premiere of Pauline, by @MargaretAtwood and @livecomposer ! @CityOperaVan #newopera #paulinejohnson
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Cool beans! @AllPointsWestBC @GrantLawrence
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14 May 2024
✨SOCAN Song of the week ✨ "Ordinary Games" - Vaughn To watch the video👉socanmagazine.ca/socan-song-… 📷: Courtesy
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I’ve been creating music and sound for “The Lehman Trilogy.” This extraordinary play offers a chilling look at capitalism. It’s an engaging marathon for three actors, and much, much more. We open Thurs night. #yyj #yyjarts See you there!
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