The Music Gallery, Toronto’s Centre for Creative Music, presents the fifteenth edition of the internationally acclaimed X Avant New Music Festival from October 1 to 18, 2020. 

All shows will be available to stream online and will be a mix of on and off-site concerts produced by the Music Gallery; (still) located at 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education. 

Highlights include: 

Abstract punk ensemble OK Miss featuring 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner Du Yun 

Word/sound/power from 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Kaie Kellough with Jason Sharp 

Alanna Stuart (Bonjay) gathers Jamaican-Canadian artists and supporters of different eras in discussion around a community meal. 

Performance from Toronto's own "Groove-Based Indie Jazz" star, Tara Kannangara. 

Toronto's foremost contemporary ensemble, Thin Edge New Music Collective 

Interview with Toronto Black music historian emeritus, Norman "Otis" Richmond 

Nishnaabeg singer songwriter Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and avant-jazz explorer Mingjia livestreamed from the Music Gallery

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In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, we have made the decision to postpone our Premieres IX concert and workshop until further notice. We thank everyone for your understanding and tireless support of TENMC.  Stay tuned for updates about our 2020/2021 season in the coming weeks.  We wish you all health and safety during difficult this time.