The “Canadian edition” of the 21C Music Festival kicks off with Johannes Debus conducting the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, soprano Emily D’Angelo, tenor Andrew Haji, and the Elmer Iseler Singers with Lydia Adams, conductor and Artistic Director. The program will include two pieces by the festival’s Artistic Advisor, Brian Current: his The Seven Heavenly Halls will receive its Ontario premiere and Naka (Northern Lights) its world premiere. The two works are part of a massive six-movement work, entitled River of Light, which traces creation myths from six different cultures. The Seven Heavenly Halls is centred on Judaic traditions and Naka on Dene traditions from the Northwest Territories. Also on the program are South Korean composer Unsuk Chin’s snagS&Snarls and Canadian composer Samy Moussa’s Kammerkonzert, plus the Canadian premiere of Matthew Aucoin’s The Orphic Moment.